Bye, bye Flip. Cost drops? I see the Gold Box special for the Toshiba videocam--apparently a good deal, $45 below the next lowest price. But that's today. The prices of videocams are due to drop across the board because of an oversupply. And just today, Apr. 12, Cisco announced the termination of the entire Flip line, which is probably the best selling, well reviewed of all the popular consumer videocams. So the special on the Toshiba today may not look so special tomorrow. The only thing that can prevent consumer videocams from precipitous price drops is a drastic reduction of supply on the part of the manufacturers. Bye, bye Flip. Cost drops? I see the Gold Box special for the Toshiba videocam--apparently a good deal, $45 below the next lowest price. But that's today. The prices of videocams are due to... » Read More Bye, bye Flip. Cost drops? I see the Gold Box special for the Toshiba videocam--apparently a good deal, $45 below the next lowest price. But that's today. The prices of videocams are due to drop across the board because of an oversupply. And just today, Apr. 12, Cisco announced the termination of the entire Flip line, which is probably the best selling, well reviewed of all the popular consumer videocams. So the special on the Toshiba today may not look so special tomorrow. The only thing that can prevent consumer videocams from precipitous price drops is a drastic reduction of supply on the part of the manufacturers. « Show Less
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I would have to agree with Samuel because most people can just use their iPhone or DROID phones to shoot great video for example. We have a DROID X that has a generous 4.5" screen and takes HD video & sound just fine for the everyday user. Videos can now be uploaded directly to YouTube without having to convert them either (had to do this a year ago for quality)! I think little pocket-cams will become obsolete by 2012 (along with the WORLD!!! LOL).
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On second thought, that Toshiba A3 recommendation seems kinda foolish now. Better to get what you want from the start...and not get derailed with a seemingly better deal.
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There's NO WAY a Sony HDR-XR200V could be sold for $135. If that's what it said, then it was an operator mistake, pure and simple, and I would've cancelled the order as well. Mistakes do happen (both Walmart and Staples released typos on online ads this past Christmas, and informed their customers, who were ordering the incredibly-priced electronics, that refunds would be given, and the items could not be purchased at those prices.Sorry if you don't agree... but nobody's perfect. You won't get a $600 discount on this camera... sorry.(BTW - I just bought this camera at B&H; for around $598... it's currently $649.. STILL cheaper than Amazon. go there instead..) There's NO WAY a Sony HDR-XR200V could be sold for $135. If that's what it said, then it was an operator mistake, pure and simple, and I would've cancelled the order as well. Mistakes do happen (both Walmart and Staples released typos on online ads this past Christmas, and informed their customers, who were ordering the incredibly-priced electronics, that refunds would be given, and the items could not be purchased at those prices.Sorry if you don't agree... but nobody's perfect. You won't get a $600 discount on this camera... sorry.(BTW - I just bought this camera... » Read More There's NO WAY a Sony HDR-XR200V could be sold for $135. If that's what it said, then it was an operator mistake, pure and simple, and I would've cancelled the order as well. Mistakes do happen (both Walmart and Staples released typos on online ads this past Christmas, and informed their customers, who were ordering the incredibly-priced electronics, that refunds would be given, and the items could not be purchased at those prices.Sorry if you don't agree... but nobody's perfect. You won't get a $600 discount on this camera... sorry.(BTW - I just bought this camera at B&H; for around $598... it's currently $649.. STILL cheaper than Amazon. go there instead..) « Show Less
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I had a coupon for a free DVD to be made by my Point and Shoot,(FlipVideo's first name) and the machine that makes the DVD is supposed to correct the date in your camera. The DVD is $15.00 without the coupon, so you might want to contact company support to see if there's another way. They're fast in responding, and they were very helpful with my problem, but it was a different problem.
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Supply and demand. Many of the 'Big Box' outlets and online stores are running low on inventory or are sold out of the black model. Even Samsung .com (direct) has reduced it's price incentives, extended protection warranty promotion and memory give-away (quality). It goes to reason that if there's less demand for the white one and they can get more $$$ for the black model, why wouldn't they (want to) line their pockets (and sell a few white ones to boot)? I ordered one there last week with a $50 price reduction, 2 year extended service policy and a 32gb, class 10 EVO card for $399 with available free shipping. Now the $50's gone, no ESP and a cheaper card. Costco currently has the best deal going with $50 off, 16gb card and a case (NOTE: While supplies last) till 6/14/14.
