How do you price match this at best buy without an ad?
Can i buy it this week at BB and then PM it next week?

Originally Posted by Fire2box Isn't the 3d monitor like 720P only? Since that is what most PS3 games run at anyhow, no reason for sony to throw in extra pixels/res to go to 1080p.

No, as I stated earlier in this thread, it supports 3D 1080p/24hz. That's the standard for 3D movie formats for Blu-ray, you can get full resolution 1080p 3D on this display.

Even aside from that, why shouldn't it at least support 1080p for all other content that isn't in 3D? It's not like it requires everything you view to be in 3D, you know.

Originally Posted by Fire2box Isn't the 3d monitor like 720P only? Since that is what most PS3 games run at anyhow, no reason for sony to throw in extra pixels/res to go to 1080p.

If it didn't have 1080p, I probably wouldn't be buying it. It's going to be a secondary computer monitor for me as well, and I don't want a 720p monitor. Not to mention, there are several 1080p non-3D games, as well as 1080p 3D (and non-3D) movies.

Personally, Simulview is one of the selling points for me, despite the fact there's only half a dozen games or so that support it. I wish more split-screen games did.

Originally Posted by xenophreak How do you price match this at best buy without an ad? Can i buy it this week at BB and then PM it next week?

you tell them to look at up on the gamestop website. that is what i do when i want them to price match gamestop

Has anyone gone into the store to verify this deal yet? On the website it still shows original price of $399.

** Edit **

I just called 2 gamestops and they state the price drop is to $299 from $399

Had 2 at the local BB when I went to get the $10 games this morning. The guy was surprised when I mentioned what bad reliability I've heard about them, he said he hasn't heard of anyone having problems, and if anything has had people coming back to say how great the monitors were.

NOT doubting anyone, just interesting-- you seem to either get a good one or have no end of problems... and my luck with Sony products is such I'm sure I'd be in RMA hell.

BB has them on sale for $249 this week and he said they'd PM Gamestop if the $199 price materializes..

I didn't buy one, though...

Originally Posted by hav0k99 Has anyone gone into the store to verify this deal yet? On the website it still shows original price of $399. ** Edit ** I just called 2 gamestops and they state the price drop is to $299 from $399

It's listed here on their upcoming Gamestock sale thing although that says:

Available 06/27/12-07/31/12

so the dates might be a bit off.

http://www.gamestock2012.com/DealsOfTheWeek.aspx

Originally Posted by Mugatu It's listed here on their upcoming Gamestock sale thing although that says: Available 06/27/12-07/31/12 so the dates might be a bit off. http://www.gamestock2012.com/DealsOfTheWeek.aspx

Looks like it's display and a set of glasses, at least from the ad. I'm more interested in maybe getting duke nukem balls of steel for $10...

I've heard nothing but bad news about this thing. From it not turning on to dying and crap.

At this rate its going to drop to $150 pretty soon I'm thinking.

The gamestock page (good find!) shows a PS 3D Display for $199, but it looks like it's the base package only. Also confirms Twisted Metal for $30 (6/25 only) and Starhawk for $30 (MSRP just dropped to $40, and it's $10 off on 6/26).

Originally Posted by superhippy1986 I've heard nothing but bad news about this thing. From it not turning on to dying and crap. At this rate its going to drop to $150 pretty soon I'm thinking.

you never know, especially with bestbuy, you might actually get it for that price as dotd, or in the outlet center,LOL

Originally Posted by TheLounge Looks like it's display and a set of glasses, at least from the ad.

It shows Motorstorm on the screen and a pair of glasses next to the TV. I think ti's just a stock image of the in-box contents, no extras added in to sweeten the deal

if you're in california, i'm assuming they will charge recycle/environmental/disposal fee?

No TV tuner ... .

Originally Posted by iiSaviour No TV tuner ... .

From what I heard, you can use it as a TV if you have a receiver that uses the video inputs. (Anything digital/HD afaik)

Originally Posted by Justin42 NOT doubting anyone, just interesting-- you seem to either get a good one or have no end of problems... and my luck with Sony products is such I'm sure I'd be in RMA hell.

My first one was a lemon. The HDMI connection kept dropping out for 2-3 seconds at a time. I took it back and my new one has performed flawlessly for months now.

There is now proof that it IS 100% real. I just received a PowerUp Rewards email that had a link. The link stated that it is valid from 6/27/12 to 7/31/12. For a $199 SONY Playstation 3D Display. Check your email if you are a member.

Thanks Mugatu, I was starting to have my doubts. I'm still hoping for the bundle that will make this a no brainer. $199 for just the base package is still pretty tempting, though.

