This Week’s Best HDTV Deals
Greg Tarr,
August 12, 2012
5 min read
With the 2012 Summer Olympics entering the record books, set makers have the NFL pre-season games and back to school shopping to motivate folks to consider a buying a new HDTV now. To further entice the public, new discounts appear this week on screen sizes from 32-inches to 60-inches from Samsung, Panasonic, and Toshiba.
In addition, many of last week’s dealer incentives and bundle deals from LG, Samsung, Sony and Panasonic have been extended another week. See the new list and carry-over markdowns after the break.
Toshiba 32C120U 32-Inch 720p 60Hz LCD HDTV
Samsung UN55ES6500 55-Inch 1080p 120Hz 3D Slim LED HDTV 
Panasonic VIERA TC-L55ET5 55-Inch 1080p 120Hz 3D Full HD IPS LED-LCD TV with 4 Pairs of Polarized 3D Glasses
Samsung UN46ES7500 46-Inch 1080p 240Hz 3D Slim LED HDTV 
Samsung UN55ES7500 55-Inch 1080p 240Hz 3D Slim LED HDTV 
Samsung UN60ES7500 60-Inch 1080p 240Hz 3D Slim LED HDTV 
Carry-Over Hot Deals
LG Cinema Screen 47LM7600 47-Inch Cinema 3D 1080p 120Hz LED-LCD HDTV with Smart TV and Six Pairs of 3D Glasses Retail $1950 Now $999.00 from Amazon direct.
Samsung UN55ES6500 55-Inch 1080p 120Hz 3D Slim LED HDTV Retail $2520 Now $1497.99 Amazon direct
LG 60PA6500 60-Inch 1080p 600Hz Plasma HDTV Retail $1500 Now $999.99 Amazon Direct
Samsung LN40E550 40-Inch 1080p 60Hz LCD HDTV Retail $650 Now $447.99 Amazon direct
LG 42LM6200 42-Inch Cinema 3D 1080p 60 Hz LED-LCD HDTV with Smart TV and Six Pairs of 3D Glasses Retail $1300 Now $779.00 Amazon direct
LG 47LM6200 47-Inch Cinema 3D 1080p 60Hz LED-LCD HDTV with Smart TV and Six Pairs of 3D Glasses Retail $1500 Now $879.99 Amazon direct
LG Cinema Screen 47LM6700 47-Inch Cinema 3D 1080p 60Hz LED-LCD HDTV with Smart TV and Six Pairs of 3D Glasses Retail $1750 Now $979.00 Amazon direct
LG Cinema Screen 47LM7600 47-Inch Cinema 3D 1080p 120Hz LED-LCD HDTV with Smart TV and Six Pairs of 3D Glasses Retail $1950 Now $999.00 Amazon direct 49% off
LG Cinema Screen 55LM7600 55-Inch Cinema 3D 1080p 120Hz LED-LCD HDTV with Smart TV and Six Pairs of 3D Glasses Retail $2550 Now $1597.00 Amazon direct
Panasonic VIERA TC-P55ST50 55-Inch 1080p Full HD 3D Plasma TV Retail $1700 Now $1349.00 Amazon direct
Panasonic VIERA TC-P50ST50 50-Inch 1080p Full HD 3D Plasma TV Retail $1400 Now $1099.99 Amazon direct
Sony BRAVIA KDL55HX750 55-Inch 240Hz 1080p 3D LED Internet TV Retail $2100 Now $1899.99 + Bundle w/Free Playstation 3 ($250 retail) details Retail $2100 Now $1899.99 Amazon direct
Samsung UN46ES7100 46-Inch 1080p 240Hz 3D Slim LED HDTV Retail $2400 Now $1497.99 Plus Free Bundle. Choose between a free Samsung HW-E450 wireless AirTrack sound bar or a free Samsung UN26EH4000 26-Inch 720p 60 Hz LED HDTV or a free Samsung BD-E5900 3D Wi-Fi Blu-ray Disc player and 10 free pairs of Samsung SSG-4100GB 3D active glasses or a free Samsung 7-inch Galaxy Tab 2 tablet . TV and free item(s) must be purchased within the same order from Amazon direct only. Click links for details
Save On The Best Selling HDTVs
Samsung UN55ES7100 55-Inch 1080p 240Hz 3D Slim LED HDTV Retail $3150 Now $1997.99 plus above free bundle when purchased from Amazon direct within the same order (click Bundle for details)
Samsung UN55ES8000 55-Inch 1080p 240Hz 3D Slim LED HDTV Retail $3750 Now $2297.99
Plus Free Bundle choose between a free Samsung HW-E450 wireless AirTrack sound bar or a free Samsung UN26EH4000 26-Inch 720p 60 Hz LED HDTV or a free Samsung BD-E5900 3D Wi-Fi Blu-ray Disc player and 10 free pairs of Samsung SSG-4100GB 3D active glasses or a free Samsung 7-inch Galaxy Tab 2 tablet . TV and free item(s) must be purchased within the same order from Amazon direct only. Click links for details
All listed TV prices include free shipping . All are sold via Amazon direct and are sold under its policies. We recommend and affiliate (we may earn a small commission on referred sales) with Amazon because they have among the best HDTV policies in the industry. Amazon direct offers 14 day low price guarantee and 30 Day returns with free return freight. They stand behind their sales. Note: prices are correct as of posting and may change at any time, please verify with our links; Most states do not collect sales tax on Amazon orders with the exceptions of TX, CO, KS, KY, NY, ND & WA. You always must pay sales tax (in states that collect it) when buying at a brick and mortar store. Should you buy an HDTV from on-line or from a retail store? Learn all the pros and cons in our article here.
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Hi,
It would help if you put your ratings next to the TVs (or a link to their reviews). Are all the TVs listed here ‘hot deals’ because of their current value, or just because they’re at greatly discounted prices? i.e. would all of these be a recommend buy from you?
Thanks!
Guilherme
The problem lies in there are too many models available for us to review. We could put user ratings in, although we don’t always agree or find them completely reliable.
Our main criteria for listing is value. While the major TV makers occasionally produce units that are relatively poor performing when compared to the competition, most of the traditional name brands (Samsung, Sony, Panasonic, LG etc.) make HDTVs that produce good pictures. So we tend to limit the hot deal HDTVs to name brands we know readers will be happy with owning.
Occasionally we will feature a no-name product if it is not on our list of companies that provide poor or no customer support. (We call the customer service department TV brands often along with checking our readers’ complaints and follow a number of “consumer complaint” websites to check out these no-name brands), however we believe our readers don’t expect a really, really cheap no-name TV will perform as well as the name brand products.
If we find the price to be exceptional for the screen size for a no-name HDTV and the company provides customer and warranty service we will list it. Though real deals on these “tier 3” sets are not common.
Typically name brand TVs are “regularly” priced at about 10% off retail (except the entry level promotion models which tend be offered at or near retail). You will notice the hot deal TVs we list often have discounts of 30%-40% or more off retail (without the bundle item being calculated into the discount). The TV industry is having a terrible year with record losses. Sales are below projections. The TV makers can’t allow inventories to built up so they are forced to offer dealer incentives to move these models, even if it means losing money. Hence the high number of deals you see this week.
If you or other readers would like some sort of rating based user reviews, other trusted reviewers, or some other criteria, email us your input at [email protected].
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