Advice of HD televisions (serious comments please)

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Originally Posted by Valve Bounce

The shop is in Melbourne,and the price is around $400 less than anywhere else here. I will be waiting till Costco opens in 8 days time to see whether they have the same item and at what price.

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My brother bought a LCD TV from Costco about a year ago. The price wasn't any cheaper (about the same) than other places he shopped around at, but his purchase included 2x the length of the manufacturers warranty.

I was considering a new TV a while back and found the bestbuy web site helpful. They list the specs on the TV's including dimensions (I have a similar cabinet issue) so I could see right away which ones would or wouldn't fit. Also, many of the TV's had customer reviews listed.

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Originally Posted by Firstgear

My brother bought a LCD TV from Costco about a year ago. The price wasn't any cheaper (about the same) than other places he shopped around at, but his purchase included 2x the length of the manufacturers warranty.

I was considering a new TV a while back and found the bestbuy web site helpful. They list the specs on the TV's including dimensions (I have a similar cabinet issue) so I could see right away which ones would or wouldn't fit. Also, many of the TV's had customer reviews listed.

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I will be checking prices of cables as well as TV's. I understand Costco opens next Monday and may have a grand opening sale. I can wait till then to check prices of TV's as well as many other goods. No hurry as my 20 years' old Sony is still working OK. I'm not desperate. Went to one store in town on Sunday and was lambasted with heaps of sales talk and "must have" cables and power boards to go with the TV, all with prices higher than Digital World.

I am more concerned with Samsung's downward splash sound from slightly within the cabinet. Since Samsung makes most of the guts for the Sony, I will be checking on the equivalent Sony LCD which has the speakers facing forwards.

(whispers)... Hey, I know someone with a 'Hot' deal on a LCD TV... ;)

http://www.insidebayarea.com/trivall...ws/ci_13032102

:p

VB, I'd reccomend a Panasonic or a Samsung.

A lot of Sony's (not all) are just cheap and nasty so I'd steer clear of some of the cheaper Sony TV's because it's not like the good ole days where you bought a Sony and you got a Trinitron tube and you knew it was going to last forever.

I've got a 24" Samsung PC monitor which we use for watching DVD's and TV in the bedroom and it really is excellent and it looks great too.

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Originally Posted by Daniel

VB, I'd reccomend a Panasonic or a Samsung.

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I bought couple months back a Panasonic TX-P46G10E and I'm still amazed every time when I watch HD channel or blueray movies about the picture quality, it is just so good :up:

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Originally Posted by Daniel

A lot of Sony's (not all) are just cheap and nasty so I'd steer clear of some of the cheaper Sony TV's because it's not like the good ole days where you bought a Sony and you got a Trinitron tube and you knew it was going to last forever.

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The day I took my trusty - but dead - 10 year old Sony Trinitron to the recyling centre I cried a little inside. To this day I've not seen a telly with as good a picture.

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Originally Posted by Dave Brockman

The day I took my trusty - but dead - 10 year old Sony Trinitron to the recyling centre I cried a little inside. To this day I've not seen a telly with as good a picture.

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I saw a 68cm Sony sitting on the sidewalk in London on Tuesday with a sign on it saying "Un-needed but perfectly good Sony TV free" it was on Wigmore street if you're

If I'd had a car with me which I could have put it into I would have. My parents bought a 68cm Sony in about 2005 and it was and still is fan****ingtastic :)

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Originally Posted by Dave Brockman

The day I took my trusty - but dead - 10 year old Sony Trinitron to the recyling centre I cried a little inside. To this day I've not seen a telly with as good a picture.

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Oh and I also had a 17" Trinitron PC monitor which my boss gave to me for free and it was the best CRT I'd ever used. After that I realised just how crappy 99% of CRT's out there were.

It's sad to think Sony just doesn't make products as class leading as those anymore......