CompUSA: Would you like a PS3 with your HDTV?

For last year's Xbox 360 launch, GameStop offered a deluxe Omega bundle for $4,499 that included the system, 20 games, a slew of accessories, and a 42-inch Dell plasma monitor. The bundle was a luxury item for only the most spendthrift of gamers, with GameStop offering a number of less expensive, less exhaustive options for Xbox 360 customers as well.

The bundled HDTV-console combo is returning this year, as pointed out by tech blog Uninnovate. CompUSA on Sunday started running a promotion that allows any customer purchasing a 40-inch (or larger) Sony HDTV to reserve a console for launch day. The least expensive such TV on CompUSA's Web site rings up at $1,799.99, bringing the lowest possible price of the bundle with a $499 20GB PS3 to a little under $2,300.

"The reaction we're receiving is so phenomenal that we're devoting our entire allocation to that offer," a CompUSA representative told GameSpot.

The representative could not confirm how large CompUSA's company-wide allocation is, but she did say that the preorders will be handled on a store-by-store basis. If a given store receives more PS3 systems than preorders, the remaining stock will be made available to customers without requiring the purchase of a TV.

As for the company's plans for the Nintendo Wii, which launches two days after the PS3, the representative could not comment on any special promotions the retailer might be planning for the system.