2008-10-08, 22:29
Thanks for the info. I checked out my target and they were out, so I went ahead and got a new one from Best Buy.
CASHMON3Y Wrote:I think im still going to buy an ATV. It supports 720p and thats all that my movies are in. Is there any way currently to OC the ATV processor?
kidk Wrote:personally my suggestion is if you have the cash i would purchace a macmini or a Shuttle small forfactor pc. They are both very small and not noticable around your entertainment system. also i have seen them both run xbmc and it run flawlass because you have a kick ass procceor to handle just about anything. I plan on purchasing one down the line when i get some cash to replace my xbox.Im 16 and without a job its hard to afford anything over $200 lol. If I can find a Target or Bestbuy that has one, im buying it. Also I have done my research on HTPC's, any thing that I could have build would have been more expensive then this, wich is rare for an Apple product!
I got my appletv as a gift about a year ago, it is a nice piece of device but lacks the hardware for hardcore movie watchers
CASHMON3Y Wrote:Does anyone know how long this sale lasts? The idiots by me are... well just idiots.
kirbypuckett Wrote:It's not a sale, it's clearance.
CASHMON3Y Wrote:Honestly, I dont know the difference. Either way how long does this last?
kirbypuckett Wrote:When an item is marked as "Clearance" at almost any retail outlet it means they're trying to get rid of it. They'll drop the price at certain intervals until it's gone.Im so confused right now, that im just going to pay an extra hundred. Half of the people I talk to say that Target doesnt sell Atv's in stores, it also says this online. But on the Target website it says they cost $229, full price. So I called the customer service and they said thats because clearances arent franchise wide, but rather restricted to an area, and also not online. But the sales rep at BB said if I can get written proof that Target put their Atv's on clearance, then they will match it. But since no one at any Targets down here in Detroit is smart, they dont believe me that the Atv is not an actual screen, so they cant help at all. The funny thing is that every store thinks its some sort of TV, even when I typed Apple TV in on ebay on the first page there was a big red apple with a TV mounted in it. This was a horrible name choice, lol.
A sale is when an item is discounted for a select period of time, but it will eventually return to full retail price.
Apple never really puts their products on sale -- I worked retail for a while and I can never recall an Apple product being on sale. The only time a price was marked down from MSRP was when it was discontinued.
You'll have almost zero luck in getting Best Buy to price match Target's price. I would suggest going to the store and having them call Target and ask them to confirm the price, however, BB will probably ask them if they have any in stock and when they respond "No" you'll be out of luck again.