Advice on TV Purchase

[Thirteen]

Hi guys!
We're looking at something for our den - I'd like to get an LED or LCD, 1080p, 120Hz (for as cheap as possible).
We have found a really good deal for a Vizio (42") that I'm considering, but DH thinks we should spend more $$ and go for a Samsung.

What do you own? Do you like it?

[MarissaNicole]

We have a sharp but we got it because it was such an amazing deal. Otherwise we were looking at the vizios - we liked what we saw and heard good things.

[diggitydot]

I don't have advice on which brand to buy, but avoid Panasonic at all costs. Our 50" plasma flat screen looks awesome, but has been repaired 3 times in the 2 1/2 years we've owned it. Major repairs. Entire board replacements costing Panasonic around $1K each time.

Whatever you buy, definitely get the warranty. This is the ONLY time I would encourage buying an extended warranty because fixing the fuckers is ridiculously expensive.

[Tenacious_D]

We waited for superbowl and got a samsung and we love it. 42inches. Definitely check reviews because some companies seem to make tv's that die pretty quickly.

[SoonerTexan]

I've heard good things about Vizio--doesn't Sony make them? It's really a crapshoot as to who is really making what at this point with all the outsourcing.

[MissCrabette]

We have Vizio and have been very happy with it. My parents have both Vizio and Samsung, and they like them both. If you have money to burn, I understand Samsung is the best. Otherwise, Vizio is also highly rated.

I'll second the recommendation for warranty. We love SquareTrade, and they recently started selling it at Costco for a really low price.

One more piece of advice: get a TV with as many HDMI ports as possible. You'll need them. Between TiVo, blu ray player, Wii, and XBox 360, we're one port short.

[scrub-jay]

We have vizio and we really like it. Costco has great deals on them, best price we found.

[TigerLily]

Both of our TVs are Panasonic and we LOVE them. We have a 1080p, 42" and I think we found it on sale at Best Buy for about $500, which was a great deal. DH used to work in home theater at Best Buy so he thinks he knows a thing or two about TVs, and he thinks Panasonic has the best picture for the best price.

[lovelight]

We have a vizio we got from SAMs almost two years ago and really like it. No complaints = I'm glas we went the cheaper route on this one.

[diggitydot]

I agree, Panasonic has a great pic! The one we have is probably just a lemon.

[SuzySunshine]

We have a larger Panasonic (I have no idea what size it is, what resolution or all of that) but its a great TV. We also have smaller Vizio that we also like very much. My biggest complaint about these flat TVs is the sound sucks! So whatever you get I suggest a set of speakers to go with it.

[peggyfromwastate]

Lol we have a cathode ray tv that won't die so we won't replace it!! My parents have Vizios and they work well!!

[corn poffi]

I got a great deal on a samsung earlier this year. It's been used like twice, but it was awesome both times. Haha

My BF also got a good deal on a samsung last month. He loves it. It is a pretty awesome tv. If he really wants a samsung, I'd just wait til you see a good deal.

[DCJenn]

My only advice on buying a TV is this: don't send my husband or you will end up with something twice the size and four times the price of whatever it is you decide upon.

J.

[ladymoreta]

We love our Panasonic plasma. One thing we found while researching is to think about your lighting. If you can avoid direct sunlight and make the room darker, plasma may have a better picture. If your room is lighter, you might want to go with LCD. I love that plasma has much darker blacks. My parents have an LCD, and sometimes theirs gets a weird 80s home-movie look to it. It might just be their settings, though.