Best Black Friday bargains?

Everybody watching out for good tech deals? Awesome. We'll be collecting them all week for a huge Black Friday roundup (so what if this year we're throwing Adbusters' Buy Nothing Day into the wind?), so let's get this godawful celebration of crass consumer iniquity ON, y'hear?

Sincerely,
Your pals at Engadget

P.S. -Yeah, we already know about the $100 Compaq laptop and the $1000 42-inch Vizio plasma.

[Jeff @ Nov 21st 2006 10:48AM]

This thread http://www.flexdeals.net/deals/forums/black-friday/6099-black-friday-2006-official-thread.html
has a bunch of black friday ads scanned in.

[uncle jerr @ Nov 21st 2006 10:52AM]

I'm so staying home Friday. I would rather pay full price for something than deal with these mad cows running around. I'll be celebrating National Buy Nothing Day by hanging out with family and friends.
http://adbusters.org/metas/eco/bnd/

[G Money @ Nov 21st 2006 10:58AM]

I sure i saw in an add from Best Buy with the 42 inch 1080p Westinghouse Ltv42 whatever for $999!!!! Now thats a steal!!!!

I have a 30inch westinghouse LCD that i bout 18 months ago for 1199 and it has been nothing short of amazing.

[caleb @ Nov 21st 2006 11:05AM]

Hey G Money, you're right. I saw the same ad. It's in a black friday scan floating around. It was on www.bfads.net but Best Buy made them take it down. That's a GREAT deal for that TV if you can get it. Search for it, I'm sure you can still find it. I have it, I would email it to you but I don't think it would be smart to post it for all to see.

[S3_007 @ Nov 21st 2006 11:19AM]

Sorry G-Money, the 42" Westinghouse on sale on Friday ISN'T the 1080p monitor, it's the W4207 720p monitor:

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=8114541&ref=39&loc=01&st=westinghouse+42%22&type=product&id=1158318442758

But the 32" HD Built-in W3212 for $479 early bird IS a steal....if you can stomach the crowds.

[J @ Nov 21st 2006 11:07AM]

You guys completely missed the Olevia 42" LCD at buy.com for $980 w/ free shipping... out of stock now...

the westinghouse is an awesome deal for 1080p... but the best buy website says 720?

plus i bet there's only like 5 per store. can you imagine lining up at 4am for these with a stomach still full of turkey and about 3 hours sleep?

[Matt B @ Nov 21st 2006 11:08AM]

I try to do all my xmas shopping online. Most of the time there is no tax and I save gas money. :)

[Gordy @ Nov 21st 2006 11:13AM]

Well Matt B, what you save on taxes, you end up paying on shipping--unless you're an Overstock.com guy, like me. I'll shop online too.

[Albert @ Nov 21st 2006 11:14AM]

BestBuy is too difficult to buy from on Black Friday, especially since they have such limited quantity.

I noticed a good sale on a namebrand 42" Plasmas at CircuitCity, an LG and a Panasonic currently selling for $1299 but with a 10% coupon that can be found online brings it down to $1170.

I think this is an awesome price for namebrand plasmas, also take into account that the LG comes with 2 years warranty! I planning to visit CircuitCity later today to see these in action.

[Andy @ Nov 21st 2006 11:22AM]

Hi Ryan.

@Westinghouse 1080p comments above: check the Best Buy add again, that is the "little brother" 720p set not the 42" 1080p set from what I saw. For those that don't care about 720/1080 it is still a good panel.

Here are my favorite Best Buy deals as seen in the ad (deals that are cheaper than what can be found online):

- Westinghouse LCM-22w2 22" DVI LCD for 200 bucks
- Toshiba XGA DLP projector for 400 bucks
- Bluetooth headset (I think it was motorola) for 15

[Pete @ Nov 21st 2006 11:44AM]

According the Westinghouse website, the only 42" LCD they make is the 1080p model. Unless there is some weird BB only model.

[saivior @ Nov 21st 2006 11:28AM]

I have to say that my favorite deal is a $2.99 (early bird) 1GB SD Card at Circuit City. Hopefully I can pick up five or six and complete all of my holiday shopping. =)

[David Scott @ Nov 21st 2006 11:30AM]

My second favorite site on the web:

www.techbargains.com

They have a Wii finder and a PS3 Finder

They led me to http://blackfridayhome.com/ which has ad scans and secret deals as well.

[andy @ Nov 21st 2006 11:30AM]

Walmart is selling a panasonic 42" pdp for 1200, and they even acknowledge that Christmas exists.

[delerious @ Nov 21st 2006 11:33AM]

CompUSA is doing $100 360 cores, with a $29.99 cell phone offer. http://www.flexdeals.net/blackfriday2006/compusa.pdf

[theattack @ Nov 21st 2006 11:33AM]

www.bfads.com

[Bob Mc @ Nov 21st 2006 11:34AM]

Circuit City has a 1GB flash drive for $4 and a 2GB for $13.

http://www.blackfriday.info/ads/circuitcity-black-friday-ad.html

[josh @ Nov 21st 2006 11:37AM]

Why did I have to break down and buy LCD HDTVs last year, I could have bout three larger TVs for the two I already bought. Anyone want a slightly used 27" Westinghouse, huh huh?

