Buying a New TV

[tko112204]

Currently have a sorta crappy 42" Apex. The HDMI ports no longer play audio, so it needs to go.

Where is the best place online to buy a TV? I bought this one without doing much research, so I want to do a better job this time.

Also, would it be better to buy now, with Christmas sales? Or after Christmas to hope for better sales?

For reference, I could go up to 50" or so, and I would like to stay under $800.

Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.

[Dallas]

Originally Posted by tko112204

Currently have a sorta crappy 42" Apex. The HDMI ports no longer play audio, so it needs to go.

Where is the best place online to buy a TV? I bought this one without doing much research, so I want to do a better job this time.

Also, would it be better to buy now, with Christmas sales? Or after Christmas to hope for better sales?

For reference, I could go up to 50" or so, and I would like to stay under $800.

Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.

$800.00 hmmmm

I would buy this for a smidge more $$.

Panasonic TC-P50GT50 50-Inch 1080p 600Hz Full HD 3D Plasma TV

Built in Wi-Fi

http://www.amazon.com/Panasonic-VIER...5451073&sr=1-3

[tko112204]

Originally Posted by Dallas

$800.00 hmmmm

I would buy this for a smidge more $$.

Panasonic TC-P50GT50 50-Inch 1080p 600Hz Full HD 3D Plasma TV

Built in Wi-Fi

http://www.amazon.com/Panasonic-VIER...5451073&sr=1-3

Ouch. I could stretch it a little bit, but not an extra $340. Would you say Amazon is one of the places I should look though?

[a_minimalist]

I just got this for my room two days ago...

http://www.amazon.com/Samsung-UN40ES.../dp/B0076M04QU

46 inch and I got it at the Black Friday price for $799. Right now it's $897 and a few days ago it was up to $1,029 on Amazon.

It's real thin, has good reviews, has a CMR of 240 and it's LED. Not too fancy and definitely not cheap. Plus, if you're into Smart TV's it has that function as well. So you can access the internet and Netflix, Pandora, blah blah blah.

[Diogenes]

Originally Posted by a_minimalist

I just got this for my room two days ago...

http://www.amazon.com/Samsung-UN40ES.../dp/B0076M04QU

46 inch and I got it at the Black Friday price for $799.

Samsung's are great.

[a_minimalist]

Originally Posted by Diogenes

Samsung's are great.

Yeah they are. I had a Samsung before this one which had been great. I just wanted an LED and something much bigger. I had a 26"(i think) LCD. They're good about fixing TV's should something go wrong too.

[67CowboysFan]

tigerdirect.com has some good deals from time to time.

[tomson75]

Originally Posted by Diogenes

Samsung's are great.

They are.

...but don't be surprised if some of the lesser brands would satisfy your needs nicely.

I bought a 42" Insignia (made by Samsung with Sony,Samsung,and some other lesser quality parts) about 6 months ago, and I've been very happy.....particularly since I only paid $400 for it at Best Buy. I'd buy the 50" insignia without thinking twice.

[tomson75]

Originally Posted by 67CowboysFan

tigerdirect.com has some good deals from time to time.

They do, but their customer service and return policies are as bad as it gets. Be careful.

[dexternjack]

Originally Posted by Dallas

$800.00 hmmmm

I would buy this for a smidge more $$.

Panasonic TC-P50GT50 50-Inch 1080p 600Hz Full HD 3D Plasma TV

Built in Wi-Fi

http://www.amazon.com/Panasonic-VIER...5451073&sr=1-3

I have one of those and never had a problem with it. If it is a bit too much for him, can always go with the non-3D TV, that is about $300 less, give or take.

Found it, quite less actually. http://www.amazon.com/Panasonic-VIER...57053&sr =1-2

[Chocolate Lab]

This is quite a bit under that, but I recently replaced a 42" Panny plasma that I really liked with a 47" LG LED. It was on clearance at Sams Club for 579, a pretty great deal.

They have one now for that same price with a tiny bit smaller feature set (no network connectivity and maybe one less component input, I think):

http://www.samsclub.com/sams/47-120h...navAction=push

(And edit, it looks like it's even less than that now.)

I've been really happy with it after not liking the look of a lot of LCD sets before. LG is only a tiny tick behind Sony and Samsung, if that.

I'd also keep an eye on Best Buy. Their regular prices aren't anything to write home about, but they rotate sales every week and routinely discount prices two or three hundred dollars down to really good prices.

[JonJon]

Is it true that the plasma in plasma TV's burn out after a while?

[kristie]

i have a 40" sony bravia flatscreen that my husband & i got on sale at target earlier this year. works great.

[Sam I Am]

Best Buy had a Black Friday special for a 55" Samsung LED TV for $799. We picked one up to replace an old 46" DLP. They said the TV was just for Black Friday though so they may not have it anymore.

[Sam I Am]

Originally Posted by JonJon

Is it true that the plasma in plasma TV's burn out after a while?

Plasma's used to be more expensive, but their price has fallen due to their life span isn't anywhere near as long as LCDs and LEDs. I would recommend not going with Plasma for that reason unless you replace your TV every couple of years.