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HiI'mBrian · 10-13-2009, 01:04 AM

I got one heck of a deal at the Target I work at.

Panasonic Viera TC-P42C1

now here is the deal:

$699.99
- 55% clearance markdown
- 30% for being the display model (it is only about 7 weeks old, I set it up in store myself)
- 10% team member discount
+ $29 for a three year extended warrenty
= $226 total

I absolutely could not pass it up. It replaces my two year old 32" Sharp Aqous as the main TV, the Sharp has moved to the spare room.

The odd thing is ..... it says it is only 720p .. but the on-screen display and my PS3 both show it running at 1080p.

Blu Titan · 10-13-2009, 01:11 AM

Your PS3 is displaying the resolution of the source (BD movie), which is 1080P, but your tv will display at 720p. Anyways, you got a super deal for that tv.

blarneyrubble · 10-13-2009, 01:11 AM

Wow!!!!

HiI'mBrian · 10-13-2009, 01:18 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Blu Titan

Your PS3 is displaying the resolution of the source (BD movie), which is 1080P, but your tv will display at 720p. Anyways, you got a super deal for that tv.

hmm. strange (my Sharp didn't do this)

I just thought it odd the TV info also read as 1080p. It still looks lightyears better than my LCD haha.

I just need to lower it some on the tv stand by about two inches (I have one of the stands with the "wall" bracket built on)

DeadDog · 10-13-2009, 01:21 AM

Amazing price!! I would love to get a TV of that quality for that price. I'll be in the market soon for a bedroom set and that would be awesome.

Lucky You!

hardcorefrokid · 10-13-2009, 01:27 AM

Great buy, bud! I thought I got a good price on my plasma, I got it for $500 and change.

HiI'mBrian · 10-13-2009, 01:30 AM

i knew it looked awesome in the store, and now reading some reviews seems to be a solid 4.5-5/5 on every review with practically no issues.

i had to jump when i sold two in the box @ $297 within 30mins of each other. as soon as i rang out the last boxstock one, I went on break and snagged the display haha.

crazyBLUE · 10-13-2009, 01:31 AM

Congrats on the new PLASMA !

blarneyrubble · 10-13-2009, 01:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HiI'mBrian

i knew it looked awesome in the store, and now reading some reviews seems to be a solid 4.5-5/5 on every review with practically no issues.

i had to jump when i sold two in the box @ $297 within 30mins of each other. as soon as i rang out the last boxstock one, I went on break and snagged the display haha.

Wait!?! A regular person can get one for $297? Is that the in store price or what?

HiI'mBrian · 10-13-2009, 01:42 AM

YMMV

we had had it at $594 on clearance for about 3 weeks and not one person bit on it ... today it was supposed to go salvage (according to our price change scanners) but it gave us the option to do a final markdown, and it took it to $297

we are a super low volume store though, so I dunno that this would happen widespread. i probably should have mentioned that haha.

vveksuvarna · 10-13-2009, 01:45 AM

plasma kicks LCD's ass, any given day !

blarneyrubble · 10-13-2009, 01:48 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HiI'mBrian

YMMV

we had had it at $594 on clearance for about 3 weeks and not one person bit on it ... today it was supposed to go salvage (according to our price change scanners) but it gave us the option to do a final markdown, and it took it to $297

we are a super low volume store though, so I dunno that this would happen widespread. i probably should have mentioned that haha.

Where are you at?

HiI'mBrian · 10-13-2009, 01:52 AM

a little town in Indiana, just across the river from Louisville, KY

quest88 · 10-13-2009, 02:00 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HiI'mBrian

I got one heck of a deal at the Target I work at.

Panasonic Viera TC-P42C1

now here is the deal:

$699.99
- 55% clearance markdown
- 30% for being the display model (it is only about 7 weeks old, I set it up in store myself)
- 10% team member discount
+ $29 for a three year extended warrenty
= $226 total

I absolutely could not pass it up. It replaces my two year old 32" Sharp Aqous as the main TV, the Sharp has moved to the spare room.

The odd thing is ..... it says it is only 720p .. but the on-screen display and my PS3 both show it running at 1080p.

That's less than what I'm going to pay for the wife's Kitchen LCD. Good Job !

sarge1976 · 10-13-2009, 02:04 AM

Congrats! Awesome price

My_Two_Cents · 10-13-2009, 02:04 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HiI'mBrian

a little town in Indiana, just across the river from Louisville, KY

Crap! I'm off to Target now to see if we have the same deal (need to run that way and pick daughter up from work, anyway).

HiI'mBrian · 10-13-2009, 02:38 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ricshoe

Crap! I'm off to Target now to see if we have the same deal (need to run that way and pick daughter up from work, anyway).

what part of Louisville are you in?

Grand Bob · 10-13-2009, 02:51 AM

A nice set at a great price!

SamC · 10-13-2009, 03:25 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HiI'mBrian

I got one heck of a deal at the Target I work at.

