Xbox HD DVD Drive for $72

A couple websites are claiming that Sam's club are selling the Xbox 360 HD-DVD drive on the cheap for $72. This deal has been proven, but it's not yet widespread nationwide. The drive is being discontinued at Sam's Club so a few stores do have this clearance pricing. I called 5 local to me and all still had them for $181. Their website is also showing $181. As the clearance date edges closer, the deal may become more standardized, but if you're in the market to get one, it's worth calling around or perhaps holding off for a little while. Whether the format fails or not, $72 is hard to pass up!

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Amazon HDTV Blowout Sale!

One of the important undertones of this site, is to make sure that consumers are educated about what they're buying and don't get ripped off or conned by marketing slurs. In vain of this, I can honestly say that this deal is a scorcher, I've picked up the 46" LN-S4695D for my bedroom as it was too good to pass up. Here's to hoping the order goes through and that they haven't run out of stock!

Amazon is having an HDTV blowout, several HDTV's have been slashed by over $800. One particular series, the Samsung LN-S4095D 40" 1080p LCD and the LN-S4695D 46" 1080p LCD have been slashed to near resellers listed cost prices. There are many other HDTV's on sale but the one's with the huge discounts will be in limited supply. If you've been holding off on an HDTV, now might be a good time to buy, just before the new models start rolling in. Check it out here. To make the deal even sweeter, they've thrown in FREE SHIPPING!

Regarding the other deals, pay attention to the specs. Some TV's are 720p others are 1080p. Use the information on this site for technical explanations, and feel free to post questions on any particular models you're considering buying.

If you're ONLY interested in 1080p TV's click here

BLU RAY TITLES 50% OFF AT AMAZON NOW!

Hard to believe that there are already Blu Ray bargains, but Amazon has quite a large selection of titles that are 50% off. Prices start at $14!!! Click to check it out here

In addition, Sony have a $10 rebate on select titles, so you can stack the savings and possibly get them for $4??? Rebate details here.

PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN BLU-RAY PRE-ORDER FROM AMAZON NOW!

Everyone has been screaming for these Blu-Ray releases for quite some time. Well now it's here. Curse of the Black Pearl and Dead Man's Chest are both available for preorder. Release dates are set for May 22nd, and no doubt these titles that had huge DVD sales will do well on Blu-Ray also.

Link to Dead Man's Chest here
Link to Curse of the Black Pearl here

COMPUSA GOING OUT OF BUSINESS?

If you live in the United States, then there's a chance your local Compusa is closing. According to Wikipedia, it was confirmed today that 126 stores are closing including all stores in Atlanta, St. louis and Chicago. Everything is discounted 10-30% off, maybe more as the closing date edges closer. I don't have a list of closing stores so give your local store a call before running down there. They own a total of 229 stores throughout the country so this could be the first wave for this year. Keep you eyes peeled for good deals! If you get a great deal, please let us know by posting comments.

PIRATES OTC AND CASINO ROYAL BLU-RAY PRE-ORDER AT AMAZON HD NOW!

The Amazon HD store is taking pre-orders for Casino Royal as well as Pirates of The Caribbean: Dead Man's chest & Curse of the black Pearl. Blu-ray prices have come down remarkably. Prices range from $23-27. Check it out here.

AMAZON HDTV aSTORE NOW OPEN!

The Amazon HDTV aSTORE is now open. This store is specific to anything and everything High Definition. You won't find any books or CD's here, just HDTV's, Blu-Ray players, HD-DVD Players, Playstation 3, Xbox 360 and every High Def movie release you could want. If you need recommendations or technical information on a product, please feel free to contact me! Happy Shopping!

SHARP AQUOS 46" LC-60C46U $2299 AT COSTCO.

If you have a Costco near you, you'll be pleased to find that this 46" LCD is down to $2299. The Sharp Aquos have some of the best blacks of all the LCD's. The upcoming D92U series was arguably, the best picture of all flat panels at CES 2007. This series had overall good performance, but let down by major "banding" issues. I'll be writing a post next week on what banding is. Bottom line, take a look at it online, but go see it in-store first to make your decision. Also remember, in-store, the signal is split several times over all the displays and they are rarely calibrated. Thus, what you'e seeing is not a true representation of its capabilities.

Cost-co love to give their own model numbers. I could be wrong, but I believe this is a LC-46D62U, rebadged.

Update: This has been confirmed that the LC-60C46U and the LC-46D62U are the same set. The differences are the aesthetics and the lower speaker facia. Costco have been doing similar aesthetic changes with Pioneer plasmas over the past couple years and occasionally omitting certain features. Models would look different and have different model numbers (unique to Costco) but the panels would be the same. The Amazon HD store is selling the 46D62U for less!!! Check it out here

OTA OUTDOOR HDTV ANTENNA $39.99 FROM FRYS

Here's the linky to the website. The instore purchase is cheaper and a safer way to buy in case you need to return it.
Check the HD SOURCES section of this page to learn about OTA (over the air) antenna's.

Remember some areas have OTA HD channels and some don't. There are a few websites like http://www.antennaweb.org where you can type in your US address and check if you have reception. But this has produced inaccurate results in two cases I know of personally. I would use their site as a guide and then buy in-store incase you need to return.

This is an outdoor antenna so you will need to mount it on the roof. The quality of HD channels over an antenna usually exceeds that of cable or satellite. Remember an HD Antenna is just a regular antenna. For a full explanation about HD jargon such as OTA, check here.

PANASONIC 42" PLASMA (TH-42PX60U) $1099 FROM FRYS!

OK so this is probably one of the best plasma's from last year. It is feature full with 2 HDMI inputs but it does have that odd 1024x768 resolution which does not meet or display exact 720p resolutions. Despite this, it won't be that noticeable. If you want a bargain HDTV plasma with great performance for a great price, this is a great choice. If you can buy instore I would do this over buying online.

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SEARS REBATE 10% CASH BACK ON TV's $799+ OR DIGITAL CAMERAS/CAMCORDERS OVER $399 ENDS TODAY! (2/10)

If you're buying a HDTV over $799 from Sears today, print this form out and send it off to get 10% off. This also works for camcorders or digital cameras over $399.

http://forms.young-america.com/63015_70101%20HE%20Tear%20Pad%202-8.pdf