Is a Samsung 56" DLP™ HDTV with 1080p resolution a good deal for $1600? My mom just called asking if she should buy it right now.

Sounds good to me.


But I'd wait for someone like Joncy.

http://froogle.google.com/froogle?q=Samsung+56%22+DLP%E2%84%A2+HDTV+1080p&btnG=Search

According to Froogle thats a really good deal.

It's good, but if you're going HD I'd look into LCD screens. Forget Plasma. Projection is good but it eventually goes bad, LCD has the longevity so far.

But if you're just looking for a good, cheap HD screen it seems as if that is indeed a good deal

Yeah.

What they almost never tell you in the store is that projection screen TVs have a limited life time.

They will eventually burn out. And even before then picture performance will degrade. It's the nature of the beast sadly. Sort of like the native resolution issues of LCD monitors.




I wish I had money for a really high end LCD monitor/TV.

That'd be all kinds of sweet beans.

I personally really like my 42" HDTV television (its projection), and I payed a bustling 1400$ (CAN) for it. I'd say thats a nice deal and they'll have a nice 10+ year of enjoyment out of it.

The typical lifetime of a projection TV is about 10 (mine is slated for 15), but as Rob mentioned above, after about 5 years the quality starts to slowly degrade. Obviously you wont really notice it until you go to someone's house and see a more recent projection TV doing its magic. That's what happened with my parent's 53" inch back in the day.

The one thing I personally dislike of LCD's is the poor black contrast levels, but that really is personal preference.

This is completely offtopic, but there is an edit post button you know.

Hell yeah it's a good deal.. My friend picked up a Samsung 50" LCD DLP 720p for $950, retails for like $1400. Tell her if she doesn't buy it I will

Yeah I know. Reply was closer to my mouse cursor at the time.

Yes it is a good deal.

No, newer projection TVs don't simply die. They need a new bulb put in them every 4 years or so. There's a big difference between DLP and standard projection.

And I guarantee that a decent DLP television has just as good picture quality as a great LCD. Avoid LCD like the plague. I will never, until I see some major technological breakthroughs, reccomend an LCD television over a DLP.

Samsung 56" DLP with 1080p for $1600? Why hasn't she bought it already?

As I was asking you guys about this she responded with an email saying she just bought it, so thanks anyways haha.

Projection TVs need not 'wear out'. You just have to make sure you get them cleaned properly. Dust inside degrades the picture, and bulbs do need replacing (They are pretty expensive too). And you'll be surprised how much picture degradation can be caused by an old screen. The fabric gets dusty, and the plexiglass cover can scratch badly.

You should consider the extra investment of having them cleaned professionally. This will save you the trouble of re-aligning mirrors if it happens to be the sort of TV that has mirrors you can mis-align. It also means, if they break something cleaning it, they replace it, not you.

I love how everyone just *has* to have a $1600 T.V. then they wonder why they can't afford food, rent, and gas. Or why they're $20,000 in debt.

we can afford all of those, and are not in debt.

I'm not saying you can't afford it. It's just something I notice sometimes.. especially with people in their 20's.

I have an 1800 dollar tv. I am in debt. I am also a college student that pays 28 grand a year for school. 1800 bucks doesn't really make a big dent in a 100 grand debt.

Heh. I have no TV.

You kind of have to go into debt to build credit.

Thats why I'm in slight debt.

Do you have a job? Assuming you don't, there is literally no one more dented than yourself. Selling your T.V. wouldn't even put a dent in your debt.

I think you're forgetting about the 2800 other students at my school. Not to mention the tens of thousands of Ivy League students in this country that rack up 48000 or more in debt each year.

In other words, you're wrong.

I'm sure they all have $1800 T.V.s too.

And---since when has it been okay to buy a T.V. with student loans?

I'm with freelancer for the most part. People get really, really crazy when it comes to money and debt. I have a 10-year old sony 32" tube tv and I'm in debt But not too much, anymore. Oh, except I just borrowed another 10k for a new motorcycle

I didn't say I bought it with loans. I said I bought it and I have student loans. I had a job at the time and I saved money for 3 months to get the tv.

That is something that has kept improving with newer gen LCD TVs, the more recent models are remarkably better at dark-light contrast.


I am in my 20s, very in debt, and have a 40" LCD TV. Cost me exactly 50 cents though