Woot Daily Deals (2 Viewers)

[Malcolm R]

That's about the 16th time they've had these TV's up, isn't it?

What's wrong with them? Why is no one buying them?

 

[Citizen87645]

If you look at the responses in the woot blog most people can't afford to spend $2500. My cousin's wife works for InFocus and I gathered that due to poor marketing and prohibitive pricing (IIRC the 61" display was around $6,000 MSRP) this product line failed. Woot.com has been the primary liquidator of its stock of these products. I've heard that the displays are good though.

 

[Nils Luehrmann]

I saw a model of this TV, 61MD10, at a local dealer and it looked fantastic! They had it "On Sale" for $6,000 marked down from $9,000.

If I had even the slightest need for this I'd pull the trigger on that woot in a heart beat. InFocus are selling these at a huge loss in order to clear their iventory. When they first built this marvelous light engine last year and developed this model with RCA, it was supposed to be their introduction into the RPTV market.

Unfortunately the design was so complex and costly to build, they had to sell them with an MSRP of ~$10,000 in order to try and turn a decent profit, but they failed to market the product well with custom installers, and it was too pricey for the general consumer market, and thus they never sold. Now InFocus is calling it quits on RPTV's for now, and this is why this model is available now at ridiculously lower prices from than earlier this.

If you are on the fence you should definetely try and find one locally to look at. I suspect it will be worth the effort.

 

[Henry Gale]

[c]The For Real, Final, Last, Never Again 61" Sale[/c]

"Friends! Wooters! Countrypersons! We come both to praise the InFocus SP61MD10 61 ” DLP HDTV and to bury it. After a long, Fantasticks -like run on Woot, Big Slim’s taking a final bow before we drop the velveteen curtain on it forever. We’ve had joy, we’ve had fun, we’ve had crystal-clear, 720p, 61” HD-native images. Whatever will we do with ourselves, now that we won’t be telling people about the SP61MD10 ’s vibrant color and crisp picture quality?

Like fools, we thought there would always be a little more time to get to know the patent-pending InFocus engine, enabling astonishingly excellent images without image retention, brightness loss, pixel loss, image warping, or any of the other little defects that plague lesser thin-screen technologies. With its Texas Instruments native 16:9 high-definition HD2 + DLP chip with DarkChip 2 technology, the SP61MD10 always seemed so full of life. Sure, we knew on some level that nothing lasts forever. But how could such a robust, healthy TV ever leave us? It just didn’t seem like a real possibility.

But it was. It was every bit as real as the SP61MD10 ’s two integrated high-definition tuners (cable and off-air), or its HD connectivity through HDMI ™ and dual IEEE 1393 with two-way DTV -Link. And now that moment we’ve feared has arrived. Don’t tarry. Don’t delay. Don’t let this day slip through your fingers like so many others before. Seize the SP61MD10 while you still can, or be tormented by regret for the rest of your life, by phantom memories of those moments you could have shared with the SP61MD10 but didn’t.

In lieu of flowers, we’re marking the SP61MD10 ’s passing by including a special Memorial Bag O’ Crap with every purchase. Of course, contrary to what we scream at you during every other Crap sale, this time do not buy a quantity of three unless you want three TVs . You can count on us to fill your BOC with ample crappiness – not because we’re such nice guys, but because the SP61MD10 would have wanted it that way."

 

[Citizen87645]

The InFocus 4805 for 799.99 + 5.00 shipping - 100.00 rebate.

 

[Linda Thompson]

Check out woot's April Fool's Day prank:
http://www.woot.com/
At least, I assume it's a prank, and not the debut of a new "feature".

 

[Nils Luehrmann]

The item isn't a joke:

• Official Site
• Home Depot Listing

The joke is the way the 'I Want One' button follows your mouse pointer so that you have to click on it.

 

[Linda Thompson]

The joke is the way the 'I Want One' button follows your mouse pointer so that you have to click on it.

