Heh dudes and dudettes,
After a fair bit of shopping around, Myer came up with the best deal over here in the West. DJ, HN, JB and Retra couldn't...or would match it. I got the TH-50px700a with REAL 5 yr extended Warranty, delivered for $3548. The others ranged between $280-$680 more. The Warranty is the real deal, complete parts and labour, no cost limit, transferable ownership, Australia wide, No lemon policy ( 3 repairs and you get a replacement) and covers wear and tear. Maybe could have pushed a little harder but the sales guy was fantastic to deal with and got a $100 worth of Myers vouchers as well. Maybe not the best price out there, especially for you Easterners but I am very happy and the thing was delivered the same day. You can't beat that!!!
The problem over here is we are limited a bit by the population and therefore you don't have the choice of outlets or people just don't have the stock available. With the PX-700A being relatively new, the number of times I heard "oh yes nice unit, very popular but we don't have any in stock, should only be a couple of weeks away". (Anytime before Christmas would be good.)
Well I have my 700A now and I am very happy. I set it up last night and it looks absolutely fantastic.
Cheers.....Compuway