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Friday, May 16, 2008 last update: 1:41pm (EDT)

Costco.com - Philips 42" 1080p LCD HDTV for $1000
Philips 42" 1080p LCD HDTV with QAM and ATSC Tuners and 3 HDMI inputs for $1000 with free shipping. Most other stores sell it for $1100 to $1500.

Sunday, May 11, 2008

BestBuy.com - HDTV Deals
- Insignia 50" 720p Plasma HDTV for $1100.
- Toshiba 46" 1080p LCD HDTV for $1600
- Dynex 42" 1080p LCD HDTV for $900
- Insignia 42" 720p Plasma HDTV for $700
- Toshiba 32" 720p LCD HDTV for $680
- Insignia 32" 720p LCD HDTV for $600
- Panasonic 50" 1080p Plasma HDTV for $1900
10% coupon for in-store purchases only.

Note, some BestBuy stores allow some room for negotiating the sale of HDTVs. Rather than use a 10% coupon, you can try talking to the sales people about throwing in an extended warranty or an installation service for free with your HDTV purchase.

Tuesday, May 6, 2008

Newegg.com - great deals today
- Trendnet 2-port KVM Switch for $25 with coupon EMCAFAHAK and after shipping fee, and a $10 mail-in rebate is available ($15 after rebate). For sharing a USB keyboard, USB mouse, and VGA video with 2 computers. Includes cables.
- Acer 19" Widescreen LCD Monitor for $160 with coupon EMCAFAHBF . Has VGA & DVI inputs, and includes VGA and DVI cables. This is a great deal on a great quality monitor.
- Kingston 4GB USB Flash Drive for $17.
- Kingston 2GB MicroSD Memory Card for $9. For use in mobile phones and devices, a great deal.
- 2x2GB 800MHz OCZ laptop computer memory (4GB total) for $81 after shipping fee, and a $15 mail-in rebate is available ($66 after rebate). Note, the rebate must be postmarked within 12 days of purchase, After the rebate, this deal is about $10 less than other 2x2GB Laptop Memory. Be aware that some laptop computers are limited to 3GB of memory, even some brand new laptops. If that is the case, installing 4GB of memory would leave you with 3GB of usable memory, which is still more than plenty for most applications.
- Linksys WRT54GL Wireless Router for $56, and a $10 mail-in rebate is available ($46 after rebate). You can replace the firmware on this router, such as DD-WRT which is more powerful than Linksys firmware.
- EVGA Geforce 9600GT 512MB PCIe Graphics Card for $157 with coupon EMCAFAHAD and after shipping fee, and a $20 mail-in rebate is available ($137 after rebate).
- Raidmax 530 Watt PC Power Supply for $50 after coupon EMCAFAHBC and a $20 mail-in rebate is available ($30 after rebate).
- Lian-Li PC-A05B PC Case for $90 with free shipping coupon EMCAFAHBD . Most other stores sell it for around $104 after shipping fee.
- Ion USB Vinyl Turntable for $85 with coupon EMCAFAHBJ . Used to digitize vinyl records on your computer.
- Samsung 52" LCD 1080p HDTV for $1700 with free ground shipping. This is one of the best deals around for a 1080p HDTV of this size. Has built-in ATSC and QAM digital tuners, 3 HDMI inputs, PC input, and great reviews.
Newegg gives free 3-day shipping on non-oversized products.

Some of these deals will probably expire today, especially the Samsung 52" LCD, KVM Switch, 2GB MicroSD Card, and 19" Monitor.

Update (5/7): As expected, the KVM Switch, Samsung 52" LCD, 2GB MicroSD Card are sold out. Also the 530-Watt power supply and 4GB Flash Drive are sold out.

Update (5/7 10am EDT): All of these have expired, except the Linksys WRT54GL router, and the 2x2GB OCZ Laptop Computer Memory.

Saturday, May 3, 2008

dtv2009.gov - $40 coupon for Analog to Digital TV Converter
(repost)

Next February, all television stations nationwide will stop broadcasting on analog frequencies and will only broadcast digital signals. The digital broadcasts are capable of carrying high definition video and surroundsound audio, but require some people to buy new equipment for their old TVs to work on the new signals. Most stations are already broadcasting in digital, but they are required to shut down their analog broadcasts in February, 2009.