Exactly. That's what I was referring to when I said that I assume that it is indeed a prank, and not the implementation of a new "feature"...
As for the product itself, I've seen similar items in stores, and I even have a manual version that works on pretty much the same principal, except it just has the plunger which pulls back in the cylinder like a syringe, or a bicycle pump, which is then manually depressed to expel the pressure. No CO2 cartridges for that ultra-blast...
I'm sure this one would work wonders, but I have horrible visions of what could happen if just the tiniest thing goes wrong... Ick.

 

[Mike Frezon]

I'm picturing a bathroom explosion with shards of ceramic all over the place.

 

[Joe Thompson]

Uh, well...here is the super secret woot site for this 61" tv
http://www.woot.com/Special.aspx?k=secret-tv
still available..
Joe

 

[Linda Thompson]

WOOT OFF in progress!

 

[Linda Thompson]

(New) JVC RX-DV31SL 500 watt Receiver with DVD Player (formats include DVD Audio)

• 100 watts x 2 min. RMS, both channels driven into 8 ohms from 40Hz to 20kHz with no more than 0.8% THD
• 100 watts x 5 min. RMS, into 8 ohms, 1kHz, 0.8% THD
• Integrated, on screen display, with smart disc system
• Multi-brand A/V glow remote control for operation of other brands cable set top boxes, VCR’s, TV’s, and satellite dishes.
• Progressive-scan video out with 3:2 pulldown for seamless, frame-accurate images on high-definition and HD-ready TVs and monitors
• DVD Features: Variable search, slow, Resume play, Digest, Strobe, Angle and Zoom, JPEG Playback, DVD Audio
• 192kHz/24-Bit audio D/A Converter, 10-bit/54Mhz video D/A converter
• Dolby Digital and DTS decoders built-in for theater quality surround from digital sources
• Dolby Pro Logic II,Dolby Pro Logic in Full Digital Processing
• Digital Acoustics Processor (DAP) with 4 preset sound fields digitally recreates these venues in your own home.
• Ultra high performance 1-chip AV decoder featuring Adaptive Geometrical Chroma Mapping
• Quick speaker setup: The user can easily setup their system simply by inputing the number of speakers and the room size, then the receiver will do the rest.
• Audio Position: allows the user to set the subwoofer level for both 5.1 and 2 channel playback, for better fidelity
• A/V Compulink
• Fluorescent Display
• Line level Sub Out
• 4 Audio In, 2 Out
• 2 Composite Video In/Out
• Component Video out
• 2 S-video in/out
• 2 Assignable Digtial Inputs (1 Optical, 1 Coaxial) that you can designate to any digital source
• 1 Optical digital output
• A-B speakers terminals
• 15 AM and 30 FM station memory

$159.99 plus $5 S&H
http://www.woot.com/

 

[Henry Gale]

Toshiba DVD Recorder with 120GB Series 2 TiVo
$269.99

 

[Henry Gale]

RCA DVD Recorder with HDMI and HD Upconversion
$129.99

 

[Linda Thompson]

WOOT OFF in progress!

 

[Jeff Meyers]

