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Posted by daydreamer on Dec-19-2006 23:48:

thats a lot to digest

i'm looking into an LCD, but i think i will wait until after christmas, that's when everyone seems to have massive sales, right?

Posted by TSG on Dec-19-2006 23:58:

Yeah, the big sales happen after Christmas & New Year. Then comes the big nice Presidents Day sales. Don't know if I can hold out much longer!

Posted by daydreamer on Dec-22-2006 18:25:

for those who have bought from the major brands,
what kind of warranty come with the TV.
i was going through the Samsung website and it said something about only 1 year warranty for parts and labor. i was expecting a bit more, at least 3 years, but hoping for more like 5. i mean if you are spending a lot of money, you kinda want a longer warranty, NO?

Posted by tubby on Dec-22-2006 23:27:

i think i got 3 years for a samsung, with the store extending it to 5.

Posted by jdat on Dec-22-2006 23:30:

traditionally manufacturer warranties are fairly short with the maximum being perhaps 2 or 3

years.

If you are so concerned about warranty you can get an extended warranty through the point of purchase, and there are also certain companies who provide all inclusive packages with warranty+annual servicing free of charge ( useful for recalibration, fluid replacements ( that's not the exact term I completely forgot it but this applies I believe in dlp sets?! ) etc ).

Not that this applies to this situation as the technology is totally different but when I was growing up my family got a 27 inch crt in the 80s. They were pretty rare at the time ( in Europe at least ) and the set cost the equivalent of 1500$. It worked fine for about 13 years till problems started occuring. Not a bad run in my opinion...I would expect something fairly similar with a plasma or lcd.

Then again what I am saying is fairly pointless because product recalls are so common these days, quality as a whole has taken a hit and with the rush from manufacturers to get new products out well .... things are obviously not as reliable as they used to be.

When I was working with Sony Panasonic Philips etc ( all the big players ) I noticed that so many of the companies don't produce their own parts any more apart from the cabinet ( for example with plasma and lcd where there are only a handful of actual manufacturers ).
This creates bigger problems down the line with parts quickly becoming unavaiable as the big brands are switching suppliers all the time.
I had this particular situation where I needed to source a DLP lamp for a Philips set for Best Buy service centers around the US. They seemed to all be getting the wrong part ... well after investigating the matter further I noticed that the set had been changed throughout its production period ( which Philips somehow didn't know ?! ) and there you could the same lamp but made by three different manufacturers which all used different connectors ( it was a stroke of luck when you ordered the part because despite the fact they were different they all had the same part number ) ... total nonsense ... a perfect example of a mess created by vital parts outsourcing.

/rant

Posted by daydreamer on Dec-25-2006 00:27:

ok, so Fry's is having a major sale. check these out.

http://shop3.outpost.com/search?cat...&pType=pDisplay

or just go to this

LINK

i'm considering the SAMSUNG LNS4051DX, was $1,799 now $1,299
that's $500 off the original price

or for a little more

SAMSUNG LNS4095DX was $2,499 now $1,749
that's like $750 off the original price.

what do you guys think?

Posted by Marc Summers on Dec-31-2006 21:00:

I don't have anything HD, but my uncle has it, as well as my friend.

It seems to be nothing but a headache. But my uncle has a sunrise channel or something, and it plays HD videos of beautiful sunrises in the morning. He says that makes it all worth it.

Posted by miamitranceman on Jan-03-2007 16:15:

quote:
Originally posted by Marc Summers
I don't have anything HD, but my uncle has it, as well as my friend.

It seems to be nothing but a headache. But my uncle has a sunrise channel or something, and it plays HD videos of beautiful sunrises in the morning. He says that makes it all worth it.

Sunrise Earth on Discovery HD Theater...

Posted by EarnYourKeep on Jan-03-2007 18:44:

quote:
Originally posted by miamitranceman
Sunrise Earth on Discovery HD Theater...

Every morning 7am-8am

I watch it while having a smoke and a coffee before i get ready for work...probably the best hour of my day every day!

Posted by Allied Nations on Jan-04-2007 17:40:

My dad got the 40 inch LCD Sony Bravia itsssnaaaaaiiiceeeee

Posted by willis60 on Mar-05-2007 03:56:

I am in the market for Hitachi Ultravision 42HDS69 42" Plasma TV.
I have been reading expert reviews and that has been useful to me. It
may be help you too. I had been using PCWorld.com, cnet.com to find
reviews. Yesterday I used PriceGrabber�s expert review tab (http://www.pricegrabber.com/info_ex...sterid=21254268)
and found a site (www.smartratings.com) that aggregates expert reviews.
It only covers a few categories but it is pretty neat. Just my $.02.

Posted by Tangil on Mar-14-2007 13:41:

fujitsu is probably the best brand of plasma, especially considering they invented the shit and have been into the second generation plasma for a while... but i'm sure pioneer is still decent.

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