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British Retailer Slashes price for 50-inch 3DTV
LONDON: British electronic retailer Currys came out
with a sub-dime 50-inch 3DTV set this week. The chain’s 500 or so Currys and PC
World stores are offering the Samsung PN50C680 plasma 3DTV set for £999.99
(US$1,584), a knock-off of around £300 (US$475). But wait! There’s more. The
retailer is throwing in a free 3D Blu-ray player valued at £199 (US$315) and
two free sets of 3D shutter glasses.
The retailer announced the deal in anticipation of the holidays. The same set
is actually cheaper at Amazon, at $1,439, but the price does not include a
Blu-ray player nor does it appear to include glasses. The cheapest price for
the set from online retailers serving the U.S., market appears to be $1,219
from
East Coast
TVs in Linden, N.J. East Coast is advertising free shipping and a variety
of extended warranties from $99 to $299. It’s not clear if glasses are included
with the set.
On the high end of the spectrum, computer parts site
Ambry.com
is offering a set described by Google’s product search as “refurbished” at
$2,049.55. A total of 16 online retailers are listed as offering the model.
See...
August 26, 2010: “3DTVs Get Cheaper By
the Week”
Amazon today sent out an e-mailer offering a 46-inch 1080p LCD 3DTV set,
the LN46C750, for $1,292. By comparison, a new Samsung UN40B7000 40-inch
1080p LED non-3D set is priced at $1,255. So for $37 more, buyers can get a 3D
set with a bigger screen.
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Google Completes Motorola Mobility Acquisition
It’s a great time to be in the mobile business, and I’m confident that the team at Motorola will be creating the next generation of mobile devices that will improve lives for years to come.