Buying a TV
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I've always heard that you need to be wary of electronics at Wal-mart, even with recognized brand names, has that changed?
Beat that price for a 1080P (I don't care that it supposedly doesn't make a difference at 42"... I can tell) Internet ready tv that you can directly stream Netflix to.
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With these criteria I would consider Sanyo. Performance is middle of the road but they are an extremely reliable brand. They are #1 in reliability for plasma and near the top for LCD.
Well, we already have netflix streaming for our Wii, so that's not a huge deal for us, but the internet ready thing has me intrigued. How does that work, does it need to get hooked up to a separate computer or would I potentially be able to watch stuff on ESPN3 or CloneZone right on the TV?
If you are just a regular guy who doesn't need expensive electronics to compensate for a small *****, you can hardly go wrong. Figure out what you can afford and buy in that range. LCD for rooms with natural light, plasma for rooms without. Bang, zoom, you're done.
Where's that facepalm picture?
Ding ding ding! Winner! My order of 4 cables Monday was like...$16.17 or something like that.
Same exact quality.
We have a Samsung LED and I'm pretty sure we can watch stuff straight from it. I know for a fact there's no computer crap involved for me to get on the internet on the TV, but I don't know about watching video. Might have to test at lunch.
The Wii is internet ready too. You just have to install the free web browser from their online store. Also works with multiple wireless keyboards.
The Wii internet sucks, and I'm pretty sure doesn't support video. I know I at least tried to do Hulu on it one time and couldn't get it to work.
The last time I tried to roll internet info on the TV screen my wife said the following. "Get that **** off the TV. If I wanted to see something online I would just turn on the laptop that's sitting in front of me".
As far as streaming, my Directv receiver and PS3 can handle those tasks.
As far as streaming, my Directv receiver and PS3 can handle those tasks.
Proof that they are likely the same quality:
Best Buy employee discount is cost + 5%.
The same Rocketfish cables that sell for $60 in store, employees can get for 4 bucks.
I always wanted to work at Best Buy in HS because of this. I'd probably have ended up spending a ton of money on useless crap, though.
In my experience I would say the quality may actually be a little better. I have purchased audio and video cables, speaker wire, and computer cables from this site and they have all been top notch. Never buy any of these things from a B&M store, the markup is incredible! That $100 Monster Cable that the Best Buy sales guy tells you will make all the difference in your picture quality is really worth about $5 and is no different than the cable you can buy online.
Ha, I just knew a couple of friends that did so they got me stuff. I would never want to work there though.
I think for the most part it's true still, as they get the lesser quality tv's even of the name brands, because of the type of consumer they are appealling to. But I've done extensive research on this tv. The Same tv is selling at sears, only 42." It has gotten great reveiws from everywhere I've read about it. Alot of TV for the money.
It is cheaper because it doesn't have all the fancy options. only 2 HDMI inputs, no internet connection. But I really don't need that crap anyway.
I have a 36 inch LG LCD in my bedroom (of course that one was from sears) and love it.
I will not buy many electronics at Wally World, but in this case I feel confident in the name brand, and with the research I put into it.
