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?

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?

Originally Posted by Hape2Bhr (Post 2142892)

By professional do you mean ISF Calibration using colorimeters and test pattern generators etc, where you adjust the hexadecimal parameters? I recall years ago, a quite a few ISF Calibrators posted on The Home Theater Spot forums.

Originally Posted by Joe C. (Post 2143081)

Call 352-388-1677. I forget the name of the business, but the owner/installer's name is Tom, and he sells and installs at a better than competitive price. His installations are extremely neat, and he will even make it so that the cords are behind the wall so they can't be seen. We have used him several times, and his work is impeccable. Believe me when I say that you will be hard pressed to find anyone better.

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?

Originally Posted by retiredguy123 (Post 2142917)

There is no reason to buy a Roku TV. You can convert any TV into a Roku TV by plugging a $50 Roku stick into one of the HDMI inputs. I use Roku sticks on all of my TVs, even the ones that are smart TVs.

Originally Posted by Battlebasset (Post 2143260)

There certainly is if your old one has died. I use the sticks as well, but if you need a new TV buying it with the Roku interface built in integrates the OTA input, and provides you with a cable-like channel guide to boot. I get the voice remotes so I can jump to channel, app, and input by just talking.

As for the price, I've found them to be generally the same or less that similar non-Roku TV's.

Originally Posted by retiredguy123 (Post 2143251)

Note that, if you want to buy a top-of-the-line model TV, you will probably need to buy it from Best Buy or online. Sam's, Costco, and Walmart have good TVs and good prices, but they usually do not sell the most advanced model from the manufacturer. Also, if buy a TV at a Black Friday sale, you will most likely be buying last year's model or even one that is 2 or 3 years old.

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?

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).