abad3001 said:How is the PANASONIC TH-42PX80U 42" 720P PLASMA HDTV?
Good.

skisteven2 said:Does anyone know if the Airlink N router supports DD-WRT? The DD-WRT Supported Hardware page seems ambiguous.

It's a WIP (Work In Progress). That means that it's only partially supported, and there are bugs. I'd go ahead and buy the router anyway, because eventually they will get it fixed.

I'd also let the DD-WRT folks know that the router is on sale, because one of the things that often holds them back is not having a particular router on hand to fully test. Someone might even consider buying the router for them.

mymiura said:Can anyone compare the Emprex with the HP SATA burner? If the HP is $5 more AR, does the Emprex have Lightscribe? I think for $5 more it would be fun to have the Lightscribe feature. Can the emprex, being Sony/Lite-on be flashed to do Lightscribe as well? I mainly do audio CDs, some DVDs. I need SATA since my older burner is PATA hooked up via USB. Not enough IDEs on my new computer.

The HP burner is PATA, not SATA, unless I missed something.

The Emprex drives do not have Lightscribe.

You can't convert a non-Lightscribe drive into one that has it. It's in the hardware not the firmware.

crippledgiant said:I just ordered the Neo He powersupply from Frys.com while knowing that the shown rebate listed store receipt only. On the product page it now says "Rebate Valid 09/01/08 only. Rebate valid for both Fry's Electronics and Frys.com " Looks like this might be a $15 free shipping power supply.if Frys.com actually ships to you the PSU, you got a decent deal. It appeared to me it was a price mistake on Frys.com My local Fry's B&M has it today for $94.99, before $50 MIR.

I was able to get one for $64.99, before $50 MIR, as I placed an online order for in store pickup and got the store manager honored the online's quote.

Went to grab the Emprex 20X SATA DVD burner (Black #5691321) at City of Industry store (SoCal). Instead of $29.99 + Tax, the COI store sells for $34.99 + tax - 20 rebate (which can be done online, but not sure how much faster since you still have to mail in the pre-filled form and the UPC cut out.)

Oh yes, there are a LOT of them left (can't find them? look UP, literally) and it is an Optiarc (Sony/NEC) AD-7200S. RPC-1 firmware can be found on CDFreaks.com. Also, no SATA cable included, just the drive, the software (Nero 8 Ess. and Cyberlink DVD stuff.)

ushawk said:[I was able to get one for $64.99, before $50 MIR, as I placed an online order for in store pickup and got the store manager honored the online's quote.I also ordered online for instore pickup and got it for $64.99. No manager intervention was needed; I was charged $64.99 + tax and the $50 rebate receipt spit out.

baqibilla said:Can someone provide a link to fry's in-store ad, doesn't matter of what city's ad it is.

Thanks

Here ya go : LINK-A-DO

Btw , the Panasonic 42" plasma (TH-42PX80U) is a steal at $699 and worth every cent . I did my second pm (Frys to CC) on my Panasonic yesterday .

unlisted said:We have received your submission and it is being processed. The estimated mail date for your check is 18-Dec-2008.
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so did it take anybody else over 30 days to see the status of their rebate? has anybody else had their frys.com rebate accepted?
Here's my data point. I used the in-store pickup option and bought it on 9/1, therefore I have the store cashier receipt to submit the rebate. Rebate mailed on 9/29, and I got an email notice on 10/10 exactly the same as yours quoted above. It's likely that they process the rebates in batches at certain time frames and not really "first-come first-served" every day.

ToxicMussels said:Sorry to bump this up, but has anybody received their $50.00 rebate check for the Antec PSU yet?

sorry. i meant to post an update last week, but forgot.

rebatestatus.com, the website for rebate processor CPG, filed chapter 11.

antec is personally handling outstanding rebates: http://www.antec.com/rebate.html

i emailed rebateproblems@antec.com (as instructed at that url) a PDF of scans of my previously submitted rebate paperwork (completed rebate form, UPC, fry's webpage clearly stating rebate was valid for online purchases, and receipt). in the email message body i included a link to rebatestatus.com's status of my rebate. within hours i received the following response:

rebates@antec.com said:Thank you for sending Antec your rebate information.

Your rebate information has been received and will be processed for approval and payment. We will contact you if we have further questions.

We apologize for any inconvenience caused by the Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing of our rebate processor, Continental Promotions Group.

Thank you for your business, and thank you for your patience while we deal with this unexpected and unfortunate situation.

-Antec

that's all i've heard so far. i'm not sure they took the time to scrutinized my paperwork before responding, so i might yet get rejected (though rebatestatus.com originally showed it as accepted, it now says that my rebate's status is unknown).

so hopefully you kept copies so you can copy the copies and either email or snail-mail them to antec (see above url).