50' plasma $1200 shipped is this a good deal ?
 

Looking to get my dad a new tv was thinking of getting this refurb one

http://www.geeks.com/details.asp?Inv...&cm_cat=266088

Anyone have an opinion on this tv ?

50 inch for 1200 is pretty decent price

Get better LCD

HD ready . . . not really familiar with the brand . . . I would check out Costco

plasma yuck. LCD yes.

find me a 50' LCD for $1200

not a bad price at all... but if i remember correctly plasmas and LCD's dont ship well.

Decent deal, but LCD is way better, IMO.

I'd be leery of a brand I've never heard of like that. But it looks great!

My LCD shipped just fine; however, it didn't take well to having a pair of pliers tossed at it.
:(

heres a tip that worked for me by accident. Go to your local home theatre store and select a model that is out of stock that is around 4-500 less than the real model you want. This hapened to me by accident but you can phone ahead and check whats in stock. When they tell you its out of stock tell them you are going to go somewhere else. Of course they will try to prevent you from leaving and which point you tell them you'd get the more expensive model if they matched the price of the out of stock item. Most likely they will:thumbsup

my dad bought a 47" Vizio LCD at Costco last week for $1650, regular price was $1899 but had a coupon for $250 off... the model you are looking at is a refurb, and if you search for the model no. over at AVSforum you'll see many reports of issues w/ this set, most especially a "buzzing" sound coming out of the speakers depending on brightness setting. i'd pass on this one..

sounds good .. I did get a New 42" plasma for $699 no shipping about a month ago from Amazon .. in fact i picked up 2 for that price.

And anyone that says LCD is so much better hasn't done the home work. The older generation plasma maybe but the new ones have improved on any burn issues or long term picture quality issues.

I don't like this part:

Disclosures:
Monitor Grades:
Grade B - Monitor is in Great Condition
Has slight Cosmetic Blemishes, examples of which are (but not limited to):
Slight Scratches in case
Slight Scratches in the screen
Hairline Crack in Case
Dead Pixel (3 or less)
Missing Control Door
Slight imperfections in the AGAS (Anti-Glare, Anti-Static) Coating
etc.


That is a good price though. The newer model Vizio sells for just under $1700 at samsclub, although that is for one with a built-in hd tuner.

I wish those were still around i would pick one up my dad just told me today he wanted a bigger tv and i told him i would take care of it.

they still have them but they are asking $800 now instead of $699 ... still a good deal.

Condition: Refurbished

Whats the brand? can you link it, i know you say 800 now, but damn, still a good deal.

yea the 90 day warrenty is what is worrying me.

Get SAMSUNG yo!@!@@!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The Quality is AMAZINGGGGGGGGGGGGGggg

It's a brand that's been around but not top of the line .. I wanted them for the playroom and office .. their great for the price.

here they are but they are $899 .. i thought it was $800 ..sorry

>>HERE<<

They also had the Wall Mounts for like $45 .. I haven't seen them for less then $80 around me so i grabbed 2 of those also ..

It's only (720p) which isn't full HD quality

And you can't make that assumption about any of the plasma TVs bc. they haven't been around that long to make a comment like that. Yes, they have improved technology on the plasmas but if the burnout rate is 4-5 years, then we have to wait that long before making decisions about the burn out rates. etc etc

A 50 foot plasma? Damn!

I know exactly what your saying but people say things like 6 years and that is way off. The low end estimates ( based on deductive mathematical calculation of phosphor dissipation) are 30,000 hour life span .. This use equates to 18 years for a home owner that watches 3 hours television per day. the new TV's are rated at 60,000 hours.

I'll see if i can find the site i read all this on ... I copied some of the text when i was looking into it but the site has lots of real life info ...not hype by the companies

maybe it's just me... but I never buy refurbished

Quoted for truth.. dont get burned yo

get the SAMSUNG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! trust me on thisssssssssssss

link me a decent samsung!

Agreed...I got 2 of them, great quality...Dont skim on a TV..You will regret it.

i went shopping with Izzz and he picked 2 up...

he is amazed on the quality bro.

get the Samsung Plasma...... the quality is fucking amazing man...

yup compared to the others we saw the samsungs were much more superior man

sandman let me get you a good model to get

http://www.circuitcity.com/ssm/Samsu...oductDetail.do


do not skimmped out on tv's man..... this model is fucking amazing for 50 inch plasma

http://www.circuitcity.com/ssm/Samsu...oductDetail.do

42 inch model

i gotta buy my bro a house warming gift soon and getting him one of the samsung plasma's

Thanks Bro but I moved in 6 years ago ...:winkwink:

jesus, move to korea:1orglaugh

im not trying to spend 2k on a tv my dad would kill me if i told him i spent 2k on a tv for him.

LOL

Im thinking of getting my dad one of those sony 55' DLP projection Tv's i got one and i like it.