is this a good deal?

[parkerbender]

I've been entertaining the thought of getting a new display for awhile. Today, walking through walmart, i saw a sanyo 42" plasma, 720p/1080i 10,000:1 contrast ratio, hdmi in, with a stand, on clearance for $750 bucks. is this as good of a deal as i think it is?

thanks!

-Parker

 

[Seth=L]

If it works, has no problems, and comes with a remote I would jump on it.

 

[parkerbender]

it's new, with warranty, in box, any other opinions? i'm almost ready to realllly piss off the girlfriend...

 

[Seth=L]

it's new, with warranty, in box, any other opinions? i'm almost ready to realllly piss off the girlfriend...

Ooh, that takes some value out of the TV. The cost just went up to double that because you need to get her something just as nice. Or, if you are lucky, she is just trying to save money.

 

[Rob Babcock]

I've read that Wal-Mart is seriously putting the hurt on other retailers of flat screen TVs, basically driving down prices so aggressively that they're a big factor in the woes of guys like CC. Many analysts didn't foresee that the prices would be this low for almost another year.

 

[hyghwayman]

My wife factor cost!

Ooh, that takes some value out of the TV. The cost just went up to double that because you need to get her something just as nice. Or, if you are lucky, she is just trying to save money.

I bought a simple HDTV and gaming system, the Sony KD-34XBR970 and the Xbox360. When I told my wife what I wanted to get she said ok but she wanted to see it first. So we went to the store and the first thing she said was why don't we get a bigger flat screen LCD or plasma, LoL. After explaining my reason for getting the tube she said great then we can get a new washer and dryer (for the house, of course). Then since I was getting new toys she wanted a new laptop, wtf. My bill went from $1,200 to $3,000 in less than an hour. If I had known we could spend 3k I would have gotten a 50"+ HDTV.

Good Luck,
hyghwayman