CameronS
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I was going through the system at Best Buy today and found out that they have actually added SKU numbers and placed orders for the new line of Toshibas, the H81 series.
Surprisingly, the sets are going to retail at stores for about the same cost the H80s are selling for right now!
Here's what I found out. Keep in mind that an In-Stock date does not necessarily mean that the product will actually arrive in a store for purchase at that time. It does however give an accurate representation of which half of the month we can expect the product to be available. (7/15/01 = Late July)
Toshiba 42H81
In stock date: 9/15/01
SRP: $2299.99
Toshiba 50H81
In stock date: 7/15/01 !!!
SRP: $2499.99
Toshiba 57H81
In stock date: 08/01/01
SRP: $2999.99
It doesn't look like they are going to be carrying the 65H81 as I couldn't find it in the system.
Since individual stores usually do not carry projections in stock, I checked for the H81's availability at the 20 or so shipping warehouses. None of the warehouses had them in stock yet but All had orders placed. If I remember correctly, quantities ranged from around 50 to about 90-something at the Atlanta warehouse.
As far as I know, once the warehouses receive the product you should be able to go to your local Best Buy and go ahead and place an order even if they don't have one on display yet.
Anyway, I thought this was good info to share especially since I am also looking at getting one of the Toshiba 16:9s! Anyone have any further info on the H81s?
Cameron
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Surprisingly, the sets are going to retail at stores for about the same cost the H80s are selling for right now!
Here's what I found out. Keep in mind that an In-Stock date does not necessarily mean that the product will actually arrive in a store for purchase at that time. It does however give an accurate representation of which half of the month we can expect the product to be available. (7/15/01 = Late July)
Toshiba 42H81
In stock date: 9/15/01
SRP: $2299.99
Toshiba 50H81
In stock date: 7/15/01 !!!
SRP: $2499.99
Toshiba 57H81
In stock date: 08/01/01
SRP: $2999.99
It doesn't look like they are going to be carrying the 65H81 as I couldn't find it in the system.
Since individual stores usually do not carry projections in stock, I checked for the H81's availability at the 20 or so shipping warehouses. None of the warehouses had them in stock yet but All had orders placed. If I remember correctly, quantities ranged from around 50 to about 90-something at the Atlanta warehouse.
As far as I know, once the warehouses receive the product you should be able to go to your local Best Buy and go ahead and place an order even if they don't have one on display yet.
Anyway, I thought this was good info to share especially since I am also looking at getting one of the Toshiba 16:9s! Anyone have any further info on the H81s?
Cameron
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