Best deal on 60" TV???

My friend just got 10 60" LED TV's. He is asking for $400 for each. Let me know ASAP if you are interested. Here is a picture of the exact model from Best-buy.



















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The reality is almost any TV 50" is larger for under a grand is likely to be complete garbage. I fell for one of those Future Shop Boxing Day specials a couple years ago... The screen had an awful green hue, the colours were all washed out, the refresh was stuttery at best, and was just plain ugly. I took it back. It's not just the "apps" and features you pay for on a more expensive TV, it's picture quality too. Now I'm sure the bottom end has improved substantially in the last few years, but at $1k for a 60" you'd really be scraping the bottom of the barrel. You get what you pay for and there's no such thing as a free lunch </rant>


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REDBALLS said:
My friend just got 10 60" LED TV's. He is asking for $400 for each. Let me know ASAP if you are interested. Here is a picture of the exact model from Best-buy.
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Can u fix here eye like the fix the antenna?
 
Hang out at the grocery parking lot. There might be a guy in a cube van who will pull up next to u asking if u want a TV to buy
 
giesen said:
The reality is almost any TV 50" is larger for under a grand is likely to be complete garbage. I fell for one of those Future Shop Boxing Day specials a couple years ago... The screen had an awful green hue, the colours were all washed out, the refresh was stuttery at best, and was just plain ugly. I took it back. It's not just the "apps" and features you pay for on a more expensive TV, it's picture quality too. Now I'm sure the bottom end has improved substantially in the last few years, but at $1k for a 60" you'd really be scraping the bottom of the barrel. You get what you pay for and there's no such thing as a free lunch </rant>


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Well I definitely do my research before I buy anything and have seen 50" TV's go for $500 with endless amounts of reviews being 90% positive.

Also more 50" TV's (Not 3D or smart TV's) are under $1000 then over that price.
 
giesen said:
The reality is almost any TV 50" is larger for under a grand is likely to be complete garbage. I fell for one of those Future Shop Boxing Day specials a couple years ago... The screen had an awful green hue, the colours were all washed out, the refresh was stuttery at best, and was just plain ugly. I took it back. It's not just the "apps" and features you pay for on a more expensive TV, it's picture quality too. Now I'm sure the bottom end has improved substantially in the last few years, but at $1k for a 60" you'd really be scraping the bottom of the barrel. You get what you pay for and there's no such thing as a free lunch </rant>
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What I've been saying the whole time.

If you end up buying an LG or Vizio I feel bad for you.
 
N3WMAN said:
What I've been saying the whole time.

If you end up buying an LG or Vizio I feel bad for you.
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The vast majority of LCD TV panels on the market are manufactured by just a few companies who sell the panels to various TV makers. A lot of the "name brand" TVs have the exact same panel in them that Vizio or other low end brands were selling. I'm not sure if that's still the case since LED backlit LCDs are becoming popular (dunno if it's the same players making those). That said, there's more to a TV set than the LCD panel. There's the quality of the LCD controller board and all of the additional features (inputs, outputs, network capability, etc). But buying off-brand doesn't necessarily mean you're buying a lesser LCD. Vizio's have come a remarkably long way IMO but, sadly, electronics have become fashion accessories so we won't buy off-brand if we don't have to.

[edit] If anything, I've had multiple people complain to me about the reliability of their Samsung TVs [/edit]
 
AF4iK said:
The vast majority of LCD TV panels on the market are manufactured by just a few companies who sell the panels to various TV makers. A lot of the "name brand" TVs have the exact same panel in them that Vizio or other low end brands were selling. I'm not sure if that's still the case since LED backlit LCDs are becoming popular (dunno if it's the same players making those). That said, there's more to a TV set than the LCD panel. There's the quality of the LCD controller board and all of the additional features (inputs, outputs, network capability, etc). But buying off-brand doesn't necessarily mean you're buying a lesser LCD. Vizio's have come a remarkably long way IMO but, sadly, electronics have become fashion accessories so we won't buy off-brand if we don't have to.

[edit] If anything, I've had multiple people complain to me about the reliability of their Samsung TVs [/edit]
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There are just 4 large format glass substrate manufacturers in the world. LG, Samsung, Corning (yes, bake-ware guys) and a little-known fourth whose name escapes me now.

These produce varying grades of glass and in some cases act as complete-product OEMs/ODPs to all the 'brands' you see in retail.

The 'marketers', how we call them, add various degree of industrial design, electronics (think image processor and control boards), own or licensed software and in some cases their own production expertise to make the finished product 'unique'.

Some brands (like Sony for instance) can exhibit a high degree of 'value-add' while others just slap their badge to an otherwise OEM'ed design/product.

As a result, differences in price you see in retail start with grade of glass, then features and unique components, 'multiplied by' brand equity of the marketer.

Typically selling season for TVs is a downward spiral of doom with prices dropping consistently towards bottomless, un-profitable pit that is Boxing day and inevitable January clear-out period. A slight, gradual recovery comes through Feb-May time frame, only to see pricing start falling back down for Back to School period.

Hope this little overview helps to.clarify what you are paying for.
 
AF4iK said:
The vast majority of LCD TV panels on the market are manufactured by just a few companies who sell the panels to various TV makers. A lot of the "name brand" TVs have the exact same panel in them that Vizio or other low end brands were selling. I'm not sure if that's still the case since LED backlit LCDs are becoming popular (dunno if it's the same players making those). That said, there's more to a TV set than the LCD panel. There's the quality of the LCD controller board and all of the additional features (inputs, outputs, network capability, etc). But buying off-brand doesn't necessarily mean you're buying a lesser LCD. Vizio's have come a remarkably long way IMO but, sadly, electronics have become fashion accessories so we won't buy off-brand if we don't have to.

[edit] If anything, I've had multiple people complain to me about the reliability of their Samsung TVs [/edit]
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You can read all the online articles about TVs you want. You put a Vizio beside a Panasonic, Sharp, Sony, or Samsung and tell me they are equal quality and I'll laugh in your face. The reason nobody buys them is because they are junk, not because it's not fashionable.

I have worked in the consumer electronics industry for the past 7 years. I know what the **** I am talking about. Sorry if I my opinion is a harsh one but everyone and their brother thinks they are an expert on electronics because they bought xyz tv because they read a good online review/heard they were good from somebody who knows. I see hundreds of TVs a month. I know which ones look like **** and which ones dont.

As I tell everyone. Tech specs dont always tell the story. Go look at the TVs in a store where you can compare the competing brands side by side.

Trust me when I say a 60" TV for $1000 is going to look bad. You're much better off going for a 50" as there are actual some nice models to be had for under $1000. I'd rather have a 50" that looked GOOD, than an even bigger one that looked like hell.

In the electronics industry you get what you pay for when it comes to equipment. Pay less and get less. Just because you got more inches doesnt mean you got a better product.
 
Size matters. We bought a 47" Toshiba a year or two back and it was fantastic compared to the 27" CRT. I just renovated the rec room and wall mounted the TV and now it looks too small. BTW when these flat TVs came out they were 13 grand at Costco.
 
N3WMAN said:
You can read all the online articles about TVs you want. You put a Vizio beside a Panasonic, and tell me they are equal quality and I'll laugh in your face. The reason nobody buys them is because they are junk,
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For the most part, I would agree, but it still pays to do research. Even the premium brands put out stinkers once in a while.

This Panny was given the "AVOID" rating.....

http://reviews.cnet.com/flat-panel-tvs/panasonic-tc-p42x5/4505-6482_7-35315177.html
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