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Title: Sony Aus giving away PS3s with a TV Post by: pants on December 23, 2007, 01:25:48 PM Saw this (http://www.cnet.com.au/tvs/lcd/0,239035307,339284680,00.htm) promo advertised here in Aus over the weekend. As part of a Christmas promotion, if you buy a 1080p Sony LCD Tv, they'll throw in a free PS3. Marketing genius or sign of desperation? Not sure frankly - if I wanted to spend $3K on a TV I'd definately be getting one of these.
Title: Re: Sony Aus giving away PS3s with a TV Post by: IainC on December 23, 2007, 02:17:40 PM One of the US big box stores (Best Buy IIRC) is doing the same thing with Mitsubishi HDTVs.
Title: Re: Sony Aus giving away PS3s with a TV Post by: Azazel on December 23, 2007, 09:41:40 PM I just spent 3k on a TV this week. I went for the Samsung, since I got a top-quality 46" for my 3k as opposed to 40" from Sony. I also get a free 19" LCD, but meh.
Title: Re: Sony Aus giving away PS3s with a TV Post by: Velorath on December 23, 2007, 09:43:05 PM These sort of deals pop up every once in a while in the U.S. at places like Best Buy and Circuit City. For all intents and purposes, it's not much different than the numerous TV's in the weekly ads that advertise discounts of a few hundred dollars off.
Title: Re: Sony Aus giving away PS3s with a TV Post by: Azazel on December 24, 2007, 02:40:24 AM The main deals here at the moment (free 19" lcd for samsung, free 26"? lcd with philips, free surround sound system and a night in a hotel with lg, free ps3 with sony) are from the manufacturers via redemption, not with the retailers. This means if you shop smart, you can still get the retailers to knock several hundred dollars off your tv (as I did), since the bonus items aren't their problem/cost.
Title: Re: Sony Aus giving away PS3s with a TV Post by: Yegolev on December 27, 2007, 06:47:03 AM Are they trying to get people to buy TVs or PS3s?
Title: Re: Sony Aus giving away PS3s with a TV Post by: Mrbloodworth on December 27, 2007, 07:56:16 AM Are they trying to get people to buy TVs or PS3s? Blueray. Title: Re: Sony Aus giving away PS3s with a TV Post by: Azazel on December 27, 2007, 07:47:04 PM Yeah. It's "buying a HDTV? Well we'll throw in this here Playstation 3/High-Def blu-ray player!" Which is a smart move.
Honestly, if I had a choice between the freebie LCD TV I got or a PS3, I'd go the PS3 as well. But the Sony TV in 46" cost well more than the Sammy which was better value for me since the screens are pretty much the same. |