Can't wait... I really need an excuse to replace my old 27" CRT tv with a plasma or lcd!!

I'm not buying any electronics or cameras until after Christmas. I'm sure prices will plummet like a flying sheep after December...

@rainmkr: Ditto right here, exactly. I'm not itching to replace it, but if the right deal comes up...

***shhh, don't let the retailers hear!*** Umm... yeah, so I'm not buying any consumer products at all, better slash the prices extra low

@rainmkr: Yeah, I got a bunch of gift cards that I intend to use to get me a new fancy tv.

I'll never get a 50" plasma in these troubled times... unless it's the right price and 1080p (non of this 720p stuff)

Thanks for the heads-up, Consumerist. I've already "exchanged" one LCD TV, and I'll be on the lookout for a better deal.

For the curious ones out there:

I bought a 32" AOC from Radioshack on Black Friday, that was pretty pathetic. Found a 32" Sharp at Wal-Mart last week, for about $2 cheaper, and immediately pounced on the deal. Radioshack was nice about the return, though. They only asked why I was returning the set. And I was honest. The picture and sound were terrible.

I've had this in the back of my mind every time I'm in a store now.

I did get two steals I got that I don't think I'm going to regret (though I guess that will remain to be seen). My camera was $300 less then retail and the TV I got for the parents was $200 less.

Either way I think they were pretty good deals so I'm happy. I won't throw too big a fit if they do come in cheaper. Might cry a bit.

Our new house closes escrow on 1/6, so we're not buying ANYTHING until after that.

I'm waiting until after the holidays to get a new laptop. I figure by then, I can get a good one cheap. Sure, I have the money to buy one now, but why would I pay more when I can get some great deals?

Hopefully...

I'll definitely be looking for a good projector for my server so I can watch movies and do server-y things off it. :)

I wonder if things like HDTV's will take an even bigger drop after the Super Bowl. That seems to have been happening the past couple of years as retailers try to liquidate the inventory they built up before the big game...

Boxing day in Canada = WIN... It must be bad.. I already got BestBuy notification and it starts 6 hours earlier than last year...

@IphtashuFitz: I think this is true. Retailers reduce price somewhat on TV's after the Holidays, but don't really drop prices on TV's until after Super Bowl.

But I think most other consumer electronics are up for grabs starting December 26.

@IphtashuFitz: I like that thought and thank you for posting it. I new there was a reason I put off the purchase during black friday, but couldn't remember what it was.

Here's to hoping that $900 discount increases :P LN52A750 on amazon.com... someday you will be mine. Unless your younger (800 series) sister starts slumming with her prices.

@crabbygeek: Actually depending on the viewing distance they may end up being the same.

@warf0x0r: @ that size that is.

@crabbygeek:

Once you do make your purchase, you will realize that its virtually indistinguishable between 1080 and 720. Plus, the vast majority of TV is 720. Personally, I wish I would have settled with a lower priced 720 instead of the upgrade for 1080.

The biggest benefit with 1080 resolution is when you connect to a PC and use a monitor.

@ottawa_guy: And up here, the queues are orderly and there are fewer fatalities.

*in a children's playground sing-song voice*
i get paid on friday!
i get paid on friday!

not that i NEED any electronics but i will certainly be open to any excellent deals

@unobservant:

That's because:

a) a queue with 30 people constitutes half the provincial population.

b) the 30 people need to be nice to each other, since only by sharing body heat can they hope to survive the cold while waiting in line.

@jdsmn: It really depends on what your using it for. If your using your HDTV for cable or satellite service, yeah, most (if not all) is 720, and you probably won't notice the difference.

Some nicer media systems now are actually using 1080 and while some people won't notice (honestly I don't see how on bigger than 50"), other people do...

@JustThatGuy3: Eh!

I couldn't wait and bought a new camera yesterday. Hopefully I won't regret this decision.

@JustThatGuy3: Don't forget them gun control laws!

My parents already knew that I was getting them an HDTV for Christmas, so I just e-mailed them and said they may have to wait a few days longer to get it. I would already have one, but noooo, Sony doesn't work with HSBC anymore, so my line of credit there isn't usable.

Sucks, too. I was going to get an $800 TV for $611, and it was already marked down to $749. 18 months of no interest, no payments, and I was all set, but no, they just had to switch creditors.

@IphtashuFitz:

Got my 42" 1080P Panasonic Viera plasma for $500 off during a pre-Black Friday sale... Now I need to get a nice surround sound system to compliment it, as the old 5.1 Sony setup I have isn't as impressive as it used to be. Keeping my fingers crossed, and hell, if the prices on the 50" Plasmas fall further after the Super Bowl, I might just pick one up with my tax rebate.

Good advice!

But the real advice I need is whether to save my old piggy bank money my parents decided to roll up and cash in (hundreds of dollars worth, damn), split the money with my wife so we can both splurge, or just run out and spend it like a crazy man before she figures out about it. I'll take this as a suggestion for the third case.

Thanks again, Consumerist! :)

It looks to be even better here in the Pacific Northwest, with Portland and Seattle snowed in, and not a plow or salt truck in sight - the snowstorm just wiped out this weekend's shopping.

@jdsmn: "The biggest benefit with 1080 resolution is when you connect to a PC and use a monitor."

Or an Xbox 360. Or a PS3. Or a Blu-Ray.

PLENTY of good reasons to buy 1080p.

I'm perpetually late with my Christmas shipping (usually shop on time but don't like to be bothered with the post office).. This year haven't done any shopping yet... Waiting to see what the after Christmas sales are like.... That and if I get anything I don't like that I can immediately turn around, ship off and regift.

Moved away from my family 9 years ago and nobody has ever visited me and my inlaws refuse to visit me because I have cats (which makes me filthy and my home uninhabitable and unvisitable) so no worries of them noticing I don't have XYZ widget.

The after-Xmas sales this year all look to be fantastic for consumers.

Alas, I needed to buy a laptop this month (going away for training in all of January). I'm peeved because I just know I'd have probably saved a couple hundred bucks on what I bought if only I could have waited until after Christmas. Oh well.

@Urgleglurk: ....like this?

"They do not so much fly, as plummet."

@Daveinva:

Unless you don't have any of those things.

This doesn't affect me because I don't have any money. :'(

@crabbygeek: Keep in mind that most 1080p Plasma panels are higher quality than their 720p counterparts... For example, the Panasonic PX80 series (720p) only has a contrast ratio of 15,000:1, where the PZ80 (1080p) has a contrast ratio of 20,000:1, and the PZ85 (1080P) has a contrast ratio of 30,000:1. I don't necessairly care what anyone says, I can tell the difference in 1080p vs 720p, and my cable system runs @ 1080i, which would have to be downsampled to 720p.

@scoosdad: I bought a great TV a couple weeks ago at a great price. Since I bought it on a card, if the price goes down post-Christmas I have price protection. So if you see a great deal now, no risk in taking it.

@rainmkr: Bleh. Unless I can get an LCD larger than my tv that I just bought used for $150 for something AFFORDABLE (I.E not more than my rent) I might spring.

I just hate how all these companies are shoving HD tv's down our throats and the cable company *assumes* you all have HD flat screens. I'm not replacing my TV until it DIES or there's like a $300 LCD of a decent size.

@rainmkr: Just go with "It's for the digital transition!"

Why not wait until the pit of the depression next year? I bet you'll be able to get some good deals then.

re: "Electronic glut forbodes..."

'Forbodes'? I nil glopped that wip before ...