
Official Black Friday HDTV Discussion Thread
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Posted Aug 29, 2012 - 12:23 pm
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Posted Sep 4, 2012 - 6:03 am
This will be my first time buying a Tv on Black Friday. I usually never shop for big electronics on BF. Is there any advice or tips anyone can give? Like stores who usually have the best deals, brands that are worth the cheap price, brands to avoids, etc.
Thanks for any help you can offer.
My boyfriend got a Samsung a few years back - it lasted about 2 months past it's warranty, then the screen was shot. He took it back to Best Buy (now known as "Worst Buy" to his 5 yr old). They refused to do ANYTHING for him - the guy wouldn't take 10% off the new TV purchase OR throw in free delivery. I think that the company should have done better since the TV was barely over a year old, and a $1700 purchase.
I got my Sony at Ultimate Electronics before they clsed down, so we've owned it about 3 years maybe? So far, so good. It is a model or 2 above what you get in Walmart, but not their top-of0the-line. It's got a BEAUTIFUL picture, clear, and the colors are vivid. We use it with the BluRay and everything looks gorgeous. Would recommend another.
I believe it is the Sony KDL-52V5100, but not 100% positive. It's probably not marketed any more, but I love mine and would definitely consider another model from them.
Edited by savannah79, Sep 4, 2012 - 8:17 am.
misstated that it was 2 years old - was barely over 1 yr old.
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Posted Sep 4, 2012 - 6:37 am
My boyfriend got a Samsung a few years back - it lasted about 2 months past it's warranty, then the screen was shot. He took it back to Best Buy (now known as "Worst Buy" to his 5 yr old). They refused to do ANYTHING for him - the guy wouldn't take 10% off the new TV purchase OR throw in free delivery. I think that the company should have done better since the TV was barely over 2 years old, and a $1700 purchase.
I got my Sony at Ultimate Electronics before they clsed down, so we've owned it about 3 years maybe? So far, so good. It is a model or 2 above what you get in Walmart, but not their top-of0the-line. It's got a BEAUTIFUL picture, clear, and the colors are vivid. We use it with the BluRay and everything looks gorgeous. Would recommend another.
I believe it is the Sony KDL-52V5100, but not 100% positive. I'm sure it's not marketed any more, but I love mine and would definitely consider another.
Did your BF ever contact Samsung? If he didn't purchase an extended warranty with Best Buy that's who would handle it...we all take a chance anytime we purchase an electronic today; they are not built like they used to be. Now having said that we have a 42 inch Samsung Plasma that we have had for 5 years now and the picture is still as crisp and clear as the day we purchased it.
To OP, I would start researching the tv's you are interested in as soon as you see the ads. I tend to stay away from lesser known brands but that's a personal issue. Research and due diligence always win out, IMO.
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Posted Sep 4, 2012 - 7:01 am
Edited by jesusluvu, Sep 4, 2012 - 7:03 am.
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Posted Sep 6, 2012 - 2:24 am
My tip for you is to start shopping now. Read reviews, look at TVs, and set a budget. Watch and search the deal sites so that you know how inexpensive each of the sets on your wish list has been or can be. As soon as you see a set that meets your quality/size/features/budget criteria, buy it. Then keep watching for opportunities to return/price adjust. When the BF ads come out, compare what you have to what they offer and decide if you want to sit in line for the difference in value.
This is dated but still relevant.
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Posted Sep 10, 2012 - 5:30 am
I to need to get at leas a 32in tv this year and have never bought one on BF. I may just put one on layaway at walmart just so I can avoid the madness on BF. That's one item I don't want to spend my entire BF night waiting in line to get.
I was at Walmart yesterday and they had several stacks of 32 inch TV stacked up on a top shelf. I don't know anything about them except they were Vizio and Emerson TVs. I really don't think they are for Black Friday since Walmart is so secrative (sp) about what they are having. I wonder if they are going to have them on sale the first day they open layaway.
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Posted Sep 10, 2012 - 2:07 pm
I was wrong in the first post - it was a little over ONE YEAR old. He did not have the extended warranty. I don't think anyone expects things to last forever, but for that price we did expect at least a few years out of it (it's not like it was an off-brand or even a base model).
He did contact Samsung. They told him he was SOL. I understand that everything is a gamble, but from our perspective, Samsung is a brand to avoid. That said, I'm happy your plasma has lasted as long as it has. I hope your good luck continues!
I had a Samsung camera that went out after 2 months!!! My kids had accidentally thrown away my receipt so I lost 100 bucks! I also do not buy anything Samsung!
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Posted Sep 13, 2012 - 8:32 am
I want to get a new TV this year, but I think I'm better of just buying now with Football deals and stuff.
I'm looking for a higher end TV, and those aren't normally highly discounted for BF.
My top contender right now is the LG 55LM8600
Very nice TV. I've been looking at the LG 65LM6200. I want bigger and nicer than what I have right now but keep falling to the thought of my Toshiba 50" plasma works so well and has such a great picture so why replace it.

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Posted Sep 13, 2012 - 1:12 pm
You may want to keep an eye on Best Buy's deal of the day. I got a 42" rca plasma for $300. It seems to go on sale once a month.I to need to get at leas a 32in tv this year and have never bought one on BF. I may just put one on layaway at walmart just so I can avoid the madness on BF. That's one item I don't want to spend my entire BF night waiting in line to get.
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Posted Oct 7, 2012 - 6:48 am
Got the 46" Apex at Target, looks great. I am waiting to buy next tv when I can get a good sized 3d TV without needing glasses, if I can hold out that long. They are coming.
A Glass free 3D TV will retail about 10 Grand for 40 inches once released in the next 4 or 5 years, so get that thought out of your head right now.
Anyways, as far as HDTVs and quality is concerned, I would stay away from the black Friday bargain basement deals and focus on what I can find on Amazon or places like that.
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Posted Oct 8, 2012 - 4:04 am
A Glass free 3D TV will retail about 10 Grand for 40 inches once released in the next 4 or 5 years, so get that thought out of your head right now.
Anyways, as far as HDTVs and quality is concerned, I would stay away from the black Friday bargain basement deals and focus on what I can find on Amazon or places like that.
Available now. For the low, low price of $11 grand. In the UK. They call it 4k Resolution.
http://www.techradar...-1080745/review
In 4-5 years the technology should become affordable. Also, in 4-5 years, the next thing will be on the horizon.
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Posted Oct 10, 2012 - 5:49 pm
Available now. For the low, low price of $11 grand. In the UK. They call it 4k Resolution.
http://www.techradar...-1080745/review
In 4-5 years the technology should become affordable. Also, in 4-5 years, the next thing will be on the horizon.
You are 100% correct, I have been keeping an eye on it. I am as good as I need to be right now, I am skipping the glasses needed 3d, next step glassesless. I normally hold out a while, sometimes skipping a trend or two on TV's. I skipped the move from curved tube TV to flat screen tube TVs, went right to flat panel HDTV. I can wait 4 year or so...I think.

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Posted Oct 14, 2012 - 3:12 pm
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