04-24-2011, 06:05 PM
robfilms wrote:
[quote=Will Collier]
Ignore all the marketing hype and sales nonsense... just go look at as many screens as you can, and pick the one your eyes like the best. Then buy online from a reputable dealer (i.e., nobody from NYC or Jersey... J&B excepted), you'll save a bundle. Outfit I bought my screen from has since folded, but my bro-in-law swears by Vanns.com.
I've had a Panasonic plasma since 2005 (don't even ask how much it cost back then) that still looks incredible; my dad got a Visio LED last year.
Oh, and ditto on the Monoprice suggestion. Don't bother buying cables or accessories anywhere else.
will collier-
i wouldn't lump all "nyc or jersey" vendors in the same pile.
you were probably suggesting b&h along with jr.com but there are others that are equally fine-adorama is a b&m who competes with b&h, is just one example.
the point u might have been making is: if the price is too cheap, it probably is a scam.
ymmv
be well
rob
Indeed... I did manage to completely mangle two of the better outfits up there. There are an awful lot of shady grey-market (or worse) vendors with NYC/NJ addresses, though.