Video Asylum

Posted by Joe Murphy Jr (A) on March 17, 2012 at 18:01:40

In Reply to: RE: Nay ... posted by three_sox on March 16, 2012 at 19:35:20

cash. What were you thinking?
:-)

Anyway, I "mail-ordered" my first plasma display (50" Panasonic Commercial model -- that's what they used to call the division) in February 2004. No problems whatsoever, neither from the vendor or the display. I still have it.

I saw the new Sharp 80" LCD televisions. For that amount of real estate, I'm willing to forgo plasma quality for that kind of size. After all, the best plasma can do now is 65". Anything bigger and the price differential is beyond too much (just check out the price on the 85" Panasonic plasma from their Broadcast division). At the local SAM's (a "wholesale warehouse"), the price was $4698. I'm sure Best Buy would be even more. Add tax to that (nearly 9%) and the total is over $5100. You'd be parting with a great deal of money. Best price on the internet (no upfront tax and "free shipping" -- at least to the curb), $3950. That's a difference of $1150 and no local vendor in my area would be willing to give me anywhere near the internet price, even before tax. Don't know too many people who would not be willing to take the chance of a "potential" problem for that amount of dinero. And if the left over money was burning a hole in their pocket, they could buy a second television, a 60" Panasonic plasma, along with several Blu-rays to watch on those new televisions, at WalMart.