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Originally Posted by winson604
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if the warranty is only 6 months as stated below, then would probably have to try a different alternative. but thanks!
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Originally Posted by GLOW
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will look into those. thanks!
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Originally Posted by Hondaracer
Go to Costco pick any $500 TV that looks half decent in store.
$500 doesn't go very far but at least you've got the return policy
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Originally Posted by Traum
That was exactly my mentality when I was TV shopping for the Old Man earlier in the year. Funny how I was considering the exact same 3 vendors (+ Visions) as well.
We ruled out BB and Visions quite quickly since their regular deals didn't seem particularly attractive, and we wasn't really shooting for anything particularly new or high end. OpenBox was cheaper (even though you have to pay cash or maybe Interact instead of credit card), and if the TV were for myself, I would have gone that route. But for the Old Man, I didn't want him to deal with any trouble should something go wrong, and OpenBox's warranty period was quite short (6 months only, I believe?). Whereas with Costco, you pay a little extra ($50 or something for the sizes we were considering?) and you get a trouble-free, no hassle 5 year warranty plan.
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I totally understand that $500 doesn't get too much but with there being such a wide range in terms of pricing, was hoping to get recommendations on certain tv's or what sort of specifications to look out for in order to maximise on the value of the lower end tv's.
All in all, thank you for your comments and suggestions so far! Appreciate it!