Black Friday 2012 has come and gone - with plenty of deals to spare, but Cyber Monday is here and there is a new batch of great deals to be had on tablets, LED and plasma TVs and other home theater gear and electronics.
From researching the ads and sneak peeks, we've compiled some quick links to Cyber Monday sales pages for a few of our favorite online shopping sites as well as a few of our picks for excellent individual Cyber Monday deals. See our HDTV and Home Theater Deals section for more details and individual deal picks.
Cyber Monday HDTV and Home Theater Deals By Store:
Amazon
The one to beat when it comes to online shopping, Amazon is a great place to buy electronics, and specifically TVs. Amazon offers free shipping on virtually all items over $25 (including TVs), 14-day price match on TV purchases (on their own site plus many of their competitors') as well as free return shipping on TVs. Also, this year Amazon is offering a new bonus: 2% back on TV purchases of $999 or more.
So when you see that Samsung, Panasonic or LG TV for the same price on 10 different sites (thanks to many manufacturers' new Universal Pricing Policy),you can actually get the best deal on Amazon. That free shipping plus 2% back means that Amazon is actually selling it for less than the competition. This makes Amazon the best deal on many of the higher quality sets from name brand manufacturers.
Amazon's Cyber Monday Week started Sunday and continues throughout the week with new Gold Box and Lightning deals every day, and every hour.
There are some great deals on Amazon.com already including a Panasonic 50-inch 1080p plasma for $599.99, a $20 Discount on all of the new ROKU streaming boxes (plus a bonus $5 amazon video credit), a massive 65-inch Samsung LED TV for $1497.77 (plus 2% back and free shipping). Rumor has it that they will even have the coveted new Wii U consoles on sale as a lightning deal at some point during the day on Monday.
Also, the Gold Box Deal on Cyber Monday is actually 3 different Panasonic LED TVs for up to 60% off list.
* AMAZON SHOPPING TIP * - Amazon hides the price of most televisions in the shopping cart in order to comply with manufacturers' Minimum Advertised Pricing policy (MAP). You must put the TV into your cart in order to see the discounted price. Also, when Amazon runs out of stock, they will frequently still honor the sale price of an item and deliver it to you when in stock. When this happens, the main price on the amazon product page may be higher. But look on the right hand side of the page for "Other Buying Choices" and if you see "Amazon.com" as the seller, you may still be able to get the best deal as well as all the other amazon benefits.
A few of our favorite Cyber Monday deals from Amazon.com (all include free shipping):
Tablet Deals:
HDTV Deals:
Other Cyber Monday Deals in Electronics:
Best Buy
Best Buy has been offering some great HDTV deals online since Thanksgiving. Many are sold out, but many new ones are being posted now. Also, they are currently offering a $25 bonus if you order online and pick up your order in a local store (orders $250 or above). See site for details. Also, they are currently selling Samsung's Galaxy Tab 2 for $179.99 (same as Amazon) in the 7-inch size and $299 in the 10.1-inch size (may require local pickup). Combine that with their $25 bonus and you can pick up Samsung's excellent Tab 2 10.1 full size Android tablet for a net price of $275! See Tablet Deals link below for details.
Best Buy Cyber Monday deal pages and highlighted deals:
TigerDirect
TigerDirect may be well known for its low prices on computer components and PC gear, but they also offer excellent pricing on HDTVs, particularly this week. We've written up the best deals on Tiger Direct's site including some which require coupons codes. Our favortie deal has to be the Samsung 55-inch Smart LED TV (UN55ES6580) with 3D capabilities and 4 pairs of glasses which is now available for the low price of $1297.99 (Save $1400!). Check out our Tiger Direct deals page for details:
Walmart
Walmart has expanded from massive brick and mortar super-store to massive brick and mortar superstore with a massive online presence. Walmart is offering a few HDTV and electronics deals this week (starting on Sunday).
While there are some less than well-known TV brands represented, we've also found a few gems including a a nice 43-inch Samsung plasma for $378, a 37-inch JVC LCD TV for $279.99 and an LG 55-inch LED TV for $798 with free shipping.
Walmart's Cyber Monday (Cyber Week) sale pages:
GameStop
We know that many of our readers are gamers so you may be interested in GameStop's Cyber Monday Deals. The big news is that GameStop is accepting orders for both the Basic and Deluxe set of the Nintendo Wii U console. But there are plenty of other deals available on Cyber Monday from GameStop (see link below):
Selection of GameStop's Best Deals for Cyber Monday:
Here's GameStop's Cyber Monday sale page with the complete details:
OneCall
Huppins/OneCall is offering a nice selection of gear and gadgets for Cyber Monday, including a rare 23% discount on the Popular Beats by Dr. Dre Studio headphones and $100 off the highly rated Audyssey Wireless Media speakers. Check their site for the latest deals in HDTV and home theater.
