Shopping or a TV
I read Argie's Wife post and a new TV was mentioned.
Here are some tips for those bargain hunters for televisions on Friday or after.
Many of the price leaders (low price) are off brand televisions. Yes, there is some warranty and somewhere there is someone who can fix/repair.
Many of these off brands or price leader televisions lack features. One of the prominent features is the built in speakers. Many brands assume that the buyer will have some sort of home theater with external speakers. So this bargain televison may have cheap or tin-ee sounding speakers. And many of these bargain televisions will have speakers in the rear - meaning that the sound has to bounce off the back wall to hear. Television speakers are much smaller now. So unless you have external speakers - look for televisions that have speakers in front.
LCD. Plasma. Each has pros and cons. Some reflect inside/outside light on screen. Do check in store for light reflections. LED is an LCD just with different pixel type.
Do check the return policy of store - if you do get TV home and it is not what you think. Some stores now have a restocking fee.
Brands such as Emerson, Poloroid, Bell & Howell, Crosley, and more have all gone by the wayside - the names have been resurrected. Even names like GE - are licensed to 3rd party companies.
The bargain lowest price is not always the best deal.
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