television experts.....where are you

thekeyman · Jun 8, 2013

going to be looking to buy a new TV and im looking for serious input on which are the best ones out there

here's what im looking for

55"-don't need a smart tv

plasma or led,which is better

no 3d

who runs the best deals

thanks

REDEYE · Jun 8, 2013

not sure if you have a Frys in your area, but thats where I go for my elec. needs..think its a west coast franchise

celticGreen+ · Jun 9, 2013

No 3D? Panasonic Plasma - as long as you don't have viewing angle issues.. PM me

Murphy8276 · Jun 9, 2013

Goto best buy and look at the tvs yourself(sounds like models even 2-3 yrs older is fine for you).. then go online amazon/slickdeals.net/etc and search for lowest price (possibly will take 1-2 months to find ..closer to thanksgiving is best

)

If you really want older models (since no smart/3d/etc) you can find clearance at costco's / walmart / best buy/ amazon / etc - this will allow you to get good brand like samsung for the same price as a newer vizio (with smart apps) - so its your choice what brand (IMO vizio is very solid for the value)

-murph

ProPokerPlayer · Jun 9, 2013

http://dealnews.com/Vizio-55-120-Hz...V-w-Netflix-for-650-free-shipping/741258.html

CHOPTALK · Jun 9, 2013

As for pure picture Panasonic is#1 ever since pioneer left the TV market. Make sure you get it calibrated and notby best buy

CHOPTALK · Jun 9, 2013

Rereading you thread.
if smart TV and all that is not important go to ebay and look up pioneer kRP 600m.
It will be used and 4 years old but its still the best tv in the world.
I have one and would not trade it for anything. It's still going to cost you over 2k for this used set but its better them anything you can buy in a store.

google it

mnmike · Jun 9, 2013

I love my panasonic Plasma.

thekeyman · Jun 9, 2013

CHOPTALK said:
Rereading you thread.
if smart TV and all that is not important go to ebay and look up pioneer kRP 600m.
It will be used and 4 years old but its still the best tv in the world.
I have one and would not trade it for anything. It's still going to cost you over 2k for this used set but its better them anything you can buy in a store.

google it

thanks CHOP,but im not looking to spend 2k on the tv and i don't want a used one for sure

thekeyman · Jun 9, 2013

mnmike said:
I love my panasonic Plasma.

a guy at work was telling me about this tv,and now you and celticgreen say the same thing.i was always seeing the negatives on plasma's but now people are for them

thekeyman · Jun 9, 2013

celticGreen said:
No 3D? Panasonic Plasma - as long as you don't have viewing angle issues.. PM me

sent you a PM celtic

REDEYE · Jun 9, 2013

I've had a Samsung 58" plasma for 4 years now.. set is damn nice as far as I'm concerned

thekeyman · Jun 9, 2013

RED EYE said:
I've had a Samsung 58" plasma for 4 years now.. set is damn nice as far as I'm concerned

i have a 46" samsung in one of my other rooms and its mounted on the wall and i love it.the one in my living room is a sony 55" but the projection lamp message is poping up again and im not replacing it,i already replaced it once and it cost half as much as getting a new tv.

but im hearing about these plasma tv's and especially panasonic ones so that is why im inquiring about this.i hear that there is some adjustment period with the led tv and some say once you get used to it its fine.im not sure what they mean by getting used to it,..

Murphy8276 · Jun 9, 2013

Hard to pass up a 47" Vizio for $398

Walmart.com has 47" Vizio M470VSE 120Hz 1080p WiFi Smart LED HDTV for $398 + free shipping.

-murph

CHOPTALK · Jun 9, 2013

thekeyman said:
a guy at work was telling me about this tv,and now you and celticgreen say the same thing.i was always seeing the negatives on plasma's but now people are for them[/QUOTE

i also agree with them.as I said if you don't want the used pioneer a new Panasonic is your best bet. And plasma is still the king.

celticGreen+ · Jun 9, 2013

thekeyman said:
i have a 46" samsung in one of my other rooms and its mounted on the wall and i love it.the one in my living room is a sony 55" but the projection lamp message is poping up again and im not replacing it,i already replaced it once and it cost half as much as getting a new tv.

but im hearing about these plasma tv's and especially panasonic ones so that is why im inquiring about this.i hear that there is some adjustment period with the led tv and some say once you get used to it its fine.im not sure what they mean by getting used to it,..

They might mean the switch to 120Hz - it can make film-based content look like video, essentially. It's hard to describe, but imagine movies looking like soap operas (in terms of the picture). On some sets you can turn the "feature" off, and others you can't.

thekeyman · Jun 9, 2013

well there is a lot of good feedback here and i guess im going to have to just look at them in the store and see which im satisfied with.i just didn't want to be railroaded by a salesman in the store

919 · Jun 10, 2013

If your room has a lot of windows and you will have a lot of natural sunlight, I'd advise against plasma due to glare. I'd go LED regardless myself. Have both actually Panasonic plasma and LG LED. The LED picture is great.

thekeyman · Jun 10, 2013

919 said:
If your room has a lot of windows and you will have a lot of natural sunlight, I'd advise against plasma due to glare. I'd go LED regardless myself. Have both actually Panasonic plasma and LG LED. The LED picture is great.

but what is this that people are telling me about the LED's,you will get use to it after a while,meaning the picture.is there something different about it that you must adjust to?

CHOPTALK · Jun 10, 2013

thekeyman said:
well there is a lot of good feedback here and i guess im going to have to just look at them in the store and see which im satisfied with.i just didn't want to be railroaded by a salesman in the store

Plasmas fair poorly in stores compared to LCD and led. But in most cases the plasma will look better in your house .

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