42" Panasonic plasma and HD-DVD Xbox attachment, $810 installed from Best Buy

Massive Update to previous post due to deal change at Best Buy.

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Select New/Yes for everything but home audio. Good for $500 savings.

Purchase the following:
1) DirecTV HD reciever (don't worry, you'll return this) 99$
2) Panny 42" $1199 Edit: Price increased to $1249
4) Installation $200 (may vary)
5) Xbox HD-DVD player $179 (note: NOT specifically excluded from this deal! Alternately get this standalone, adding $70 to your total price below, or simply don't get an HD-DVD player and subtract $79 from the total prices compiled here)

Total price: $1727.
Instant savings: $500.
New price: $1227

Get 2% back as a reward zone member ($21.56), or 4% back with a BB credit card or as an RZ member with other 2% back card ($43.12). With a new BB credit card, you also get 2 years at 0% interest (see optional savings at bottom) Link Valid thru at least 10/6/07.

New price: $1182

Return the DirecTV set top box and cancel your contract with them. Cancelling the contract is easy and by phone (within the first 30 days, prior to installation!). You may have to sell the box for ~$80 on eBay, Craigslist, or whatever you prefer (these are resellable). Some posters suggest this doesn't work, listen instead to FWers who have actually done it without difficulty (including OP). Some posters in previous thread said purchasing this unit wasn't necessary to get the discount, but this, as the return itself, is YMMV.

New price: $1100

Submit a rebate to Panasonic good for up to a $200 installation (conveniently, that's the charge in many places). Rebate Here It's fun to note you actually made $100 to have BB install it. The link to the .pdf was removed from the Panasonic site, so it might be a good idea to download/print the file ASAP.

New price: $900 ($822 without the HD-DVD attachment)

Awesome YMMV update: there's a 10% off coupon from USPS as detailed here. This will bring the price down another $70-125. (10% on your now $700 TV, or if applied first, %10 off your $1249 TV) Props to NightShopper.

YMMV New price: ~$810

Optional for extra savings:
Instead of paying upfront $900, put ~$810 in a high yield savings account and pay your new BB card from this account, gaining the remaining balance as earned interest. Remember, two years at 0%!

Final Price: Under $810 (plus tax on around $1027 in most areas)

BONUS: If you do get the Toshiba or Xbox HD-DVD player, you are eligible for 5 free HD-DVD movies. Link valid from 10/1/07

YMMV return possiblity:
Since each discount is taken from the TV price, if you get an idiot CSR later and return the HD-DVD player, and set top box, your price for the tv plus installation would be extremely low after the rebate. I leave debating the ethics of it to other, better folk.

I purchased this TV about 3 months ago. I couldn't be more satisfied. I know it is a 720P but the picture is flawless with Dishnetwork HD box. I highly recommend this unit to anyone looking for a good quality decently priced HD Plasma.

50 inch is the lowest dimension I would consider. I have this TV. Feel too small.

fatcool said: 50 inch is the lowest I would consider. I have this TV. Feel too small.

If you want to get right down to it, all plasmas under $50,000 are too small. But a 42" or 50" would make for a nice bedroom set.

....and you have to be a new directv subscriber to do this, correct?

Price match to CC perhaps? They have it for $1249.

osmanullah said: Price match to CC perhaps? They have it for $1249.

Looks like its $1,099.00 at CC now, Im gonna try to get it price matched tomorrow.

EDIT: Wow, looks like its $999.00 at Fry's, even better PM possibilities. Its specifically stated that you cannot PM with the HD advantage offer though so YMMV.

Thanks for emailing the form!

superdrew said: could someone please email me a copy of the Rebate PDF for installation to superdrew(remove)@yahoo.com

Me too.

deallover05@yahoo.com

Thanks.

pilotBo said: osmanullah said: Price match to CC perhaps? They have it for $1249.

Looks like its $1,099.00 at CC now, Im gonna try to get it price matched tomorrow.

EDIT: Wow, looks like its $999.00 at Fry's, even better PM possibilities. Its specifically stated that you cannot PM with the HD advantage offer though so YMMV.

If you look at the original posts from Novermber 06 on a similar deal, the whole point was to PM and then to get the flat $600 off. I actually managed to PM Circuit City (TV was 1599) to 1299, use a 10% off Circuit City coupon (1169) and THEN they took the 600 off for a final price of $569 on the TV. This year's deal says specifically that they're not to do that, but it did work last year and is worth trying. I basically got 65% off the Best Buy price on that TV. I'll post my 06 receipt if the scanner gets freed up here at work.

