Hope for Digital TV Converter Holdouts: America`s Fugliest TV Photo Contest

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Wed Jun 10, 2009 6:54am EDT

Submit a Photo of Your Old but Still Working TV To www.FuglyTVs.com For a Chance
to Win a Free 40-Inch 1080P Samsung Digital TV!
ABINGTON, Pa.--(Business Wire)--
There`s one in every family:an old TV that`s big and heavy, in a cheesy wood
cabinet with knobs and dials and no remote control.

Yet before you toss it to the curb, a digital snapshot of yesterday`s
`old-school TV` could be the winning ticket to a brand new 40-inch 1080p digital
TV.

To celebrate the June 12 analog to digital TV conversion, BestBuyPCS.com, a
leading reseller of high-end home theater products, today announced a photo
contest to find America`s Fugliest TV.

For a chance to win a new digital TV that doesn't require a digital TV
converter, consumers can visit a special website, www.FuglyTVs.com to register
and upload a digital snapshot of their old TV set.

A key requirement:the TV must display a picture from a current TV show to
demonstrate it is in still-working condition.Complete contest rules can be found
at www.FuglyTVs.com.

The winner of the contest, the TV set voted America`s Fugliest, will receive a
brand-new 40-inch Samsung 1080p Digital TV courtesy of
www.BestBuyPCS.com.Consumers can visit the site regularly to see the "gallery of
shame" and vote for America`s least attractive TV set.

According to a recent report by Nielsen, 3.1 million US households are still not
ready for this Friday`s digital TV conversion.

"The June 12th Digital TV conversion is stimulating a big boost in sales of
Samsung LCD TVs and plasma TVs," said Scott Aemisegger, President,
BestBuyPCS.com."At BestBuyPCS.com we have a soft spot for people who`ve waited
until the 11th hour to finally scrap their fugly old TVs. This contest is our
way of rewarding the stubbornness of these holdouts!"

Consumers with a not-so-Fugly TV can still get in on the fun with a $100 instant
gift on any 1080p Digital TV sold by BestBuyPCS.com until June 30th.

Editor`s Note:to find a local resource to recycle an old TV set, consumers can
visit earth911.com/electronics/television/ or
http://epa.gov/osw/conserve/materials/ecycling/tv-challenge.htm.

About BestBuyP.C.S.:

Founded in 1999, BestBuyP.C.S. is a leading on-line reseller of consumer and
professional-grade electronics, specializing in high-end home theater and
corporate presentation markets.The company has been consistently rated a
"5-Star" trusted reseller from respected consumer authorities including
ResellerRatings, PriceGrabber and NextTag.



Optimal Conversions, Inc.
David S. Brooks, 646-863-5001

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