Black Friday 2008 roundup: HD deals

Bravestime · 11-26-2008, 01:52 PM

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Let's face it -- it's easy to get overwhelmed when it comes to Black Friday. For starters, it's the day after Thanksgiving, a day in which you're likely already stressed out about what to cook, where to clean, who to invite and how to get off work early. The last thing you need is more stress when thinking about what HD gear you'll be adding to your collection a few days from now. Thus, we've scoured the intarwebz and scrubbed the deal sheets in order to present a slimmed down, easy-to-digest guide of where the best buys on high-def-related kit will be on November 28th. Hop on past the break to start making your list.

Before we get going with the deals, we'd like to point out that this list is by no means exhaustive nor complete. Some retailers wait till the last possible moment to reveal their deals, and leaks can happen each and everyday. To that end, we'd encourage you to keep a close eye on BlackFriday.info for up-to-the-minute changes and additions to Black Friday deals, and of course, you can survey our own coverage of the glorified shopping day right here. Have fun out there, and be sure to point out deals not mentioned in comments below.

Amazon
42-inch Panasonic 720p plasma HDTV - $699
42-inch Samsung 720p Plasma HDTV - $699
Hourly Lightning Deals from 12:01AM to 11PM PST

Best Buy

The following deals are limit 1 per customer; doorbuster special; available early online.

Samsung 52-inch LN52A580 1080p LCD HDTV - $1,499.99
Panasonic 50-inch TH-50PE8U 720p plasma HDTV - $899.99
Transformers Blu-ray Disc - $9.99

The following deals are limit 1 per customer; doorbuster special; in-store only.

Sony PlayStation 3 80GB Bundle: includes 007: Casino Royale Blu-ray Disc and Ratchet & Clank Future: Tools of Destruction video game - $399.99
Dynex 32-inch DX-LCD32-09 720p LCD HDTV - $399.99

The following deals are assumed to be in-store only.

Canon HF10 1080p camcorder + Rocketfisk 8-foot HDMI cable and Canon battery - $799.97
Dynex 19-inch 720p LCD HDTV - $199.99
Dynex 32-inch 720p LCD HDTV - $399.99
Dynex 42-inch 720p LCD HDTV - $599.99
Insignia 47-inch 1080p LCD HDTV plus Blu-ray Disc player - $1,299.97
Insignia 47-inch 1080p LCD HDTV - $999.99
Insignia Blu-ray Disc player - $249.99
LG 32-inch 1080p LCD HDTV - $699.98
LG 42-inch 120Hz 1080p LCD HDTV - $1,299.99
LG 47-inch 120Hz 1080p LCD HDTV - $1,499.99
LG internal Blu-ray reader / DVD writer optical drive - $99.99
Mitsubishi 60-inch 1080p DLP HDTV - $999.99
Panasonic 50-inch TH-50PE8U 720p plasma HDTV - $899.99
Pinnacle PCTV HD mini Stick USB TV tuner - $59.99
Samsung 800-watt 5.1 surround system with Blu-ray Disc player - $599.99
Samsung BD-P1500 Blu-ray Disc player - $299.99
Samsung 32-inch 720p flat-panel LCD HDTV - $499.99
Samsung 40-inch 1080p flat-panel LCD HDTV - $799.99
Samsung 42-inch 720p plasma HDTV - $699.99
Samsung 46-inch 1080p LCD HDTV - $1,099.99
Sharp 22-inch 720p LCD HDTV / DVD combo - $349.99
Sony 7.1-channel AV receiver - $199.99
Sony 3.1-channel SoundBar with subwoofer - $199.99
Sony 42-inch BRAVIA LCD HDTV - $1,499.99
Sony 5.1-channel HTIS-100 HTIB system - $699.99
Sony BDP-S350 Blu-ray Disc player - $249.99
Sony 16.4-inch VGN-FW2451/HC laptop with Blu-ray drive - $899.98
Klipsch Icon 2-way 5.25-inch floodstanding speaker - $299.99 each
Klipsch Icon 2-way 6.5-inch floodstanding speaker - $374.99 each

