There is all kinds of noise on the Internet today about a rebate for the Toshiba HD-A2 HD-DVD Player. Since this HD-DVD players sells everywhere for around $400, this $100 rebate brings the price down to a very manageable and tempting $300.

While we encourage and support rebates, we found a much quicker way for you to get this player for that price (even a couple dollars less) without having to fill out forms and wait 6-8 weeks for a check. Amazon has already reduced the price by $100 so you can buy it right now for $296.99 (yes, it’s in stock and eligible for Prime shipping or free Super Saver shipping).

The specs for the Toshiba HD-A2 include HD-DVD playback at 720p/1080i with audio support for Dolby TrueHD, Dolby Digital Plus and DTS HD, along with the usual Dolby Digital and DTS. It up-converts standard DVDs to HD via HDMI and includes Ethernet, component video, s-video, and composite video connections.

If you ever wondered where Amazon hides their lists of discounted products (from 10% off to 90% off), look no further. The list below includes links to all the official discount pages on Amazon. Make sure to bookmark these links as Amazon constantly reduces items.

Apparel and Accessories:	90%	80%	70%	60%	50%	40%	30%	20%	10%
Beauty:	90%	80%	70%	60%	50%	40%	30%	20%	10%
Bed and Bath:	90%	80%	70%	60%	50%	40%	30%	20%	10%
Books:	90%	80%	70%	60%	50%	40%	30%	20%	10%
Camera and Photo:	90%	80%	70%	60%	50%	40%	30%	20%	10%
Cell Phones and Service:	90%	80%	70%	60%	50%	40%	30%	20%	10%
Computers and PC Hardware:	90%	80%	70%	60%	50%	40%	30%	20%	10%
Computers and Video Games:	90%	80%	70%	60%	50%	40%	30%	20%	10%
DVD:	90%	80%	70%	60%	50%	40%	30%	20%	10%
Electronics:	90%	80%	70%	60%	50%	40%	30%	20%	10%
Furniture and Decor:	90%	80%	70%	60%	50%	40%	30%	20%	10%
Gourmet Food:	90%	80%	70%	60%	50%	40%	30%	20%	10%
GPS and Navigation:	90%	80%	70%	60%	50%	40%	30%	20%	10%
Grocery:	90%	80%	70%	60%	50%	40%	30%	20%	10%
Health and Personal Care:	90%	80%	70%	60%	50%	40%	30%	20%	10%
Home and Garden:	90%	80%	70%	60%	50%	40%	30%	20%	10%
Jewelry and Watches:	90%	80%	70%	60%	50%	40%	30%	20%	10%
Kitchen and Housewares:	90%	80%	70%	60%	50%	40%	30%	20%	10%
Magazines and Newspapers:	90%	80%	70%	60%	50%	40%	30%	20%	10%
Musical Instruments:	90%	80%	70%	60%	50%	40%	30%	20%	10%
Office Products:	90%	80%	70%	60%	50%	40%	30%	20%	10%
Outdoor Living:	90%	80%	70%	60%	50%	40%	30%	20%	10%
Pet Supplies:	90%	80%	70%	60%	50%	40%	30%	20%	10%
Shoes:	90%	80%	70%	60%	50%	40%	30%	20%	10%
Software:	90%	80%	70%	60%	50%	40%	30%	20%	10%
Sports and Outdoors:	90%	80%	70%	60%	50%	40%	30%	20%	10%
Tools and Hardware:	90%	80%	70%	60%	50%	40%	30%	20%	10%
Toys and Games :	90%	80%	70%	60%	50%	40%	30%	20%	10%

Here is the latest series of Dell coupons:

