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Finally broke down and purchased the flat screen tv.

13 years ago

We've been looking for a couple of months and have finally purchased a 58" Panasonic 3D tv with THX. We have been waiting for the prices to drop but boy, we almost waited too long. Ended up locating one at American TV, couldn't find it anywhere else. They threw in a bundle which includes 2 additional pairs of 3D glasses with the rechargeable batteries, blue ray player and 3D Avatar movie. Panasonic had been offering that a couple of months ago and thankfully my husband thought to ask for it. That won't be out till next year, I think. I think we'll sell that, they we're going for more than $500 on Ebay over the holidays.

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alisande
13 years ago
Wow--that's a TV and a half! I finally bought mine, too, but it's a modest 32". It looks big to me.

I decided on a Samsung, but the Panasonics I saw in the stores had a slight edge on picture quality, I thought. They (again, the smaller models) didn't have the features that LG and Samsung had, though. I'm sure you'll be delighted with your purchase!

What part are you planning to sell on eBay?
susie53_gw
13 years ago
You will love the flat screen. We finally bought one a little over a year ago. We bought the 40" and it is just right for our room. What a difference.. Enjoy!!!!!
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Congratulations. Buying a TV is not simple anymore. I got so many different stories about the clerks in big stores, I finally went to a second generation family tv store and got the truth.

I bought a Phillips LCD for the living room and a few months later bought an LG for the bedroom because Phillips had sold and the retailer didn't know what was going to happen with that. The Phillips had automatic picture sizing which is nice. The Lg had audio leveling and that was very nice. You can also turn it on and off by running you finger around the inverted logo. Sounds silly, but when you are on your hands and knees and putting in movies it's pretty handy.
two25acres
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Buying tv's is almost as bad as buying a mattress. We made the rounds to the big stores and some of the smaller ones for opinions. The quality of this Panasonic is outstanding. We weren't sure about the 3D thing, we have no kids and just weren't convinced but ended up going that way figuring everything will end up that way sooner or later. We've also decided to start doing some gaming. In my almost 50 years I have never played the games. I take that back, many years ago I did the pacman game.
It's the 3D movie of Avatar that we are thinking about selling on Ebay. Panasonic rolled it out with this tv as part of a bundle around the holidays. If you don't ask for it now, you won't get it. I am so glad my husband spoke up, with it came the movie and $300 worth of the 3D glasses. We priced those at $150 each. They also through in the Blue ray player.
sleeperblues
13 years ago
Now you'll have that great TV for the superbowl. They say sales of flat screen tvs are on the rise so people have a good picture for the big game. GO PACK!!

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