Here's the problem with Black Friday. Other than the one of two clearly awesome deals per store, it's tough to know if standing your butt in the cold all night will actually save you more money than doing some online comparison shopping from the comfort of your own, very warm home. But the truth is, Black Friday does have incredible deals and it can save you hundreds of dollars on big-ticket electronics—if you play your cards right.

So we have sorted through the deals for you, listed the real savings (based upon comparative online searches, none of this retail priced crap) and categorized the best stuff for you to consider. Hit the jump for the Ultimate Black Friday Deal Guide—we wasted several hours so you wouldn't have to.

Big HDTVs (42" and up)
Best Buy
HP 42" LCD (1080p)
Price: $996.99
Savings: $500

Panasonic 42" Plasma (720p)
Price: $899.99
Savings: $200

Circuit City
Sharp 42" AQUOS LCD (720p)
Price: $799.99
Savings: $450
Note: Sam's Club has a similar deal for about $400 off.

Sharp Aquos 46" LCD (1080p)
Price: $1299.99
Savings: $500

Zenith 50" Plasma (720p)
Price: $999.99
Savings: $400

Wal-Mart
Polaroid 42" LCD (1080p)
Price: $798
Savings: $300

Medium HDTVs
Best Buy
Philips 32" LCD
Price: $599
Savings: $160

Circuit City
Sharp 32" LCD
Price: $599.99
Savings: $170

Sony 32" Bravia M-Series
Price: $699.99
Savings: $100

Wal-mart
Polaroid 32" LCD (720p)
Price: $448
Savings: $222

GPS Systems
Best Buy
TomTom One LE GPS Navigation System
Price: $119.99
Savings: $130 (though it's a BB exclusive model)
Note: Staples has similar deal on normal ONE.

Garmin Nuvi 200 GPS Navigation System
Price: $169.99
Savings: $70-$90

Garmin Nuvi 660 GPS Navigation System
Price: $399.99
Savings: $100

Circuit City
Garmin c340 Portable GPS Navigation System
Price: $199.99
Savings: $70

Magellan RoadMate 1200 GPS Navigation
Price: $124.99
Savings: $85

Radioshack
Magellan Maestro 3100 GPS Navigation System
Price: $129.99
Savings: $85

Wal-mart
Garmin Street Pilot c330 GPS
Price: $128.88
Savings: $70

Laptops
Best Buy
Toshiba 1.73ghz Celeron Laptop & Canon 3-in-1 Printer Package
Price: $229
Savings: Can't find specific model, though we know it has a Celeron processor. They claim 20/store.

Sony 15.4" Laptop w/1GB RAM, 120GB HD, DVD Burner
Price: $399.99
Savings: ??

Circuit City
Compaq Dual-Core, 1GB RAM, 80GB HD
Price: $299
Savings: $300 (includes mir)

OfficeDepot
Toshiba 15.4" Notebook, AMD w/2GB RAM, 160GB HD
Price: $499.99
Savings: $250

Lenovo 14.1" Notebook Computer w/Intel Core 2 Duo, 2GB RAM, 160GB HD
Price: $599.99
Savings: $200

Wal-mart
Dell 15.4" Laptop w/1.6 GHz AMD Turion, 2GB RAM, DVD Burner
Price: $598.00
Savings: $150

Circuit City
Swiss Gear Rival 15.4" Laptop Backpack
Price: $12.99
Savings: $37

CompUSA
Logitech QuickCam for Notebooks
Price: $9.99
Savings: $40

PCs
Wal-mart
Dell Inspiron, Athlon 64 X2, 2GB RAM, 320GB HD, 19" Widescreen
Price: $598
Savings: $100

CompUSA
Acer Intel Quad-Core Desktop, 24" LCD Monitor + 512MB ATI Gfx
Price: $999
Savings: Dunno, seemed interesting.

Cooler Master 690 ATX Gaming Case
Price: $34.99
Savings: $45

Cooler Master eXtreme Power 500-Watt ATX Power Supply
Price: $16.99
Savings: $63

Cameras and Camcorders
Best Buy
Kodak EasyShare 7.1-Megapixel Digital Camera
Price: $189.99
Savings: $70

Circuit City
Hitachi Hybrid MiniDVD/Hard Disk Camcorder
Price: $299.99
Savings: $60

Sony Cyber-shot 7.2-Megapixel Digital Camera
Price: $99.99
Savings: $45 (Same deal at Staples and Best Buy)

CompUSA
Canon PowerShot A460 w/photo printer
Price: $150
Savings: $80

Wal-mart
Panasonic PalmCorder DVD Camcorder
Price: $198
Savings: $150

Home Theater Equipment
Best Buy
Klipsch Synergy III 8" 2-Way Dual-Woofer Floorstanding Speaker
Price: $222.99
Savings: $160

Circuit City
Sony Platinum Dream Home Theater System
Price: $329.99
Savings: $170

Samsung 5.1 Channel 800W Complete Home Theater
Price: $150
Savings: $50

Optoma 1080i DLP Projector w/DVD
Price: $549.99
Savings: $330

Wal-mart
PlayStation 3 80GB w/15 Blu-ray movies
Price: $499
Savings: $200 or so (note, this is technically a Black Saturday Deal)

Miscellaneous Goodies
Best Buy
BoomChair Wi-FX Wireless Gaming Chair
Price: $79.99
Savings: $50 (BB exclusive product)

Dynex 100-Pack 16x DVD-R Disc Spindle
Price: $6.99
Savings: $25

Circuit City
SanDisk 2GB SD Secure Digital Memory Card
Price: $6.99
Savings: $25

SanDisk 4GB High Capacity SD Memory Card
Price: $27.99
Savings: $22

CompUSA
SanDisk 2GB Ultra II Secure Digital Card
Price: $17.99
Savings: $35

OfficeDepot
Logitech Elite Keyboard
Price: $9.99
Savings: $15

Black Friday Protips:
1. Avoid digital cameras in general. You can do better online.
2. You almost can't go wrong with the widespread deals on GPS.
3. We listed those Polaroid TVs from Wal-mart but you read this site and should know better.
4. Best Buy's doorbuster 40" Samsung 1080p TV isn't listed above since we found it here. UPDATE: IRS troubles with those folks. Thanks tipster. Similar deal at Sears, we believe.
5. Where's Apple? Here's Apple. No word on their deals yet.

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