Please update us when you have that gift card in hand. Impressive if true.

A few years back we purchased an expensive sectional sofa from a local furniture retailer. It was supposed to take eight weeks to get made and delivered. The salesmen said I only needed to put a small amount down and then pay the balance once the sofa was shipped. I didn't want to have to worry about making another payment, so I just paid for the whole thing upfront. Instead of using my debit card, I decided to get the credit on my GM card. Smart choice. Two weeks after I bought the couch, I get a letter in the mail saying I am now a creditor of the furniture store because it filed bankruptcy. I called up MasterCard, and they credited the entire balance to my credit card. I couldn't believe how simple it was.

$50 isn't worth dealing with the hassle of a TV going out and getting the free replacement and setting it up.

Stay away from the half assed no name brands and stick with Samsung or Vizio.

Yeah, you better give me the insurance because I am gonna beat the hell out of this thing...

What hassle? If I didn't get the protection plan, I would be on the hook for a new TV.



I hear you. We have a 50" LG plasma that is five years old. The picture is awesome, and we have had no problems with it. The new one will be a 50" Vizio smart TV.

$50 isn't worth dealing with the hassle of a TV going out and getting the free replacement and setting it up.

Stay away from the half assed no name brands and stick with Samsung or Vizio.

I was with you until you said Vizio. What?

LG
Sharp
Samsung
Sony

Those are the four brands you stick with.

Shut the fuck up, douche.

If you know as much about TVs as you do about cars everyone in this thread would do well to ignore your dumbass self.

Now run along, your mommy is calling you for dinner, don't forget to wash up first and to make sure your big B- spelling test is up on the fridge!

I was with you until you said Vizio. What?

LG
Sharp
Samsung
Sony

Those are the four brands you stick with.

I was with you until you said Vizio. What?

LG
Sharp
Samsung
Sony

Those are the four brands you stick with.

I was skeptical of Vizio, but they seem to be getting decent user reviews. We bought a 4k HD one, and it has been great. I will say it is a bit tricky getting the color settings the way you want them.

In January 2014, we bought an Element 46" LCD TV from Target. We purchased the three year protection plan for $50. Last Sunday, I turned on the TV, but got nothing but a black screen. I couldn't adjust the volume, pull up menus, or switch inputs. My wife called the 800 number, and they scheduled a tech to come to our house on Wednesday.

Wednesday, the guy shows up, shines a light at the screen, and says the back panel lights are out, and he will rebuild it at their shop.

Friday, my wife gets an email from Target telling us that the TV is fixable, which we already knew. 26 minutes later, she gets another email, stating that the TV cannot be fixed, and we can pick a replacement. We clicked on that link to the replacement TVs, but it was a dead link. She makes another call to the 800 number, and they tell her that they are giving us a Target gift card for $499, even though we only paid $449 for the TV.

I was skeptical of Vizio, but they seem to be getting decent user reviews. We bought a 4k HD one, and it has been great. I will say it is a bit tricky getting the color settings the way you want them.

I have a 10 year old and a 4 year old Westinghouse....no issues with either and great pictures on both.

the power supply was bad... specifically the backlight inverter. but since those 'repair' guys are just board swappers and cannot diagnose to a component level, they were going to just replace the power supply. problem was they cant find a replacement since element isn't a 1st tier brand, meaning their models are simply made from leftover components from production runs of other brands... and there isn't any extra components to be sourced.

when you buy flagship models, its usually very easy to source parts because the manufacturers make extra components just so they can service the units when they need repair. that is a big reason why the flagship models cost more.

it was actually smart to buy the protection plan when buying a crappy model tv. with a flagship model, not so much.

I have an Emerson 46 inch. Bought it six years ago. Thought it had the best picture compared to all the rest. I was leaning LG or Visio but this had a better picture. Had doubts about the brand because I had cheap Emerson products in my youth and they were pure shit. I had an old girlfriend I called Emerson (Emersome big titties.) This has been a great television. Never an issue and picture is still fantastic.

I figured you to be a Zenith or Quasar guy.

You can do real good, picture wise, with bottom level stuff...a lot of it depends on where the panels etc are sourced from.