CentreHiFi - Samsung 42"/50" (4254/5054) & dvd player $1288/$1688

[JonJubeTube]

Centre HiFi - Samsung 42" of 50" & free dvd player

For those who missed this during boxing week.

http://i230.photobucket.com/albums/ee310/jonjubetube/hifisammycombo.jpg

Link (http://shopping.montrealgazette.canada.com/ROP/ads.aspx?advid=182270&adid=5630092&cat=4433)

Promotion might be eligible for a $200 credit from Samsung (http://samsung.ca/hd/promos.html)towards the purchase of another Samsung component.

[xriddle]

They had the HPT5054 boxing week for 1379$ I PM'd at BB and got it for 1287$. This is warm at best ... Wait for superbowl specials now.

[Laserheart]

They have Superbowl specials in Canada?

[VivaItalia]

The 5054 was never on sale for that price on boxing week. You got the 5044 model.

[Hobbesgsr]

AFAIK Best Buy doesn't stock the older 5044 model for 2007 boxing week.

My buddy cancelled his $1399 5044 order from Future Shop and picked up the 5054 last week from 2001 Audio Video for $1599 and received 1 year free Rogers HD reciever rental and programming.

It worked out to about $150 difference as he didn't have to pay for shipping.

The differences between the 5044 and 5054 include:
1. Swivel base
2. Anti glare screen coating
3. Side inputs (HDMI, S-VIDEO, headphone, audio etc)
4. PIP from sources other than PC RGB VGA port

How do you get this $100 saving on a Samsung Home Theatre unit?

[buy00buy]

How do you get this $100 saving on a Samsung Home Theatre unit?

I checked the Samsung website and I can't figure out how to get the $1 off

the 4254 is $1599 at BB
http://www.bestbuy.ca/catalog/proddetail.asp?logon=&langid=EN&sku_id=0926HDS0010086918&catid=23249

Why is a 1024x768 resolution plasma so expensive these days?

[sparrow_69]

The 5054 was never on sale for that price on boxing week. You got the 5044 model.

That isn't true. Yesterday, I came across an old copy of the mtl gazette and it was indeed the 5054 that was on sale for <1399$ I seem to think it was dumoulin that had it on sale for that price, but it was definitely on sale for less than 1400

[VivaItalia]

maybe in mtl it was but I know for a fact that here in ontario it was the 5044 model. If the boxing week threads are still open, you can go check the boxing week flyers again to be sure.

[Hobbesgsr]

I called Samsung Canada to ask how to get this discount.

I spoke to 3 different CSRs and none of them had any idea about this promo. I have to give them the exact url for them to believe me.

Anyways, they stated they has no formal info and to just go to the store where you bought/are buying your TV and tell them you also want a Samsung Home Theatre unit with the Samsung discount.

[Hobbesgsr]

Correct me if I'm wrong but there appears to be a small misunderstanding here.

xriddle is saying that the 5054 was on sale at Centre HiFi for $1379 and he PMed BB.
VivaItalia seems to be referring to the Future Shop door crasher sale of the 5044 for $1399.

Either way, little if any stores that I saw actually carried the 5044 during boxing week as it is one MY older.

[another]

any one know when this sale is over?
i'd like to PM it .

[mightylobo]

Futureshop Carried the 5044 and Bestbuy carries the 5054, There is no way to PM between these two stores, since the model is not the same. If he was able to PM, than he got lucky that they didn't check the model.

[buy00buy]

Another interesting 42-inch cheap plasma TV option worth mentioning in this plasma TV reviews article is the Samsung HPT4254 42" Plasma HDTV.

The HPT4254 is Samsung's entry-level 720p plasma HDTV. It is selling at just under $1,000; that's $500 below the suggested retail price.

Interesting to note that Samsung is the world's largest flat-panel display manufacturer when taking plasma and LCD panels combined. It is also the world's second largest plasma display maker - after Panasonic - reaching 19.1% market share in worldwide plasma TV sales for the second quarter of 2007.

Samsung is also offering a second 42-inch plasma in its 2007 line-up; this is the Samsung HPT4264 42-inch Plasma HDTV. It is a step-up model over the basic HPT4254. As expected, it comes with a slightly higher price tag at $1,200.

However, the differences between these two models is mainly cosmetic in nature and apart from a USB2.0 port for playing JPEG and MP3s files, both sets share the same specs sheet. Common features include the same high level digital image processing, 15,000:1 dynamic contrast ratio, and three HDMI ports. If you don't need the USB connection, the entry-level Samsung HPT-4254 is worth considering.

http://www.practical-home-theater-guide.com/cheap-plasma-tv.html

Samsung Plasma FAQ
http://www.samsungplasmatvfaq.com/index.php/Main_Page

Firmware Upgrade
http://www.samsungplasmatvfaq.com/index.php/Firmware_library

Review
http://reviews.cnet.com/flat-panel-tvs/samsung-hpt4254/4505-6482_7-32399836.html



Only issue is the 1024x768 resolution which is not good for HTPC

[Mista_jonny]

I picked up the 5054 last week at Centre hifi for 1377!!!