Panasonic Viera TC-P42C1

now here is the deal:

$699.99
- 55% clearance markdown
- 30% for being the display model (it is only about 7 weeks old, I set it up in store myself)
- 10% team member discount
+ $29 for a three year extended warrenty
= $226 total

I absolutely could not pass it up. It replaces my two year old 32" Sharp Aqous as the main TV, the Sharp has moved to the spare room.

The odd thing is ..... it says it is only 720p .. but the on-screen display and my PS3 both show it running at 1080p.

omg that's alien! you did it well, yes you did

i love the price!
(on a side note: you are going to hear all kinds of shit because happiness isnt sustainable, so be prepared and keep yourself fixed upstream)

McGarnigal · 10-13-2009, 03:30 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HiI'mBrian

The odd thing is ..... it says it is only 720p .. but the on-screen display and my PS3 both show it running at 1080p.

I have the 42x1, it says 1080p cause actually it displays more than 720p vertical lines, it does 768p so it rounds up which is kind of cool!

10-13-2009, 01:04 AM	#1
HiI'mBrian Active Member Member since:Oct 2008 Location:Radville	got my first plasma! I got one heck of a deal at the Target I work at. Panasonic Viera TC-P42C1 now here is the deal: $699.99 - 55% clearance markdown - 30% for being the display model (it is only about 7 weeks old, I set it up in store myself) - 10% team member discount + $29 for a three year extended warrenty = $226 total I absolutely could not pass it up. It replaces my two year old 32" Sharp Aqous as the main TV, the Sharp has moved to the spare room. The odd thing is ..... it says it is only 720p .. but the on-screen display and my PS3 both show it running at 1080p.

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10-13-2009, 01:11 AM	#2
Blu Titan Super Moderator Top ranked HT gallery Top contributor Member since:Jul 2007 Location:Edo, Land of the Samurai Home Theater Gallery:42 4K collection:41 Blu-ray collection:2864 Blu-ray reviews: 2 Trading Score:92	Your PS3 is displaying the resolution of the source (BD movie), which is 1080P, but your tv will display at 720p. Anyways, you got a super deal for that tv.

10-13-2009, 01:11 AM	#3
blarneyrubble Active Member Member since:Apr 2009 Location:Greenville Blu-ray collection:186	Wow!!!!

10-13-2009, 01:21 AM	#5
DeadDog Power Member Top contributor Member since:Jul 2008 Home Theater Gallery:12 Blu-ray collection:355 Digital collection:96 iTunes collection:125 Trading Score:360	Amazing price!! I would love to get a TV of that quality for that price. I'll be in the market soon for a bedroom set and that would be awesome. Lucky You!

10-13-2009, 01:27 AM	#6
hardcorefrokid Power Member Member since:Sep 2008 Location:Southern California Blu-ray collection:97 Blu-ray reviews: 16	Great buy, bud! I thought I got a good price on my plasma, I got it for $500 and change.

10-13-2009, 01:30 AM	#7
HiI'mBrian Active Member Member since:Oct 2008 Location:Radville	i knew it looked awesome in the store, and now reading some reviews seems to be a solid 4.5-5/5 on every review with practically no issues. i had to jump when i sold two in the box @ $297 within 30mins of each other. as soon as i rang out the last boxstock one, I went on break and snagged the display haha.

10-13-2009, 01:31 AM	#8
crazyBLUE Moderator Top ranked HT gallery Top contributor Member since:Aug 2008 Location:Pacific Northwest Home Theater Gallery:89 Blu-ray collection:479 DVD collection:1 Blu-ray reviews: 38 Trading Score:30	Congrats on the new PLASMA !

10-13-2009, 01:42 AM	#10
HiI'mBrian Active Member Member since:Oct 2008 Location:Radville	YMMV we had had it at $594 on clearance for about 3 weeks and not one person bit on it ... today it was supposed to go salvage (according to our price change scanners) but it gave us the option to do a final markdown, and it took it to $297 we are a super low volume store though, so I dunno that this would happen widespread. i probably should have mentioned that haha.

10-13-2009, 01:45 AM	#11
vveksuvarna Senior Member Member since:Jul 2009 Location:San Francisco, CA Blu-ray collection:56	plasma kicks LCD's ass, any given day !

10-13-2009, 01:52 AM	#13
HiI'mBrian Active Member Member since:Oct 2008 Location:Radville	a little town in Indiana, just across the river from Louisville, KY

10-13-2009, 02:04 AM	#15
sarge1976 Power Member Member since:Nov 2007 Location:Shillington,PA Home Theater Gallery:22 Blu-ray collection:1038 Blu-ray reviews:6 Trading Score:4	Congrats! Awesome price

10-13-2009, 02:51 AM	#18
Grand Bob Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Oct 2007 Location:Seattle Area Home Theater Gallery:9 Blu-ray reviews:1	A nice set at a great price!

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