Finally... As for the price?
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if you are going to wait on these to come out be sure to checkout electronics expo.....they send out coupons all the time that make prices much more attractive. For example I just received coupon code WS901X8108 from them and it discounts the YSP 4000 and discounts the yamaha receivers as well. cant hurt to check it out, and saving money is always a good thing.
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Yeah, its back. BUT will it go down in price after I buy it, since there's not one but two newer models? . It's enough to pull one's hair out. But I'm 100% sure that I want THIS one. That's something at least.
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I checked around for prices on Amazon and other places. I have one that I got 6 years ago. Doesn't seem to be available at regular office supply stores. I was a teacher at the time...There is no way I paid that kind of price. It had to have been on sale and well under $100 when I bought it or it wouldn't have been purchased by me. They were not available on Logitech's website except for support. Sorry, It looks to me like scarcity on a good product has driven the price up, but I did find it on ebay for under $300. I know probably not a lot of help. Contact Logitech, maybe they can help.
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I received mine over the weekend from Amazon, but have done similar research as you did for over a week. I've noticed the same thing as you do on the price increase. IMO I chaulk it up to supply and demand. I shopped around and found the prices to be generally very close amongst online stores, and no more $435's available except at one reputable NY store selling it at $439 just the other day, and is back-ordered. The thing is that with Amazon there aren't even other vendors selling this camera at any price, so it's completely up to Amazon to charge what it thinks is appropriate. Even the used prices (which are mostly by Amazon in this case) have risen by a large margin. However, the camera is fantastic! So it's still a value proposition in my case. Since I sold my M43 gear, this $500 price tag is downright low. Look at it another way, there are no M43 or DSLRs (bodies only) that shoot at 5.5 FPS with autofocus or 12 without that come in at less than a grand. The lens range and aperture are in the same situation, there is nothing in the inter-changeable lens world that come close without costing multiples of this FZ150. Seriously, an Olympus 28-200'ish mm equivalent M43 lens runs at $450; a Nikon 18-200 VR for APS-C sensor is at approx $900; a Nikon 28-300 VR for full frame is about $1k (while non of these open to f 2.8). True, those cameras have larger sensors and the lenses are quality stuff and can do different things (we're not totally comparing apples to apples here), but if this camera is right for you for what you do as it does in my case for what I intend it to do, which is for travel (light) and take photos of my son at baseball games, the price is a steal. Frankly this camera out guns my DSLR by a large margin and does 1080P video with fast accurate auto focus at 60p :) I cannot do manual video focus of sports - at any price! On the other hand, other options may be to wait and see, or buy used. I checked out eBay, no luck there (but Amazon pricing staff already know that).
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Dear What?,That's just the price that everyone has it set for. We try to match our competitors prices. Signed,Tamo(R4L)
2002206
I reported it last year (August 2007). At least they have the right product now. Hopefully they'll figure out the price someday. ;-)
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This should work alright. At the price, it's worth trying. I'm still pleased with mine.
601259
Yes - I think I got mine for $45. It has held up well over a year and I"m happy with it.
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thats too long to wait !!! well im still gonna get it its a price and has things that im looking for...So my answer is Yes still wait..its going to be worth it
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Thanks, that's very helpful. It's actually dropped in price now, so I am definitely getting it!
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Yes......I love it, it's perfect! Get it for this price of $28, I paid $33 for mine, I should have waited. (smile) Ed D
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Thanks for the info, Donald.I'm still amazed at how the price fluxuates on these sets. The 52XBR6 currently sells on the Dell site for $3000, whereas other places online have it for less than $2300. That's a huge difference. And you never know what the price is going to be at Amazon. It goes up or down $200 or less every day.I'm happy with the price I paid for the set. If it goes down $200 in the next few days I won't cry a river. I could have paid much more a couple months ago.
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Wow. Glad you asked this question; all of the answers are very helpful. The clock is not a deal maker or deal breaker for me, but I'm sure glad to know about it before clicking the BUY button.
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apparently its $576 now! haha. this thing wasn't worth the $40 it cost when i got it. if i could find it i could offer it at a bargain $350.
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You are absolutely right about the price. I never paid $41.00. The last time I bought it it was around $21.00 - My feeling is at the $41.00 price I wouldn't buy it either - However, as far as quality goes, I still feel they are the best I have used so far. That doesn't mean there isn't better, just that I haven't found it yet.
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I think it looks great whatever it is made of. I have no clue why others seem to have issues with this item. It's $149 not $549. It looks good, it works and I love mine. As they say just enough for my purposes..
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Pretty sure it is, I looked around and this was the best deal I could find. It's worth it imo.