RangerClay Posted July 12, 2011 Report Share Posted July 12, 2011 I need everyones help. My faithful American made Zenith finally went up last night in smoke. It made a whining noise then smoke rolled out from inside. The last time I went shopping for a TV there were no such thing as a flat screen. I have no idea what I'm shopping for. What is a good brand to look at and what store offers the best deals? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeramie Posted July 12, 2011 Report Share Posted July 12, 2011 Unless you throw out a lot of money they all seem to be pretty close in quality. You can upgrade but its going to cost you. From what ive read Vizio has a decent tv. Make sure you stay away from Emerson. I bought a 32" and it lasted less than a year and was going to cost $200 to fix. I noticed our local walmart has a 55" Phillips on sale for something like $884. It is 1080P, 120mhz. Make sure you get the full 1080p. It makes a HUGE difference. My new tv is also 240mhz and it has a lot better picture than the 120mhz models. Still, unless youre going to compare quality the 120mhz model is likely going to have a better picture than what youre use to. The quality at first (unless youre using the local HD signal) will look awful. The first time I bought the flatscreen HD I saw the picture and was really disappointed. Come to find out if the broadcast isnt in HD you can really spot the difference in quality and it looks rough on an HD tv. If you play a blueray or get an HD signal the quality difference is incredible! Good luck and let us know what youget... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevebeilgard Posted July 12, 2011 Report Share Posted July 12, 2011 i've had bad luck with the top line sony's. real bad and real expensive. i'd go with the largest size you can afford, though. wal mart tends to have the best deals. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texan_Til_I_Die Posted July 12, 2011 Report Share Posted July 12, 2011 Read LCD, LED, Plasma HDTV Buying Guide - CNET Reviews - CNET Reviews it will help a lot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clrj3514 Posted July 12, 2011 Report Share Posted July 12, 2011 We've had a 42" Emerson since Christmas & so far so good. Last time I was in Best Buy they had some good deals so you may want to try there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Kat Posted July 12, 2011 Report Share Posted July 12, 2011 I love my 42" vizio 1080p. 448$ at Wal mart. Also love my 22" vizio in our travel trailer and the other 2-32" vizios ( all 1080p ) in our bedrooms at home. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawg Posted July 12, 2011 Report Share Posted July 12, 2011 I'd steer clear of the Vizio brand. We had a 42" Vizio that bit the dust just under the 2 year mark. Customer service wasn't that great either. We since have bought a 42" LG (LCD 1080p 120hz) and like it so far. I would also urge you to get the LED or LCD and not a plazma. Plazmas run hotter and the glare on the screen is noticably worse than a LED or LCD. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aujack Posted July 12, 2011 Report Share Posted July 12, 2011 We've got a 55" HP LCD that is awesome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Kat Posted July 12, 2011 Report Share Posted July 12, 2011 I'd steer clear of the Vizio brand. We have bought a 42" LG (LCD 1080p 120hz) and like it so far. I would also urge you to get the LED or LCD and not a plazma. Plazmas run hotter and the glare on the screen is noticably worse than a LED or LCD. Our newest vizio,22", is an LED. It's awesome. I recommend LED even over LCD if your willing to spend a little Extra Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HUNTINGMAN Posted July 12, 2011 Report Share Posted July 12, 2011 I have a 50" sane plasma in the living room and am going on my fourth year with it. I had not had the first problem out of it and the picture is as good as the day I bought it. Got it at wal mart and gave like 1400$ for it,I think they have them for around 800$ now. I bought a sanyo LCD for my bedroom that's like 36" and like it also. As mentioned above,the plasma puts off a great amount of heat and I think I read some where that they use alot more electricity than the LCD do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhunt Posted July 12, 2011 Report Share Posted July 12, 2011 I would buy a philips again in a heartbeat. Was about 3 years ago I think I posted asking similar question. We bought our 42 inch philips from sams club, was about $100 cheaper than anywhere else for that same model including wal mart online. At the time we bought ours there were not too many 120 hz models out, most were 60 hz. We went with the 120 hz model philips, it had a better picture than the comparable higher priced jvc and sony models. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhino Posted July 12, 2011 Report Share Posted July 12, 2011 Shop around...there's a lot a sales going on with flat screen HD TVs now since the 3D TVs hit the market. