Black Friday Forecast: Cheap Blu-Ray, Wait on High-end HDTVs

There are less than 100 shopping days until Christmas: Do you know where the deals will be? Dealnews.com has already released its predictions for Black Friday, the post-Thanksgiving shopping free-for-all, when retailers historically slash prices in hopes of luring seasonal shoppers.

Expected bargains, according to the site, will include:
*UMPCs for as little as $199 and dual-core laptops for $299;
*22-inch LCD monitors for $99 (!)
*Blu-ray Disc players for $149 ($199 with bundled movies)
*Entry-level GPS units for $49, Bluetooth/widescreen units for $99
*A $99 HD camcorder
*Canon's SD1100 Digital Elph (which I just bought for $178) for $139

Apple aficionados, meanwhile, can expect small discounts on iPods, MacBooks and iMacs--plus free shipping from the online store no matter how small your purchase.

Interestingly, though Dealnews expects to see HDTV bargains for no-name brands, they recommend holding off until later (i.e. December) for deals on high-end models; last year, they remind us, Fry's and Amazon had a price war on Samsung and other brand-name LCD sets three weeks before Christmas.

And dream on if you're hoping for deals on the iPhone 3G or Nintendo Wii--but we didn't need Dealnews to figure that out.

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