Daily Deals: Preorder the PS5 Spider

Today's daily deals for Monday, July 31.

Sony just recently announced the new PS5 Spider-Man 2 console bundle and it's finally up for preorder. Unlike any themed PS5 console bundle before it, the Spider-Man 2 bundle comes with a unique themed faceplate. Also included is the Spider-Man 2 game. The console ships out on September 1, but you'll get the game later on October 20, the same time as everyone else.

Equally popular, if not more so, is the themed DualSense controller. It's already sold out at multiple outlets like Amazon, but Best Buy still has it available for preorder right now. If you already own a PS5 console, pair this controller with the Spider-Man faceplate (which is sold out everywhere but will eventually come back in stock), and you'll have yourself a complete "Limited Edition" console without having to buy a new one.

Temu is, in many ways, the Chinese equivalent of Amazon marketplace. They sell pretty much everything you can think of at prices beyond lower than what you could imagine. The quality won't compare to similar items that cost significantly more, but - for the price - the quality is a lot better than you'd expect. I've purchased from Temu in the past and my recommendation is to keep your purchases limited to items that are inexpensive and hard to mess up. Some of the stuff I've ordered in the past that I've been happy with include apparel, wire management accessories, LED flashlights, a really cool arc lighter, a Nintendo Switch carrying case, microfiber cloths, and other random accessories like that. If you're worried about whether or not Temu is a legit site, fret not. They are a huge company, big enough to claim a TV ad spot during the Superbowl.

Monopice is offering a PS5 Disc Edition God of War: Ragnarok console bundle for only $479.99. That's the best price we've seen for a new, fully warrantied PS5 console and Monoprice is currently the only place you can get this deal. You're basically getting God of War free and an extra $20 off your PS5 console purchase.

God of War: Ragnarok is the latest God of War game and we gave it a 10/10 "Masterpiece" rating. If you liked the last God of War game, then you'll enjoy Ragnarok. It continues the story of Kratos and Atreus as they take on the nine realms of Norse mythology.

Amazon Prime Day might be over, but this deal runs through July 31. Amazon is offering one of the best subscription deals we're going to see for the entire month of July. Right now Amazon Prime members can get 3 free months of Audible Premium Plus membership. Only new subscribers are eligible. You'll need to log into your Amazon Prime account to see this deal. If you're not sure whether or not you're eligible, simply click on the link; if you see the promo then you're eligible and if you don't then you're not.

The new Stellar Shift color scheme was released in February of 2023 for $69.99. Today it has dropped to its newest all time low for $49.99, a 29% off discount. Stellar Shift is a color-shifting, blue-purple shimmer that, in my opinion, looks better than most of the other Xbox color schemes out there.

The Epson 5050UB is, in my opinion, the best projector you'll find for under $3K. In fact, it's close to the best projector you'll find under $4K. The 5050UB was released way back in 2019, but up until now no 4K projector in its price range has been able to match its incredible black levels and contrast ratio. In a properly light-controlled room, it's indistinguishable from a premium TV. The 2-way shifted 4K resolution is also really good... not quite native 4K but a big step up in sharpness compared to 1080p. It's also flexible in terms of setup thanks to its generous horizontal and vertical motorized lens shift. It's rarely discounted (in fact early last year it was hard to even find one in stock) so snap this one up quick.

The A80K is marketed as a gaming TV and is host to several welcome gaming-centric features. It has a true 120Hz panel and two HDMI 2.1 ports for running 4K at 120Hz on a PS5, Xbox Series X, or RTX 30 series equipped PC. There's also native variable refresh rate (VRR) and auto low latency mode (ALLM). Exclusive to higher end Sony TVs like this one is a feature catered specifically for the PS5 console called Auto HDR Tone Mapping. Basically your PS5 will be able to identify your exact TV model and apply the optimized HDR settings specific to your TV, a sort of automatic HDR color calibration if you will. It takes out a lot of tweaking involved on your end (which most people tend to ignore completely) and thus offers a better HDR image.

