Originally Posted by zonino

Going for either the Sharp 42" 1080p online from Dell or the Sharp 32" 720p from Costco (depending on how much cash we can put together by next week).

For those of you who have purchased things online during Black Friday or those who may have information, what can I expect?

Can I expect that there may be a limited stock of the TV I want? The 42" Sharp is $799 right now but supposedly dropping to $779 on Black Friday. If for some reason they are out of stock before Black Friday, do they have to guarantee stock on BF for the $779 price?

Also, are said prices likely to appear at midnight, after everyone is full of turkey and stuffing? Is there a chance at all, that even if I refresh the page at midnight, and the $779 price is displayed, that once I click the buy button, the page will display "Item out of stock" due to people with faster clicking fingers?

I want to know if I should bother waiting at my computer and refreshing every 10 seconds, or if I should get out the lawn chairs and bundle up to sit in 20 degree weather for 10 hours somewhere else with a decent TV deal (I waited 10 hours in line for the Nintendo Wii and it was 34 degrees!).

Thank you for your help