Hunting for HDTV deals on Black Friday and Cyber Monday is a dreary task of surfing through "big deals" on no-name junk TVs interspersed with a lot of not-so-special pricing on the name brand performance-oriented TVs. But every once in a while you find a great deal on a nice name brand HDTV, and that's just what today's Gold Box Deal is on Amazon.
There are actually three choices today, but the one that is sure to catch your eye is the big daddy, the Panasonic VIERA 55-inch TC-L55DT50 1080p 240Hz 3D Full HD IPS LED-LCD Smart TV. That's a mouthful - and we'll get to what all that means - but for now what's important is that it's available on Amazon, while supplies last (today only) for $999.99 including free delivery. With a list price of $2499.99, that's one heck of a deal, even for Cyber Monday. Check it out along with two of its little brothers here:
With Panasonic's VieraConnect platform on board, you'll find Netflix, Pandora, Vudu, Amazon Video and a number of other different streaming services and apps accessible right from the home screen of the TV. The set comes with integrated WiFi networking (wireless 802.11n) so you won't need to run a network cable to the TV in order to access the internet. There's even an integrated Web browser so you can catch up on all the latest movie and technology news from Big Picture Big Sound!
The DT5 series also features full HD active 3D technology but it's OK if you don't care about that. Just know that it's there if you ever want to use it. Just being a 3D TV means that it's a strong performer in regular 2D mode as the panel has to be fast enough for 3D and that means better motion reproduction even in 2D mode. And if you do want to take advantage of 3D, then here's a tip: this 2012 model set is compatible with the new universal RF standard for active 3D eyewear, so in addition to the Panasonic rechargeable 3D glasses (which sell for around $60/pr), you can also use Samsung's 2012 model RF glasses, the SSG-4100GB which sell for under $20/pr. We have confirmed that they work fine with Panasonic's 2012 model 3D TVs.
The set features an LED backlight which means it can get nice and bright, even if you like to watch TV on sunny days with the curtains wide open. It also features an IPS (In Plane Switching) panel which means that it maintains its rich saturated colors and solid black levels even when viewed off axis. Lastly, the 240 Hz motion processing means that it will do a nice job reproducing moving images without so much of that tell-tale motion blur we see on inferior LCD sets.
Oh, and it gets better. With Amazon's new 2% cash back offer, you'll get an Amazon credit in the amount of $19.99 about a month after your purchase. This can be used for virtually anything Amazon sells. So the net price is really $980... for a $2500 Panasonic HDTV. Why are you still reading? Click through and put the darn thing in your shopping cart and buy it already!
As with all TVs sold on Amazon, the unit comes with free shipping. It's also covered by Amazon's 14-day price match policy and 30-day no cost return policy.
You can read more about it on the Amazon product page:
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