Circuit City

Various Blu-ray movies - $8.99 to $11.99
Hauppauge WinTV-HVR-850 USB 2.0 TV Stick - $19.99
Samsung BD-P1500 Blu-ray Disc player - $199.99
Canon VIXIA HV30 MiniDV HD Camcorder - $649.99
Onkyo 5.1 Channel Home Theater Receiver - $139.99
Onkyo 7.1 Channel Home Theater System - $399.99
Onkyo 7.1 Home Theater Receiver w/ Energy 5.1 Speaker System - $599.99
Samsung HT-Z310 5.1 Dolby and DTS Home Theater System - $149.99
Sherwood 200-Watt Stereo Receiver with Remote - $69.99
Sony STR-DG720 7.1 Dolby and DTS Home Theater Receiver - $199.99
Element 18.5-inch LCD HDTV (Model: FLX18511B) - $199.99
Element 37-inch LCD HDTV (Model: FLX3711B) - $499.99
Mitsubishi 65-inch 1080p DLP HDTV (Model: WD65735) - $1,199.99
Panasonic 42-inch 1080p plasma HDTV (Model: TH42PZ80U) - $899.99
Proscan 26-inch 720p LCD HDTV with built-in DVD Player - $399.99
Samsung 32-inch 720p LCD HDTV (Model: LN32A300) - $499.99
Samsung 42-inch 720p Plasma HDTV (Model: PN42A400) - $699.99
Samsung 46-inch 1080p LCD HDTV (Model: LN46A500) - $1,099.99
Samsung 50-inch plasma HDTV (Model: PN50A400) - $899.99
Sens 22-inch 720p LCD HDTV / DVD Player combo (Model: S2201DVD) - $299.99
Sharp 52-inch 1080p LCD HDTV (Model: LC52SB55U) - $1,499.99
Sony 40-inch 1080p LCD HDTV & Sony Blu-Ray Player Bundle (Model: KDL-40V4100 and BDP-S350) - $1,199.98
Sony 40-inch 1080p LCD HDTV (Model: KDL-40S4100) - $899.99
Sony 46-inch 1080p LCD HDTV & Sony Blu-ray Player Bundle (Model: KDL-46V4100 and BDP-S350) - $1,499.98
Toshiba 32-inch Widescreen LCD HDTV (Model: 32AV500U) - $449.99

hhgregg

Sharp AQUOS Blu-ray Disc Player - $149.97
Curtis 19-inch LCD HDTV - $169.97
Random 32-inch LCD HDTV - $389.20

Kmart

Sony BDP-S350 Blu-ray Disc player - $179.99
Element 26-inch LCD HDTV (Saturday Only) - $299.99
Sony BRAVIA L Series 32-inch HDTV - $599.99
Sylvania 20-inch LCD TV - $199.99

Meijer

Select Blu-ray movies - $9.99
GFM 42-inch plasma HDTV - $499.99
Sylvania 22-inch LCD HDTV - $249.99
Sylvania 32-inch LCD HDTV (Thursday Only) - $379.99
Sylvania 37-inch LCD HDTV (Saturday Only) - $499.99
Sony PlayStation 3 + NHL 2K9 + GFM HDMI Cable - $399.99

RadioShack

AOC 32-inch 720p LCD HDTV - $399.99
AOC Envision 19-inch 720p LCD HDTV - $249.99
Read - RadioShack Black Friday deals

Sears

Sony HD Handycam Camcorder HDR-UX10 - $569.99
Samsung BD-P1500 Blu-ray Disc player - $199.99
Samsung 1,000-watt Home Theater System - $159.99
Samsung HT-BD2E Blu-ray Home Theater System - $599.99
Sony BDP-S350 Blu-Ray Disc Player - $179.99
Sony DAV-HDX275 1000-Watt 5-Disc Home Theater System with 1080p Upscaling HDMI DVD Player - $249.99
Sony DAV-HDX576WF 1000-Watt 5-Disc Home Theater System w/Wireless Rear Speaker - $349.99
300 Blu-ray movie - $19.99
National Treasure 2 Blu-ray movie - $18.99
Sleeping Beauty Blu-ray movie - $18.99
Element 37-inch LCD HDTV - $599.99
Panasonic 37-inch 1080p LCD TV - $749.99
Panasonic 42-inch 1080p plasma HDTV - $899.99
Panasonic 42-inch 720p plasma HDTV - $699.99
Proscan 32-inch LCD HDTV - $499.99
Samsung 19-inch LCD HDTV - $299.99
Samsung 32-inch LN32A300 LCD HDTV - $499.99
Samsung 40-inch 1080p LCD HDTV - $799.99
Samsung 46-inch 1080p LCD HDTV - $1,099.99
Samsung 46-inch 1080p LN46A530 LCD HDTV - $1,199.99
Samsung 50-inch 720p PN50A400 plasma HDTV - $899.99
Samsung 52-inch 1080p 120Hz LN52A650 LCD HDTV - $2,099.99
Sharp 26-inch LCD HDTV - $399.99
Sharp 46-inch 1080p LCD HDTV - $899.99
Sony BRAVIA S-Series 40-inch 1080p LCD HDTV - $999.99
Sony BRAVIA S-Series 46-inch 1080p LCD HDTV - $1,299.99
Sony BRAVIA V-Series 40-inch 1080p LCD HDTV - $1,099.99
Sony BRAVIA V-Series 52-inch 1080p LCD HDTV - $1,799.99
Sony BRAVIA W Series 52-inch 1080p LCD HDTV - $1,999.99
Sylvania 42-inch 1080p LCD HDTV - $699.99
Toshiba 40-inch 1080p 40RV525U LCD HDTV - $849.99
Vizio 26-inch LCD HDTV - $379.99
Vizio 37-inch 1080p LCD TV - $699.99
Vizio 42-inch XVT Series 1080p LCD HDTV - $999.99

