Posted on 08/23/2011 2:36:07 AM PDT by Las Vegas Dave
I have an older Toshiba 57” DLP, its 1080P but suffers from the occasional screen door effect. Its only flaw other than the recent dust specks on the inside mirror was the short lamp life. The rest of the family has a 50” plasma, I love the colors, its extremely bright and yes it also helps to heat our Alaskan home in the winter.
I would dearly love to get a 65” plasma this year but what with the economy and all I feel its more prudent to stock up on food and necessary supplies for the winter.
And no I do not want to buy a 3D TV, I accidentally bought a Bluray DVD that was in 3D, funny thing is it was in very small letters, I think Sony or whoever is getting frustrated that the 3D indoctrination programs have failed to flood the consumer market, if anything some people I have talked to feel like its being subtly being forced upon us.
Set it about 15’ from the curb. Place a sign on it “FOR SALE $100’
It will disappear over night, or sooner.
I used this trick a lot with heavy items when I was renovating houses. “FREE” won’t work, but put them up for sale unattended, and someone will steal it.
As such, that's why I settled on a Sony KDL-40EX500 40" model. I would have gotten a Vizio SV420M 42" model, but I thought the picture was inferior to that of the Sony.
I wonder if a sign saying it was full of copper would make it disappear faster?
Yeah, we bought the Samsung 50 inch plasma 720p and have been real happy with it.
Put it out by the sidewalk with a “for sale, $100.” sign on it.
Someone will come along and steal it.
If you put “free”, it will sit there for ever.
LOL! Great idea!
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One question tho: when is the best time of year to get the current models at the best price points?
I have a 58” Samsung Plasma. Awesome.
For later reading. Thanks for information!
My living room has a 42 in Sony ( 1080p ). Great there too.
As of now I still highly recommend Sony or Samsung for the bigger screens.
Haven't heard what shop repair rates are now but I think that if the $ 250 TV goes bad it may be cheaper just to replace it if it's out of warranty.
Is there a "hot" area of my neck of the woods that is likely to have better deals (Milwaukee, Chicago, Rockville, etc.)
Good ideas. If I put it in the street and turn it on with an extension cord that could help too. (I might just put the pig in the garage to watch when I’m working in the garage or mowing the front yard.) lol
Freecycle it.
The biggest mistake?
10) Expecting that a better TV will somehow improve the programming
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This is very informative! Thank you.
We just bought a 50” 1080p Panasonic Viera HD plasma at a good price - about $850. Got a Samsung Blu-ray and are very happy with the set up. We sit about 8-9’ away from the TV and we think it’s a good size for that viewing distance.
The new TV cost less than the 36” Toshiba 4:3 we purchased about 10 years ago (what a beast!). I’m glad we waited to upgrade. This is one item that has decreased in price over the years.
FWIW, Consumer Reports rates some Panasonic and Samsung models highest for plasmas. We got more bang for our buck with the plasma in the size we wanted.
I have read that the biggest regret people have after buying a TV is they wish they had gone larger.
True story...
I had a friend who put a recliner out with a sign that said “free” and nobody took it.
I told him to put a “for sale, $50.” on it and it disappeared...LOL
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