[G_Money @ Nov 21st 2006 11:49AM]

josh,

you can never keep up with technology. The minute you put it in your cart, there is something better on the shelf. Just enjoy the tv and be happy with what you have. I bought my 30 inch westinghouse from bestbuy in April of 05 for 1099 with a free samsung home theatre. Now you can find 42" for 1k or less. :shrugs shoulders:

And i do believe that the Best Buy Westinghouse TV WAS THE 1080P model. Best Buy is out there policing their leaked circulars, so I only saw it up there quickly. Hell for 1499 that Tv is steal, for 999 its highway robbery. Too bad Im not in the market for a TV.

[OG Style @ Nov 21st 2006 11:46AM]

http://www.theblackfriday.com
bunch of adds

[Tim @ Nov 21st 2006 11:53AM]

Maybe it's me, but doesn't it seem like all of these "deals" on TVs are just scams to liquidate all of their 720p inventory?

The model numbers are almost always very similar VP42 vs. P42, etc. They list a bunch of unimportant technical specs and bury the important stuff.

To me, they're just jerking consumers around, trying to offload the marginal stuff and what looks like a good deal, but you can bet the companies involved are still making money. Makes me wonder where else they're cutting corners on the products being offered.

[Dan @ Nov 21st 2006 11:54AM]

$25 for a 25 pack of Memorex 2.4x DVD+R DL discs @ CompUSA. They are normally $59.99 but are on sale now through Thursday for $29.99 and on Black Friday they have an extra $5 MIR.

[Deadturtle @ Nov 21st 2006 11:57AM]

BUY NOTHING DAY! I know its hard folks, but RESIST! RESIST! me, i hate shopping in general so I'll be outside, in the woods, far far far away from anything resembling a box store.

BE STRONG!

[Corey Baines @ Nov 21st 2006 2:02PM]

why? Am I not suppose to buy gas or breathe for a day when someone tells me too?

[Deadturtle @ Nov 21st 2006 2:33PM]

Well I suppose if you pay for your air, it might be wise to continuing doing so. Thankfully where I live air is still free. As yes, not buying gas would fall under buy nothing day. I am not telling you to buy nothing, I am simply asking that folks take a second to consider the greed that surrounds a traditional black friday, and maybe a few folks will choose to opt out of the feeding frenzy. Its an interesting socio-econonic expirement, watching how people react when they think they are getting a bargin, or when the product is a 'must have' just look at the lines that surround a BestBuy or a Circuit City for the PS3. It is also interesting to consider the cash that leaves a local economy when some of these megachains move into an area. Change has to start somewhere, and not buying into the hype is as good as place as any for me to start.

[narrativium @ Nov 21st 2006 12:02PM]

$40 Game Boy Micro at Wal-Mart. I bought one at Circuit City earlier this week, and I'll price match it after the ad comes out.

[Justin @ Nov 21st 2006 1:06PM]

I don�t speak for circuit city, but having worked their, I think you should know that *usually* they will not match limited time/limited quantity sales, such as those on Black Friday.

good luck with your endeavor, though.

[Mrfreezie @ Nov 21st 2006 12:02PM]

I think Best Buy is selling a 19" Samsung monitor for $130.

[Cameron Hoverson @ Nov 21st 2006 12:03PM]

You can view the entire Best Buy ad at http://bfads.net/. They have a Toshiba 50" plasma for only $1700! It's a $1300 instant savings, but it is also an early bird special.

Both this and the 42" Westinghouse are 720p.

[andy @ Nov 21st 2006 12:05PM]

I think these are great deals for 42" displays.

On a 42" display, 720p is more than enough realistically. You'd get more for your money buying a higher quality (contrast and response time) 720p display than upping for being able to handle 1080p resolution (with the same contrast and response time).

Of course the story changes for 50+" displays.

Still, if you buy a 42" 720p (that can scale 1080i), I think you're good to go for a very long time.

ps: they'll never broadcast in 1080p b/c it's just entirely too much bandwidth. The only place you'll be getting that for a VERY long time is on HDDVD and BRD. (downloads out beyond that)

[Stephan @ Nov 21st 2006 12:07PM]

Micro Center...
Syntax Olevia 32" 532H LCD HDTV ($150 Rebate) - $369.99

Syntax Olevia 37" 337H LCD HD-Ready ($150 Rebate) - $499.99

Syntax Olevia 42" 542I LCD HDTV ($200 Rebate) - $799.99

[Mystic @ Nov 21st 2006 12:32PM]

That 10% coupon on the internet from CC says it can't be reproduced. Has anyone had any trouble printing this coupon and using it?

