Panasonic Viera 42" Plasma - 1080p - $499 Shipped (yes it is delicious)

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• $399.99 42" 1080p LCD HDTV
 
not to mention "LCD TV" could be any janky brand of crap.

Panasonic and the Viera line are both quite famous for durability and picture quality.
 
Killa_2327 said:
Checkout isn't working for me, refuses to verify my address :(
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HAHA you gave in!

Try looking up your address at USPS.com. Sometimes they give you a different spelling for the "verified" version of your street address. For example, I live on 100 East, but the USPS makes me use 100TH East instead.
 
sugosugita said:
HAHA you gave in!

Try looking up your address at USPS.com. Sometimes they give you a different spelling for the "verified" version of your street address. For example, I live on 100 East, but the USPS makes me use 100TH East instead.
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Yeah I figured it out but this isn't $499 shipped. Shipping was something around $70.
 
How would this compare to the 40" Westinghouse LCD TV that will sell for $298 on BF in terms of value?
 
HH Gregg is a South East electronics store so if you live somewhere other than the east coast I would assume shipping wouldn't be that great. Standard shipping to me is $37.
 
beowulf7 said:
How would this compare to the 40" Westinghouse LCD TV that will sell for $298 on BF in terms of value?
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ummm apples to oranges. westinghouse LCD is like shopping at good will. a panasonic plasma set is like in a completely different class.

If you're looking for a dirt-cheap set go with the westinghouse. just don't expect much.

AdvanSuper said:
HH Gregg is a South East electronics store so if you live somewhere other than the east coast I would assume shipping wouldn't be that great. Standard shipping to me is $37.
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yeah $51 shipping to me on the west coast. still tempting at $450
 
beowulf7 said:
How would this compare to the 40" Westinghouse LCD TV that will sell for $298 on BF in terms of value?
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If you're in a darker viewing environment spend the extra money on the Viera. If you have the cash pony up the extra $200 for a used G25 on Amazon....you'll benefit from a better panel and the G25's glare reduction. I have a 50" G25 in an overly lit white room with white furniture and reflections are a non-issue. The U series was impressive compared to other plasmas in that regard but not as good. Not only will you get a better TV but you won't have to sit in some god aweful line at 2 am.
 
sugosugita said:
ummm apples to oranges. westinghouse LCD is like shopping at good will. a panasonic plasma set is like in a completely different class.

If you're looking for a dirt-cheap set go with the westinghouse. just don't expect much.
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I've heard mixed things about Westinghouse. If it was going to be my primary TV, I'd go with a more name brand. But this TV will be for my bedroom, and I suspect it'll get 5-10 hrs./mo. of use. I'd fully expect the Panasonic to be of better quality, but at a 60% price premium, I don't think I can justify that.

Blown 89 said:
If you're in a darker viewing environment spend the extra money on the Viera. If you have the cash pony up the extra $200 for a used G25 on Amazon....you'll benefit from a better panel and the G25's glare reduction. I have a 50" G25 in an overly lit white room with white furniture and reflections are a non-issue. The U series was impressive compared to other plasmas in that regard but not as good. Not only will you get a better TV but you won't have to sit in some god aweful line at 2 am.
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Yeah, I've seen some Panasonic plasmas (not sure if Viera or what model), and they look great. Like I just said in my reply to sugosugita, if this was going to be my primary TV, I'd be willing to spend more $. My current bedroom TV is a 20" CRT, so any of these TVs should be a pretty nice upgrade. :)

Omegas said:
That's what SHE said
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Well done :cool:
 
AdvanSuper said:
HH Gregg is a South East electronics store so if you live somewhere other than the east coast I would assume shipping wouldn't be that great. Standard shipping to me is $37.
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HH Gregg is actually from the midwest and expanded over to the east coast. I lived in Indiana 10-15 years ago when you could hardly find a Best Buy and HH Greggs were everywhere since they are HQ'd in Indianapolis.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hhgregg
 
This is a pretty good deal if you fancy plasma, I've seen a few better deals during BF but this one is up there and surprisingly still in stock.
 
The $300 deal from buy.com for the 42" Panasonic kicks the snot out of this deal, right?
 
beowulf7 said:
The $300 deal from buy.com for the 42" Panasonic kicks the snot out of this deal, right?
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Well, it would have, if Buy actually had any to sell. But since they cancelled almost all the orders, no.
 
Kueller said:
Well, it would have, if Buy actually had any to sell. But since they cancelled almost all the orders, no.
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Did they really cancel a lot of orders? I saw a huge thread on it on SD and didn't go through it. But I did read that buy.com was refunding the $150 shipping charge.
 
beowulf7 said:
Did they really cancel a lot of orders? I saw a huge thread on it on SD and didn't go through it. But I did read that buy.com was refunding the $150 shipping charge.
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lawl $150 shipping.....50% of the (alleged) product price.
 
sugosugita said:
lawl $150 shipping.....50% of the (alleged) product price.
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It was supposed to be free shipping, but that wasn't the default selected, so people in their haste quickly checked out and didn't see the $150 shipping option selected.
 
For those of you not near a HHGregg, you might want to look into getting the TC-P42S2. It's one price bump higher than the U series, but thanks to this deal from SD, it's $495 with free shipping. I get charged tax in NJ, no idea for other states.
 
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