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RangerClay Posted July 12, 2011 Author Report Share Posted July 12, 2011 My wife has her eye on a Insignia – 32” Class/720p/60Hz/LCD HDTV (best buy brand) TV Any thoughts about this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michiganbowhunter_SQ2 Posted July 12, 2011 Report Share Posted July 12, 2011 My wife has her eye on a Insignia – 32” Class/720p/60Hz/LCD HDTV (best buy brand) TV Any thoughts about this? Pretty good brand. I bought an Insignia-37" 1080p a little over a year ago and haven't had any problems with it. Got it for a good price and it works great, Blu-ray movies show up amazing on it. I think with most brands you are going to find some people who like it, and some people who don't. When I was looking for my TV I went out to a couple different places with a budget in mind, looked at the various pictures on the ones on display and then compared the manufacturers warranties. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RangerClay Posted July 12, 2011 Author Report Share Posted July 12, 2011 Read LCD, LED, Plasma HDTV Buying Guide - CNET Reviews - CNET Reviews it will help a lot. Thanks Tex! It did help! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NS whitetail Posted July 12, 2011 Report Share Posted July 12, 2011 I have a 42" LG ( $700 ) , a 40 " Toshiba ( $600 ) and a 26" LG ( $380 ), they are all LCD TV's and all have great picture. I myself would stay away from any of the cheaper/no name brands that walmart sells. Stick with a good know quailty product like the ones I have listed or Sony, Panasonic etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
archerjg Posted July 12, 2011 Report Share Posted July 12, 2011 I bought a Samsung 32" LCD and it is bright and clear. Dad bought a 52" Sharp LED and is very happy with it. According to the local Radio shack that we have and have bought from for many many years. The Sharp and Samsung are at the top of the LED pile right now, but they said that none of them are really bad tv's now days. Archerjg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VermontHunter Posted July 12, 2011 Report Share Posted July 12, 2011 I have a 42" LG ( $700 ) , a 40 " Toshiba ( $600 ) and a 26" LG ( $380 ), they are all LCD TV's and all have great picture. I myself would stay away from any of the cheaper/no name brands that walmart sells. Stick with a good know quailty product like the ones I have listed or Sony, Panasonic etc. I have to agree with Lewis ,, I also have the LG model in 46" and love it ,,,, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Kat Posted July 12, 2011 Report Share Posted July 12, 2011 one thing I would re-consider on your insignia and thats the HD resolution. Spend the extra money and get 1080P....its about as big of a difference as going from digital to HD. Even cartoons look real on our 1080P tv's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michiganbowhunter_SQ2 Posted July 13, 2011 Report Share Posted July 13, 2011 one thing I would re-consider on your insignia and thats the HD resolution. Spend the extra money and get 1080P....its about as big of a difference as going from digital to HD. Even cartoons look real on our 1080P tv's. I would suggest this also, especially if you are going to be using a Blu-Ray player or something like an Xbox or Playstation 3. As for regular HD cable television all of the broadcasting networks are still using 720p as their format so it really isn't going to be much of a difference there. But Blu-ray movies are simply AMAZING on a 1080p TV. One thing you also want to consider as far as size is how big of a room the TV is going to be in and how far away the seating will be from it. This makes a big difference IMO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawg Posted July 13, 2011 Report Share Posted July 13, 2011 Our newest vizio,22", is an LED. It's awesome. I recommend LED even over LCD if your willing to spend a little Extra No doubt the picture is great but ours didn't last even 2 years and customer service wasn't very helpful. LED is better than LCD IMO also. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billkay Posted July 13, 2011 Report Share Posted July 13, 2011 I would not consider anything but 1080p. Samsung, Toshiba, LG, and Sony are all good brands. LED is a good choice for contrast and color saturation. Look at as many as you can in the store and make the choice that suits you best. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MUDRUNNER Posted July 13, 2011 Report Share Posted July 13, 2011 My wife has her eye on a Insignia – 32” Class/720p/60Hz/LCD HDTV (best buy brand) TV Any thoughts about this? We have a 22" Insignia in the bedroom. (It's actually our one and only flat screen) We got a great deal on it from best Buy and the picture is superb. Going on two years now without any issues. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimT Posted July 13, 2011 Report Share Posted July 13, 2011 Had our Vizio for a few years now... love it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RangerClay Posted July 14, 2011 Author Report Share Posted July 14, 2011 The TV has landed! Thank you, thank you, thank you everyone for all of your help. I couldn't have made my choice without your help. Here is the TV we got. Insignia™ - 37" Class / 1080p / 60Hz / LCD HDTV - NS-37L760A12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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