Posted on 09/28/2010 3:48:34 PM PDT by Yaelle
The volume control, which has been iffy for a year, finally quit working at all on our old "little" HD TV in the living room. We need a new TV rather quickly, and I am overwhelmed both by the offers around online AND the desires of certain young family members.
This should be in the 40s, inchwise, great quality so we don't have to buy one in the near future again, and good for watching movies, TV, sports, Netflix/other computer applications, and serious video gaming. Basically everything!
What would you get, or what have you recently purchased that you like?
Tempting, hmmmmm.
This is the kind of stuff I need to hear about. We have a young athlete and take a bunch of HD video. Great stuff, guys, thanks so much.
The Visio is a pretty good TV for the money. Walmart and Sams Club both have them.
I’ve had a Panasonic HDTV for a few years and like it.
Can you get sound through your auxiliary auto or headphone jack (if you have one)???
If so, you could just connect it to a stereo system or home theater surround sound system and use that to control the sound volume.
Samsung 55” is fantastic.
$548.00 @ Walmart
Vizio 42” Class LCD 1080p 60Hz HDTV, E420VO
You do realize that those poor kids are likely to grow up to be educated....
Do NOT buy any of the follow brands Panaphonic, Magnetbox, and Sorny?
Sites like http://www.pricegrabber.com/ will let compare prices at the different stores including real stores.
Pay attention to inputs and be sure it will function as a PC monitor.
The age of internet TV is here and will increasingly deliver programming over the life of your new TV.
Plasma uses way more energy and has a shorter lifespan.
I still haven’t even bought my first HDTV yet. And right now, I sure don’t want to help the Obama economy
I have one TV but it’s pre digital, I don’t have cable, and I never bought a converter box. And my VHS player quit working awhile back so I can’t even watch my old vhs tapes anymore.
i know, it’s horrible of me.........i home school too.
Television...the epitome of wasted technology.....
Maybe I do have something useful to add:
Make sure it has a VGA port so you can use it as a monitor.
Not all of them did just a couple years ago.
I have Samsungs and a Sharp. Love them all, but the Sharp is a better picture. My dream LCD is the 65” Sharp.
I recently picked up a 27” Samsung (very nice LCD retailing for around $400) for $175 on Ebay because it had a small crack in the bezel. Refurbished and warranted and less than 1/2 price.
Buy or borrow a used TV for a couple of months, and wait for Black Friday.
Buy or borrow a used TV for a couple of months, and wait for Black Friday.
You don’t need tv. just go to hulu dot com to watch a show.
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