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Just saw that Tigerdirect has this exact same camcorder for $500.00 after Bing Cash Back.. I am really tempted but still prefer purchasing from Amazon.com instead of Tigerdirect. If only Amazon would match the price.
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There's NO WAY a Sony HDR-XR200V could be sold for $135. If that's what it said, then it was an operator mistake, pure and simple, and I would've cancelled the order as well. Mistakes do happen (both Walmart and Staples released typos on online ads this past Christmas, and informed their customers, who were ordering the incredibly-priced electronics, that refunds would be given, and the items could not be purchased at those prices. Sorry if you don't agree... but nobody's perfect. You won't get a $600 discount on this camera... sorry. (BTW - I just bought this camera at B&H for around $598... it's currently $649.. STILL cheaper than Amazon. go there instead..)
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I have a question about this also...Is this a one-time use camcorder or can it be re-used?I am thinking the latter, just by virrtue of the selling price...Many thanks in advance!
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Yea, right? I've been watching them for an awfully long time just hoping to get them on a sale and now they are going for stupid money. It's not just Amazon either, I can't find a decent price anywhere. I should've just purchased them before :( I would have to assume they stopped making them. I don't see why though, they are popular. edit. Just looked at their site http://eu.audio-technica.com/en/products/product.asp?catID=6&subID=43&prodID=156 It is listed as discontinued. I guess the question now is what else do they have that is close to the quality and price that these were?
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To all the people bad mouthing this 47" toshiba 1080p lcd tv: IT'S YOUR LOSS!I bought this tv for the $1199 & so far-no regret. I had read all the reviews & saw that most of the negatives were from people who had ordered previously through a 3rd party vendor & received a 42" instead of a 47". Also some complained about a 'green shift or push'--I have not seen it. Maybe this sale batch of tv's were improved. There are so many ways to adjust the color, but it looked good right out of the box so I only made minor adjustments. Glad I got it & the 52" Toshiba when they were on sale-'cause of the savings & the good quality. To all the people bad mouthing this 47" toshiba 1080p lcd tv: IT'S YOUR LOSS!I bought this tv for the $1199 & so far-no regret. I had read all the reviews & saw that most of the negatives were from people who had ordered previously through a 3rd party vendor & received a 42" instead of a 47". Also some complained about a 'green shift or push'--I have not seen it. Maybe this sale batch of tv's were improved. There are so many ways to adjust the color, but it looked good right out of the box so I only made minor adjustments. Glad I got it & the 52" Toshiba when they... » Read More To all the people bad mouthing this 47" toshiba 1080p lcd tv: IT'S YOUR LOSS!I bought this tv for the $1199 & so far-no regret. I had read all the reviews & saw that most of the negatives were from people who had ordered previously through a 3rd party vendor & received a 42" instead of a 47". Also some complained about a 'green shift or push'--I have not seen it. Maybe this sale batch of tv's were improved. There are so many ways to adjust the color, but it looked good right out of the box so I only made minor adjustments. Glad I got it & the 52" Toshiba when they were on sale-'cause of the savings & the good quality. « Show Less
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Thanks Dale --That sounds great! Almost too easy to be true? I guess the big hang up with those old camcorders was getting the video onto a PC, connections, storage space, firewire's, etc.... I just want to put them on a dvd so this sounds like it would work for me. It is just home video of the kids growing up so top image quality isn't really a concern. The only other question is, what do you think the 'playability' of the recorded disc would be on devices going forward, meaning our PC, parents PC, whatever dvd player we have, etc.....? Any special type of disc to ensure compatability with multiple devices?If I spend hours converting but then can't watch, I haven't really accomplished anything. Thanks Dale --That sounds great! Almost too easy to be true? I guess the big hang up with those old camcorders was getting the video onto a PC, connections, storage space, firewire's, etc.... I just want to put them on a dvd so this sounds like it would work for me. It is just home video of the kids growing up so top image quality isn't really a concern. The only other question is, what do you think the 'playability' of the recorded disc would be on devices going forward, meaning our PC, parents PC, whatever dvd player we have, etc.....? Any special type of disc to ensure... » Read More Thanks Dale --That sounds great! Almost too easy to be true? I guess the big hang up with those old camcorders was getting the video onto a PC, connections, storage space, firewire's, etc.... I just want to put them on a dvd so this sounds like it would work for me. It is just home video of the kids growing up so top image quality isn't really a concern. The only other question is, what do you think the 'playability' of the recorded disc would be on devices going forward, meaning our PC, parents PC, whatever dvd player we have, etc.....? Any special type of disc to ensure compatability with multiple devices?If I spend hours converting but then can't watch, I haven't really accomplished anything. « Show Less
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Thank you kindly for your advice. I'll go to Sears and speak to a salesperson, since I know this combo is sold there. I'm trying to buy 2 VCR's (one for me and the other for my cousin who has over 800 VHS tapes} The VCR will soon be history if it is not already and people like my cousin, do not want to spend more money in upgrading from tapes to discs.Ricardo
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Matt, the price creep is really annoying! I was about to buy this thing last week for $2199, but wanted to wait till I got home because I had $75 worth of Amazon credits that I wanted to apply. By the time I got home, the price has risen by $85!!! So unfuriating! Then it dropped another $15. I felt like I was watching the stock market! Feeling like a sucker, I finally bit the bullet yesterday and purchased the TV for $2269. I'm glad I didn't wait until today because the price increased another $50! I don't know why they do this, but it makes me very uncomfortable as a customer. Will the price drop again by tonight? I feel like I'm a rat in a market-testing experiment. I wonder whether all of Amazon's customers see the same price or do some customers get higher prices depending on how often they express interest in a product by re-visiting the same page? I remember a few years ago Amazon gave slightly different pricing info to people who had an item saved to their wish lists.
