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<<DEAD>> HALF PRICE, LAST DAY!! NEW Playstation 3 (PS3) 80GB $212 Shipped after Sony credit card/live credit @ Tigerdirect.com
Please forgive me since Sony card promo was posted multiple times here, but if someone is looking for a great Christmas gift and wants to find a great Blu-Ray player BUT also has kids and now you got 2 gifts in one, here it is....
This is a MUCH BETTER deal than buying from Sony since they charge shipping and TAX which adds another $50 or so to the price, and you can't use Live:
HURRY, TIME IS RUNNING OUT!
Important Dates
Apply before 12/31/08
Have account approved & opened before 01/31/09 (If NOT instantly approved)
Make PS3 Purchase @ authorized dealer before 03/07/09
UPDATE: A LOT of folks here want to go Dell route, i suggest you DON'T! I spoke to sony multiple times and they said the receipt needs to show full retail price of $399.99....If you get it through dell, your receipt will show a discounted price and Sony won't honor $150 rebate...
1. Pending your credit history is OK, you should get instantly approved. CALL 877-718-7669, select Option 3 (chase credit cards) and ASK THEM TO EXPEDITE SHIPPING THE CARD TO YOU USING 2nd DAY AIR (at NO CHARGE!):
http://www.sonyrewards.com/en/gateway/?offerlink=150newps3
2. Once you receive your card, make sure to register it on sonyrewards.com ( you'll need it to see your your $150 rebate mail in offer):
https://www.sonyrewards.com/en/register/index/sonycard
3. Now, go to live.com and find the one for $399 at tigerdirect, WHICH IS SONY AUTHORIZED INTERNET RETAILER. Activate live and proceed to checkout and save $40 (10 percent)....Shipping will be around $15, call Tigerdirect and request credit since their $1.99 Shipping is still in the system, and they should have no issues refunding the shipping charge (tell them you received an email showing $1.99 shipping):
http://ssl.search.live.com/cashback/go?c=299055
After your purchase, in about 1 or 2 days AT BEST or 2 weeks at WORST, you should receive an email from Sony stating that you're eligible for $150 rebate:
http://www.sonyrewards.com/en/offers/index/ps3shoplater?u=http://www.sonyrewards.com/en/home/base/.ssx
This is what it looks like:
"$150 Rebate with the purchase of a Sony® PlayStation®3
You now qualify to receive $150 rebate when you purchase your PLAYSTATION® 3 system (PS3™) at an authorized Sony retailer with your new PlayStation® Card*.
To claim your $150 rebate:
<!--[if !supportLists]-->1. <!--[endif]-->Register your new PlayStation Card at www.sony.com/playstationcard/register
2. Complete the Rebate Form, under Your Account
-- Rebate Name must include ‘PS-PS3 $150 Rebate’
<!--[if !supportLists]-->3. <!--[endif]-->Submit Rebate Form online
<!--[if !supportLists]-->4. <!--[endif]-->Print out and mail the completed Rebate Form with copy of your PS3 sales receipt to the address as indicated within 60 days from date of purchase"
LIST OF AUTHORIZED RETAILERS:
http://direct.where2getit.com/sony/
click on the link below to see internet retailers (it's a flash form, so i can't paste the link for it)...
Math: $399 + $15 (shipping) - $150 Sony card credit - $13 shipping credit - $40 Live cashback = $212
HDMI CABLES can be purchased @ MONOPRICE, it's stupid to spend $30 for hdmi cable rated for PS3!!! There is no such thing, it just has to be v1.3:
http://www.monoprice.com/products/subdepartment.asp?c_id=102&cp_id=10243
more on hdmi here: http://www.hdmi.org/learningcenter/kb.aspx#112
Hope someone saves and finds this to be a great deal....I thought of buying just a standalone player, but why pay more and get less? (please don't get into how BD is inferior on Sony PS3 compared to $1000 Denon players)....
