Entries from April 21st, 2009

Samsung Price Drop on New Thin LED Edgelit LCD HDTVs

April 21st, 2009 · 17 Comments · LCD Flat Panel

With the 2009s introduced less than three weeks ago, Samsung’s dealers just made an unprecedented price drop for new LCD HDTVs, reducing the latest top-of-the-line 40”, 46” and 55” 1.2 inch deep models up to $600.  This dollar drop represents up to a whopping 20% price reduction! The HD GURU contacted a Samsung spokesperson early [...]

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Is Your HDTV A Toxic Asset?

April 15th, 2009 · 43 Comments · LCD Flat Panel, Plasma

Vizio Addendum Added April 16, 2009 (April 15, 2009) Dozens of “no name” brand HDTVs currently flood the US market.  Buyer beware! Many cost more to repair than they’re worth and some brands don’t offer any warranty. To ascertain warranty and post warranty policies, HD Guru contacted the customer service departments of a number of [...]

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Panasonic TCP50G10 50″ Plasma Review

April 9th, 2009 · 112 Comments · Plasma

With the exception of Laser TV, recent display technology improvements have been more “painstakingly evolutionary” than revolutionary. While plasma contrast ratio and black level performance improvements have been relatively modest over the past few years, average plasma TV performance significantly exceeds that of LCD, especially in terms of off-axis contrast and off-axis brightness. That said, [...]

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Customers Get Raw Deal In Best Buy HDTV Recall

April 4th, 2009 · 17 Comments · LCD Flat Panel, News

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission’s recently announced voluntary recall of Best Buy’s Insignia “house brand” 26” IS-LCDTV26 HDTV is a bad deal for the more than 13,000 consumers who purchased the sets between August 2005 and June of 2006. A fire and burn hazard caused by the set’s failure-prone power supply that has already [...]

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