How/where to get the best deal on a TV?

[moneymom]

DH never wants anything.  He never spends anything.  Now he wants a 65" TV so I feel the need to get it even though it gives me a mini heart attack.  He likes the new curved screens, great brand, smart, etc.  I have seen some at around $2500     He also wants it mounted.  I could buy a TV at Costco but if i go to a local family owned TV shop, they deliver and install mounted.  I assume that will cost much more than costco?  Any input on how to get  a great deal on a huge screen?  I'm more than willing to purchase online too.  

[moneymom]

Aug 20, 2015 22:19:33 GMT -5 @southernsusana said:

I've never wanted a screen that large, but Costco has advantages. In addition to their doing a two-year warranty, their extended warranty is a decent price.  It extends the warranty to five years.  That's probably the best you can hope for from the new tvs.

The new tvs have a "life" of sorts in terms of brightness.  I keep trying to tell DH this as he leaves the tv on while he spends a couple of hours on the computer.  They don't get unwatchable dim in a few years, but you can see the difference.   You can google this aspect.

The days of 20 years from a tv are long gone unless it's a tv you watch rarely (see my comment about "life.")  So I would keep the price as reasonable as possible.

Just compare the price at Costco plus mounting to the price at the local shop with an extended warranty. 

ugh.  We are replacing our Sony Bravia 40" which has been fantastic.  It's almost 10 years old and it's in like new condition.  Unfortunately I don't like multiple TV's so we will get rid of it.

[nikiz628]

Check Walmarts in your area. My MIL jsut snagged at 60" Samsung Smart TV for like $300 on markdown. She used the website and searched for available tv's IN STORE in the area (we have a few walmarts in decent driving range). Online the tv was marked MUCH higher but in a local store, it was clearanced out.

H found us a new 43" Vizio marked down from $450 to $150 at another Walmart.

[buster]

If you're going to consider Walmart, double check the product code of the TV at Walmart compared with Best Buy. Walmart has been known to have TV manufacturers sell the TVs with lesser components so that they can sell a similar TV at their store for slightly less than Target or Best Buy can sell it for (I'm not sure if Samsung would allow this, but it's likely with the lesser brands). Also, curved TVs are a gimmick. The curve makes it more difficult for people away from center to have a clear undistorted view of the picture. It's no more immersive unless you're sitting very close to the TV. At an optimal viewing distance (~7ft), there is no benefit. In addition, many curved TVs can't use VESA mounts - make sure you buy a mount specifically for the curved TV if you go that route.

Check out avsforum if you want more in-depth information on your TV purchase. There are many people there considerably more knowledgeable than I am on that site.

[ArchietheDragon]

Not curved.  But here is a 70 inch for $1700


www.costco.com/.product.100172566.html?&EMID=B2C_2015_0806_AugustMVM_electronics

[buster]

Aug 21, 2015 7:16:02 GMT -5 ArchietheDragon said:

Not curved.  But here is a 70 inch for $1700


www.costco.com/.product.100172566.html?&EMID=B2C_2015_0806_AugustMVM_electronics

Pretty nice TV for the price. Also, with full array local dimming it should have some pretty good black levels - the biggest weakness with edge lit LED TVs. Moneymom should definitely check it out in person, but this looks like a good buy for a 70" mid-range TV. Also, Costco has a great return policy should the TV not work out for her.

Full review of the Vizio M series can be found here www.cnet.com/products/vizio-m-series-2015/#p=vizio-m70-c3/.

[kittensaver]

Moneymom: I think you live in La La Land too? Try the Costco in Hawthorne or Torrance. And I second the suggestion to look at Visio - they make an excellent product.

PS: Costco can give you referrals to installers.

[The Captain]

There is actually such a thing as a screen that is to big to view comfortably depending on the size of the room and how far back you sit from the TV.

So, yea - size really does matter sometimes!

Go to a place that has good salesmen.  When we got our last TV they actually talked DH down a few inches.

No, just don't.go.there!

[saveinla]

I think it was shanendoah who had bought a similar TV recently. I was interested in the model too and bookmarked the page - www.lg.com/us/tvs/lg-55EC9300-oled-tv
Check with her about the price and where she had bought it.

[shanendoah]

I did buy the 55" LG OLED tv recently. I bought it at a local chain called Video Only, paid ~$2,000. Going up to 65", on any TV, increased the price considerably (almost exponentially, it seemed).

Of the last 3 TVs I have bought (in the last 10 years), I have bought 2 at Video Only, and one at CostCo. If you don't have a local store that carries the specialty TVs at excellent prices, CostCo really is the place to shop. Our Vizio from there is at least 6 years old, and is probably 8-9 years old (I honestly cannot remember when we bought it), and is still going strong. We've had no issues with it what so ever.

The biggest problem we have had with our new TV is that the smart TV technology refuses to connect to our home network. (We did not call tech support.) Instead, since we needed a blu-ray player anyway, the new blu-ray/DVD player we got (from CostCo) has the smart technology, and it connects to our home network just fine.
We watched The Warriors via Amazon Prime last night on the new TV and it looked GOOD- almost certainly better than it looked when it was released in theaters in 79.

[schildi]

65"? Costco?
Ok. Not curved. But look at this one:

www.costco.com/JVC-65%22-Class-%2865%22-Diag.%29-4K-Ultra-HD-Smart-LED-LCD-TV-DM65USR.product.100141061.html#

4K TV at just over a grand.
Got mine today. Great picture!