Lcd Flat Screen Tv's ???

[HALEY]

Ok we got our taxes done, getting a good sum back, Mike wants a flat screen tv for the living room, he's been working good and his Birthday is coming up and we will have a little extra money for this, plus i can put some in the savings acct also.
i been researching LCD flat screen tv's and am very confused as to what to get. never owned a flat screen before.
What is a good one to get?? last years consumer reports say Samsung was #1.
what kind do you own? And what do you like about it and dislike about it?
Maybe this will help me decide which one to get.
I might run down circuit city next week before they go out of business and look at them.

[Ponyup]

My husband & I own 3 Samsung flat screen LCD t.v.s . We really like them & haven't had any problems. We got the 3 year waranty because the crystals can bust & then you get this liquid streak that won't go away. If you get the extended warranty they will replace it if that happens. I believe that's something that can happen with any LCD.

[HALEY]

If i get it at circuit city i can't get the extended warrenty cause there going out of businesss around my area,, they have a great sale going on right now...
How is the sound on those tv's good?

[Janet]

We have a 42" Plasma Toshisba. We bought it 1/27/07 and it went out on Monday. Trying to find someone to fix it. My husband doesn't like getting extended warranties....guess this should convince him otherwise. About the performance...we love this TV, great picture and sound. Don't know what caused it to go out. We have sound now, but now picture.

[Ponyup]

Originally Posted by HALEY

If i get it at circuit city i can't get the extended warrenty cause there going out of businesss around my area,, they have a great sale going on right now...
How is the sound on those tv's good?

I think sound is good. The one in the living room we never have up over half way & it's plenty loud. We have a small one out in our 3 season room & we have that one turned up about 3/4 of the way to get over the jets of the hot tub.

[HALEY]

Originally Posted by Janet

We have a 42" Plasma Toshisba. We bought it 1/27/07 and it went out on Monday. Trying to find someone to fix it. My husband doesn't like getting extended warranties....guess this should convince him otherwise. About the performance...we love this TV, great picture and sound. Don't know what caused it to go out. We have sound now, but now picture.

i love the picture on plasma tv's very crisp and clear, but there life span is not that great, i was researching those, my husband said no way...
Janet i never get extended warranties .. i think there a waste of money, the luck i had with them when i use to get them years ago and everytime something went in my house the warranty was expired anyways, that's why i don't bother with them anymore...

[Tiramisu]

Our Circuit City is closing and you can still get a warranty there because the warranty isn't with the store, it's through a different vendor. It depends on the price of the item and the price of the warranty, if we buy or not (i.e., we paid $18 for a warranty on the kids' Wii, but wouldn't pay $89 for a warranty on my $400 dishwasher).

We bought an RCA LCD (Summer of 2007). I especially like the HD picture now! If I remember right, ours is 1080i and the latest version is 1080p. Hubby got us the 19" LCD for our bedroom and I honestly think it's harder to see than the 19" box that was in there.

[DianaB]

We have a Samsung. We got it last year at Christmas. The sound isn't overly loud because I think that most people hook up surround sound with their sets but we didn't.

[Blueyes]

We got a 52 inch Samsung LCD last summer and I love it!!

[HALEY]

were going to check out the samsungs, i'm going to try and find a tv with 4 speakers for our football games. just so confused on what to get, were going to get a 47 inch for the living room, and i like to do reseach on items that high in price before i purchase them, the warrenty will be up to Mike to get or not, i don't like extended warranties just think there a waste of money, but we will see..
Thanks ladies for your imput...

[Janet]

Good luck finding a good long lasting TV Haley...their out there.

[HALEY]

Originally Posted by Janet

Good luck finding a good long lasting TV Haley...their out there.

Thanks Janet, i'm going to try like hell, and you can't beat the prices right now, just have to wait 6 weeks for my tax refund so i'll have lots of time to compare them, hopefully i hit a really good sale, but i do want to run to circuit city before they go out of business, maybe i could charge it and pay it off when my refund comes in.. we'll see what Mike wants to do. The samsung 47" is on sale right now at best buys, were also going to need a wall mount. and i'm going to have to switch our cable i guess to HD.. i have digital cable do i still have to switch to HD digital ?? humm have to call the cable company on that one...

[judy]

I was checking them out this fall and from my research, Samsung is still #1.

My ex husband works for PC Richards, an electronics store. He says extended warranties are a big ripoff, and to never get one. The manufacturer warranties the product for the first year, and I honestly don't remember why he said it was a scam, but it made a lot of sense at the time.

Good luck with Circuit City! You can get great buys now.

[Janet]

I just wanted to let you know Haley that I talked with our TV repairman. He hasn't come yet, but will be here Monday. I told him I found out that Plasma's don't last long and he said that wasn't true. He's been working on TV's for over 25 years and said that in his career he works on just as many LCD's as Plasma. That he really couldn't recommend one over the other. He did say when plasma's first came out he wouldn't recommend them to anyone, but that is not the case now. I forgot to ask him which brand of TV he thought was best and worked on less. I'll try to remember to ask him on Monday.

He use to be the repairman for h.h. gregg and another company, but went out on his own.

[HALEY]

Originally Posted by Janet

I just wanted to let you know Haley that I talked with our TV repairman. He hasn't come yet, but will be here Monday. I told him I found out that Plasma's don't last long and he said that wasn't true. He's been working on TV's for over 25 years and said that in his career he works on just as many LCD's as Plasma. That he really couldn't recommend one over the other. He did say when plasma's first came out he wouldn't recommend them to anyone, but that is not the case now. I forgot to ask him which brand of TV he thought was best and worked on less. I'll try to remember to ask him on Monday.

He use to be the repairman for h.h. gregg and another company, but went out on his own.

Thanks Janet, that is good to know, i love the pictures of the plasma tv's. i will do a comparison when i go back on bestbuys.. i have to order all of Micahs stuff today for his birthday party...