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I'm a little overwhelmed with flat-screen TV buying/choosing!!!!
I know we want an LCD but which darn one??!! 
Name your fave. It's for above a fireplace. TIA!
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CaMacho
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Re: I'm a little overwhelmed with flat-screen TV buying/choosing!!!!
What do you want to spend?
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| Posted 6/17/08 1:18 PM |
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TJLealand3
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Re: I'm a little overwhelmed with flat-screen TV buying/choosing!!!!
I love my Sharp Aquos!!!!! 1080P, fast refresh and you can get a 52" for less than I paid for my 46" on sale, a year and a half ago.........
I just saw this in MSN
http://tech.msn.com/guides/articlevideo_flatscreentvs.aspx?cp-documentid=5038562>1=40000
Message edited 6/17/2008 1:34:28 PM.
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| Posted 6/17/08 1:19 PM |
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rkoenke
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Re: I'm a little overwhelmed with flat-screen TV buying/choosing!!!!
samsung 42". very happy with it!
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| Posted 6/17/08 2:11 PM |
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ave1024
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Re: I'm a little overwhelmed with flat-screen TV buying/choosing!!!!
HDTV deals change weekly. What's your budget?
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| Posted 6/17/08 2:45 PM |
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Re: I'm a little overwhelmed with flat-screen TV buying/choosing!!!!
Posted by CaMacho
What do you want to spend?
Honestly...I don't know what a GOOD deal is! We know we want a good size one to fit above the FP.
Great, my pic won't post.
Message edited 6/17/2008 3:04:45 PM.
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| Posted 6/17/08 3:04 PM |
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SuzyQ
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Re: I'm a little overwhelmed with flat-screen TV buying/choosing!!!!
We have a Sony Bravia 42". I think we would have gotten bigger, but we had to fit it in the cubby where the cable connection is.
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| Posted 6/17/08 3:09 PM |
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ave1024
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Re: I'm a little overwhelmed with flat-screen TV buying/choosing!!!!
Posted by Mrs. Patticakes
Honestly...I don't know what a GOOD deal is!
Here are some good deals. Fry.com no tax to NY.
Samsung 52" LCD - $1799 with free shipping
Samsung 46" LCD - $1549
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| Posted 6/17/08 3:17 PM |
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ali120206
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Re: I'm a little overwhelmed with flat-screen TV buying/choosing!!!!
We have a Sharp Acquos and are very happy with it. DH did a ton of research before buying and comparison shopped at many stores. He found the best deal at Tigerdirect.com and had me order it - needless to say I bought the wrong one but, we love it anyway.
Samsung, Pioneer and Sony also have very good televisions.
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| Posted 6/17/08 3:28 PM |
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KvsGrl
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Re: I'm a little overwhelmed with flat-screen TV buying/choosing!!!!
We have a 42" Sony Bravia. Great TV!
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| Posted 6/17/08 3:43 PM |
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TJLealand3
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Re: I'm a little overwhelmed with flat-screen TV buying/choosing!!!!
Posted by Mrs. Patticakes
Posted by CaMacho
What do you want to spend?
Honestly...I don't know what a GOOD deal is! We know we want a good size one to fit above the FP.
Great, my pic won't post.
I suggest you measure the width of the fireplace and find a television width that will look good above it.
You can buy some painters mask (the blue tape) and put the dimensions of the TV up on the space so see what it would look like.
The most important thing in my opinion is refresh rate. You want something with a refresh rate of 4ms or less and 1080P resolution.
Message edited 6/17/2008 5:25:53 PM.
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ave1024
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Re: I'm a little overwhelmed with flat-screen TV buying/choosing!!!!
Posted by ali120206
We have a Sharp Acquos and are very happy with it. DH did a ton of research before buying and comparison shopped at many stores. He found the best deal at Tigerdirect.com and had me order it - needless to say I bought the wrong one but, we love it anyway.
Samsung, Pioneer and Sony also have very good televisions.
I wouldn't recommend buying a television from tigerdirect.com.
There are better deals to be had elsewhere, and the customer service at tigerdirect is very suspect.
If you are ordering online, I would stick to Frys.com, Amazon.com (they charge tax in NY now), Vanns.com, or OneCall.com. Or you can just buy locally.
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| Posted 6/17/08 3:48 PM |
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trnity44
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Re: I'm a little overwhelmed with flat-screen TV buying/choosing!!!!
I know you said you want an LCD- but we just bought a 48" Plasma. Its a Panasonic Viera and we absolutely LOVE it!
http://www.panasonic.com/consumer_electronics/viera/index.html
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| Posted 6/17/08 4:08 PM |
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ave1024
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Re: I'm a little overwhelmed with flat-screen TV buying/choosing!!!!
