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HDTV Purchase: too good to pass up?
Penguin_Otaku
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Went to Best Buy and saw a 42" for 500. Should I do this?
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Give us details or a link and we can tell you if its a good deal.
I've never heard of Dynex, but all the reviews seem solid, so yeah, I would recommend getting it.
Dynex is a bestbuy in house brand.. so the warranty is really easy to deal with.. just bring it into the store.
If you do buy this TV, I recommend buying the Product Service Plan as well and ensure that they will replace the TV no matter what happens to it.
Compared to what? Those things are bullshit anyway.
and the extended warranty is what I will be getting, easily. How much more should that add on?
uh huh. And that would matter, if those numbers had any kind of standard and weren't just pulled out of the marketing teams ass to influence savvy buyers like yourself.
Seriously, just go look at the TV, then make your decision. Don't use contrast ratio.
Price guarantee. Besides, HDTV prices have been static for a while now.
I bought my current TV in Aug on sale and since then any sale price on the same model has still been higher than what I paid.
I do recall Best Buy's PSP being difficult to deal with, any expereince with this?
Don't drive it home unsecured with a heavy cooler?
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The older ones were ridiculous though. People would bring tvs in that would take like 20 to 30 seconds to change channels or just lock up. Also their cables are complete ass. So the general consensus in our workplace is that dynex is pretty shitty. But maybe they have turned over a new leaf with these new tvs?
Its not a great TV I think we covered it. Contrast ratio is also blown way out of proportion. What really matters is how it looks to the user purchasing it. I have people tell me they don't see the difference between a upconverted DVD vs. a Blu-Ray. So as long as he has no issue with the video quality, its a good price.
Aren't you still paying off your last HDTV purchase? A TV is not worth going into debt for.
...faster?
Edit: Something important to know, you really can't compare TVs in Best Buy. They aren't running good stuff, they are calibrated way out of proportion, etc etc etc.
Seriously, don't pull two S&EMs out of the same category. Make like Wu-Tang and diversify yo bonds.
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It could be a lot of TV's have a 72 Hz refresh rate (a division of 24) some newer ones have a 120 Hz refresh rates. This really shouldn't be noticeable, if its that it seems to be ahead of the other TV's, it might just be how each of them are hooked into the device and whether or not there is a buffer between receiving the video and showing it on the screen. Its why tons of people have noticed issue's going from playing GH on one TV to another, that and size differences will affect how much time is left on visual cues.
The Guitar Hero effect really shouldn't be noticable during video playback.
Well I am saying if he is watching the same video getting fed to 20 TV's, and his TV seems to be slightly ahead of the rest (which is about the only thing that could convince someone it is faster) that it just might mean there isn't as much of a buffer between when the signal is received and shown on the TV. That is assuming all things are equal on all of the TV's. But it might just be that its the closest on the chain to the source.
Sorry.... Little more research and LCD's went mostly from 60 to 120. Where as Plasma's were mostly 72.
But it would look more like flickering then the performance.
OP How were you able to discern that the Dynex was "faster"?
Well that pointless I mean how many times do people change channels on the TV. I use my cable box. Though Would would be good to know is how quickly it can change resolutions. But in the end most of the time with a TV is spent actually watching something and in that case the only real worry should be whether the PQ and Size are worth the $500.
Depends on the location and/if they are needing the sale bad enough. If they're going really well that day (as far as sales go) they won't budge. This isn't a garage sale.
Well, the guy who works at Best Buy mentioned earlier in this thread that people would return TVs that took 20 to 30 seconds to change channels, which by any measure is way too long if you ever have to do it.
Sure, it's not a garage sale. However, stores will still sometimes negotiate on big purchases, especially when sales are down for the day as you said.
This was my thinking. Plus, my old tv was the same way. It was incredibly annoying.