Check out the new hot daily deals for today, including $200 off the Arcade1Up Street Fighter II Big Blue arcade cabinet complete with stool and riser, 40% off the Blue Yeti USB microphone, $450 off the new 2022 55" Hisense U8H 4K Mini LED TV with HDMI 2.1 and native 120Hz for PS5 and Xbox Series X gamers, and more below.
This Arcade1Up Streetfighter II "Big Blue" Arcade Cabinet normally sells for $600, but Walmart has it on sale today for only $399.99. Unlike most other Arcade1Up cabinets, this package includes a matching stool and a themed riser. The Arcade1Up Street Fighter II cabinet is a 3:4 replica of the arcade original, making it approximately 4 feet tall. That riser raises the height by another 1 foot, giving you the option of both sitting and standing play. Also included is a light-up marquee, light-up deck protector, and a Street Fighter themed stool. If you don't have a buddy around to play with, you can hop onto the live WiFi (no subscription required) to play with other remote Arcade1Up players. 12 games are pre-loaded including several editions of Street Fighter II, Super Puzzle Fighter, and Darkstalkers.
Thie Hisense U8H is a 2022 TV that replaces the U8G. This is a fantastic TV at a budget price. It's one of the higher end TVs that Hisense sells and its picture quality competes with the top-end LED LCD TV models from Samsung, LG, and Sony. The biggest upgrade from last year's model is the Mini-LED QLED panel, which allows for better control of black levels and thus a higher contrast ratio. It also now features the very nice Google TV smart interface. It has two HDMI 2.1 ports and a native 120Hz panel so it can push 4K @ 120Hz with PS5 and Xbox Series X consoles, as well as VRR and ALLM. It does a great job at displaying HDR content thanks to its high peak brightness and excellent black levels.
If you really want to futureproof the next TV of yours, then maybe 8K is the way to go. The Hiense U800GR is easily the least expensive 75" 8K TV on the market. Sure there's not much native 8K content floating around, but this TV will also upscale 4K, 1080p, and 720p content to 8K. The quantum dot VA panel features a full array LED backlight with a whopping 180 local dimming zones and up to 1000nits of HDR brightness. This also makes for a great gaming TV, since it has HDMI 2.1 ports and a native 120Hz VA panel. That means it supports 4K @ 120Hz as well as VRR, and ALLM.
Dell is clearing out this Alienware Aurora gaming PC, equipped with an AMD Ryzen 7 5800 8-core CPU and RTX 3060 Ti GPU, for only $1399.99. The RTX 3060 Ti GPU is on par with the previous generation's RTX 2080 SUPER; it is the ideal card for 1080p gaming and has plenty of power to handle 1440p gaming as well. The AMD Ryzen 7 5800 CPU is a great all-around processor and definitely won't be your bottleneck for gaming. It's paired with 16GB of RAM and dual storage (512GB SSD and 1TB HDD).
The HP X32 32" monitor retails for $400 but Best Buy has it for $199.99. That is an outstanding price. The lowest price we saw historically was $299.99, and that was during HP's Memorial Day Sale. The X32 monitor is a big 32" display with a sharp 2560x1440 resolution, blazing fast 1ms response time, up to 166Hz refresh rate, and an IPS panel for wide viewing angles and excellent color reproduction. This is a pretty high quality display, and I don't think you'll find a better gaming monitor with a screen size of 30" for a similar price.
Walmart is offering an outstanding deal on the new Lenovo Legion 5 Pro laptop that is also equipped with the 12th generation Intel Core i7 Alder Lake CPU and RTX 3070 GPU. The Alder Lake CPU is a significant bump in performance compared to the previous generation CPU and we highly recommend you get a laptop with this CPU if you plan on keeping it for a while. The RTX 3070 GPU in this gaming laptop also has a TGP rating of 140W. Higher TGP correlates to a more powerful GPU. In terms of real world performance, the Legion 5 Pro is one of the most powerful RTX 3070 equipped gaming laptops on the market.
The RTX 3080 Ti had previously been maligned as a "poor value" compared to the RTX 3080 and that's because of one justifiable reason: it's MSRP of $1100. That made it a whopping $400 more expensive than an RTX 3080. At 4K resolution, an RTX 3080 Ti represents a 10% performance increase over an RTX 3080, and that certainly wasn't worth $400.
Fast forward to today and Amazon has the EVGA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti XC3 Ultra for $859.99. That's only $140 more an RTX 3080 XC3 Ultra, and now the performance increase is actually quite tempting, especially if you're gaming on a 4K monitor. If you're running games at 4K, with an RTX 3080 you'll be hovering at that threshold between good fps (50fps) and great fps (100+fps) in many newer games and that 10% speed bump from the RTX 3080 Ti could make all the difference in the world.
There's a big price drop on inarguably the most powerful consumer video card on the market right now. The EVGA GeFroce RTX 3090 Ti GPU, which launched earlier in the year with an eye watering MSRP of $1999, has dropped $700 today to $1299. The RTX 3090 Ti is roughly 20% faster than the RTX 3080 and about 10% faster than the RTX 3090 at 4K resolutions and beyond. At under 4K resolutions, this card would be completely overkill. For most people, saving almost $600 and going withe the RTX 3080 deal mentioned above would be the better proposition. But if you absolutely want the best of the best, this price is the lowest.
This is one the only ways to get your hands on a Sega Genesis Mini 2 preorder, which releases in late October. This is the new and improved version of the Sega Genesis Mini that was released back in 2019, with better hardware, a small footprint based on the Sega Genesis Model 2, and and over 50 preloaded games including Sonic the Hedgehog CD, Shining Force CD, Virtua Racing and more (not all games have been announced). Note that there will be a $21.99 overseas shipping charge.
