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RandyT:

--- Quote from: ChadTower on November 21, 2007, 12:46:30 pm ---The difference now is that it's not "under $1000"... it's in the $800 range.  20% is a large difference, especially since now, they're probably not going to get any less expensive.  Mid+ tier TVs never go below $800 or so... going back decades.  I think enough people realize this that these TVs are going to go far hotter at $800 than they did at $1000.  Most people aren't going to have your knowledge on the subject and are just going to see "42" and "plasma" and think "hot damn, now I can have that $1500 TV I couldn't afford two years ago".

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So, I take it you'll be buying one? :)

$800 still isn't an "impulse buy", unless you are pretty well off.  The people waiting in line overnight for deals usually don't fit that description, and it's too big to re-sell on eBay easily, so the profiteers tend not to gravitate to these items.

The fact that it's not a "plasma" rather an LCD may help them to move more quickly, though.  I've decided to try to get one without waiting in a long line for hours.  If I do, you'll be the first to know ;)

RandyT

ChadTower:

Yes, Randy, in the Black Friday thread in EE, much of the discussion has been from me shopping for exactly the 37-42" flatscreens in the $800 range.   :cheers:

I may well do what you're doing, though... just wait for a quick web sale and get it that way later on.  The wife really wants to wait until the Super Bowl TV sales to get one.  I'm inclined to let her win this time so I don't burn myself on the next good deal on a cab/pin I want.   :laugh2:

Xiaou2:
Btw - Id stay away from Plasmas.   Ive heard that they are prone to leak
their gasses.. and eventually get nasty picture, and then die completely.

 LCDs will outlast them.  The only thing that seems to fail on LCDs are the
backlights.   However,  Ive seen people replace them.    Plasmas can not
be fixed as far as I know... and if they could,  Im sure it would be an
obscene cost.

ChadTower:

For every instance of that info out there you can find an instance that says the exact opposite.  There really isn't any way for the average consumer to know which will last longer or why.

RandyT:

The word does seem to be "out" on plasmas.  They have a faster response times, but the average "Joe" is looking at stretching the dollar.  And a 5 year lifespan for something that costs $1000+ isn't going to cut it.  I must have had 5 people, a few who were total strangers, warn me not to get a plasma.  Of course I already knew all of the concerns, but it is interesting just how bad a rap the technology has received in the eyes of consumers.

That being said, Chad, I read the thread and you seem to be agonizing quite a bit about the expenditure, even at the price point discussed.  Even to the point that you are willing to wait for the "next go around" if necessary.  This is precisely my point about these sales.  Your concerns are not uncommon with an item like this.

But like I said, I'm going to attempt getting one on Friday, without waiting in the long line and see how I fare.  If I strike out, I'll probably take a drive to a more rural Walmart in my area and see what happened there.  If nothing else, it will be an interesting experiment :)

RandyT

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