Black Friday TV deals?

[Woochifer]

BTW, what did happen to PeruvianSkies?

Aside from reappearing here as sonicbrush, Perv got caught creating multiple profiles so that he could pass red pills to everyone on his enemies list and stroke himself some reputation points. No wonder his personal attacks inevitably include references to monkey spanking and wanking off. He got banned for basically being a puss/lying a-hole when the mods outed him and told him to knock it off.

[RoadRunner6]

Thanks RR6. I guess these are made exclusively for Costco. Can't beat that $949.99 price that's for sure.

Yeah, Panny makes a special model for Costco and for Wal-Mart. The Wal-Mart model has the same nice satin bezel and of course a different model number (has an "M" in it somewhere). These are the exact same model with a couple of minor changes plus the cosmetic difference right out of the same factory with the same parts.

This way the regular dealers have the normal model and can tell their customers that the Costco and Wal-Mart models are made in Detroit (very bad joke ) with cheap parts.

RR6

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Aside from reappearing here as sonicbrush, Perv got caught creating multiple profiles so that he could pass red pills to everyone on his enemies list and stroke himself some reputation points. No wonder his personal attacks inevitably include references to monkey spanking and wanking off. He got banned for basically being a puss/lying a-hole when the mods outed him and told him to knock it off.

Huh, very interesting. He seemed semi-decent but I must have been away when that was happening. Thanks

[pixelthis]

[QUOTE=audio amateur]BTW, what did happen to PeruvianSkies?

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Whatever that means...

[nightflier]

The Costco models though are not deeply discounted doorbuster deals. The prices on Friday were the same as they were on Wednesday and today.

That 1080p 50" Panasonic was back up to 1499.99. Still a good price, but more than the weekend price. So....

I decided to get the 46" Panny and all I can say is wow! First, it's big and heavy. In hindsight I'm glad I didn't get the larger TV, I never would have gotten it into the TV room. Considering I was by myself to shlep it from Costco, up the stairs, and then to put the stand on w/o laying that sucker down, it sure was nice to know that it was the smaller model. The picture right out of the box was also pretty impressive, and now that it's calibrated, it's especially nice - very little motion blur and great for SD DVDs.

By the way, I also checked out Paul's TV and frankly it was a pretty irritating experience. First, it's high-pressure sales, with sales reps trying to upsell you on just about every detail. And the prices were not that good at all. Granted, they had free delivery and offered a free BR player (brands not specified, btw), but the whole experience smacked of a really bad car-sales experience. They even have you meet with a second hatchet man at a desk to continue the upselling. I finally told the sales rep that this was the worst experience I have ever had purchasing electronic gear and that I would not recommend them to anyone else. As I walked out I told him I was headed straight to Costco, to which he replied that their TVs are not as good and made for "less educated consumers." Yeah whatever.

Anyhow, the TV is awesome, now I have to get the BR player, probably a Panasonic -BD35. Since I saved a little on the TV, I can afford to get the player.

[RoadRunner6]

From one less educated consumer to another, Good move Nightflier! Glad your first impressions are so positive. Also nice to hear someone verify what I have been saying that it really does a good job on upscaling SD DVD's. I think you might find depending on your TV feed that it also does very good on SDTV.

The 50" set should be down to $1349 on Friday the 5th when the new specials hit. I think it sounds like the 46 incher is best for you, a better relative bargain and certainly easier on the back. That price is amazing and I think you'll like the classy non-gloss bezel. That price might also be down on Friday or in the next 90 days so keep a look out for price drops.

RR6

[Worf101]

You are making a wonderful first impression. I may be making the last impression.

Oh Snap. (Worf, calls in family, opens bag-o-popcorn and waits for the fur to really start flying). Quite interesting flamage...

Da "he of the kevlar and asbestos undies" Worfster

(Aw crap, I was wonderin if it was P'Skies. Guess I was right) Sigh....