Game of Thrones' House of the Dragon Premieres August 21
Pay for 12 months of HBO Max and get 40% off your order total. HBO Max is normally $9.99/month ($119.88/yr) for the ad-supported plan and $14.99/month ($179.88/yr) for the ad-free plan. Instead you'd be paying $69.99 for 1 year of the ad-supported plan or $104.99 for 1 year of the ad-free plan. That's technically a savings of 41.6%.
This is the perfect time to sign up for HBO Max. The highly anticipated Game of Thrones' House of the Dragon premieres exclusively on HBO Max on August 21. Set 200 years before the events of the original Game of Thrones TV series, House of the Dragon covers the fall of House Targaryen. In addition to Game of Thrones, HBO Max is host to the entire collection of DC movies (including The Batman), Harry Potter series, Lord of the Rings and movies like Dune, King Richard, Free Guy, and much, much more.
The new 2022 LG C2 model has an improved "Evo" OLED panel over the C1. Previously reserved only for the LG G-series OLED TVs, the Evo panel offers higher brightness levels, one of the few areas that traditional LED LCD TVs have OLEDs beat. As always, OLED panel blows away any IPS, VA, or TN monitor in terms of HDR, black levels and color rendition. This TV excels in gaming as well. It has HDMI 2.1 ports and supports 4K @ 120Hz, VRR, and ALLM, perfect for the PS5, Xbox Series X, or gaming PC equipped with an RTX 30 series GPU. It also boasts 4:4:4 chroma sampling for clear, sharp text as well as sub-1ms response times and native G-SYNC compatibility for zero tearing and ghosting. The new C2 model also introduces native GeForce Now and Stadia streaming support.
Wingspan is an incredibly good board game. So good in fact that we deemed it the best board game of 2019. Improbably enough, the year's hottest game is one about keeping birds in a nature reserve. But the wide appeal of the theme, lovely art and simple rules meant lots of players got to enjoy the fiendish engine-building game beneath. A choice of a mere four actions blossoms into an excruciating balance between adding birds, feeding them and scoring points. Yet tricky as it is, the pace of play leaves you itching for another try to evolve your strategies, while 170 bird cards ensure every game is different. The board game is worth it even at the $65 retail price, but today it's nearly 40% off.
The latest Humble Bundle offers a sweet deal for any Resident Evil fans with a gaming PC — or, if you’ve managed to snag one, a Steam Deck. You can spend between $1 and $30, and you’ll get up to 10 Resident Evil games. If you were to buy them all at MSRP, they’d set you back $275. Like I said, sweet deal. But bundle goes away on August 24, so grab it before then if you want it. The games include the rebuilt editions of Resident Evil 2 and 3, as well as a 50% off coupon voucher for Resident Evil: Village.
If you want to buy the Xbox Series S console standalone without any kind of bundle, then Adorama currently has it for an unbeatable price of $249, which is $50 off MSRP. The Xbox Series S can play all the same games that the Xbox Series X can play. It's not as powerful as the Xbox Series X, but it runs games just as well as the Xbox Series S by outputting in native 1440p and upscaling to 4K. You also have access to the entire Xbox Series X library. It's a great budget friendly solution to access all the amazing games that are on Xbox Game Pass and, of course, it's $250 cheaper than the Xbox Series X.
The Apple TV 4K happened to be one of Amazon Prime Day's hottest sellers. Today the price has dropped down to the same as what we saw on Prime Day. The newest Apple TV features two major upgrades. It boasts an A12 Bionic processor that boosts graphics performance, video decoding, and audio processing and delivers high frame rate HDR with Dolby Vision. It also includes a new Apple TV remote. The overall build quality is better than before, but the biggest enhancements are a 5-way clickpad, mute button, and dedicated power button that works for your TV, receiver, and Apple TV.
Apple's latest 10.2" iPad is a great option for school, work, or simply relaxing with your favorite movie, book, or streaming service. The 64GB model has dropped to $299, and you won't find a less expensive current generation Apple iPad out there. The Apple A13 Bionic chip for fast CPU and GPU performance to tackle just about anything, and the large 10.2-inch Retina display ensures everything is bright and crisp during use. iPad also features both a front-facing camera for voice chat, and rear camera for taking photos and videos.
The current generation Apple AirPods Pro is one of the best sounding "truly wireless" earbuds you'll find, especially at this price point. "Truly wireless" earbuds have no wires whatsoever; even the earbuds aren't hardwired to each other. In addition to the excellent sound quality, the AirPods Pro is the only AirPods with active noise cancelling technology. That, combined with the inherent nature of in-ear earbuds, means that the AirPods Pro will provide better noise isolation than over-ear headphones like the Bose QuietComfort or the Sony WH1000XM5. If you're thinking of getting a pair of new AirPods, we highly recommend jumping on this particular model.
The Blue Yeti USB mic is available for $77.99, a 40% price drop from its original $130 MSRP. Only the "Whiteout" color is available at this price. Blue Yeti microphones are one of the most popular choices for streamers, YouTubers, and podcasters. These are quality mics at a much cheaper price than a mic and boom setup. The Yeti features a tri-capsule (3 condenser) array and multiple pattern selection, including cardioid, bidirectional, omnidirectional, and stereo. And, it works seamlessly with platforms like Twitch and Discord, making it an easy plug and play option for folks looking to take their audio quality to the next level.