Home Theaters

and all through the land, people were looking, for the best deals around…

Televisions____________________________________

Olevia 47″ 1080p Widescreen LCD HDTV for $1,200 shipped -

CircuitCity.com offers Syntax-Brillian’s Ölevia 47″ Widescreen LCD HD Television, model no. 247T FHD, for $1,199.99 with free shipping.  It’s the lowest total price found by $250 and, with in-store pickup, one of the least expensive TVs of its size available for Christmas. Sales tax is added where applicable.

It features a native resolution of 1920×1080 (1080p), USB-upgradeable firmware, 1600:1 contrast ratio, ATSC and NTSC tuners, two HDMI with HDCP inputs, and VGA, component, S-Video, and RCA video inputs.

For the smaller rooms, or a bedroom system a Samsung 19″ Widescreen LCD HDTV for $370 shipped just might be the ticket.

OneCall.com offers the Samsung 19″ Widescreen HD LCD Television, model no. LN-T1953H, for $369.77. Features include a 1440×900 16:9 native resolution, built-in ATSC, NTSC, and QAM tuners, 800:1 contrast ratio, 8ms response time, 300 cd/m2 brightness, and HDMI, VGA, component, S-Video, and RCA inputs.

Back to the big leagues, with a Toshiba REGZA 47″ 1080p Widescreen LCD HDTV for $1,200 shipped…

The Toshiba REGZA 47″ Widescreen LCD HD Television, model no. 47HL167, fell to $1,199.77 at Amazon.com. With free shipping, that’s the lowest total price we’ve seen. It features a 1920×1080 (1080p) native resolution, 5000:1 contrast ratio, 8ms response time, and HDMI, VGA, component, S-Video, and RCA video inputs.

Office Depot has finally come through with something not office-related for Christmas (Who gives reams of paper on Christmas morning?) There’s a Sharp 37″ Widescreen LCD HDTV for $900 shipped.

OfficeDepot.com offers the Sharp 37″ Widescreen LCD HD Television, model no. LC-37SH12U, for $899.99 with free shipping or in-store pickup. Features include 1366×768 native resolution, built-in NTSC, ATSC, and QAM tuners, 450 cd/m2 brightness, 1200:1 contrast ratio, and HDMI, component, S-Video, and RCA video inputs.

DVD players ________________________________

Amazon.com cut its price on the Toshiba HD-A3 720p/1080i HD DVD Player to $178.52 with free shipping. Choose three HD DVDs from a good selection and receive them for free at checkout. It comes with 300 and The Bourne Identity in the box. Finally, submit this mail-in rebate and receive another five HD DVD movies from a much more limited selection for free.

The HD-A3 features include standard DVD upconversion to 720p/1080i, Ethernet connectivity, and HDMI, component, S-Video, and RCA video outputs.

The format wars continue…

Audio Components _________________________

Onkyo makes a good receiver, and here’s a deal on one of them.

Onkyo TX-SR605 7.1-Channel Home Theater Receiver for $370 shipped

OneCall.com offers the Onkyo TX-SR605 7.1-Channel Home Theater Receiver in Black for $369.77. With free shipping, this XM- and iPod-ready receiver features 90 watts per channel, Dolby Digital EX, Pro Logic IIx, DTS-ES, and Neo:6 sound decoding, 1080p support, and HDMI, component, S-Video, RCA, and coaxial video inputs.

Klipsch Reference Series RB-35 2-Way Bookshelf Speakers for $150 each

OneCall.com offers the Klipsch Reference Series RB-35 2-Way Bookshelf Speakers for $149.97 each. With free shipping, that’s the lowest total price to be found. Each speaker features an 8″ Cerametallic woofer, 1″ Titanium dome tweeter, 6″ square Tractrix high-frequency horn, and 125 watt RMS power handling.

These are good speakers for use with a subwoofer, and will make great rear / side speakers as well. High power handling, and good efficiency makes it easy to get realistic levels with reasonable power.

Content _____________________________________

For those with a home network and a large server with capacious hard drives, Amazon has free television episodes for download.

Amazon.com offers free downloads of select TV episodes via its Unbox service. Choose from Remington Steele (pictured),

Gossip Girl, The Larry Sanders Show, Hanna Barbera Christmas, A Looney Tunes Christmas, and more.

Just the ticket for last minute and low dollar needs.

 Buy.com has  DVD Movies for $6, 5 for $20 shipped Shipping adds $1.90, or spend over $25 for free shipping. Better yet, open a new Google Checkout account and get $10 off, which means you can bag five DVDs for $20 shipped free.

The list includes

Interview with the Vampire for $6;
Pee-Wee’s Big Adventure for $6;
Blade: Platinum Series for $6;
King Kong (1933) for $6;

34 others…

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More later ….

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