Target

Audiovox 12-inch kitchen LCD HDTV with DVD Player - $249.99
Westinghouse 26-inch LCD HDTV - $299.00

Walmart

Samsung BD-P1500 Blu-ray Player - $198.00
Magnavox Blu-ray Disc Player - $128.00
Various Blu-ray Disc movies - $15.00
Emerson 32-inch LC320EM9 LCD HDTV - $388.00
Polaroid 42-inch 1080p LCD HDTV - $598.00
Samsung 32-inch LCD HDTV - $498.00
Samsung 40-inch 1080p LCD HDTV - $798.00
Samsung 42-inch plasma HDTV - $698.00
Samsung 46-inch 1080p LCD HDTV - $1,098.00
Samsung 50-inch PN50A400 plasma HDTV - $798.00
Sansui 19-inch LCD HDTV - $178.00
Viore 42-inch 720p LCD HDTV with Digital Tuner - $599.98
Viore 42-inch 1080p LCD HDTV with Digital Tuner - $694.98

Link: http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/11/26...ndup-hd-deals/

HD Goofnut · 11-26-2008, 02:18 PM

The Wal-Mart sale starts at 5 am on Friday and I was intending to get there at 4:30, but now since I am seeing so much publicity for this $128 Mag BD player that I want two of, I think I am going to get there around 4 am.

**PFC5** · 11-26-2008, 03:58 PM

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Originally Posted by HD Goofnut

The Wal-Mart sale starts at 5 am on Friday and I was intending to get there at 4:30, but now since I am seeing so much publicity for this $128 Mag BD player that I want two of, I think I am going to get there around 4 am.

Judging by the last 11/2/07 Pre-Black Friday sale for the HD-A2, I would say you want to get there by 3:00am and make sure you wait at the door, since many will likely be waiting earlier but in their cars to keep warm.

Edit:

You live in a warm climate so the cold weather will not be a factor.

ImRizzo · 11-26-2008, 04:01 PM

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Originally Posted by HD Goofnut

The Wal-Mart sale starts at 5 am on Friday and I was intending to get there at 4:30, but now since I am seeing so much publicity for this $128 Mag BD player that I want two of, I think I am going to get there around 4 am.

Why not go tonite and buy it and then on friday morning bring it back for a price correction or hide it in another dept like the sewing/materials dept way up on a shelf?

**PFC5** · 11-26-2008, 04:06 PM

Anyone else notice this Best Buy shuffle (why many hate BB):

Insignia 47-inch 1080p LCD HDTV plus Blu-ray Disc player - $1,299.97
Insignia 47-inch 1080p LCD HDTV - $999.99
Insignia Blu-ray Disc player - $249.99

So if you buy the Insignia BD player WITH the Insignia 47" 1080p LCD you pay $50.00 MORE than buying them separately.

I bet some people will think they got a bargain though.

P

ImRizzo · 11-26-2008, 04:11 PM

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Originally Posted by PFC5

Anyone else notice this Best Buy shuffle (why many hate BB):

Insignia 47-inch 1080p LCD HDTV plus Blu-ray Disc player - $1,299.97
Insignia 47-inch 1080p LCD HDTV - $999.99
Insignia Blu-ray Disc player - $249.99

So if you buy the Insignia BD player WITH the Insignia 47" 1080p LCD you pay $50.00 MORE than buying them separately.