If you want plasma and are on a budget I would go with this.
Panasonic 50" Plasma - $1099
I actually just bought the Samsung version of this TV for the same price. Was delivered today in fact! Hanging it on the wall in my bedroom. 
This would be a great TV if you don't want to unload a ton of cash. Cable TV and Blu-Ray would look great on it.
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Acerone
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Re: I'm a little overwhelmed with flat-screen TV buying/choosing!!!!
Posted by Mrs. Patticakes
Posted by CaMacho
What do you want to spend?
Honestly...I don't know what a GOOD deal is! We know we want a good size one to fit above the FP.
Great, my pic won't post.
Good size like a 46" or 52"?
I just bought a 52" Samsung 7 Series
Pics here
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CaMacho
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Re: I'm a little overwhelmed with flat-screen TV buying/choosing!!!!
Plasma you can get great deals on... we love ours. We have a 42" Panasonic plasma, the picture is amazing.
We have a 32" Westinghouse LCD that we've had for a few years that we like too.
Both were under $1,000.
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| Posted 6/17/08 5:20 PM |
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Re: I'm a little overwhelmed with flat-screen TV buying/choosing!!!!
It's a big, two-story room so I am thinking we may be good with a 52" but I would have to see prices.
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| Posted 6/17/08 5:43 PM |
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Acerone
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Re: I'm a little overwhelmed with flat-screen TV buying/choosing!!!!
Posted by Mrs. Patticakes
It's a big, two-story room so I am thinking we may be good with a 52" but I would have to see prices.
My Samsung cost about 2,200 but the 6 Series is a little less.
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Posted by Acerone
Posted by Mrs. Patticakes
It's a big, two-story room so I am thinking we may be good with a 52" but I would have to see prices.
My Samsung cost about 2,200 but the 6 Series is a little less.
Okay....maybe a little less than that.  Do you think 52" would overpower?
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Acerone
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Re: I'm a little overwhelmed with flat-screen TV buying/choosing!!!!
Posted by Mrs. Patticakes
Posted by Acerone
Posted by Mrs. Patticakes
It's a big, two-story room so I am thinking we may be good with a 52" but I would have to see prices.
My Samsung cost about 2,200 but the 6 Series is a little less.
Okay....maybe a little less than that. Do you think 52" would overpower?
52" maybe a little big for the fireplace... Do you have any pictures? Also how far back to you all seat from the fireplace?
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jerome8283
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Re: I'm a little overwhelmed with flat-screen TV buying/choosing!!!!
We have two Panasonics, a 50" plasma and a 32" LCD and love both of them. It boils down to your personal preference, what picture looks good to you and of course fits your budget.
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| Posted 6/17/08 10:15 PM |
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Faithx2
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Re: I'm a little overwhelmed with flat-screen TV buying/choosing!!!!
Samsung!
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| Posted 6/18/08 7:06 AM |
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ave1024
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Re: I'm a little overwhelmed with flat-screen TV buying/choosing!!!!
Posted by Mrs. Patticakes
Posted by Acerone
Posted by Mrs. Patticakes
It's a big, two-story room so I am thinking we may be good with a 52" but I would have to see prices.
My Samsung cost about 2,200 but the 6 Series is a little less.
Okay....maybe a little less than that. Do you think 52" would overpower?
I have a very basic rule for this. If you are on the fence as to what size you will need, always buy BIGGER than what you think you will need.
Every time I bought an HDTV I always bought the next size up from what I felt I would need and I have never regretted my decision.
The way I see it, it would totally suck if I bought a TV and I felt that I should have went larger and be regretting my purchase for years.
If you go larger you will never say "wow that TV is too big" because your eyes will quickly adjust and you will learn to love the larger size.
A TV purchase can be a very long term investment. I bought my first 50" plasma FIVE years ago. At the time I could have gotten away with a 46" or maybe even a 42", but I went with 50. I am glad I went with 50 at the time because that TV is still considered massive by today's standards and it has prevented me from having to upgrade that TV.
I should be able to continue using that TV for at least another 5 more years because I won't have to upgrade it for size because I bought a nice big size at the time.
It's one thing if the budget doesn't allow for a bigger TV. But if you have the cash, I say go with the 52". You won't regret it.
Plus with the links above, I think the 52" is only marginally more expensive than the 46".
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MrsFlatbread
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Re: I'm a little overwhelmed with flat-screen TV buying/choosing!!!!
Posted by KvsGrl
We have a 42" Sony Bravia. Great TV!
ditto...just bought one for the bedroom!
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Reese1106
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Re: I'm a little overwhelmed with flat-screen TV buying/choosing!!!!
46" Sony Bravia for the living room. Love it so much we're getting a 32" for the bedroom.
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