Best Buy, Sharp Kick Off Super Bowl Promo

By Alan Wolf -- TWICE, 1/23/2012

Minneapolis - Best Buy is kicking off the Super Bowl promotional period with steep discounts on 60-inch, 70-inch and 80-inch 1080p LCD-LED TVs by Sharp.

The sale, which runs through Jan. 28, includes Sharp's 60LE300 for $999, regularly $1,700; the 70LE632 smart TV, for $1999, regularly $2,800; and the 80LE832U smart TV, available online for $5,000 and in select Magnolia Home Theater stand-alone stores.

The TVs qualify for free delivery and, under Best Buy's "perfect match promise" program, free return pickup, 60-day price-drop protection and three-year interest-free financing.

Elsewhere, hhgregg's Super Bowl offerings include a 51-inch 720p Samsung plasma (model PN51D450) for $600, and a 60-inch 1080p Panasonic plasma TV (model TCP60S30) for $1,110, and 12- and 24-month interest-free financing.

Meanwhile, Costco, like Best Buy, has broken the $1,000 barrier for 60-inch displays by selling the Panasonic model for $999.

The Super Bowl will be played on Feb. 5 between the New York Giants and New England Patriots.