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CincodeMayo
Roommate is moving out in May and I'm gonna need a new TV and a home theater system. Not looking to spend too much probably about $900 or less on a TV and $300 or less for a home theater system.
Any suggestions? Anyone see any good deals lately?
Mar 26, 08, 3:03 p.m. – Permalink
lvl_13
http://www.microcenter.com/singl…
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Dog-earMar 26, 08, 3:16 p.m. – Permalink
CincodeMayo
Is that better than this?
http://www.outlet.philips.com/b2…
- Yeah, the resolution on the philips is crap. As far as workmanship goes, idk.– ismith1/2
  no the Sceptre linked above is junk. Sceptre is not a "quality" brand.– drewcp2/2
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Dog-earMar 26, 08, 3:20 p.m. – Permalink
lvl_13
yes. the one you linked is not true full hd 1080. also i'm not a fan of plasma tv's.
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Dog-earMar 26, 08, 3:21 p.m. – Permalink
kush
you interested in any samsung or olevia tv's?
- Yeah...my roommate has a 32" Samsung LCD now. I like it, I just want something bigger, but within price range.– CincodeMayo1/2
  Samsung is typically top of the line, Olevia is at the bottom. I can't believe you mentioned them both together.– drewcp2/2
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Dog-earMar 26, 08, 3:24 p.m. – Permalink
CincodeMayo
Yeah, I used to hear LCD's were the way to go, but I hear Plasma's are pretty close in quality now, no more burn in, etc. Also, I read that 1080 is never used on a TV unless you have a Blu-Ray DVD. All TV even HD is 720. True?
- Nope, tv for me is usually 1080i.– ismith1/6
  My 360 does 1080p on all my new games also.– ismith2/6
  Good point...I have a 360. You're right, it's 1080.– CincodeMayo3/6
  360 is 1080i. only if you have a newer 360 hdmi and hd-dvd add-on can you view 1080p content from the xbox– vwsung18t4/6
  I get 1080p from a first generation 360 over vga.. Some TV's take 1080p over component... It really depends on your set. You don't need a 360 Elite to output 1080p– Rodimus795/6
  your set.. You don't need an Elite to output 1080p.– Rodimus796/6
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Dog-earMar 26, 08, 3:25 p.m. – Permalink
vwsung18t
if you're going to get a tv smaller than 40", don't bother getting a 1080p TV. you won't notice the difference between a 720p and 1080p. 720 is much cheaper.
- Yeah, I think 720 is the way to go with the budget I'm looking for. Just looking for something decent for the next few years.– CincodeMayo
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Dog-earMar 26, 08, 4:03 p.m. – Permalink
drewcp
You should sign up at Jellyfish.com It's a a cash back type of site that has reverse auctions. You can find me there under the same username. I could help you with most questions about the site. Tues. is the day that Electronics stuff gets sold. from 4 p.m. to 7 is the Audio Video Slot, Home Theaters etc. After that Televisions are sold from 7-9 all times Central. There is usually only 1 of any particular item but pretty much every item sold on Smack (the reverse auction part of Jellyfish) goes for less than Deal a Day type sites sell for.
- I should add that I bought my $900 37" Philips LCD from Smack Shopping for $628.– drewcp1/2
  Sweet thanks. I'll sign up and add ya.– CincodeMayo2/2
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Dog-earMar 26, 08, 5:24 p.m. – Permalink
slappy
Heres your home theatre
http://accessories.us.dell.com/s…
500watts and 10" sub, digital inputs.
- and under $300– slappy1/5
  FAIL– drewcp2/5
  That's for PC.– drewcp3/5
  Has all the usual inputs. Sound is decent too for that money.– slappy4/5
  It's less expensive from Amazon and MUCH Less after rebate. http://www.amazon.co…– drewcp5/5
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Dog-earMar 26, 08, 6:08 p.m. – Permalink
vwsung18t
i personally goto sites like bensbargains.net they have really good deals including coupon codes
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Dog-earMar 26, 08, 8:08 p.m. – Permalink
drewcp
bensbargains has nothing on Smack Shopping by Jellyfish.
a recent find on bensbargains is a Refurbised Vizio (read: low end) 37" LCD for $600. http://bensbargains.net/deal/608…
A few 37 LCD's from Smack Shopping (these are all NEW):
http://www.jellyfish.com/smacktv…
http://www.jellyfish.com/smacktv…
and My TV http://www.jellyfish.com/smacktv…
I guess I was wrong when I said $628, I guess I paid less than that.
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Dog-earMar 26, 08, 8:18 p.m. – Permalink
Llyod
compusa is going out of business, they probably have good deals
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Dog-earMar 26, 08, 8:21 p.m. – Permalink
drewcp
Home Theater Systems previously on Smack Shopping:
Onkyo HT-SR800 7.1 $270 http://www.jellyfish.com/smacktv…
Samsung HT-X40 $100.15 http://www.jellyfish.com/smacktv…
Bose CineMate $280.60 http://www.jellyfish.com/smacktv…
These have all sold for less than $300, are New and the Prices include Tax and Shipping. There are plenty of others that have sold below $300. I did a search for Home Theater and the results... http://www.smackofshame.com/arch…
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Dog-earMar 26, 08, 8:43 p.m. – Permalink
drewcp
Another place to look for a TV is http://www.secondact.com/categor… They usually have a different TV up every 24 hrs. I'm not sure what time it changes.
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Dog-earMar 27, 08, 8:17 a.m. – Permalink
detritus
'need'?
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Dog-earMar 27, 08, 8:25 a.m. – Permalink
Rodimus79
http://www.amazon.com/Westinghou…
Westy's are better sets than Sceptres. Sony XBR's and Sharp Aquos are among the best LCD sets, Panasonic makes some of the best plasmas. I'd suggest searching fatwallet.com for 1080p,etc.. to find a deal. And I'd recommend researching the products at avsforum.com, the users there are very helpful.
- You can probably find that Westy for $800 or less if you're patient on finding a deal.– Rodimus79
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