HDMI 2.1 for 4K @ 120Hz

The new 2023 TCL QM8 TV boasts a combination of a QLED and Mini-LED panel with full array LED backlighting, local dimming, and wide color gamut. The QLED panel enables this TV to retain strong color accuracy and good dynamic range even at peak brightness levels. The local dimming feature allows different zones to dim or brighten independent of each other, thus allowing the TV to deftly handle scenes where the brightest whites and the darkest blacks occur simultaneously. Mini LED panels allow for even more precising local dimming because the controller zones are smaller and more numerous. Whereas a normal LCD TV with local dimming might have as many as 100 zones of dimming, the TCL QM8 boasts a whopping 2,300 zones. These TVs also offer incredibly high brightness levels, way brighter than any OLED TV. This is a better TV for use in TVs with a lot of sunlight coming into the room and little light control.

The TCL QM8 also has gamers covered. It features a native 120Hz panel and two HDMI 2.1 inputs. That means it can pass true 4K @ 120Hz on PS5 and Xbox Series X consoles and RTX 30 series equipped gaming PCs. The TCL R646 also supports VRR with Game Accelerator 240 (up to 240Hz refresh rate at 1080p), ALLM, and AMD FreeSync Pro.

HDMI 2.1 for 4K @ 120Hz

The Q7 boasts a lot of features you'd find in more expensive models. It uses a QLED panel with ultra wide gamut and full-array LED backlighting with local dimming. That means you get a brighter TV that can also display a wider color range and deeper blacks that most other TVs. That's great for HDR content, especially since this TV is also HDR Ultra (Dolby Vision IQ, HDR10+, HDR10, & HLG) ready and has Google TV.

This TV also has gamers covered in spades with a native 120Hz refresh rate with HDMI 2.1 inputs, so you can play PS5 and Xbox Series X games in 4K @ 120Hz. If your TV can't support this, then you aren't making the most of your $500 system. This TV comes fully equipped with variable refresh rate and automatically switches to a lower latency mode when it detects a video game being displayed.

As part of the Dell Black Friday in July Sale, you can get either the Alienware Aurora R13 Intel RTX 3070 gaming PC for only $1149.99. It features a liquid cooled Intel Core i7-12700F CPU, 16GB of DDR5-4400MHz RAM, 1TB SSD, and powered by a 1000W 80PLUS Platinum power supply.

The RTX 3070 might be a generation old but it's still no slouch. It's faster than RTX 2080 Ti. Compared to the new RTX 40 series GPUs, the 3070 is neck and neck with the RTX 4060 Ti. This is a great card for running games at at up to 1440p. It's also great for running games at 1080p but with higher refresh rates that so many gaming monitors support these days, like 144Hz or even 240Hz.

As part of its Black Friday in July event, Dell is offering the Alienware m17 R5 17" AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX gaming laptop with RTX 3070 Ti video card for only $1249.99 after a massive $1000 in instant savings. The GeForce RTX 3070 Ti provides plenty of muscle on the GPU front. Among the RTX 30 series mobile cards, it's only slightly less powerful than the RTX 3080. Compared to desktop variants, it's roughly comparable to the RTX 3060. It's capable of running any game out there on the display's native 1080p resolution and at over 60fps, which is nice because the display is capable of refresh rates of up to 480Hz and, fortunately, is G-SYNC certified.

Amazon is currently offering a four pack of Apple AirTags keyfinders for only $84.99. You're essentially paying only $21.25 per keyfinder. That's 15% off MSRP and better than Amazon Prime Day. The Apple Airtag is a small coin shaped device that you can put in your wallet or attach to your phones, keys, remote, or anything small enough to be easily misplaced. It works as a little WiFi keyfinder that helps you locate your lost objects by pinging the exact location to your iPhone. The AirTag uses Bluetooth 5.0 to pinpoint a general location of your lost item. However, if your iPhone model has a U1 chip with Ultra Wideband, there is a "Precision Finding" mode that can give you a numerical distance as well as a directional pointer when your lost item is in range. It's a pretty awesome piece of tech that works a lot better than "it's here somewhere".

As part of the Dell Black Friday in July Sale, Dell is offering an Alienware Aurora R14 gaming PC equipped with an AMD Ryzen 7 5800 CPU and GeForce RTX 3060 GPU for only $999.99. Currently this is the least expensive Alienware Aurora PC you can get. The RTX 3060 isn't the most powerful GPU out there, but it's also certainly no slouch; its performance is superior to the RTX 2060 SUPER and almost matches the RTX 2070 SUPER in some games. That means it's perfectly capable of handling pretty much any game out there at 1080p resolution. Depending on what you play, this rig can also do 1440p gaming.