Best place to get a flat screen

[Touchdown_Texas]

Where do you guys get your hdtvs/plasmas etc? Is Best Buy a ripoff? If so, where should I look?

 

[Agent007]

Best buy is ABSOLUTELY a ripoff. They markup TV's 50% at minimum on average....

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[Hornin NYC]

what si a normal tv markup? heh.

 

[horn4life]

COSTCO- Buy the executive membership first and the 1% rebate will pay for half the card. Buy all you gasoline there and that rebate pays the other half of the Executive card cost.
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[phage]

everyone marks up their TVs 35-60%, best buy is not alone... its how their business works. Best buy has just as competetive prices, but carry mostly low end crap. I would go to Fry's, Home Theater Store, or Conn's before Best Buy. You'll get a better selection of quality stuff, with a sales guy that has about a 99% chance of knowing more than every person in the TV dept of Best Buy combined.

 

[JohnnyM]

calling hlaustin....

go to A&B TV, if you're in Austin

 

[LosIllini]

if you are buying from a brick and mortar store- you will pay more. You may find a better deal at Costco/ Sam's than at BB, CC, etc.- however, they sometimes have last years models- or slightly different model numbers- so it's sometimes tough to compare.

It has been my experience that if you do your homework, and find the sales- there is still always some room for negotiation (sony lcd I bought was at circuit city-- and was able to beat bestbuy/sears/conn's best deal by > 10%- and all prices were below the advertised sale price).

Checkout The Link for some takes on the different b&m stores/ mail order houses-- a lot of plasma buyers do the mail order thing with success (including buying from Dell).

 

[UnBiased Horn]

The Link

Lower prices, same TV plus No taxes. Everyone I know has had tremendous success buying from here.

 

[RiceHorn04]

Get in on one of the power buys atThe Link You can get some mad good deals there. I bought my Samsung HLP-6163 a year ago, shipped to my door for $3699, and got it 2 months before the set ever made it to the local Best Buy. When it did, Best Buy charged $4699 (+ tax). Saved about $1400 on it. I think right now they have the latest model 61" DLP sets at about $3k.

 

[Mack Tripper]

I've gotten some very good deals from Onecall. Also check out The Link for some sales and coupons on electronics, including Onecall.

 

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[washparkhorn]

Tennessee - I am seeing the same JVC at B&H (an excellent online store in my experience) for $2,099. The Link

"One call" is one of those sites where you click the price for "today's price" - which they show as $2145.88 after you click it.

I use Froogle (a Google search engine) quite a bit. I buy most of my electronics online to save the state sales tax. With a flat screen, it will probably be a push, but online is usually cheaper.

Try Froogle.

 

[Touchdown_Texas]

Wow guys. Thanks. I will check those sites out.