A friend of mine recently bought his first HDTV, a 42" Westinghouse LCD. He is not happy with its black levels and has serious HDMI issues with it. I was idlely speculating with him about my wanting a larger TV, and he offered to buy my current TV (a 32" Sharp Aquos). I bought this TV in February for $789.
Should I do it? I'd use the money to buy a larger TV, obviously. If I do sell it to him, what would be a fair price? I don't think I'd want to do it for any less than $500, and I wouldn't want to spend more than $500 of my own money on a new TV, and I'd want it to be a 42". Is this scenario realistic?
Spiky
11-11-07, 07:28 PM
$500 of your own money.....meaning $1000 total in this scenario? That's at least possible, 42" flat screens are down around a grand. $500 doesn't sound horrible for half a year depreciation on your current LCD, but that would be up to you and your friend.
One con: Aquos is probably not available for $1000 @ 42", and they are one of the better LCD brands. So it may be likely you'd be downgrading the pic. Unless you went plasma, but then you'd be downgrading resolution.
Tracer Bullet
11-12-07, 09:58 AM
Thanks for the input. Would I get more bang for my buck with a plasma? What 42" plasmas are good?
The Bus
11-12-07, 10:07 AM
Isn't Sears selling a 42" Aquos on Black Friday? I don't think it's a 1080P model, but eh.
I think $500 is a pretty fair price. I sold my old 26" Aquos for $500 about a year ago. Check eBay. :shrug:
Superman07
11-12-07, 11:28 AM
I'm actually tempted to guy this myself as I came across the info today.
At Sears:
Panasonic 42 in. Plasma HD (1080p) Television
Sears item 05775597000
Mfr. model #TH-42PZ77U
Sale Price $1199.99
Good price by itself. However, you can get more off apparently if you have a Sears card (http://forms.young-america.com/73008_70533%20Sears%20v2.pdf).
You can also apparently get 5% back through online offers with some sites that have deals with retail partners.
Honestly I can't believe that set is going for $1200. That's the same price, if not less than the 720p model!
DVD Polizei
11-12-07, 11:35 AM
That's a pretty good price for a 1080p, but you won't really notice much of a difference at that size. You might hold out for a 50" plasma or LCD if you have the space/money.
Superman07
11-12-07, 12:07 PM
That's a pretty good price for a 1080p, but you won't really notice much of a difference at that size. You might hold out for a 50" plasma or LCD if you have the space/money.
Very true on size/distance for 1080p/720p, but if price is the same may as well assume 1080p is better. :)
Although what's the deal with Panny not putting PC inputs on their damn plasmas. :( Sure you can get it for $300 more, but comparison shows the contrast ratio is less. That's the one hard fact that makes me keep looking at Samsung and LCDs.
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