___ Sold Out __ $(+$5) ____ Qty __ Woot Description __ 12:11 AM__ $ 29.99 ____ 457 __ Mystery Brand 6 Piece 100 watt Speaker Set __ 12:10 AM___ $ 9.99 ____ 221 __ Area 51 Remote Control UFO __ 12:21 AM__ $ 89.99 _____ 45 __ Lexmark Photo Printer w/ Vivitar 5MP Digital Camera Bundle __ 12:26 AM___ $ 9.99 _____ 33 __ Salton Short Order Cook __ 12:34 AM__ $ 19.99 ____ 132 __ 48-inch 8-Person Felt Poker Table Top __ 12:49 AM__ $ 34.99 ____ 330 __ Western Digital 120GB IDE Hard Drive __ 12:56 AM__ $ 19.99 ____ 165 __ 3.5-Inch USB Aluminum Drive Case w/One Touch Backup __ 01:12 AM__ $ 24.99 ____ 478 __ Deluxe 500-Piece Poker Game Set w/Dice and Cards __ 01:20 AM__ $ 14.99 _____ 54 __ Xact X-Linx M4X FRS Radio – 2 Pack __ 04:25 AM__ $ 99.99 ____ 160 __ Lowrance iFinder Map & Music GPS Receiver w/MP3 Player __ 04:38 AM__ $ 29.99 _____ 56 __ Microsoft Optical Desktop Elite Wireless Keyboard & Mouse __ 06:22 AM_ $119.99 ____ 100 __ Motorola 5.1 Home Theater Receiver/DVD Player __ 06:31 AM__ $ 39.99 _____ 40 __ Sony Wireless Infrared Headphones __ 06:38 AM__ $ 14.99 ____ 150 __ Logitech Mobile Express Bluetooth Headset __ 06:58 AM__ $ 19.99 ____ 500 __ Rio Forge 128MB MP3 Player __ 07:20 AM__ $ 69.99 ____ 149 __ Logitech MX5000 Bluetooth Keyboard and Laser Mouse __ 09:00 AM___ $ 9.99 ____ 800 __ Mediocre Plug-In Odor Eliminator – 2 Pack __ 09:18 AM__ $ 49.99 ____ 291 __ Kodak 3.2 Megapixel Digital Camera __ 09:55 AM__ $ 39.99 ____ 485 __ PNY Verto 512MB PC4000 Memory with LEDs __ 10:06 AM___ $ 9.99 ____ 282 __ SiPix A6 Infrared/Serial Pocket Printer __ 10:12 AM__ $ 14.99 _____ 50 __ Fellowes 5 Sheet Confetti Cut Paper Shredder __ 10:36 AM__ $ 19.99 ____ 700 __ Logitech Cordless Action Controller for PlayStation2 – 2 Pack __ 10:56 AM__ $ 59.99 ____ 151 __ Beyond Smart Bread Maker __ 02:12 PM__ $ 69.99 ____ 420 __ Netgear 108Mbps RangeMax MIMO Wireless Router & PCMCIA Card __ 02:18 PM__ $ 29.99 _____ 50 __ Altec Lansing ADA745 95 watt 4.1 Speaker Set __ 03:01 PM__ $ 25.99 __ 1,700 __ Rio Forge 256MB MP3 Player __ 03:27 PM_ $129.99 ____ 100 __ Citizen Men’s Eco-Drive Nighthawk Watch __ 03:36 PM__ $ 59.99 ____ 178 __ Soyo 1.8" 20GB USB Hard Drive __ 03:43 PM__ $ 14.99 ____ 185 __ Xact M3X X-Linx Two-Way FRS Radio – 2 Pack __ 03:50 PM__ $ 14.99 _____ 55 __ Westinghouse Black 2-Slice Wide Toaster with Toaster Box __ 04:14 PM__ $ 19.99 ____ 900 __ Logitech Desktop Bundle w/ Keyboard, Mouse and Headset __ 06:33 PM__ $ 10.99 __ 2,244 __ RCA 8 Device Backlit LCD Learning Universal Remote __ 06:45 PM_ $129.99 _____ 68 __ Pioneer DVD Recorder and VCR Combo
Current Item:
Magellan eXplorist 300 Handheld GPS Navigator $99.99

 

[Henry Gale]

Sharp 1-Bit Digital Amplifier Flat Panel Home Theater System SD-PX2
$179.99

 

[Henry Gale]

1 Gyration Home Theater Media Center Remote GP2000-001
$59.95

 

[Henry Gale]

condition:
Refurbished
product(s):
1 Infocus Screenplay 5000 720p Home Theater Projector
1 InFocus 76-inch 16:9 Projector Screen HW-HTSCREEN76
$729.99

 

[RyanAn]

That seems to be one of the best deals I have ever seen!
..and I missed it.
Regardless, thanks to all my Wootfriends!
ry