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Yeah Damon, I think and feel the same way as you do. I had exactly the same untimely response as you did! What a joke GE Money Bank is!!! But, I still thought the 31% off the MSRP of $3500 was a killer offer I couldn't refuse! Now, I see that Samsung has reduced the MSRP to $3200, w/Amazon currently selling at 22% off ~ still not as hot a deal, but pretty darn good- I feel that, that price will probably drop another 4-7% over the next month though! So, why not take the plunge then, and just plop it on another card?
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Word is that it is no longer on the site because the new models are supposed to be released soon. I have been watching the price for a while too, and Amazon's is about the best at the moment, though you can watch Slickdeals.net forums for new deals.
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I admittedly came very close to pulling the trigger on this TV this past weekend. However, another $200 off an already competitive price seemed too good to be true. So I read the fine print on this supposed "rebate". I also visited some other retailers' websites, including Samsung's. Everyone else is promoting it as a "reward certificate" for Mounted Memories products only. It is NOT being advertised as a cash rebate at all. For Amazon to advertise $200 cash off the sale price is very misleading. They need to correct this immediately. I look forward to hearing Amazon's response to this.UPDATE: Looks like the "rebate" was taken down within the last hour. I hope Amazon took care of you guys. I admittedly came very close to pulling the trigger on this TV this past weekend. However, another $200 off an already competitive price seemed too good to be true. So I read the fine print on this supposed "rebate". I also visited some other retailers' websites, including Samsung's. Everyone else is promoting it as a "reward certificate" for Mounted Memories products only. It is NOT being advertised as a cash rebate at all. For Amazon to advertise $200 cash off the sale price is very misleading. They need to correct this immediately.... » Read More I admittedly came very close to pulling the trigger on this TV this past weekend. However, another $200 off an already competitive price seemed too good to be true. So I read the fine print on this supposed "rebate". I also visited some other retailers' websites, including Samsung's. Everyone else is promoting it as a "reward certificate" for Mounted Memories products only. It is NOT being advertised as a cash rebate at all. For Amazon to advertise $200 cash off the sale price is very misleading. They need to correct this immediately. I look forward to hearing Amazon's response to this.UPDATE: Looks like the "rebate" was taken down within the last hour. I hope Amazon took care of you guys. « Show Less
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I checked around for prices on Amazon and other places. I have one that I got 6 years ago. Doesn't seem to be available at regular office supply stores. I was a teacher at the time...There is no way I paid that kind of price. It had to have been on sale and well under $100 when I bought it or it wouldn't have been purchased by me. They were not available on Logitech's website except for support. Sorry, It looks to me like scarcity on a good product has driven the price up, but I did find it on ebay for under $300. I know probably not a lot of help. Contact Logitech, maybe they can help. I checked around for prices on Amazon and other places. I have one that I got 6 years ago. Doesn't seem to be available at regular office supply stores. I was a teacher at the time...There is no way I paid that kind of price. It had to have been on sale and well under $100 when I bought it or it wouldn't have been purchased by me. They were not available on Logitech's website except for support. Sorry, It looks to me like scarcity on a good product has driven the price up, but I did find it on ebay for under $300. I know probably not a lot of help. Contact Logitech, maybe they can help.