February Holidays Bring Out TV Deals as Retailers Look to Move Inventory

With manufacturers and retailers scrambling to clear inventory before 2017-model TVs hit stores, deals got sweeter for TV shoppers on Valentine’s Day and ahead of Presidents Day, our survey found. Best Buy pitched customers on TVs under $500 in an email promotion Tuesday that linked to 93 models. Top deal was a 55-inch Samsung 4K Ultra HD TV discounted by $300 to $499. Among other notable Best Buy deals: a Westinghouse 32-inch 720p HDTV for $119 ($30 off); Best Buy's house brand, a 19-inch Insignia HDTV, advertised at $69; an LG 24-inch 720p HDTV ($89), a Samsung 58-inch 1080p HDTV ($499) and a 48-inch Vizio 4K TV, $80 off to $399. For Target’s Presidents Day sale, the retailer sliced $150 off the price of a 55-inch 4K TCL Roku smart TV, bringing it to $399. REDcard customers get another 5 percent off. A Vizio 55-inch 4K TV was cart-priced below manufacturer minimum advertised price at Target, hitting $569 from $699. In its early Presidents Day sale, Dell.com advertised the 50-inch Vizio M50-D1 4K TV as a “doorbuster” at $649.