BIGresearch says that 96.5 million Americans plan to shop on Cyber Monday this year. Of course, it's the busiest online shopping day. However, it doesn't have to be the most frustrating. Instead of surfing through thousands of deals and websites, we've got one of the best HDTV deals right here.

We've seen a lot of nice Panasonic deals over the past few days. Amazon has another, offering the very pretty TC-P42S1 plasma for $784.99 with free shipping. Here is the link:

• Panasonic 42-Inch VIERA TC-P42S1 1080p Plasma HDTV: $784.99 with Free Shipping (price verified on 12/03/09)

Perfect for sports, movies, or another holiday Deadliest Catch marathon, this unit boasts a full HD 1080p image, a 40,000:1 native contrast ratio ("2,000,000:1" dynamic contrast), three HDMI inputs, and total control over compatible devices via VIERA Link support (aka HDMI-CEC).  For the green among us, the set's newly designed neoPDP panel is up to 50% more efficient than last year's models, allowing the TV to easily meet current EnergyStar rating requirements. 

The VIERA Image Viewer and built-in SD card slot allows you to instantly blow up family photos on this unit's beautiful 42-inch screen. Also, the 600Hz sub-field drive technology promises clarity even during the fastest action in sports and movies.

Act now and Amazon will ship it via scheduled delivery, arriving in plenty of time for Christmas, for free.

Amazon is also offering a similar model, the TC-P42U1 for $799 delivered, in case stock runs out on the S1 model.  The U1 features 30,000:1 native contrast but is otherwise similar to the S1 series TV.

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