November 7th, 2009 
Chance Stevens 
A little over a year ago, iSuppli was warning that sales and shipments would decline amid the economic condition. Over that time, prices have decreased for LCD HDTVs and customers have been noticing. It’s the point where you can barely going a week or two without seeing an ad scan with a new lowest price being advertised.
These deeply discounted television has helped propel sales and given iSuppli a change of heart. (more…)
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There is a war brewing which many people may never hear about. Depending on who you talk to it goes by man names but the one you may be most familiar with is “net neutrality.”
The definition of net neutrality, according to Wikipedia states:
Network neutrality (also net neutrality, Internet neutrality) is a principle proposed for user access networks participating in the Internet that advocates no restrictions on content, sites, or platforms, on the kinds of equipment that may be attached, and on the modes of communication allowed, as well as communication that is not unreasonably degraded by other traffic.
The principle states that if a given user pays for a certain level of Internet access, and another user pays for a given level of access, that the two users should be able to connect to each other at the subscribed level of access. (more…)
November 4th, 2009 Chance Stevens 
If you were wondering what’s going to come to take over for 1080p you can breathe easy because the wait is over. Ultra HDTV or UHD-TV as it’s being called today will come in two different resolutions 4K (3840 x 2160 pixels) and 8K (7680 x 4320 pixels).
Even though less than 65% of the US population has 1080p HDTVs currently, its predicted that it will take until 2023 before 10% of Americans have these newer televisions.
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October 24th, 2009 Chance Stevens 
In a move to combat Best Buy and their Geek Squad service offerings, Walmart has teamed up with N.E.W to help customers who need help installing their televisions.
According to a Reuters article:
Shoppers can buy service plans on a prepaid card ranging from $99 to $339. The service spans help with basic television installation on the low end to setting up a home theater, wireless router network or a home office computer network.
The service includes a preliminary consultation and a tutorial after installation is completed.
Consumer electronics retailers have been offering technology support to differentiate their business and cut down on the number of products, particularly flat-panel TVs, that are returned after customers get the gadgets home but cannot use them properly.
With this and other moves the retailer has been making it is pitting itself against the Best Buy, HHGregg’s, and other Consumer Electronics stores in a bid to win over more customer dollars.
October 23rd, 2009 Chance Stevens 
The 10/25 Best Buy ad scan is now available for you to go and check out. There are lots of great deals when it comes to televisions and television accessories.
The biggest deal by far is with the Dynex 40 inch LCD HDTV. It usually retails for $599 but from 10/25 through 10/31 you’ll be able to pick one up for $499.
I’m not sure I’d go so far as to say this is the best HDTV deal of the year, but it’s pretty darn close. Black Friday is going to have to come strong because the deals out now are looking pretty good already.