It's still worth a try. Especially if you've got a buddy at Best Buy who isn't too attentive to fine print.

I tried this as well. You can't price match (it says that in the ad for the deal), you can't get the 10% off, you can't add in the XBOX HD DVD Player.

For the DirecTV part, the DirecTV representative on the phone said that if you cancel you have a $300 cancellation fee, maybe this meant canceling after installation but it wasn't a chance I was willing to take.

The best you can do is price match the TV with Circuit City for $1100 and then get the $150 installation. Then you have the $200 installation rebate for a grand total of $1050 without the HD DVD Player.

There is no HD Receiver needed to be purchased for the deal to work, I'm not sure why it's in the OP.

I still got the TV for $1050, but I am going to return it. Just not a real good deal. I'd rather get a 37" LCD for half the cost.

bdiez said: Okay, Best Buy on Sunday will drop the TV to $1250, as in their ad is the TV for $1250.

$1250 - TV
$150 - Installation
- $400 - Instant Savings
$1000 Out the door price
- $200 - Panasonic Rebate
$800 Total + Tax

I am thinking of going back and trying the DirecTV deal. I need reassurance on the cancellation - when I was on the phone signing up for the service, they told me that I would be charged $300 for cancellation. Is that only applicable after installation?

When they hand you the phone, simply unplug it and talk to yourself. They ask for phone number, address, CC info, and make up some other stuff to seem like your really talking with some1. Your account number is what the BB person will ask for (if they do) and its simply any 8 numbers. I personally did this and my sister was right next to me.. when I told her I was talking to no one she couldnt believe it.. haha.

CCity has same TV for $1099. DOes anyone tried to PM?

Oh PUHLEASE.

YMMV, Return this item, YMMV, sell this item on eBay or CL, YMMV, Use this coupon you get from place y, YMMV, cancel this contract, YMMV

THESE ARE NOT DEALS. These are "massive" WORK and involve attempting to (ab)use every tiny agreement term on multiple things to get the lowest price as posted in the title.

ipitydafoo said: This isn't a "deal" at all, its just a scam that Best Buy is aware of. I inquired about the HD Advantage program, and my store said they weren't doing it!

They saw me coming a mile away
This is not up to the particular store to decide on participation. The HD Advantage program is advertised - just print flyer from BB website.

CCity has deal with same TV+installation(FireDog theater setup and 1 year warranty - $349)+ Panasonic SC-PT750 Complete Home Theater System ($359)= $1499.97 - $200 MR= 1299.97

I am wondering if it's possible to return installation/ Home Theater System.... to bring it to nice price of $791.

kubis2 said: If you wanna return, just take their 1099 online price, which almost any manager in store will honor, and get the $300 DTV promotion to get it for 800+tax w/o any need for rebates as I did. But I actually needed a new DTV subscription, so I have not tried to cancel that one.

I believe that the DTV Circuit City Promotion ended 10/1 though.

I got mine for.... $450!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I bought the set Th-42PX75U -$1250
Installation-$150
Blue-Ray player Sony-$500
Audio-$500
direct tv box-$100 (and I did talk on the phone with myself, thanks for suggestion)
Instantly I got $600 off the tv. Next day I returned everything.
I also got $40 off from Best Buy rewards zone (%2)
And finally $200 off the price - Panasonic rebate.
Summary:
1250-600-40-200=410 + tax =450$ for Panasonic 42" Plasma
Thanks for all of your help, I'm all set!!!

I was close to doing this deal today at CC, since the Panasonic install coupon expires today (10/31). I didn't go ahead with it because I really don't have a big enough vehicle to take it away on my own, and I will be moving soon. I'm actually wanting to get the Directv deal (I want to switch to DTV), and get the $300 off and free install and calibration from firedog (from Panny rebate--now defunct.)

I'm wondering if anyone has had luck getting the Directv $300 off deal, then going in later and price-matching when the price of the set drops. I'm sure this set will come down a couple hundred in the next month as Black Friday approaches. If I could, I would just sign up for DTV and take a $300 TV credit to CC in a few weeks and take the TV then. Problem is that I need to set up my DTV installation before I actually need to take delivery of the TV. Best Buy was very clear that they would NOT PM with the DirecTV deal (despite the fact that they are simply taking the $300 from DTV and charging full price for the set.) CC was a little bit more wishy washy about it. The kid at CC also told me it could be a problem that I had DTV a couple of years ago. From what I've heard all you have to do is upgrade to HD, even for current customers?