Walmart Black Friday doorbuster deals leak out early, we'll sleep in
by Richard Lawler 
posted Nov 14th 2008 at 9:47PM
If you skipped Walmart's pre-Black Friday festivities pat yourself on the back, as -- despite its lawyers hard work C&Ding unauthorized early ad postings into oblivion -- CNNMoney reveals the "doorbuster" highlights probably not worth getting trampled for this year. Between 5-10 a.m. the day after Thanksgiving the already-discounted Magnavox Blu-ray player drops from $198 to $128 (a BDP-S300 might still be a better value), 50-inch Samsung plasma of unspecified resolution is only $798 (720p, bet on it), and Xbox 360 + Guitar Hero III & wireless guitar pack (all the real plastic guitar aficionados have moved on to Rock Band 2) drops in for $199. Slightly lower profile are a $398 HP desktop PC and $175 gas grill but c'mon, we all know it's the high definition (it'll be a lonely holiday without the suddenly too-good for us Vizio) that will have you shivering outside your local retailer with the soccer moms and other deal hunters.[Thanks, Jason]
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
inteller @ Nov 14th 2008 10:58PM
man, do the retailers just WANT to fail this year? I've looked at every ad and I'm like WTF!?!?! Everyone is predicting that people will be hard to get into the stores...so they just give up?
In 2006 I got a 52" Panny LCD RP for $999 from Circuit City...now THAT was a deal (back then). I have yet to see a deal that comes even close.
I guess I'll be enjoying these retailers various going out of business sales come march.
FLskydiver @ Nov 15th 2008 2:22AM
Last year I got a 46" Sony Bravia W3000 for $1650. I've been pretty happy with that. ('course, that price was something I negotiated after C.C. was busted for herding all of us early arrival people wanting a specific doorbuster TV into a special line that was supposed to be for the only register allowed to sell the TVs ... only to find their untrained cashiers up front sold out the doorbuster at their registers long before any of us who waited in line ever got our turn).
H Choi @ Nov 15th 2008 12:39AM
Is the magnavox blu-ray player really that bad? Is it really laggy? Long load times?
So far most other retailers are discounting the Samsung BDP-1500 to $200, which really isn't a good deal at all considering you can get it for the same price on Amazon.(Cheaper if you don't pay tax)
Hopefully Amazon will have some good deals for black friday.
Kimbo Slice @ Nov 15th 2008 10:10AM
$130 for a Blu-ray player is NOT a bad deal. Although I wouldn't put this in the living room as the "Main" Blu-ray player, for the price it's perfect for the Bed Room or an other room in the house.
kevin @ Nov 15th 2008 3:49PM
I wish I had enough money to blow on a spare blu-ray player to just toss in the bedroom...
Or at least to replace the 27" SD CRT that still provides 100% of what I watch...