My Walmart replaced the Polaroid with RCA L42FHD37

[jubae]

The RCA brand is definately better than the Polaroid, good deal.

[Davidus1]

Quote from h4ppyh4nds : So the wife and I told ourselves that we weren't going to do this this year. Of coarse I said,"Lets take a ride to walmart and see what they have." We got there and looked at all of the T.V. deals they had. We were looking for the Polaroid that they had advertised. We couldn't find it anywhere. So we figured we wait to see if they brought them out. It never happened. We then noticed the RCA L42FHD37 on pallets in the BF section. I couldn't find them on any ad. The price marked on them was the original 789. I was courious if they were going to drop them for the special. As people came in we got rumors that it was going to replace the polaroid. So we ended up staying all night and getting one for the price of 598. I think is was pretty successful for not planning to go. I was wondering if there were other stores that did this because the ad said that the Polaroid wouldn't be at every store. It did get ugly at our store at the end. A group of young individuals, I would like to call them something else, thought they could just come and grab after everyone stayed up all night. Yeah it got ugly and they weren't taking mine.

Yeah my store in Monroe, NY replaced the Polaroid with the RCA. Looks like a nicer set. They had a ton of them at my store. I ended up getting the 50" Samsung Plasma for $798 and the 40" Samsung 1080p LCD for $798. I thought about grabbing the RCA but I hesitated (not to mention I have a broken wrist and was by myself already holding two tvs) and next thing I know a stampede wiped them all out.

[kaultra]

Walmart in Maine same deal.... the RCA replaced the Polaroid advertised.... 1080p. I think it was a much better deal...!

[FrankDaTank]

Quote from kaultra : Walmart in Maine same deal.... the RCA replaced the Polaroid advertised.... 1080p. I think it was a much better deal...!

Yes, I received an e-mail last week from my Market Manager that the RCA 42" will be replacing the 42" Polaroid due to in-stock issues with the Polaroid. It was a VERY successful Black Friday, IMO. At our Store, sales were up roughly 34% compared to last year's Blitz and Electronics was up 356% to last year. At our Store, we pretty much went through each competitors' Ad to see what they had on sale. After that, we adjusted our prices accordingly, which positioned us quite well. Also, if a Customer found something on sale at a competitor that we did not have adjusted, we gladly offered them a price match provided that it was the same item. How were the lines at your local store?

[p1mp]

i was walking around in the food section and saw this and said fark everything else and waited for 5am. hell 633 out the door not bad for 1080 and 3 hdmi's . So far quality is great i really dont see anything bad about it .

[slaedkcils]

My Walmart had a TON of these; there were at least a dozen left after I got mine.

For those that bought this, be sure to TURN OFF the "Video Noise Reduction" feature when using HD inputs! By default, this feature is set to "medium" and will make your picture look like water paintings (sharp only around the edges, but totally blurry for surrounding pixels that are similar in color). To turn off: Menu / Picture / Video Noise Reduction -> Off

HTH someone. I couldn't figure out why the picture looked so messed up at first. No, I didn't read the manual

[handymandude]

Did anyone lose the audio after tunring the TV off the first time?

[tinkakat]

Quote from handymandude : Did anyone lose the audio after tunring the TV off the first time?

yes i did, its back again. i think there are 2 updates on rca site and one is for sound with hdmi. ck it out.

[jamestren]

Our Polaroid had a big Halo on the screen, messed up.. Anyway, talked my Walmart into replacing with the Phillips 42" 1080P TV..

[FrankDaTank]

Yes, I work for Wal-Mart . To answer your concern, my life is straightened out. Wal-Mart is an awesome company to work for. I have no complaints about working for Wal-Mart whatsoever. It's an extremely fun, yet challenging company. It's awesome when you find out that your company has saved customers "x" amount annually or lowered the prices on such and such item so that "x" amount of customers can afford it. It's kinda neat when your company plays a role in sustainability, which is playing a significant role on our Environment. It's cool to see the same company attempts to keep inflation stable. It's interesting when you see a Wal-Mart Supercenter open its doors in Chicago, you find roughly 25,000 applicants applying for 300 jobs.

[Sophophilic]

Quote from FrankDaTank : Yes, I work for Wal-Mart . To answer your concern, my life is straightened out. Wal-Mart is an awesome company to work for. I have no complaints about working for Wal-Mart whatsoever. It's an extremely fun, yet challenging company. It's awesome when you find out that your company has saved customers "x" amount annually or lowered the prices on such and such item so that "x" amount of customers can afford it. It's kinda neat when your company plays a role in sustainability, which is playing a significant role on our Environment. It's cool to see the same company attempts to keep inflation stable. It's interesting when you see a Wal-Mart Supercenter open its doors in Chicago, you find roughly 25,000 applicants applying for 300 jobs.

I am LOLing.

[FrankDaTank]

Quote from Sophophilic : I am LOLing.

What's funny?! My post or his?

[FrankDaTank]

Quote from Vster : Dude we dont want to offend. Living in poverty is not fun and we are just trying to help you. He is laughing at your post because you are ignorant / unaware to how Walmart really operates. You must be very young.

Let's see... I'm not living in poverty, not by a long shot. I'm in my Junior year in college and making roughly $11 an hour at Wal-Mart. Assistant Managers at Wal-Mart start at or around $45k depending on their location. I'm not being ignorant, not by a long shot. I'm sure every company out there has their fair share of bashing, but due to Wal-Mart's size, everyone has to bash them for something. I'm 22 years old, so yes, I'm young. I have Associates at my store that have worked for Wal-Mart over 20 years, people at the Corporate Level being there almost 35 years or more. They must be doing something right in order to keep people there for such a long time. I don't know if it's their stock, profit sharing or what, but they are doing something right. I have a friend that works at Publix (Southern Grocer) and he knows someone that has worked there for around 45 years. Some people quit after hearing their company getting 'bashed' consistently. On the other hand, some hate all the bashing and love the company they work for.

[FrankDaTank]

Quote from Vster : Dude....11/hr is poverty....

Dude... At least it's a job, considering how bad the Economy is. Also, I'm a college student and $11 an hour is NOT bad. If I were to go into Management (Asst) and make $45k + Bonuses annually, that's not that bad. It might be bad to some people, but I can survive on $45,000 a year. I can also survive on $11 an hour. Last time I checked, Poverty was at: $10,590 and at $11 an hour, that would be more than the Poverty line for one person.