To buy a new TV now or wait till after the holidays?

[Doublejr]

I am in the market for around a 40 inch tv. Nothing seems to be on too great of a sale, I know the stores are trying to get all they can from you before xmas or whatnot.

Do you guys think it's better to wait till after xmas, I am in no rush. Just need it relatively soon.

Thanks for you advice in advance.

 

[Blazer]

if you find a good deal get it now, there may be some clearance deals after the holidays but that may be on older technology, if you gona spend the money get the lattest tech that you can afford.

 

[mmntech]

Depends where you are. If you're near the US-Canada border, you should head up North for the Boxing Day deals the week following Christmas. It's pretty much our Black Friday.

 

[Doublejr]

Thanks, that is what I figured. I am in Massachusetts so hitting Canada isn't an option. It just seems like the TV's i see on sale are pretty much regular price. I will keep searching for that super deal.

Looking to spend around $600 if anyone has recommendations in that range for a 40 incher or so. Trying to stay away from plasma as my GF is a klutz.

 

[slackerinabox]

I dunno, Bluray 3D will require a new tv... And the PS3 supports the format, so the actual players won't be the barrier to entry.

 

[Queasy]

You won't find any Black Friday type deals right now but sometimes something will pop up. You just have to be on the alert and subscribe to email alerts to sites like Fatwallet or Slickdeals.

I was able to get a 40" 1080p Panasonic plasma, Panasonic blu-ray player, and Xbox 360 Elite bundle for $800 from Amazon last Friday. Just arrived this morning. I'm going to sell the 360 (I already have two) and the blu-ray player to reduce the total cost to around $450.

 

[sivart]

Depends where you are. If you're near the US-Canada border, you should head up North for the Boxing Day deals the week following Christmas. It's pretty much our Black Friday.

15% tax rate will kill the deal...plus you have to account for exchange rate the day you purchase and any additional fees you may pay to convert the currency. It would have to be at least 35% less than the USD price to make it a deal...IMO, of course.

 

[Iron Woode]

Depends where you are. If you're near the US-Canada border, you should head up North for the Boxing Day deals the week following Christmas. It's pretty much our Black Friday.

Some stores have sales until Jan. Futureshop and BestBuy here call it their Boxing Week Sale.

 

[mshan]

Based upon my own limited research (I just bought my dad a Samsung LN32B460), my impression is that Black Friday prices appear to have been lowest for this holiday season. I was lucky enough to find it at Buydig for $429 recently with 8% Bing Cash Back (most other places were selling it for over $500 and BuyDig price jumped up to $499 a day or two after I bought it), but Newegg had it for $399 shipped (forgot how much Bing was then) on Black Friday weekend.

It's always possible that great deals could show up this weekend, but I would just go through the Black Friday forum and get a good idea of what, relatively speaking, a good price for this Christmas season is: http://forums.anandtech.com/forumdisplay.php?f=51

Then you can better decide to buy now, or just wait till January and February and hopeful Super Bowl sales.

 

[mmntech]

15% tax rate will kill the deal...plus you have to account for exchange rate the day you purchase and any additional fees you may pay to convert the currency. It would have to be at least 35% less than the USD price to make it a deal...IMO, of course.

Tax rate is 13% now, in Ontario anyways. Plus the deals usually are pretty good. Some places will ship internationally though and only charge the 5% GST, no provincial tax.