Happy Holidays to you and your families! Enjoy the holidays and treasure the moments you spend with your families in this uncertain times!!! You never know what awaits tomorrow!
Blu-Ray Player Review:
http://www.guidetohometheater.com/hd...rs/1206ps3blu/
SUMMARY:
Conclusions
The PS3 unequivocally earns its keep as a BD player for a home theater environment, although the non-gamers among you will certainly want that optional Blu-ray Disc remote. It's not quite good enough on standard DVD playback to unseat very good, up-to-date, standalone DVD players, but in all other respects it earns top scores.
Compared to Samsung's BD-P1000 and (briefly) Sony's BDP-S1 as BD players, the PS3 is superior in absolute picture quality to the former, and more than holds its own with the latter. And it kills both in terms of startup and disc access speed and overall ergonomic prowess and stability. It's just bullet proof, and aside from being the coolest looking piece of gear ever, it's the only next-gen player so far that behaves like one in every respect. And of course, its connectivity and audio decoding features are tops too, although you really need an AVR or pre/pro equipped with HDMI 1.1, or later, to unleash its potential.
All of the above would be enough to earn the PS3 a rave review as a BD player even if it were on par with the prices of the standalone BD players. But it's not- even the upscale $600 PS3 is by far the least expensive BD player available.
The PS3 performs like hell and is one of the best deals going. Not that I'd kill or injure someone over one, mind you, but I'm not sure I'd judge anyone who does too harshly after living with it. My thumb's way up on this one- PS3 rocks!
Highs
Excellent image quality with Blu-ray
Lightning fast disc loading and access speeds
Superior connectivity to standalone BD players with HDMI 1.3 and Wi-Fi
Superior audio decoding capabilities with 7.1-channel Dolby TrueHD
Software upgradeble plaform- it could keep getting better!
Lows
SIXAXIS wireless controller as remote control will give non-gamers fits
Very soft DVD playback
Lacks ability to upconvert DVDs and 720p games to 1080i/p WITH OLDER FIRMWARE.......ALL current PS3 should upconvert to 1080p!
No multichannel analog outs- you must have HDMI 1.1 or later in your AVR or pre/pro to take full advantage of its audio capabilities
This is a MUCH BETTER deal than buying from Sony since they charge shipping and TAX which adds another $50 or so to the price, and you can't use Live:
HURRY, TIME IS RUNNING OUT!
Important Dates
Apply before 12/31/08
Have account approved & opened before 01/31/09 (If NOT instantly approved)
Make PS3 Purchase @ authorized dealer before 03/07/09
UPDATE: A LOT of folks here want to go Dell route, i suggest you DON'T! I spoke to sony multiple times and they said the receipt needs to show full retail price of $399.99....If you get it through dell, your receipt will show a discounted price and Sony won't honor $150 rebate...
1. Pending your credit history is OK, you should get instantly approved. CALL 877-718-7669, select Option 3 (chase credit cards) and ASK THEM TO EXPEDITE SHIPPING THE CARD TO YOU USING 2nd DAY AIR (at NO CHARGE!):
http://www.sonyrewards.com/en/gateway/?offerlink=150newps3
2. Once you receive your card, make sure to register it on sonyrewards.com ( you'll need it to see your your $150 rebate mail in offer):
https://www.sonyrewards.com/en/register/index/sonycard
3. Now, go to live.com and find the one for $399 at tigerdirect, WHICH IS SONY AUTHORIZED INTERNET RETAILER. Activate live and proceed to checkout and save $40 (10 percent)....Shipping will be around $15, call Tigerdirect and request credit since their $1.99 Shipping is still in the system, and they should have no issues refunding the shipping charge (tell them you received an email showing $1.99 shipping):
http://ssl.search.live.com/cashback/go?c=299055
After your purchase, in about 1 or 2 days AT BEST or 2 weeks at WORST, you should receive an email from Sony stating that you're eligible for $150 rebate:
http://www.sonyrewards.com/en/offers/index/ps3shoplater?u=http://www.sonyrewards.com/en/home/base/.ssx
This is what it looks like:
"$150 Rebate with the purchase of a Sony® PlayStation®3
You now qualify to receive $150 rebate when you purchase your PLAYSTATION® 3 system (PS3™) at an authorized Sony retailer with your new PlayStation® Card*.
