Walmart Black Friday doorbuster deals leak out early, we'll sleep in

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<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.engadget.com/category/displays/" rel="tag">Displays</a>, <a href="http://www.engadget.com/category/gaming/" rel="tag">Gaming</a>, <a href="http://www.engadget.com/category/hdtv/" rel="tag">HDTV</a>, <a href="http://www.engadget.com/category/homeentertainment/" rel="tag">Home Entertainment</a></p><a href="http://money.cnn.com/2008/11/14/news/companies/walmart_blackfriday/index.htm?cnn=yes"><img hspace="16" vspace="4" border="0" align="right" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2008/11/wal-mart-logo_220.jpg" /></a>If you skipped Walmart's <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/07/walmart-kmart-announce-black-friday-esque-deals-for-days-other/">pre-Black Friday festivities</a> pat yourself on the back, as -- despite its lawyers hard work C&Ding unauthorized early ad postings into oblivion -- CNNMoney reveals the "doorbuster" highlights probably not worth getting trampled for this year. Between 5-10 a.m. the day after Thanksgiving the already-discounted <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/05/12/funais-nb500-blu-ray-player-sliding-into-wal-mart-for-298/">Magnavox Blu-ray player</a> drops from $198 to $128 (a BDP-S300 might still be a better <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/11/07/forget-black-friday-175-sony-bdp-s300-here-now/">value</a>), 50-inch Samsung plasma of unspecified resolution is only $798 (720p, bet on it), and Xbox 360 + Guitar Hero III & wireless guitar pack (all the real plastic guitar aficionados have moved on to <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/09/dell-to-offer-xbox-360-arcade-and-rock-band-2-for-199-on-black/">Rock Band 2</a>) drops in for $199. Slightly lower profile are a $398 HP desktop PC and $175 gas grill but c'mon, we all know it's the high definition (it'll be a lonely holiday without the suddenly too-good for us <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/09/14/vizio-switches-marketing-gears-from-discount-to-high-quality/">Vizio</a>) that will have you shivering outside your local retailer with the soccer moms and other deal hunters.<br /><br />[Thanks, Jason]<p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/14/walmart-black-friday-doorbuster-deals-leak-out-early-well-slee/">Walmart Black Friday doorbuster deals leak out early, we'll sleep in</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.engadget.com">Engadget</a> on Fri, 14 Nov 2008 21:47:00 EST. Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://money.cnn.com/2008/11/14/news/companies/walmart_blackfriday/index.htm?cnn=yes>Read</a>*|*<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/14/walmart-black-friday-doorbuster-deals-leak-out-early-well-slee/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>*|*<a href="http://www.engadget.com/forward/1372925/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>*|*<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/14/walmart-black-friday-doorbuster-deals-leak-out-early-well-slee/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>

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