Five Things to Consider Before Buying an HDTV

by Tom Samiljan on November 25, 2008 at 11:37 PM

So you want to buy an HDTV? Well, if you're lucky enough to have the cash, then we have some good news. Faced with a glut of unsold televisions, manufacturers and retailers are slashing prices of TVs to previously unheard of levels. This means you can get a perfectly decent flat-panel -- that's right, the sexy thin kind -- for less than $1,000. Of course, more money will still get you thinner, bigger, and better models, but for the first time ever, flat-panel HDTVs are within reach of most folks. You'll need to consider a few things before you shell out any cash for a new TV, so take a look at our Five Things to Consider Before Buying an HDTV, which starts by clicking Next below.

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taylorbr2000Nov 25th 2008 2:24PM

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if you're buying check out black friday deals! also, if you can wait before the super bowl stores have huge sales. i saw recently on Cityskoop.com that Best Buy, Sears and Circuit City have great deals on TVs

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ameslandsNov 25th 2008 2:36PM

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Save yourself a fortune. How many people really need a new HDTV every or every other year? The truth is that most of us have all the crap we need. Few of us actually really need more of anything. It's not need, it's want. Food, gas, toilet paper, imagine living a year just buying those items. CASH! Piles of cold hard cash is the best way to weather the current economic situation. I discovered one of the best books you'll ever find about finance, "How to Become Filthy Rich on Your Current Income" at www.how-to-become-rich.com. If people read books like this one we would not have the current situation we do.

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TONYANov 26th 2008 10:22AM

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You are so right. You just saved me 388.00! Thanks

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LIONNov 25th 2008 5:23PM

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Hello..! El Presidente............whoever you are. ...Wha's on your Glorious Agenda for us , the serfs that will rise up and kick ass sooner than later..???.........Martial Law soon after inaugeration.???.....People will always destroy their oppressors sooner than later......Just take a little time to learn past history............DONT EVEN THINK OF IT LAME ASS

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BetsyDec 17th 2008 1:28PM

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The one writer is correct, there are more important things in life to spend time or money on then a flat screen tv.

I am amazed these companies have the gall to charge these prices prices for essentially a thin boob tube box with computer chips.

A TV selling for $1899 six months ago, now sold by stores at $1099, seems overpriced to begin with. A $1000 is still a lot.

Thanks to the male need for their "toys", Sony, Mitsubishi, and others, are profiting and laughing all the way to the bank.

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gunny rocDec 17th 2008 9:02PM

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I have been looking at T.V. for over a year, my last one is still going it's a 36 inch sony Trinatron from 1985 so i think I got my money out of it since I've only ever had to replace the remote. I found this list very informative, and the comments seem to be what I had noted when I looked. But what they don't address is which ones are tested on children. If I spend $400.00 to $1000.00 dollars I need to know my grandkids are not going to wipe it out in 30 minuets. Any consumer reports on big screen VS. kids. what are good Video systems to look at with kids in the house>

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