To claim your $150 rebate:
<!--[if !supportLists]-->1. <!--[endif]-->Register your new PlayStation Card at www.sony.com/playstationcard/register
2. Complete the Rebate Form, under Your Account
-- Rebate Name must include ‘PS-PS3 $150 Rebate’
<!--[if !supportLists]-->3. <!--[endif]-->Submit Rebate Form online
<!--[if !supportLists]-->4. <!--[endif]-->Print out and mail the completed Rebate Form with copy of your PS3 sales receipt to the address as indicated within 60 days from date of purchase"
LIST OF AUTHORIZED RETAILERS:
http://direct.where2getit.com/sony/
click on the link below to see internet retailers (it's a flash form, so i can't paste the link for it)...
Math: $399 + $15 (shipping) - $150 Sony card credit - $13 shipping credit - $40 Live cashback = $212
HDMI CABLES can be purchased @ MONOPRICE, it's stupid to spend $30 for hdmi cable rated for PS3!!! There is no such thing, it just has to be v1.3:
http://www.monoprice.com/products/subdepartment.asp?c_id=102&cp_id=10243
more on hdmi here: http://www.hdmi.org/learningcenter/kb.aspx#112
Hope someone saves and finds this to be a great deal....I thought of buying just a standalone player, but why pay more and get less? (please don't get into how BD is inferior on Sony PS3 compared to $1000 Denon players)....
Happy Holidays to you and your families! Enjoy the holidays and treasure the moments you spend with your families in this uncertain times!!! You never know what awaits tomorrow!
Blu-Ray Player Review:
http://www.guidetohometheater.com/hd...rs/1206ps3blu/
SUMMARY:
Conclusions
The PS3 unequivocally earns its keep as a BD player for a home theater environment, although the non-gamers among you will certainly want that optional Blu-ray Disc remote. It's not quite good enough on standard DVD playback to unseat very good, up-to-date, standalone DVD players, but in all other respects it earns top scores.
Compared to Samsung's BD-P1000 and (briefly) Sony's BDP-S1 as BD players, the PS3 is superior in absolute picture quality to the former, and more than holds its own with the latter. And it kills both in terms of startup and disc access speed and overall ergonomic prowess and stability. It's just bullet proof, and aside from being the coolest looking piece of gear ever, it's the only next-gen player so far that behaves like one in every respect. And of course, its connectivity and audio decoding features are tops too, although you really need an AVR or pre/pro equipped with HDMI 1.1, or later, to unleash its potential.
All of the above would be enough to earn the PS3 a rave review as a BD player even if it were on par with the prices of the standalone BD players. But it's not- even the upscale $600 PS3 is by far the least expensive BD player available.
The PS3 performs like hell and is one of the best deals going. Not that I'd kill or injure someone over one, mind you, but I'm not sure I'd judge anyone who does too harshly after living with it. My thumb's way up on this one- PS3 rocks!
Highs
Excellent image quality with Blu-ray
Lightning fast disc loading and access speeds
Superior connectivity to standalone BD players with HDMI 1.3 and Wi-Fi
Superior audio decoding capabilities with 7.1-channel Dolby TrueHD
Software upgradeble plaform- it could keep getting better!
Lows
SIXAXIS wireless controller as remote control will give non-gamers fits
Very soft DVD playback
Lacks ability to upconvert DVDs and 720p games to 1080i/p WITH OLDER FIRMWARE.......ALL current PS3 should upconvert to 1080p!
No multichannel analog outs- you must have HDMI 1.1 or later in your AVR or pre/pro to take full advantage of its audio capabilities
Last edited by ozzy; 12-30-2008 at 10:05 PM..
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