AFAIK, sony makes some pretty good stuff, and this TV seems pretty cheap. 40" is too big, so I'm sticking with something decently sized so as to not suck up power and space.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16889252067Combo ends tomorrow. I don't need/want a TV now, but I probably will in 2-6 months (when I move out of my parent's basement after I find a job). The TV is normally $470 when on sale, so it's $60 for a ~$250 surround sound system (I have a 150W system sitting in a box somewhere). Were it a computer I would wait, however I have no experience with televisions. Do they drop down in price pretty much constantly so I should wait to buy the TV until I need/want it, or should I jump on this deal?
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In 2-6 months, you may be able to get OLED TVs, TVs typically don't drop down in price until the successive technology comes in.
Since this is an LCD though, it's already pretty old. Plasma and DLP are the technologies that will come down a lot with the advent of OLED. (Though to be fair, if you really want it, you can get an OLED very very soon -
http://www.sonystyle.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?catalogId=10551&storeId=10151&productId=8198552921665327724, though it's not yet HD, and will be balls expensive.)
So basically, the TV you're looking at is going to be cheap as shit once everything starts to move to OLED.
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Thanks. I had already decided to not get it, as it would be sitting around far too long.
Plasma is a power hog and suffers severely from burn in, so I want to shy away from it. I have no experience whatsoever with DLP. If I were to get a DLP, I think it would actually be a projector, which would allow for hugemongous sizes without increasing the power. It's more than likely the most efficient due to the size of the system, and the requirement to turn off the lights when viewing.
The OLED is droolworthy, but at 2 grand for an 11" screen, I figure I can wait.
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