Amazon is a great place to buy TVs, not only for their low prices (sometimes even below Manufacturer's minimum advertised price) but for their free enhanced delivery service. But today (12/18) is the last day to order one and get delivery for free. With Amazon's enhanced delivery, you can schedule date and time you want the set delivered (including weekends), and they'll open the box, deliver it to any room in your house and test the TV to make sure it works before they leave.
Here's a link to eligible models:
Amazon is an authorized online dealer for all major television brands including Sony, Panasonic, Samsung, Toshiba, LG, JVC and VIZIO. Their scheduled delivery service applies to most HDTVs over 36 inches and the enhanced delivery option applies to most TVs 40 inches or larger. Also, you can buy with confidence as Amazon offers hassle-free returns and replacement for anything that arrives damaged or defective at no additional cost to the customer. Also, because Amazon is an authorized dealer, anything you buy is covered by the manufacturer's full factory warranty, many of which include in-home service on larger sets.
One of our favorite deals? Panasonic's excellent 50-inch TC-P50G10 1080p plasma HDTV for $1255 including enhanced delivery. This set offers excellent contrast and blur-free motion reproduction, bright accurate colors, four HDMI inputs and on-board ATSC, NTSC and QAM tuners for tuning in your local HD and digital channels. The set also offers Panasonic's VIERA Cast feature that delivers Web content from Amazon and YouTube directly to your TV without the need for a computer. And if you buy it now on Amazon you can get a $100 credit toward movies or TV shows on Amazon's Video on Demand service.
If you order after December 18th, you can still get the free enhanced delivery but your TV mary arrive after December 25th. Do what I do - print out the picture of the TV and put in in a small box under the tree with a note saying "The HDTV is in the mail!" This way they'll be REALLY surprised when they open it!
Prices on the Amazon site may vary but look for some pretty amazing deals there on sets from all the major brands.
If you're cutting it even closer and really want that special (smaller) gift to arrive before Christmas, Amazon is also offering free 2-day shipping on a number of smaller electronics items such as select headphones, Blu-ray players, iPod Docks and portable GPS units. Check this link to see what qualifies for free 2-day delivery.