	$400 off Dell 50″ W5001C Plasma TV To redeem, click here and use coupon code XQZ3HX8L70BH2N Expires earlier of 2/6/07 or 500 redemptions
	$200 off Dell 26″ W2607C LCD TV To redeem, click here and use coupon code BWWPHJRGB196W7 Expires earlier of 2/6/07 or 3,200 redemptions
	$150 off Dell 23″ W2306C LCD TV To redeem, click here and use coupon code F70C5LDL7GNFV5 Expires earlier of 2/6/07 or 1,900 redemptions
	25% on Creative V Plus 2 GB MP3 players Black and Green To redeem, click here and use coupon code LM97G3FFN6$R35 Expires earlier of 1/31/07 or 4,000 redemptions
	25% on Creative 2 GB Zen V Plus MP3 Player – White/Green To redeem, click here and use coupon code QL3RWNFJC1PXS9 Expires earlier of 1/31/07 or 1,000 redemptions
	20% on Creative 4 GB Zen V Plus MP3 Player – Black/Blue To redeem, click here and use coupon code 584V58Q7TXKCT2 Expires earlier of 1/31/07 or 4,900 redemptions

TiVo has brought back its free box sale. This time, you can receive a free factory-renewed (AKA refurbished) 80-hour TiVo Series2 box for free when you you sign up for one year of TiVo service at $12.95. This deal includes free shipping and ends when they exhaust through the limited supply of boxes.

Link:  Free factory-renewed TiVo box with the purchase of a one-year plan

Buy.com is kicking off the new year by offering big sales on last year’s best products (movies, books, DVDs, software, games, electronics, and computers). The list of items includes many popular products such as a 50″ Philips HDTV Plasma ($700 off), the SanDisk Sansa e260 4GB Digital Multimedia MP3 Player ($106 off), Sony Ericsson unlocked phones like the P990i ($45 off), the rocking Guitar Hero II game and guitar ($9 off), and Lost (Season 2) DVD ($17 off). These deals expire on 1/31/07.

Link:  Best of 2006 Sale at Buy.com (expires 1/31/07)

Below is the latest round of sales from CompUSA with discounts on notebooks, monitors, cameras, software, TVs, and printers. These deals expire on 1/20/07.

Links:  

• Up to $300 off Notebooks
• Up to $80 off LCD Monitors
• Up to $60 off Cameras
• Up to $90 off Software
• Up to $500 off TVs
• Up to $100 off printers

Here’s a quick deal: from now until the end of the month, you can get discounted prices plus free shipping on Viewsonic LCD TVs at Buy.com. This deal includes LCDs as small as 19″ and as large as 42″. There are also several rebate possibilities which help reduce prices by several hundred dollars. See link below for more details.

Link:  Free Shipping and excellent prices on Viewsonic LCD TVs at Buy.com (expires 1/31/07)

We just received word of several sales an discounts at RadioShack on TVs, MP3 players, and GPS devices. Additionally, you get free shipping on these purchases. These sales expire 1/17/07.

Links:  

• $300 off Philips 32-inch LCD HDTV
• $400 off Philips 50-inch Widescreen Plasma HDTV
• $400 off Philips 42-inch Widescreen Plasma HDTV
• 10% off select Home Theater Receivers
• 10% off select TVs 32-inches and Larger
• $70 off Garmin GPSMAP 76Cx Waterproof GPS Receiver
• $150 off Garmin iQue M4 GPS and Pocket PC
• 10% off select MP3 players
• Free shipping on select LCD, GPS and MP3 players

Turn the lights off on another week. Learnings:

• The world’s smallest and lightest helicopter makes a great stocking stuffer
• Kids like toys that make loud noises
• Time is running out on printing holiday cards and photos
• Seems like everyone is pushing last minute gifts
• There is still no excuse to holding back in-demand products

Rush over now, before the clock strikes Midnight PST, and sign up to be eligible to buy a Nintendo Wii or a Playstation 3 (20GB or 60GB) from Amazon‘s Customer Vote. Just go to this page, login to your Amazon account, and sign up for one of the products. If you’re lucky, you will be notified that you’ve won and you will receive a claim code which will allow you to purchase the product on Tuesday. According to Amazon, your chances of wining are:

• Sony PS3 20GB – 22 to 1
• Nintendo Wii – 27 to 1
• Sony PS3 60GB – 43 to 1

Not bad, eh?

Link:  Amazon Customer Vote