Originally Posted by IAmTheCheapestGamer . 1. Shipping to the used game warehouse only usually applies if the games are mangled beyond belief 2. or the store employees are raping every customer for refurb fees, even on stuff that's immaculate. 3. Again, see above. If GS employees were told to be more selective in the feces and other indeterminate substance covered, scratched up, disc only shit they took in then those employees would be redundant and no longer necessary. 4. Not only that, but I believe that most GS employees usually print up those fetching anime kid covers for the disc only games, so no need to send those out and pay someone else to do that. 5. Since when do GS employees actually get benefits? I mean, aside from being paid via a cash card that rapes them with fees every time they try to use it. http://kotaku.com/5153889/getting-pa...s-it-should-be 6. At one point in time, Amazon had values far and above GS and even offered bonus credit. Now they only offer the base value. But right now BB is offering a 100% trade bonus and combined with their 10% bump card and the right games it can't be beat. But yeah, all three places offer shit values otherwise nowadays. 7. For the record, I only used to trade in nearly broken stuff when dumping crap consoles on them. Kidding. Actually virtually everything I traded to them was mint/complete. So someone got excellent condition copies of many games. 8. I had to damn near jump the counter the one time to point out where the new/sealed copies of X or Y game were when I kept asking for a new copy of a recently released game. They kept trying to upsell to the pre-owned copies, all of which were disc only less than a week from launch. I've had good employees, bad employees and super pushy employees before. Of the three I'd rather have the good & bad employees, but the super pushy(mention 10 different preorders, then whore out the PUR card) ones can eat a dick. I'd rather pre-order with someone who knows I don't put up with the upselling bs and is laid back rather than Mr. I Think I'm Super in' Salesman Of The Year. 9. $50? Shit. I'd just rather an actual apology from the employee(s) in question in front of a packed store on a busy night like a Friday or Saturday evening. Embarassing an asshole employee makes me smile more than greasing my palm with a "free" gift card. That free gc basically means I'm giving that dick a free pass to be a jerkoff to someone else in the fuure if it means it'll get him a sale. 10. I only usually bought from GS when there was an actual deal that I considered decent. Otherwise I avoided them like the plague.

1. Which is more than 50% of the games. (most) People do not take care of their stuff. If GameStop only took pristine stuff, they would hardly take any trade ins. A

2. I have traded tons of stuff and maybe 1 time I paid a "refurb fee". How do you know all employees "rape customers with fees"? Assumption out of your ass? or did you conduct a formal surveys with customers checking their receipts?

3. It is not that easy to just take "perfect / complete items". Again, GameStop would hardly sell any used games if that was the case.

4. Wrong. Employees do not print the "disc only" covers. Those come from the Refurb center in Grapevine, TX with the cases and games. There is a special machine that does that. Keep assuming and pulling shit out of your ass.

5. Employees do get benefits and they are better than your average retail store. I used to get CIGNA medical and dental for my family for $120 every paycheck. Try getting those benefits at Wal-Mart. I am impressed with your google search. Nice article about an employee bitching because he gets paid with a card that charges fees. Actually, the story fails to mention that you can transfer your card balance to any bank for free. Also, every employee can get paid through direct deposit at no cost. Nice try.

6. At one point amazon had great trade in values... a long time ago. Right now they will give you $1 for Infamous 2 (if your game is in "good condition"). Have fun trading those games over there.

7. Sure, everything you trade is flawless. Good for you. That's not how most people treat their stuff.

8. How hard were they trying to sell you that used game? Just tell the clerk, shut the up and give me the new copy. That will take care of the matter right away. Unless, you are sensitive and can't get those words out of your mouth. When it comes to preorders, man, I must be the luckiest guy in America because every time a clerk tries to push a preorder, they stop asking once I say no.

9. Apologies mean shit to me, I rather have a nice $50 gift card. I rather deal with jerks so I can get me a nice gift card so I can buy myself a nice game. An "apology" does not entertain me on my XBOX 360.

10. "Avoid them like the plague but run to the store when there is a deal." Doesn't that sound like hypocrisy? I avoid places I dislike no matter the price I can get. You remind me of the wal-mart haters who cannot stand the company because it kills "local stores", yet these same people go to wal-mart every week because it is the cheapest place to buy goods.

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Just a heads up to anyone considering price matching at Best Buy to purchase an extended warranty, Best Buy no longer refunds the full purchase price should the display be deemed unrepairable. The new terms (don't know when the terms changed since my last claim was back in 2006) are "comparable technology" which equates to whatever Best Buy currently sells that is comparable so you could possibly end up getting screwed down the road if you expect a full refund or exact replacement.