Any Best Buy, Circuit City, Frys, Conns, etc. employees in here? (LCD flat panel TV)

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Old 11-11-2007, 09:33 PM
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Default Any Best Buy, Circuit City, Frys, Conns, etc. employees in here? (LCD flat panel TV)

I'm trying to decide between:

LN-T4665F
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage....=1169512521864

LN-T4669
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage....=1188562136840

LN-T5265F
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage....=1169512522065

What do you feel is the best one and why? Would you recommend a different one than listed above for around the same price? Should I consider a different brand? All 3 of them are on sale now. Should I buy now or wait for Christmas sales? Any help is greatly appreciated. Thanks.
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I'd go with a samsung 1080P DLP. my dad had a LN-T4681F got when it first came out few months ago and then week later returned it and got a HL-T5687S .

the LCD looked great watching HD, but when watching regular channels it looked like crap, and even in HD it had sort of a computerized pixilated look sometimes. The DLP projector's HD picture is just as good the LCD and the regular channels don't look as bad as they did on the LCD. And they are alot cheaper then the LCD.

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Know this, tv will cease to air analog in 09. Everything will be HD.
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ive got the second one and have no complaints, got it from frys at a DEEEEEPPPP discount too....
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It won't ALL be in hd, just digital.

There will be plenty of digitally upconverted
SD programming that will stick around for a while.
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Originally Posted by AGRV8D
ive got the second one and have no complaints, got it from frys at a DEEEEEPPPP discount too....
Discount as in through a friend or a sale? They have the best prices so far for retail stores.
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Originally Posted by Tootall
Is that a secretive reply?
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floor model, without a base... i wanted a wall mount anyway
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Originally Posted by Dragaholic
Is that a secretive reply?
that's the I wanna see what you buy and hopefully you give a review later on pricing, and where you got it !
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Oh...I'll tell you now, prior to the purchase. I'll send anyone to a good sale. Fry's has some REALLY good prices. Not too far off from Best Buy employee pricing.
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Yes Fry's prices are good, however, their customer service SUCKS *****... which is another reason i got it for cheaper....
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Originally Posted by Dragaholic
Oh...I'll tell you now, prior to the purchase. I'll send anyone to a good sale. Fry's has some REALLY good prices. Not too far off from Best Buy employee pricing.
my parents bought one from Best Buy last year, and it's great. They opened up a store credit card, got some stupid good % off the top, then they got a $250 coupon in the mail later on that we used for out door speakers.
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What about this one?

http://www.circuitcity.com/ssm/Samsu...oductDetail.do
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Originally Posted by Dragaholic
That is the same tv my dad has check the second post in this thread
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What about this one.. http://www.amazon.com/Coby-CX-TV1-Bl.../dp/B00006I56A

You really can't go wrong with the price and quality..
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Are you set on a flat panel?

I picked up a 57" Mitsubishi DLP projection from Circuit City. It was an open box (display) purchase and I was out the door for $1120 plus tax. That's not too shabby of a deal considering Fry's sells the same TV for 1500+.

However, if you are set on a Flat panel you are going to be in a high echelon of $.

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kevin's_00ss, completely forgot about your post.

No, I'm not necessarily set on a flat panel, but I would prefer it so that I can mount it on the wall. I have yet to go see any of these TVs in person yet. We shall see.
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So no actual members here in TV sales that could give some first hand suggestions?
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go to fry's and pick out which one YOU like best.... you are the one who has to live with it



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