[Las Vegas Dave]

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Walmart Drops Blu-ray Player Price to New Low of $128

At what may soon become the norm price for entry-level Blu-ray players, Walmart is selling Magnavox's NB500MGX Blu-ray disc player/DVD upconverter for $128.

The Blu-ray player doesn't have Ethernet (so it's just Profile 1.1), but it'll play all the Blu-ray movies in full 1080p.

For Father's Day, Walmart is also featuring 2-for-$20 Blu-ray movie bundles and a Garmin nuvi 250—with a 3.5'' touch screen and voice guidance—for $128 too. Unfortunately, as I mentioned, these deals are not available online and can only be found in Walmart stores.(Note: Blu-Ray Model#: NB530MGXLVD 1s available on-line for $128 at wal-Mart.com - LVD)

Note: Walmart refers to the player as both NB500MGX and NB530MGX. We are assured that this is a sales-reference difference, and not a spec or appearance difference.

Player is limited quantities and the sale is 6/14/2009 - 6/20/2009.

[DoughtyOne]

Thanks for the post and the ping Las Vegas Dave. I appreciate it.

[SunkenCiv]

I’ll predict right now that by Christmas 2009, BluRay players of this level will be sub-$50, and the middle of the road players will be in the $100-$130 range. :’)

[Las Vegas Dave]

Of possible interest to the ping list? (Additional Father’s Day deals at Wal-Mart.)

http://news.cnet.com/8301-17938_105-10262147-1.html

Following the demise of Circuit City, Wal-Mart’s been making a big push into the electronics market, and one of its PR folks let us in on a couple of upcoming “deals” on certain LCD TVs. The sale runs from June 14-20, or while supplies last.

Vizio VO420E 1080p 42-inch LCD ($697)
Sony Bravia KDL-52S5100 1080p 52-inch LCD ($1,788)
Sanyo DP37649 720p 37-inch LCD ($398)

We’ve seen lower prices on the Sony, but the Vizio and Sanyo look pretty close to rock-bottom. (Note: Just checked and Walmart is selling the Vizio VO420M) online for $697. The “M” and “E” series appear to be the same model—or at least very similar).

Update—Here are a few more electronics deals Walmart will be throwing out there for Father’s Day:

Magnavox NB500MGX Blu-ray Disc player ($128 )
Tiger Woods PGA Tour 09 All-Play Wii bundle with Wii Motion Plus Accessory and protective sleeve ($59.96)
PS3 (80GB) Bundle including Quantum of Solace on Blu-ray Disc and the MLB ‘09: The Show ($399 )
Dell Inspiron Black Notebook Computer ($398—not sure which model) or Dell Studio One 19 All-in-one Touch Desktop Computer ($848)
Canon Pixma Ink Jet Photo Printer with Fax($69)
Seagate Free Agent Go 250GB Portable Hard Drive($69)
Note: Due to pricing laws, prices may differ in some states, such as Alaska, Hawaii, Oklahoma, Wisconsin, Puerto Rico, and on Walmart.com.