Comments on: How to Buy a Flat Screen TV

By: bud jones

bud jones — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

I’m going to be buying 1 or 2 flat screens for the house and I have got a lot of good info and help I know 1 will be a 42 but isn’t it true LCD tvs are cheeper to run and also I have an older mid 90s 64″ rear pro. its a sony and it still has a good pitcure but takes up a lot of space and I think cost a lot to run the space and run cost is the reason I’m getting rid of it or should I keep it until it burns out?

By: PT

PT — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

Thanks, Jeff. Good luck on your hunt.

By: Jeff@MySuperChargedLife

Jeff@MySuperChargedLife — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

Great advice! I’m one of the few that still doesn’t have a flat screen TV, but I’ve been looking. When I’m ready, this info will definitely help. I’m hoping the prices keep falling like they almost always do on things like this.

By: My Journey

My Journey — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

Great Post! I can’t believe it wasn’t mentioned yet…but I learned (via experience) THIS PURCHASE IS NEGOTIABLE!

I literally told the guy in P.C. Richards that I didn’t think the sale price was fair, and I got $150 off a $1K Purchase. 15% for asking!

By: PT

PT — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

J, you make an excellent point about forward-compatability. It’s definitely wise to factor that in.

By: Jeff Marquardt

Jeff Marquardt — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

To J. I know your direcTV receiver is set to 1080p but thats just the receiver. Dish network is actually the only sat company to bradcast in 1080p. DircTV actually has nothing being sent in 1080p at the moment. check it out at sound and vision mag online.
http://www.GetDtvReady.com

By: Sam

Sam — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

Lol figure out how to buy a flat screen TV is a problem I would love to have. I will stick with my tiny CRT tv for now.

By: J

Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

Basic rule on 720 vs 1080 – 40″. Above 40″ the 1080 does make a difference. And my satellite receiver from DirectTV does output 1080p. Plus, on a purchase this big, and little forward-compatability is not a bad thing.
@TSTrump – PS3 rocks, does a great job upscaling older DVD’s, too.

By: TStrump

TStrump — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

I so want a Flat Screen TV, but I’ve decided to wait a year or two.
Don’t really need it now and my budget won’t allow it.
Good to know about 720 vs 1080P
Of course, then I’ll need a PS3 …

By: PT

PT — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

@Jason – Good point on the projector. I’d like to see that in action one day.

@Peter – Good points, man. I actually have the Vizio, somewhat of an off-brand and I love it. Thanks for sharing the link to cables. Good find on the $5 cables.