[Albert @ Nov 21st 2006 2:59PM]

I've used one of the three available coupons I was able to find last week without any problem. I plan to use the 10% TV coupon either today or tomorrow. If you're not sure you can always ask, worse they can say is no.

[dave @ Nov 21st 2006 12:50PM]

Panasonic 42" Plasma HDTV

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?id=pcmcat104300050017&type=category

[roche @ Nov 21st 2006 12:55PM]

www.bf-06.com has leaked a ton of ads this year

[Ben @ Nov 21st 2006 1:02PM]

BB has the Panasonic 42PX60U for $999 .... I paid $2500 for that tv when it came out in march.

Excellent Plasma and for $1000 how can you go wrong?

[M. Rod Von Hugenstein @ Nov 21st 2006 1:03PM]

I haven't seen anything yet that makes me want to brave the heard of loud, obnouxious, usually overweight, low self esteem, soccer moms who base their families worth on what kind of deals they get for Christmas.

Having worked retail for too many years I still get nightmares about those stupid people.

[Dan @ Nov 21st 2006 1:05PM]

Panasonic 42" Plasma at Best Buy for $999... it was just posted on Bestbuy.com. Actually Best Buy has lots of good deals posted, 2 GB SD card for under 30 dollars (no mail-in rebate required), over $100 off the Canon Rebel Xti kit, and they got a few other good camera/camcorder deals as well. Ads vary by location though, here in the Midwest they appear to be doing a gift card promo, where if you spend 400 dollars, you get a 60 dollar gift card. Not bad for someone thinking of purchasing something pricey, and need a couple accessories to go along with it.

[Riles @ Nov 21st 2006 2:48PM]

The bbuy deal for $999 is on the Westinghouse, not the panny. Best deal on the 42" px60u as previously mentioned is at ccity.

As follow up, does anyone know where the 10% off coupon for tvs at ccity can be found.

[Ben @ Nov 21st 2006 1:17PM]

The Westinghouse is the 720P model:

http://www.westinghousedigital.com/details.aspx?itemnum=72

[Mike K. @ Nov 21st 2006 1:50PM]

BestBuy.com has the Black Friday Ad up on their website.

[Lisa H @ Nov 21st 2006 2:07PM]

Some stores will do price matching, but only at the time - i.e., you'd have to wait in lines w/everyone else to get the adjustment, or if it's a that-day-only deal do it after 2-3 when the lines die down.
And I am sure that all of the "overweight, low self esteem, soccer moms who base their families worth on what kind of deals they get for Christmas" will appreciate not having to deal with an attitudinal, obnoxious, overcompensating-for-their-own-issues salesperson whose statement indicates that judging people and looking down at others is better than working on improving themselves (maybe by learning some spelling to get a better job so that they won't have to deal with the 'herd'). Yeah, people are rude and dumb. News alert. Maybe the best way to solve that problem is by not being a part of it, and give those people some positive attitude to enable their esteem to grow. (and no, I am not fat nor a soccer mom; I work retail part-time by choice, not by need, and let go of the actions of others and focus on my own actions instead).

[Brad @ Nov 21st 2006 2:47PM]

GottaDeal.com already has a list of all the Black Friday items you can buy now:

http://blackfriday.gottadeal.com/Online

Plus they have all the ads, scans, etc... (all the other BF sites get the ads from here)

[Ben @ Nov 21st 2006 3:11PM]

Riles it is for the Panny too. Go to their website^^ It's there in plain english.


Seems they didn't release EVERYTHING in their pamphlets knowing that it would be leaked.

[thecybernerd @ Nov 21st 2006 3:33PM]

DEALSPL.US is the best deals website for finding technology

[nerdron @ Nov 21st 2006 4:09PM]

Meijer has a 42" Plasma TV for $499 after rebates!
http://www.meijer.com/holiday/images/Thursday_02.jpg

[Rob Pribish @ Nov 21st 2006 4:31PM]

Alright this is just hearsay but my buddy said amazon would be selling 1000 Xbox 360s at the low price of $100 on thanksgiving morning. I doubt this is real... and if it is well those things will sure go fast now. Anyone else heard about this?

[Riles @ Nov 21st 2006 5:53PM]

Ben,

As I am buying this tv on Friday one way or another, I did a thorough search of bbuy deals for Friday and there is not a single Panasonic tv in their ad, let alone the 42px60u specifically. If you saw it for $999 somewhere else please let us know as I'm sure a couple people would be interested.

[Walt @ Nov 22nd 2006 10:19AM]

@ Riles

Both Westy and Panny will be $999.
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?id=pcmcat104300050017&type=category

The panny is not on their printed ad, it was only announced online.

[Bob @ Nov 21st 2006 6:32PM]

Rob,

You're correct about Amazon and their 1,000 Xbox360 units for $100. They're gonna sell out darned fast. Here's a link to the current stats on the deal:

http://www.amazon.com/gp/holiday/cv/homepage/002-5603521-9614418?ie=UTF8&noVote=1&showResults=1