Any advice on buying a bigscreen TV?

Various | 1/28/03 | The G Man

[The G Man]

Excuse the vanity but I'm in need of some FReeper assistance. Our 15 year old console TV is on its last legs so the Mrs and I are thinking of buying a big screen TV and I would welcome folks advice on this matter.

We really can't afford to go much over $1500 so after looking on the net, I think the features we want are 40" and above and HDTV compatible. I'm not sure how important widescreen (16:9) is compared to standard (4:3) ... is that something I need to reconsider?

I've found two that are somewhat affordable:

I also have Bernies and Best Buy near me, but Circuit City seems the cheapest.

Also, how much room do I have to negotiate? Will they actually negotiate price? Or should I ask them to throw some stuff in?

[eddie willers]

Did you say skip 16:9's? But the one you linked to is a 16:9

It's a 4x3 TV that generates a 16x9 (up to 1080i) picture within the 4x3 display.

mikegi was correct.
The Best Buy website has made a mistake when it printed Aspect: 16x9 in it's features list.

[bribriagain]

How does one remove the protector?

[eddie willers]

How does one remove the protector?

Unfortunately, most manufacturers have now made it so that the screen can not be removed.
Idiots!

Check your manual or see if you can't call the manufacturer.

[My back yard]

Someone told me that insurance companies are excluding the big-screen TV's on coverage for electrical surges.

[eddie willers]

Someone told me that insurance companies are excluding the big-screen TV's on coverage for electrical surges

Don't know that, but if you properly connect a Satellite/Coax Panamax surge supressor and you get zapped, they will pay for the repair or the replacement of the TV.