Looking at getting an HDTV..
I hadn't heard about that but I believe it with the way Best Buy is and yet another reason I won't buy from them.
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it wasn't too public (manufacturers don't like customers knowing they tell me what price to charge for their stuff) Wal-Mart does the same thing (Garmin products as well as Canon are all subject to MAP pricing)
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Originally Posted by Phate
But, Best Buy offers a 4 year free replacement warranty. Im wondering if that covers the TV even if its discontinued...
Originally Posted by ProjectCamaro
I don't trust Best Buy at all, plus they are the company that made BestBuy.com a seperate company so they could advertise a lower price online and when you went to the store to buy it they wouldn't honor the online price since "it's a seperate company". Luckly lawsuits were brought against them for that.
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Costco is a typical you pay extra to get in the door to pay a little less for a refurb product (Sams and Costco normally only sell refurb or discontinued stuff hence it's cheaper)
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and it was $1999 for the same TV that was $1200 at Costco... same damn TV both 1080p everything. Not the TV I bought though it was the Philips brand.
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just realize most items bought at the warehouse clubs are not covered by a manufacturers warranty (if it was philips and came from costco it is used or stolen they are not an authorized dealer and have been told not to sell any more philips products)
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you realize youre comparing like goodwill to best buy right?
Look at the facts... Im willing to bet best buys employees are paid at least twice as much as costcos. They are a MUCH larger company. Some are paid on commission, and best buy is an overall nicer store. Im sure if it was the same exact tv... Id look at specs because theres a lot more to a tv than 1080 and its ", but if it was arch is probably right as to why its so cheap.
Look at the facts... Im willing to bet best buys employees are paid at least twice as much as costcos. They are a MUCH larger company. Some are paid on commission, and best buy is an overall nicer store. Im sure if it was the same exact tv... Id look at specs because theres a lot more to a tv than 1080 and its ", but if it was arch is probably right as to why its so cheap.
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Philips sent a letter to all their dealers telling them about how Costco got a truckload of sets (similar to Wal-Mart getting Sony stuff a few years ago) the sets were all deemed stolen by Philips (all were refurbs anyway and were supposed to be sold to dealers at next to nothing). Costco has no service department, they get some repair guy from who knows where to do the service, they are rarely factory authorized (meaning they don't have access to the diagnostics) it's kind of like taking your camaro to a toyota dealer for service, they may be able to do it, but it may not be right in the end.
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After going to the store last night and looking at them all running side by side... I think im going to go with the Samsung 42" 1080p LCD, the contrast is so much better than that insignia I was looking at. Its about a $400 difference though.
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Because the only thing they actually make is picture tubes, and transistors. Their speakers are made by some cheap chinese company, and their lcd's are built by Sharp (the electronics are a mix of RCA, Panasonic, and Sharp)
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Rep Power: 1093 Not to thread jack or anything... more of a question for arch, but if anyone else knows, chime in. I just picked up an HD antenna today after watching the game with one at work.. Problem is I only have 1 ant. input for cable. Is there some device around this so I can have my regular cable, and the antenna for HD channels hooked up at the same time?