I bet some people will think they got a bargain though.

P

And you don't even get a Unicorn with it......

Bravestime · 11-26-2008, 05:40 PM

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Originally Posted by PFC5

Anyone else notice this Best Buy shuffle (why many hate BB):

Insignia 47-inch 1080p LCD HDTV plus Blu-ray Disc player - $1,299.97
Insignia 47-inch 1080p LCD HDTV - $999.99
Insignia Blu-ray Disc player - $249.99

So if you buy the Insignia BD player WITH the Insignia 47" 1080p LCD you pay $50.00 MORE than buying them separately.

I bet some people will think they got a bargain though.

P

Actually, If you read the flyer it also includes TV and Video Setup by the Geek Squad, a $99 value.

http://bfads.net/Insignia-47-1080p-L...ay-Disc-Player

Bravestime · 11-26-2008, 05:41 PM

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Originally Posted by ImRizzo

And you don't even get a Unicorn with it......

That's extra!

HD Goofnut · 11-26-2008, 05:56 PM

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Originally Posted by PFC5

Judging by the last 11/2/07 Pre-Black Friday sale for the HD-A2, I would say you want to get there by 3:00am and make sure you wait at the door, since many will likely be waiting earlier but in their cars to keep warm.

Edit:

You live in a warm climate so the cold weather will not be a factor.

Well, my Wal-Mart is a 24 hour Wal-Mart so I really don't mind waiting around inside the store. Should I really need to be there at 3am? I suppose it will depend if they have them out ahead of time or if they are bringing them out at 5am on an individual pallet.

Bravestime · 11-26-2008, 06:36 PM

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Originally Posted by HD Goofnut

Well, my Wal-Mart is a 24 hour Wal-Mart so I really don't mind waiting around inside the store. Should I really need to be there at 3am? I suppose it will depend if they have them out ahead of time or if they are bringing them out at 5am on an individual pallet.

Good Luck with your purchase and try to survive the onslaught of shoppers.

DonnyDC · 11-26-2008, 06:51 PM

"This just in, amidst the black friday madness, one man was nearly trampled to death by 4 old ladies rushing to buy cheap blu ray players. 'I only needed 2...' he said while on the ground bruised and battered"

**PFC5** · 11-26-2008, 06:54 PM

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Originally Posted by HD Goofnut

Well, my Wal-Mart is a 24 hour Wal-Mart so I really don't mind waiting around inside the store. Should I really need to be there at 3am? I suppose it will depend if they have them out ahead of time or if they are bringing them out at 5am on an individual pallet.

On that pre BF sale on 11/2/07 they were not supposed to have them available for sale until 8:00am I think but they had them out at 6:00am.

If you want 2 of them, I suggest you go there right after midnight and state that it IS the sale day technically and they should sell them to you NOW, since your store is open 24 hours/day.

Others may do the same thing and they will be gone.

**PFC5** · 11-26-2008, 06:55 PM

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Originally Posted by DonnyDC

"This just in, amidst the black friday madness, one man was nearly trampled to death by 4 old ladies rushing to buy cheap blu ray players. 'I only needed 2...' he said while on the ground bruised and battered"

Alas poor HD Goofnut. We knew him well.

Bravestime · 11-26-2008, 08:23 PM

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Originally Posted by DonnyDC

"This just in, amidst the black friday madness, one man was nearly trampled to death by 4 old ladies rushing to buy cheap blu ray players. 'I only needed 2...' he said while on the ground bruised and battered"

Exactly. You have to watch them little old ladies when they're trying to save a buck.

ack_bak · 11-26-2008, 08:38 PM

Good luck HDGoofnut! I will be there in spirit although I am setting my alarm clock for 3AM to get my hands on some BD movies per the Amazon Black Friday sale that starts online at 2AM PST (3AM MST for me)..

But then I am going right back to bed

11-26-2008, 02:18 PM	#2
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11-26-2008, 06:51 PM	#11
DonnyDC High Definition is the definition of life. Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 2,174	"This just in, amidst the black friday madness, one man was nearly trampled to death by 4 old ladies rushing to buy cheap blu ray players. 'I only needed 2...' he said while on the ground bruised and battered"

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ack_bak Hidef Junkie Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 2,416	Good luck HDGoofnut! I will be there in spirit although I am setting my alarm clock for 3AM to get my hands on some BD movies per the Amazon Black Friday sale that starts online at 2AM PST (3AM MST for me).. But then I am going right back to bed