http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/18/best-buys-3d-bundle-pricing-isnt-as-much-of-a-deal-as-it-appea/ Engadget Comments for http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/18/best-buys-3d-bundle-pricing-isnt-as-much-of-a-deal-as-it-appea/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/18/best-buys-3d-bundle-pricing-isnt-as-much-of-a-deal-as-it-appea/Mar 18th 2010 2:15AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/18/best-buys-3d-bundle-pricing-isnt-as-much-of-a-deal-as-it-appea/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/18/best-buys-3d-bundle-pricing-isnt-as-much-of-a-deal-as-it-appea/Mar 18th 2010 9:44AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/18/best-buys-3d-bundle-pricing-isnt-as-much-of-a-deal-as-it-appea/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/18/best-buys-3d-bundle-pricing-isnt-as-much-of-a-deal-as-it-appea/
I got my current big screen HDTV from BestBuy for a really good price, better than I could find online (and I spent a lot of time looking)]]>Mar 18th 2010 2:32PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/18/best-buys-3d-bundle-pricing-isnt-as-much-of-a-deal-as-it-appea/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/18/best-buys-3d-bundle-pricing-isnt-as-much-of-a-deal-as-it-appea/Pah, Best Buy? More like "Poor Purchase".]]>Mar 18th 2010 9:04PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/18/best-buys-3d-bundle-pricing-isnt-as-much-of-a-deal-as-it-appea/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/18/best-buys-3d-bundle-pricing-isnt-as-much-of-a-deal-as-it-appea/
I agree. I just bought this same TV from ABT Electronics in Chicago for $2650]]>Mar 18th 2010 10:08PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/18/best-buys-3d-bundle-pricing-isnt-as-much-of-a-deal-as-it-appea/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/18/best-buys-3d-bundle-pricing-isnt-as-much-of-a-deal-as-it-appea/Mar 20th 2010 7:13PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/18/best-buys-3d-bundle-pricing-isnt-as-much-of-a-deal-as-it-appea/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/18/best-buys-3d-bundle-pricing-isnt-as-much-of-a-deal-as-it-appea/Mar 18th 2010 2:19AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/18/best-buys-3d-bundle-pricing-isnt-as-much-of-a-deal-as-it-appea/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/18/best-buys-3d-bundle-pricing-isnt-as-much-of-a-deal-as-it-appea/It's $50 for the delivery and install, which really isn't that bad if you need it. The box is pretty big and hell they will take it out of the box and throw the box away for you if you want, after that just tell them to leave and set it up yourself.]]>Mar 18th 2010 2:21AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/18/best-buys-3d-bundle-pricing-isnt-as-much-of-a-deal-as-it-appea/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/18/best-buys-3d-bundle-pricing-isnt-as-much-of-a-deal-as-it-appea/
Because that $50 could be going towards an overpriced 3D Blu-Ray.]]>Mar 18th 2010 2:28AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/18/best-buys-3d-bundle-pricing-isnt-as-much-of-a-deal-as-it-appea/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/18/best-buys-3d-bundle-pricing-isnt-as-much-of-a-deal-as-it-appea/Mar 18th 2010 2:27AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/18/best-buys-3d-bundle-pricing-isnt-as-much-of-a-deal-as-it-appea/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/18/best-buys-3d-bundle-pricing-isnt-as-much-of-a-deal-as-it-appea/Mar 18th 2010 6:30AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/18/best-buys-3d-bundle-pricing-isnt-as-much-of-a-deal-as-it-appea/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/18/best-buys-3d-bundle-pricing-isnt-as-much-of-a-deal-as-it-appea/It's a gimmick. It'll be in all HD TVs in a few years but hardly used by the owners (possibly except for 3D games). Most 3D movies are post-processed for 3D which allows depth of field but no object depth. You end up with a series of "layers". Kids may like it but it soon becomes tiring. Avatar is the exception (filmed with stereo cameras) but the immersive feel of 3D requires a very large screen to be effective and such screens (e.g. 100" in the home) are painful to watch "normal" TV.

