HDTV assistance please

[007]

My dad has decided to make the jump to HD and is going big.

I would love some help finding him a few choices of 60" HDTVs around the $2000 and under range.

Found a Sony Bravia at Sears for $1699
http://www.sears.com/shc/s/p_10153_1...000P?adCell=W3

the same TV at Newegg is $1999.

Any opinions or other options you may know about would be appreciated. Also, is the one at sears a good option or should I have him wait until next week for the superbowl sales?

[Pants]

God damn, the TVs are getting cheap. Thank you, worthless 3DTV technology.

[gblowfish]

I have a Panasonic Viera 50" plasma and a 42" Samsung LCD. I like them both very much. Sony makes good stuff, can't go wrong with any of these brands, really.

[Pants]

Originally Posted by gblowfish

I have a Panasonic Viera 50" plasma and a 42" Samsung LCD. I like them both very much. Sony makes good stuff, can't go wrong with any of these brands, really.

i <3 my Viera

[007]

Right now we are only looking at 60" TVs so those are the deals I looking for right now.

I am really curious about superbowl week though. Do they have big sales that week or only average.

[Skyy God]

Originally Posted by Guru

Right now we are only looking at 60" TVs so those are the deals I looking for right now.

I am really curious about superbowl week though. Do they have big sales that week or only average.

Anytime in January is a great time to buy a TV.

[Skyy God]

It reviews out well, as best I can tell.

On a more personal note, a 60" is 43% larger than my measly 50".

[Lzen]

Just to throw another option in there, here's a 73in Mitsubishi DLP for $1300.

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...?EdpNo=6277547

As for Sony, they are supposed to make quality products. But I just wonder if they're really that much better. When I first looked at HDTVs 3.5 years ago, I remember seeing the Bravias in the stores and wondering why they were usually 1.5 to 2 times the price of some lower priced brands like Vizio. They didn't look any better to me.

[007]

Originally Posted by Lzen

Just to throw another option in there, here's a 73in Mitsubishi DLP for $1300.

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...?EdpNo=6277547

As for Sony, they are supposed to make quality products. But I just wonder if they're really that much better. When I first looked at HDTVs 3.5 years ago, I remember seeing the Bravias in the stores and wondering why they were usually 1.5 to 2 times the price of some lower priced brands like Vizio. They didn't look any better to me.

Yeah, I have been seeing some dirt cheap DLPs but with it being kind of a dying technology I wonder if they are worth the investment. Also, you still have to replace the $200-300 bulbs every few years

[Skyy God]

Originally Posted by Guru

Yeah, I have been seeing some dirt cheap DLPs but with it being kind of a dying technology I wonder if they are worth the investment. Also, you still have to replace the $200-300 bulbs every few years

I'd avoid a DLP, especially since plasma and LCD prices have come down dramatically.

[Pants]

Originally Posted by Pittsie

I'd avoid a DLP, especially since plasma and LCD prices have come down dramatically.

Unless it's a 73" beast that is.

[Skyy God]

Originally Posted by Pants

Unless it's a 73" beast that is.

An extra 13" of shitty picture? Where do I sign....

[WV]

Originally Posted by Pants

Unless it's a 73" beast that is.

You know they make an 82" now right? 82", 1080p and 3D compatible....this is what I'm aiming for. Bulbs be damned....it's 82"!

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...pf_rd_i=507846

[Bill Lundberg]

Originally Posted by Guru

Yeah, I have been seeing some dirt cheap DLPs but with it being kind of a dying technology I wonder if they are worth the investment. Also, you still have to replace the $200-300 bulbs every few years

I've had a DLP for 5 years and have yet to change a bulb.

[007]

Originally Posted by Bill Lundberg

I've had a DLP for 5 years and have yet to change a bulb.

doesn't matter. He needs the TV to be wall mountable so DLP is out.