Just Bought a new TV

[mblax10]

43" Pioneer Elite PRO-920 HD. Open Box $4850 after tax, delivery, cables, surge protector & 4 year in home warranty. There's a $500 mail-in rebate too. Now I'm having buyer's remorse while I'm waiting for it to arrive. Was this a good deal?

http://www.4electronicwarehouse.com/content/elite/pro-920hd.jpg

[kenberman]

open box TV's are generally not a great deal. those things are on 24/7 with people abusing them.

also, if you're not going to hang the thing on a wall, then I think DLP's are a MUCH better value. you could have saved about $2500

[Popinjay]

Is that a plasma? My mom bought a 42" HD Plasma with receiver and HD thing for $2000 like 6 months ago. But don't get a 42" HD Plasma cause it's not true HD.

[MrTrik]

I could afford such a TV. But $4850 (or $4350) is way too much to spend for me. Given a corallary to Moore's law, that baby will be had for under $2000 in 12-24 months. Instead I'd be spending on something that already hit bottom (or at least middle) price via the same corollary. Now, I do not feel the same way with computer equipment, but I'm a real techie on that and do need the latest and greatest when I decide to start passing out the cash for something.

[Steel Aces]

WAY overpaid. You could get 2 TV's of almost the same quality for the same price. Look around.

[PorscheNGuns]

For that price you could have probably found a 70 inch LCD or DLP with 1080i HD

-Matt

[david050173]

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Is that a plasma? My mom bought a 42" HD Plasma with receiver and HD thing for $2000 like 6 months ago. But don't get a 42" HD Plasma cause it's not true HD.

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Its picture quality is likely a lot worse than this (probably not 2.5K worth though). As far as being true HDTV, that is a vague term. I doubt you would notice the 200 pixels (1280*720) and there are almost zero (a couple of lcds and some wobbaling dlps) 1080 tvs. If you like the picture, it really isn't worth worrying about the exact technical details. Unless you want to wank off on the internet av forums /images/graemlins/grin.gif

[gorie]

we paid $2700 for our 42" panasonic plasma HDTV and it's awesome. i don't think i'd have paid more than that for a tv though.

[david050173]

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For that price you could have probably found a 70 inch LCD or DLP with 1080i HD

-Matt

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And a lot of people would think those are worse tvs. A lot come done to personal preference and room situation (your 70 inch tv would be a lousy choice for a 10*10 room).

[mostsmooth]

i got the feeling these arent the replies op was hoping for?

[mblax10]

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i got the feeling these arent the replies op was hoping for?

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Not what I was hoing to see. At the same time I'm wondering how many repsonders have viewed a Pioneer Elite TV? I've always felt their picture quality blows away most of their competitors.

For those who said I could get a better TV for cheaper, what models would you suggest? We'll see what happens when it arrives. I have 30 days to return with no re-stocking fee & delivery was free, so I won't be out anything for trying it out.

[whiskeytown]

if you have an in-store warranty, I wouldn't worry - I like the size - and Plasma has better picture then DLP, to be honest - not much, but a bit -

RB

[TimM]

See my thread (http://forumserver.twoplustwo.com/showthreaded.php?Cat=&Number=3367666&page=&view=&s b=5&o=&vc=1).

40" Samsung LCD. I paid $2799 + $79 delivery plus ridiculous Long Island sales tax of 8.75%. Maybe $3200 after every thing. Stand was another $250, but I paid for that with gift cards I got for my B-day.

I went with cheap cables, a UPS I had laying around for surge protection, and factory warranty only. I don't believe in getting a long warranty on something I will be able to get two or more of for the same price by the time the warranty ends.

I looked at DLP but really didn't like the picture quality, especially when not viewing it straight on. Plasma maybe looked slightly better, but I was concerned about the possible degradation over time.

[whiskeytown]

Actually, this may be a bad idea -

compare your purchase to this TV (http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=6986167&type=product&productCate goryId=pcmcat31800050028&id=1099390830694)

I have an ad in my hands saying these are on sale for 3K after instant savings and mail-in rebate - I think you should cancel your purchase and get one of these at Best Buy if they're similar - but if you have the newer model and this is an old discontinued model, then I'd keep it - as this thing sells for what yours did new.

I mean, if it's on sale at Best buy the NEXT DAY for 2k less, I'd cancel your purchase

RB

[Ulysses]

Everyone I know seems to be buying sweet 50" Panasonic plasmas for about 3k, so this doesn't look like a good deal.

[Bulldog]

Massive overpay.

[mblax10]

Thanks for the replies everybody. I took a look at the reset again TV was $3600 - $500 mail in rebate. Warranty/Surge Protector/Lots of Monster Cable & 8.25% Sales Tax makes up the other $1200. I'm going to wait for it to arrive Tuesday before I make my final decision on returning it.

[gorie]

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Thanks for the replies everybody. I took a look at the reset again TV was $3600 - $500 mail in rebate. Warranty/Surge Protector/Lots of Monster Cable & 8.25% Sales Tax makes up the other $1200. I'm going to wait for it to arrive Tuesday before I make my final decision on returning it.

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the price of the tv alone doesn't sound too terrible, i'm sure you will be happy with it once you get it !!

the warranty and monster cables is probably where you get ripped off.