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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K1vxu5gdTug

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Originally Posted by Bay Kid (Post 2142662)

Is there somewhere to buy a nice tv other than big box stores? Someone to setup in my home?

Contact Tom Grooms of VillagerAV at 352-388-1677. He does an excellent job of setting up TVs and AV equipment. He can order the right equipment for you, inlcuding TVs, AVRs, speakers, etc. He hides all cables in the wall behind the equipment. No ugly cables show at all.

Home Audio Video Sales & Installation in The Villages, Florida

I recieved many PMs concerning buying TVs and Professional TV Calibration so for those who are interested, I'm semi retired but am doing Professional TV Calibrations here in the Villages and the surrounding areas. I've been calibrating for over 5 years and am ISF Level-3 Certified. I used to help teach at the ISF classes before i moved to the Villages a year ago. I use reference equipement, Jeti 1501 spectro, Klein K10 Colorimeter and Murideo test pattern generator. I used to be the in-house calibrator at Value Electronics in Scarsdale NY and am one of the lead calibrators for the yearly Value Electronics TV Shootout. If you have any questions concerning calibration you can contact me:
John Reformato
914-419-9398
jrref@hotmail.com

As far as which TV to get, as noted you can't go wrong with Sony, LG or Samsung and you can by them locally, at a big box store or on-line. But if you don't know what you want and need advice i strongly recommend calling Robert at Value Electronics on 914-723-3344 There is no obligation to buy from them but you will get good advice and if you do buy from them there is no tax. They have many customers here in the Villages. If you buy on-line there are many installers who will install the TV for you here in the Villages.

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Originally Posted by jrref (Post 2143113)

Amazon is good too. I forgot to mention it. LG and Sony are fixed price TVs. Meaning an authorized retailer cannot reduce the price on their own. They can only offer what the manufacturer gives them as a discount. Sometimes one retailer might get a better discount for a short period of time like in your case BUT be careful from buying from an UnAuthorized retailer because no matter what they say your warrenty could be void. If you are looking for professional TV calibration service here in the Villages, i can do that.

As far as the retailer warrenty. Value Electronics, Costco, Best Buy all have their "no questions" asked return policy but Two weeks is plenty of time to determine if your TV is OK or not. If there is something wrong like a dead pixel, etc, you should see it by then. Just remember many issues can arise at any time even after a generous 90 day period which is why you have the manufacturers warrenty and any additional warrenty that you can buy.

I like Costco but although they carry the LG OLED TV they tend not to carry all the higher end TVs. For warrenty, they are the best but you shouldn't need it if you purchase a quality TV.

Going back to the original question, you can purchase from a retailer who will do the install or buy on-line and there are many companies here in the Villages who can install it for you. The trick to buying a new TV is not to fall for super cheap prices like these $400 TVs becasue they really aren't very good. You need to get the best TV that your budget can support and you can't go wrong with Sony, LG or Samsung (in that order).

FIXED PRICE is not legal. It is well PRICE FIXING. The SPUN term is Minimum Advertized Price and that was found to be legal.

You may find if you call you can get a better price.