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  • CrunchDeals: Two different 42-inch TVs at Best Buy for $499 each

    CrunchDeals: Two different 42-inch TVs at Best Buy for $499 each

    Best Buy has not one, but two 42-inch TVs on sale for $498.99 each. If you prefer to go with a name brand, there’s the 720p Panasonic VIERA plasma. Otherwise, there’s a model of Best Buy’s house brand, Insignia: a 1080p LCD TV.

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  • Video: DirecTV’s App Store leaves a lot to be desired

    Video: DirecTV’s App Store leaves a lot to be desired

    I know the DirectTV app store has been out for a bit, but I watched this video and was shocked. It seems that DirecTV added these apps or widgets just to be cool and hip like everyone else. They seem like an afterthought and not a well-developed platform. Now, like Dave Zatz points out, it could be that the system has so much lag because of the crappy DirecTV house brand DVR, but don't you think the developers would code for their hardware? Any DirecTV users care to chime in about the TV Apps? Are they really this bad?

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  • CrunchDeals: 37-inch 720p LCD TV for $398

    CrunchDeals: 37-inch 720p LCD TV for $398

    TVHere's a big TV for under $400. Best Buy is selling its house brand 37-inch Insignia 720p LCD TV for just $398, down from $600.

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