LED / LCD / Plasma ?????

[williwatt]

We just bought an LG HD LCD. They had many TV's all lined up in the same size so viewing picture quality was pretty easy. The LG had the best picture that we saw. Price wasn't a determining factor.
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We bought a 50" LG Full 1080p plasma unit and the picture and sound continue to amaze me. I thought I wanted an LCD/LED until I compared them with the LG. LG has a new Infinia model that is 3-D ready and I notice that it is being produced in both LED and plasma so LG hasn't given up on the superior picture of the plasma.

[Pappy]

After searching C/L and coming up empty, I decided to gho new. I had decided that if nothing turned up soon I was going to decide between a Samsung and a Panasonic plasma at Target, both at $799.99.

I went to check out a C/L ad in San Antonio yesterday. The deals were good, maybe too good. (52" Sony Bravia LCD for $800) Claim was a wholesale company but the 'stock' was 7 or 8 TV's in one side of a garage in a middle class neighborhood, nothing in boxes, and no paperwork with any of the sets. The whole deal smelled bad so I walked. I stopped a couple of blocks away and called JeffW so he could alert the right people in the SAPD.

After that I headed to Best Buy and found the same Panasonic I was considering at Target on sale for $699.99. They were out of stock but the San Marcos store showed to have 2. Called to have one put on hold and picked it up on the way home. I have to switch out one of my cable boxes for an HD unit and will set it up tonight. Until I can get a stand built, it will sit on the organ bench.

Jeff, if the company turns out to be legit, don't tell me. Knowing I walked away from that kind of deal would put me in therapy!

[BigguyZ]

I agree with many here that Sony is top of the line. However, you pay through the nose for it... I like Samsung, but I've found a lot of off brand TVs that are excellent. The panels themselves are all made from one of 4 or 5 makers, the differences are teh electronics. But I bought a Sceptre TV from MicroCenter a year ago, and it was a fraction of the cost of the big brands, but just as good if not better in picture quality. So I'd suggest to find a deal, and verify with reviews if the diplay is any good. I think user ratings are far better than a Consumer Reports article. Especially since the market changes almost daily.

[Wood_workur]

I would avoid Samsung if it was me. They have a known issue with the capacitors in the power supplies, yet the refuse to address it, and in a year or two you could be looking at a expensive decoration.

[JoeyGee]

I would avoid Samsung if it was me. They have a known issue with the capacitors in the power supplies, yet the refuse to address it, and in a year or two you could be looking at a expensive decoration.

I second that on the Samsung. Right before flat panels started coming down, we bought a "slim fit" Samsung tube TV--a little thinner than regular tubes. It was an HDTV. Something blew in the power supply just after warranty. I searched, and it is a very common issue with Samsungs, and they refuse to acknoweldge it.

I will not buy another Samsung. Ever.

[Wood_workur]

Yep. My girlfriend's phone charger has the same problem too. 3 years and she is on the last leg of her 3rd charger.