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Vizio announces Black Friday TV discounts

November 26th, 2008, 2:33 pm · 2 Comments · posted by

Vizio has come a long way from the small upstart it was a few years ago. The Irvine-based TV seller is now one of the biggest names in TVs, plus it can afford San Diego Charger LaDainian Tomlinson as its spokesman.

So it’s good to see that Vizio continues to drop prices on its TVs. The company just announced its Black Friday sales:     

Just got Vizio’s price list for its Black Friday specials.  

But before your mouth starts frothing, I looked at the specs more closely and the best deals involve some high-definition sacrifice.

The 37-inch TV seems like an outrageous deal but it’s just 720p, not full 1080p resolution (although newbies may not notice the difference). And there are the minimal 2 HDMI ports to hook up a high-definition DVD player, cable box, game console or other HD device.

The 32-inch plasma and the 19-inch LCD also aren’t 1080p. The 32-inch, however, does have 3 HDMI ports.

Nevertheless, the prices are decent and are about the same as other brands that I’ve spotted going on sale this Friday. 

What is not on sale — and not yet available – is Vizio’s 55-inch LCD TV with speedy 120 Hertz so there’s no lag when viewing sports or other fast-paced action. That TV is supposed to go on sale in January for $1,999.99.

A few more notable Black Friday sites, stories:

From the Register’s OC Retail blog: 

Past Gadgetress deals stories:

  • Eat cheaper: Sale on Restaurant.com vouchers
  • Whoa! Another reason buy electronics at Costco
  • Cell phones aren’t cheap, how to save money
  • How to get cheaper cable TV in O.C., part 2
  • How to get cheaper cable TV from Time Warner Cable
  • 1 PC, multiple users, plus headlines that will save you money
  • Blu-ray DVD players drop below $300, even $200
  • eMachines finally comes out with sub-$300 computer
  • D-Link’s free update lets users share a printer, more
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     2 Comments

    • Class Act says:
      November 27, 2008 at 8:57 pm

      Am I the only one that does not see the vizio 37 in. VW37L available at Costco? I went to the one today down in capo beach and it was not even on display??

    • Gadgetress says:
      November 28, 2008 at 2:42 pm

      I was just at Costco this morning. The 37-inch Vizio’s were right at the front door for $599, plus there’s a $100 coupon they hand out at the door. — Gadgetress

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