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Old 02-20-2008, 06:35 PM
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Default got a new tv!

After years of waiting out the prices, I finally got an HDTV.
Its a Samsung 40" L-ns4041D LCD 1080i with progressive scan. Came with a 5 year warrenty. Got it for half the price of retail.

If anyone else is interested, heres the company in Edina I got it from. www.secondact.com

Assassins creed on the xbox 360 looks amazing. I cant believe how old and unatractive people look on tv lol. Conan O'brien looks like poo. Same with Paula Abduel on American Idol

Anyway, on to the pics of before and after.













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Old 02-20-2008, 06:54 PM
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Nice!
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Old 02-20-2008, 07:20 PM
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1080i though...you didnt want 1080p? how much did you get it for?
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Its a 1080i/p
Got it for $900 and it was local pickup, so that saved me $175 bucks.
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Congrats!! I love HDTV. We should race in Forza.
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Old 02-22-2008, 03:43 AM
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Brian, glad you got such a deal on the tv. I hope nothing goes wrong with it. I have been reading some of the reviews today about the company on other sites and 35 - 40% of the reviews were talking about how poor their customer service was.
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lol, i love how the dog poses for each shot at the beginning.. then once the new tv is there it's like "screw the camera" and i glued to the tv!

congratz on the tv!
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lol, i love how the dog poses for each shot at the beginning.. then once the new tv is there it's like "screw the camera" and i glued to the tv!

congratz on the tv!
thats what i was thinking too!
what kind of dog do you have? hes cute
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^^ LMAO!!
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I shop at www.newegg.com

I compared the prices on a few TVs and you get a new TV on newegg for the same price as a refurbished on second act. I got a 46" 1080p (1920x1080) on newegg for 1100 after shipping (this was on black Friday/Cyber Monday). Not that I'm trying to burst your bubble...just want you to get a good deal.
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Originally Posted by FLINTstone
1080i though...you didnt want 1080p? how much did you get it for?
1080p is kind of over hyped. You will only notice a difference between 1080i and 1080p if one of a couple things:

Playing video games, or
A TV bigger than 50 inches.
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Originally Posted by Pyrochaos
Originally Posted by FLINTstone
1080i though...you didnt want 1080p? how much did you get it for?
1080p is kind of over hyped. You will only notice a difference between 1080i and 1080p if one of a couple things:

Playing video games, or
A TV bigger than 50 inches.
Or watching a High Def DVD. 1080P is completely worthless when it comes down to just watching cable television. HD channels are only broadcast in 720P.

I'm waiting for the 37" Sharp Aquos to drop a little more in price.
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Old 02-27-2008, 07:14 PM
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Originally Posted by takuel
Brian, glad you got such a deal on the tv. I hope nothing goes wrong with it. I have been reading some of the reviews today about the company on other sites and 35 - 40% of the reviews were talking about how poor their customer service was.
Wow, must of been some richer m-fer that wanted it free. Cause I thought they were great. Also came with a 5 year full warrenty.
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Originally Posted by Buebie
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Brian, glad you got such a deal on the tv. I hope nothing goes wrong with it. I have been reading some of the reviews today about the company on other sites and 35 - 40% of the reviews were talking about how poor their customer service was.
Wow, must of been some richer m-fer that wanted it free. Cause I thought they were great. Also came with a 5 year full warrenty.
No, they weren't complaining about price. It was follow-up service concerning the tv's failing/not working properly that they were getting bad reviews on.
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