HDTV Deals For The Week Of May 4/08: Top 5 Bestsellers

post from TV Snob on 04 May 2008 09:30:00 AM. © TV Snob

519HVZ6%2BmqL._SL500_AA280_.jpg We've decided to go with a bit of theme for this week's best HDTV deals. What is it? Given that popular purchases indicate product quality, we're going to show you the top 5 selling products in various HDTV categories. And yes, of course, all the products we show you are on sale!LCD TV's

Samsung 46-Inch LN46A550--$1599.99, regularly $2499.99. 1080p resolution, 30000:1 contrast ratio, 5 ms response rate, 3 HDMI 1.3 ports.
Samsung 40-Inch LN40A550--$1225.23, regularly $2099.99. 1080p resolution, 30000:1 contrast ratio, 5 ms response rate, 3 HDMI 1.3 ports.
Samsung 46-Inch LN46A650--$1999.98, regularly $2899.99. 1080p resolution, 120Hz Auto Motion Plus, 4 HDMI slots, 50000:1 contrast ratio, 4 ms response time, InfoLink.
Samsung 52-inch LN52A650--$2534.99, regularly $4199.99. 1080p resolution, 120Hz Auto Motion Plus, 4 HDMI slots, 50000:1 contrast ratio, 4 ms response time, InfoLink.
Samsung 40-Inch LN40A650--$1569.98, regularly $2699.99. 1080p resolution, 120Hz Auto Motion Plus, 4 HDMI slots, 50000:1 contrast ratio, 4 ms response time, InfoLink.

Plasma TV's

Panasonic Viera 50-Inch TH-50PZ85U--$2015.19, regularly $2499.99. 1080p resolution, 1000000:1 contrast ratio, 4096 gradations of color, VieraLink, GalleryPlayer.
Panasonic Viera 42-Inch TH-42PZ85U--$1424.86, regularly $1699.99. 1080p resolution, 1000000:1 contrast ratio, 4096 gradations of color, VieraLink, GalleryPlayer.
Samsung 50-Inch PN50A550--$1898.88, regularly $2799.99. 1080p resolution, 30,000:1 contrast ratio / 1,000,000:1 dynamic contrast ratio, 3D-ready, 3 HDMI slots.
Panasonic Viera 42-Inch TH-42PX80U--$1017.99, regularly $1199.99. 720p resolution, 1000000 dynamic contrast ratio, 4096 gradations of color, VieraLink, GalleryPlayer.
Panasonic Viera 50-Inch TH-50PZ80U--$1899.99, regularly $2299.99. 1080p resolution, 1000000 dynamic contrast ratio, 4096 gradations of color, VieraLink, GalleryPlayer.

Projectors

Epson PowerLite 77c--$604.40, regularly $749. 720p/1080i support, 2200 lumens, 3LCD, 400:1 contrast ratio.
Mitsubishi HC1500--$797.24, regularly $1495. DLP, 720p, TI DDP3020 Dark Chip 2 with Brilliant Color, 1600 lumens, 2500:1 contrast ratio.
ViewSonic PJ503DB--$372.88 after $100 rebate, regularly $742.18. DLP, 1500 lumens, 2000:1 contrast ratio, support for 720p/1080i.
Epson S5--$545.42, regularly $599.99. 3LCD, 2000 lumens, native SVGA resolution.
Optoma HD70--$905, regularly $999. Native 720p resolution, 1000 lumens, 4000:1 contrast ratio, silent fan.