This is not the "next big thing", no matter what the TV makers tell you. Fortunately, the cost of implementation is low so the added margin will ultimately be small (after the gotta have the latest thing suckers have blown their wad).
]]>Mar 18th 2010 9:29AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/18/best-buys-3d-bundle-pricing-isnt-as-much-of-a-deal-as-it-appea/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/18/best-buys-3d-bundle-pricing-isnt-as-much-of-a-deal-as-it-appea//s]]>Mar 18th 2010 2:30AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/18/best-buys-3d-bundle-pricing-isnt-as-much-of-a-deal-as-it-appea/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/18/best-buys-3d-bundle-pricing-isnt-as-much-of-a-deal-as-it-appea/Mar 18th 2010 2:40AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/18/best-buys-3d-bundle-pricing-isnt-as-much-of-a-deal-as-it-appea/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/18/best-buys-3d-bundle-pricing-isnt-as-much-of-a-deal-as-it-appea/
Doesn't beat the install your videogame for free service they offer... because putting a disk in a drive is just too hard for some people]]>Mar 18th 2010 2:46AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/18/best-buys-3d-bundle-pricing-isnt-as-much-of-a-deal-as-it-appea/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/18/best-buys-3d-bundle-pricing-isnt-as-much-of-a-deal-as-it-appea/Mar 18th 2010 6:16AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/18/best-buys-3d-bundle-pricing-isnt-as-much-of-a-deal-as-it-appea/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/18/best-buys-3d-bundle-pricing-isnt-as-much-of-a-deal-as-it-appea/Mar 18th 2010 6:52AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/18/best-buys-3d-bundle-pricing-isnt-as-much-of-a-deal-as-it-appea/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/18/best-buys-3d-bundle-pricing-isnt-as-much-of-a-deal-as-it-appea/
Probably give you some BS about how they synced the glasses for you before bringing it over so they wouldn't take up your time syncing them in your home.]]>Mar 18th 2010 10:23AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/18/best-buys-3d-bundle-pricing-isnt-as-much-of-a-deal-as-it-appea/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/18/best-buys-3d-bundle-pricing-isnt-as-much-of-a-deal-as-it-appea/Mar 18th 2010 2:42AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/18/best-buys-3d-bundle-pricing-isnt-as-much-of-a-deal-as-it-appea/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/18/best-buys-3d-bundle-pricing-isnt-as-much-of-a-deal-as-it-appea/I too work for Best Buy and I also am ashamed you work there.]]>Mar 18th 2010 4:06AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/18/best-buys-3d-bundle-pricing-isnt-as-much-of-a-deal-as-it-appea/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/18/best-buys-3d-bundle-pricing-isnt-as-much-of-a-deal-as-it-appea/
I also am ashamed you work there. There are a LOT of people out there who would appreciate the free install, and to them this is a great deal. These aren't made up numbers, it's all listed in the ad.]]>Mar 18th 2010 4:53AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/18/best-buys-3d-bundle-pricing-isnt-as-much-of-a-deal-as-it-appea/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/18/best-buys-3d-bundle-pricing-isnt-as-much-of-a-deal-as-it-appea/Mar 18th 2010 2:42AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/18/best-buys-3d-bundle-pricing-isnt-as-much-of-a-deal-as-it-appea/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/18/best-buys-3d-bundle-pricing-isnt-as-much-of-a-deal-as-it-appea/
Can't really blame Best Buy for that, they sell most of their computer at or close to cost...and in same cases when they are on sale, they sell them below cost.]]>Mar 18th 2010 4:53AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/18/best-buys-3d-bundle-pricing-isnt-as-much-of-a-deal-as-it-appea/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/18/best-buys-3d-bundle-pricing-isnt-as-much-of-a-deal-as-it-appea/Mar 18th 2010 2:44AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/18/best-buys-3d-bundle-pricing-isnt-as-much-of-a-deal-as-it-appea/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/18/best-buys-3d-bundle-pricing-isnt-as-much-of-a-deal-as-it-appea/Mar 18th 2010 2:45AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/18/best-buys-3d-bundle-pricing-isnt-as-much-of-a-deal-as-it-appea/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/18/best-buys-3d-bundle-pricing-isnt-as-much-of-a-deal-as-it-appea/Mar 18th 2010 2:49AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/18/best-buys-3d-bundle-pricing-isnt-as-much-of-a-deal-as-it-appea/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/18/best-buys-3d-bundle-pricing-isnt-as-much-of-a-deal-as-it-appea/
I'm actually doing a Masters Thesis in Industrial Design about re-thinking home entertainment...

