Apple’s 2012 i HDTV- Filling In The Blanks
A number of websites have leaked information about an upcoming Apple iHDTV. HD Guru examined the bits and pieces, and together with information on new technologies from other HDTV tech stories and the recent SID show, we’ve put together a picture of what we…
What’s a Refurbished HDTV? Deal or No Deal?
A number of on-line dealers and retailers offer HDTVs labeled as “refurbished” or “recertified”. One of the largest sellers of these sets is a company called Systemax, which consists of a group of on-line dealers that includes Circuitcity.com, Compusa.com. and Tigerdirect.com. When we last…
This Week’s Hottest HDTV Deals
Post Father’s day HDTV promotions kicked in on Sunday. With TV sales still not up to expectations, vendors are getting more aggressive with deals, not just on the high end models but the mid-end models too with big savings on 60 and 120 Hz…
Searching For An HDTV Price Match- Why Won’t Sears and Best Buy Match Amazon?
The price match is as much part of the American shopping experience as the return policy and late shopping hours. While electronics retailing has a long history of failed national and regional chains (think Circuit City, Tweeter, Goodguys, Wiz and Federated to name a few)…
Best Buy Customer Data Hacked? Best Buy Responds
Best Buy corporate communications responded to HD Guru’s “Hack†post involving a Texan’s phone number and address appearing as the “ship to” information in his Best Buy password protected on-line account (link).
Hottest Father’s Day HDTV Deals
In March, ABI Research surveyed 2024 Americans asking: Which electronics products they intend to purchase in the next six months? HDTV came in first place with a whopping 24% intending to buy, followed by a Blu-ray player at 17%. A number of factors make…
Best Buy Customer Data Hacked?
HD Guru logged in to his Best Buy account to find the “ship to” address was changed to a stranger in Texas. Had I bought something, my stuff would have been shipped to some cowpoke in Houston. What’s going on here? Was my account hacked?…
Eliminate Free HDTV-CEA Responds… and so do we
The Consumer Electronics Association responded today to our article “CEA Wants to Eliminate Free HDTV.” It is posted in its entirety after the jump, with our comments in bold.
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