Today's Show:
On today's show we will discuss the expected Black Friday deals we can all look forward to on
the day after Thanksgiving. We will also see how our predictions we made back in September
turned out.
Black Friday Roundup
Best Buy
80 Gig Playstation 3 package. comes with free Ratchet and Clank Future: Tools of destruction game and Casino royale blue ray DVD for 399.99 Min 16 per store
Panosonic Viera 50" 720p Plasma HDTV 899.99 min 10 per store
Dynex 32 in LCD 720p $400 min 20 per store
Dynex 42 inch 720p Plasma $599
LG 32 inch LCD (includes TV & Video setup) $699 min 4 per store
Samsung 42 inch Plasma $699
Mitsubishi 60" Class 1080P DLP HDTV - $999.99
SONY BDP-S350 $249.99 min 5 per store
Blu Ray Discs $16.99 (Kung Fu Panda, Indiana Jones, I am Legend, and More) minimum of 5 each)
Target and Wal*Mart will have a tier one (SONY, Panasonic, Sharp) 32 inch LCD for less than $500. False but for partial credit Circuit City has a Samsung 32 inch LCD for $499
BestBuy and Circuit City will have a 42 inch Plasma for $750. True
BestBuy and Circuit City will give away a Blu-ray Player with the purchase of a 60 inch Plasma. Almost True Circuit City Free Blu Ray with 40 inch LCD
No one will have a door buster for a rear projection TV. False
Blu-ray
Wal*Mart will have a no name Blu-ray player for $150. True
You will be able to find a name brand Blu-ray player that supports the full Blu-ray specification for $200. True
Target will have a buy one get one free deal on Blu-ray Movies. False, but great deals do exist everywhere
Receivers
The Onkyo 606 will be found for less that $300 at Circuit City
Remote Control
The Harmony One will go for $150 (Online Only)
The Harmony 880 will go for $50 after Mail in rebate (Online Only)
Braden:
HDTVs
42" plasma for less than $600. True
40" LCD for less than $600. False, the closest we found was an online deal for $700
60" or greater DLP for less than $1300. True
Blu-ray
Blu-ray players for $130. True
Blu-ray movies for less than $10. False
Other
1 TB External Hard Drive for $100. Close, $129 at Office Depot
Brand name HTiB for under $100. False, Samsung HT-Z310 5.1 Dolby and DTS Home Theater System - $149.99 @ Circuit City
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