Help me out with my research by taking a quick 10 question survey:

http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/5T7VZFC
Thanks guys!]]>Mar 18th 2010 2:55AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/18/best-buys-3d-bundle-pricing-isnt-as-much-of-a-deal-as-it-appea/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/18/best-buys-3d-bundle-pricing-isnt-as-much-of-a-deal-as-it-appea/
Done. Goodluck!]]>Mar 18th 2010 3:53AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/18/best-buys-3d-bundle-pricing-isnt-as-much-of-a-deal-as-it-appea/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/18/best-buys-3d-bundle-pricing-isnt-as-much-of-a-deal-as-it-appea/
You need to allow comments for question 10 so that one might qualify their decision. For example, I would not pay more for recycled materials as I believe that they should be cheaper with all the time and energy saved in processing them versus raw material processing. I see all the time how much we save converting recycled materials to products, but everybody wants to charge more for them as it gives some consumers a warm fuzzy feeling that they are somehow helping the environment by paying more. All it is doing is making the number of millionaires increase by 16% during a recession.]]>Mar 18th 2010 8:23AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/18/best-buys-3d-bundle-pricing-isnt-as-much-of-a-deal-as-it-appea/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/18/best-buys-3d-bundle-pricing-isnt-as-much-of-a-deal-as-it-appea/Mar 18th 2010 5:41AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/18/best-buys-3d-bundle-pricing-isnt-as-much-of-a-deal-as-it-appea/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/18/best-buys-3d-bundle-pricing-isnt-as-much-of-a-deal-as-it-appea/
Still a pretty good deal. My 52 inch Sony alone cost me 5K three years ago.]]>Mar 18th 2010 7:36AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/18/best-buys-3d-bundle-pricing-isnt-as-much-of-a-deal-as-it-appea/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/18/best-buys-3d-bundle-pricing-isnt-as-much-of-a-deal-as-it-appea/
That was your choice to by an over priced TV because of the four special letters.]]>Mar 18th 2010 8:24AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/18/best-buys-3d-bundle-pricing-isnt-as-much-of-a-deal-as-it-appea/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/18/best-buys-3d-bundle-pricing-isnt-as-much-of-a-deal-as-it-appea/
My 55" Vizio cost $1170 about 4 months ago. Maybe I'm not a videophile but I can't tell much difference between my tv and others that cost 50% more. ]]>Mar 18th 2010 1:18PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/18/best-buys-3d-bundle-pricing-isnt-as-much-of-a-deal-as-it-appea/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/18/best-buys-3d-bundle-pricing-isnt-as-much-of-a-deal-as-it-appea/
So now you post to cry about it? The point of the free install is to make sure the tv gets delivered and set up properly without any hassle to the customer. Yeah you can do it yourself properly because you work with technology all day. You realize how long it takes most people to just set up a cable box or universal remote?

I see this bundle as a good deal for the convenience and starter package.]]>Mar 18th 2010 7:48AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/18/best-buys-3d-bundle-pricing-isnt-as-much-of-a-deal-as-it-appea/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/18/best-buys-3d-bundle-pricing-isnt-as-much-of-a-deal-as-it-appea/Mar 18th 2010 7:59AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/18/best-buys-3d-bundle-pricing-isnt-as-much-of-a-deal-as-it-appea/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/18/best-buys-3d-bundle-pricing-isnt-as-much-of-a-deal-as-it-appea/Al Gore's epic, or one of Michael Moore's art pieces ?]]>Mar 18th 2010 8:24AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/18/best-buys-3d-bundle-pricing-isnt-as-much-of-a-deal-as-it-appea/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/18/best-buys-3d-bundle-pricing-isnt-as-much-of-a-deal-as-it-appea/
Before you try to hijack this thread and turn it into a political one (nothing better to do this week?!), he was referring to the new deals in place with Redbox/Netflix that "force" them to wait 28 days from the retail sales release of a title before offering it up for rental. This is the "real insult" Lawler was referring to, not any comment on the context of the movie. Turn off Fox News and pay attention to the website you are posting on (see, wild assumptions can be fun for everyone.)