To help people with indoor antennas ("rabbit ears") or rooftop antennas, the US government now offers a $40 coupon for a digital TV converter necessary for tuning the new signals on exising television equipment. The coupon is obtainable online or by calling 888-388-2009. The coupon is only for someone with old television equipment and:
- receives free TV over the air with an antenna, and wants to continue to get free TV, and
- does not want to buy a new television with built-in ATSC tuner before February 17, 2008, and
- does not want to pay for cable or satellite service.
If you have any of the following, then you will not be affected by the switch next February:
- Cable, Satellite, and Fiber service customers will be unaffected by this switch.
- Anyone with a "digital set top box" already receives a digital signal, and will be unaffected by this switch.
- HDTVs using a built-in ATSC tuner (for digital and HD over-the-air broadcasts) already receives digital signals and will continue to do so after February.
- HDTVs using their built-in QAM tuner, hooked directly into the cable jack on the wall will be unaffected by this switchover, since the signal is already digital.
Anyone thinking of buying an HDTV and wants to use it with free over-the-air channels using an indoor or outdoor antenna should make sure an "ATSC Tuner" is included in the specs of the HDTV.

Also, NTSC TV tuners on your PC used with over-the-air television signal will also stop working next February. Over the next 6 months there will be plenty of stores putting TV Tuner cards on sale, but avoid buying them unless they include ATSC or QAM tuners.

Sunday, April 6, 2008

BestBuy.com - good deals this week
- Seagate 1TB internal Serial-ATA hard drive for $190
- Philips 47" 1080p LCD Ambilight HDTV for $1500 in-store or $1570 after delivery fee. Great reviews.
- Westinghouse 42" 1080p LCD HDTV for $997
- Hitachi 50" Plasma HDTV for $1300
- Panasonic 42" 1080p Plasma HDTV for $1450
- Dell Inspiron 15" Laptop Computer for $500 in-store or $520 after delivery fee. Dual Core T2370 CPU, 2GB memory, 160GB hard drive, DVD Burner. It's about $50 to $150 less than what Inspiron Laptops and Vostro Laptops go for on Dell.com even after applying a coupon.

Saturday, March 29, 2008

Newegg.com - Sharp Aquos 46" LCD 1080p HDTV for $1400
Sharp Aquos LC-46D62U 46" LCD HDTV with 1080p native display, ATSC & QAM Tuners, 2 HDMI inputs, and 2 component video inputs for $1400 with free shipping. Most other stores sell this model for $1550 to $1800.

Sunday, March 9, 2008

OfficeDepot.com - Syntax Olevia 32" LCD HDTV Monitor $490
Olevia 232T 32" LCD HDTV for $490 with free shipping. Fair specs. No built-in tuner, so a cable box, satellite box, or some external tuner is required to get HDTV.

Friday, February 22, 2008

Costco.com - 42" 1080p LCD HDTV for $940, 46" for $1150
- Sceptre 42" 1080p LCD HDTV for $900 plus $40 shipping ($940).
- Sceptre 46" 1080p LCD HDTV for $1000 plus $150 shipping ($1150).
Seems like a great deal with very good specs and prices, however Sceptre is not known to make excellent quality HDTVs. Some reviews are good, some are not so good. A former employee of our local Costco told us Sceptre HDTVs were returned more than other HDTVs for whatever reason.

Sunday, February 17, 2008

CircuitCity.com - President's Day Sale
(expired)
- 10% off some products with coupon D7AVNFLABA for online and telephone purchases only. Exclusions are written near the bottom of that page.
- Digital Cameras at pretty good prices, and Epson CX8400 Printer/Scanner for $80 and a $70 mail-in rebate is available with the camera.
- Laptop Computers, including:
  - Acer Aspire 15" Laptop for $670 with Core 2 Duo T5450, 2GB memory, 250 hard drive, CD/DVD Burner, 6-cell battery, webcam. Also $50 rebate available with HP Printer purchase.
  - Sony Vaio 15" Laptop for $750, and a $50 mail-in rebate is available ($700 after rebate). Other stores sell it for around $850.
  - Acer Aspire 17" Laptop for $850 with Core 2 Duo T5450, 2GB memory, 250GB hard drive, Blu-Ray player.
- Laptop Bags some for $20 to $50.
Free shipping with a $24+ order.