"It's cold in Antarctica."
"I told you global warming was a liberal lie!"
And so it goes...]]>Mar 18th 2010 11:53AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/18/best-buys-3d-bundle-pricing-isnt-as-much-of-a-deal-as-it-appea/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/18/best-buys-3d-bundle-pricing-isnt-as-much-of-a-deal-as-it-appea/The TV though is the core expense at this point. I already have a BR player. I don't need a 3D one anytime soon and its a far sight easier to replace, then a TV.]]>Mar 18th 2010 9:18AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/18/best-buys-3d-bundle-pricing-isnt-as-much-of-a-deal-as-it-appea/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/18/best-buys-3d-bundle-pricing-isnt-as-much-of-a-deal-as-it-appea/Mar 18th 2010 9:20AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/18/best-buys-3d-bundle-pricing-isnt-as-much-of-a-deal-as-it-appea/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/18/best-buys-3d-bundle-pricing-isnt-as-much-of-a-deal-as-it-appea/Mar 18th 2010 9:26AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/18/best-buys-3d-bundle-pricing-isnt-as-much-of-a-deal-as-it-appea/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/18/best-buys-3d-bundle-pricing-isnt-as-much-of-a-deal-as-it-appea/Mar 18th 2010 9:32AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/18/best-buys-3d-bundle-pricing-isnt-as-much-of-a-deal-as-it-appea/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/18/best-buys-3d-bundle-pricing-isnt-as-much-of-a-deal-as-it-appea/
Most Samsung TV and blueray players include HDMI cables. ]]>Mar 18th 2010 12:38PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/18/best-buys-3d-bundle-pricing-isnt-as-much-of-a-deal-as-it-appea/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/18/best-buys-3d-bundle-pricing-isnt-as-much-of-a-deal-as-it-appea/Mar 18th 2010 1:03PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/18/best-buys-3d-bundle-pricing-isnt-as-much-of-a-deal-as-it-appea/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/18/best-buys-3d-bundle-pricing-isnt-as-much-of-a-deal-as-it-appea/
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You guys gotta realize that many of the customers who walk into Best Buy do not know about Engadget, finding the best deal, or are tech savvy enough to *gasp* install their own software. These types of deals and packages drive new technology (LOL at the Bose) at the expense of an uneducated consumer.

But im preaching to the wrong choir. So flame away guys, this stuff is god awfully marked up in price, you already know I shop at monoprice =P]]>Mar 18th 2010 11:56AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/18/best-buys-3d-bundle-pricing-isnt-as-much-of-a-deal-as-it-appea/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/18/best-buys-3d-bundle-pricing-isnt-as-much-of-a-deal-as-it-appea/
anyway I worked at best buy for a while and obviously there are better deals out there for those of us who search, but if you understood how little they make on some products it makes sense why they mark up cables and such.

Overall I am with the others who aren't thrilled at the 3D tech. I saw it at a sony store and while it was neat I have no desire to have it in my house as it is no more than a gimmick to me right now. ]]>Mar 18th 2010 9:31PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/18/best-buys-3d-bundle-pricing-isnt-as-much-of-a-deal-as-it-appea/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/18/best-buys-3d-bundle-pricing-isnt-as-much-of-a-deal-as-it-appea/Mar 18th 2010 12:08PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/18/best-buys-3d-bundle-pricing-isnt-as-much-of-a-deal-as-it-appea/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/18/best-buys-3d-bundle-pricing-isnt-as-much-of-a-deal-as-it-appea/Mar 18th 2010 1:28PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/18/best-buys-3d-bundle-pricing-isnt-as-much-of-a-deal-as-it-appea/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/18/best-buys-3d-bundle-pricing-isnt-as-much-of-a-deal-as-it-appea/Mar 18th 2010 1:36PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/18/best-buys-3d-bundle-pricing-isnt-as-much-of-a-deal-as-it-appea/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/18/best-buys-3d-bundle-pricing-isnt-as-much-of-a-deal-as-it-appea/Mar 18th 2010 3:54PM