TCL 55-Inch 1080p 240Hz LED HDTV $699 FS (Amazon and Costco)

Quote from charlie310 : Sounds like this post was for a BAD deal to me......and everyone else. Wow! What? We buying stocks and ETFs now? lol. I have a 60" Plasma Samsung in my living room. Was looking to replace my bedroom 40". TBH, I was gonna just donate my old TV to goodwill or salvation army. You have no idea what you are talking about. Truthfully, all specs are BS if you want to get nit-picky about it. But, since people do like to "measure" things, we look at the specs. So manufacturers inflate the contrast ratios.....okay. To me, that shows how crappy this TV is because the contrast ratios was inflated to only 100,000:1. I do agree that plasmas are king, but they can get bad when there's too much external light. Here's a link:http://hdguru.com/which-hdtv-spec...bers/7435/

Considering the Sharp Elite Pro series blows away any plasma TV out there... Oh what? It's a LED? Considering its been a while since LEDs have surpassed the average black levels of plasmas and are also more luminescent, Plasma is just an power hungry and dying tech that those who are ignorant still believe to be superior.

Quote from goodman : TCL is not no brand name. It is a huge global company and no 1 in China, like GE in US.

You are correct Sir.

Quote from charlie310 : $350 for 48"...........$350+$350 for 48"+7" See the difference?

Well, 350+350 is acurate. You will be buying another in a few years. Its still not a good value, its cheap. There is a huge difference. Second rate electronics, sub par panel, come on, Lets not kid ourselves. If its all you can afford, by all means, but lets call a spade a spade.

Quote from Slomo4shO : Considering the Sharp Elite Pro series blows away any plasma TV out there... Oh what? It's a LED? Considering its been a while since LEDs have surpassed the average black levels of plasmas and are also more luminescent, Plasma is just an power hungry and dying tech that those who are ignorant still believe to be superior. You obviously are a moron and/or a bad troll. Either way, educate yourself You are correct Sir.

I would partially agree, the sharp is hands down he best lcd on he planet, the old Pioneer Kuro panels still rate better with professional reviewers. Panasonic purchased pioneers manufacturing process a couple years ago. Plasma isnt going anywhere as long as video purists demand them. The VT panny panels use kuro tech. Imo, they are on par with the sharp. Plasma still has superior screen uniformity and black levels, the sharp is still an absolutely stunning set.

Quote from Slomo4shO : Considering the Sharp Elite Pro series blows away any plasma TV out there... Oh what? It's a LED? Considering its been a while since LEDs have surpassed the average black levels of plasmas and are also more luminescent, Plasma is just an power hungry and dying tech that those who are ignorant still believe to be superior. You obviously are a moron and/or a bad troll. Either way, educate yourself You are correct Sir.

Wow! Don't get mad at me because you're getting so many thumbs down; post deals that aren't at MSRP.

So the Sharp Elite Pro blows away any plasma TV out there? I guess the conversation ends there.

BTW, let's think about this logically.....why is TCL the #1 brand in China? You probably think it's because of its great reputation and picture quality. When I think about it logically, I see that the overwhelming majority of people in China have yearly incomes of what most people in Los Angeles make in a month. Who in the U.S. would spend $23,000 on a HDTV? That's what buying a $1,500 HDTV is like for the Chinese. To spell it out for you, they are poor, and that's why TCL is the #1 HDTV brand in China.

Quote from SN95JOSH : I would partially agree, the sharp is hands down he best lcd on he planet, the old Pioneer Kuro panels still rate better with professional reviewers. Panasonic purchased pioneers manufacturing process a couple years ago. Plasma isnt going anywhere as long as video purists demand them. The VT panny panels use kuro tech. Imo, they are on par with the sharp.

The Panasonic TC-PVT50s have the best picture quality, and it costs less than 50% of Sharp Elite Pros. OP is not well-informed (as evidenced by what he perceives as "good deals"), and it is hilarious when he says that they "blows away any plasma tv".

Yup, some of the older TVs (from as far back as 2007) rate better than current models, especially budget current models.

Quote from charlie310 : To spell it out for you, they are poor, and that's why TCL is the #1 HDTV brand in China.

...wow...

Quote from charlie310 : To spell it out for you, they are poor, and that's why TCL is the #1 HDTV brand in China.

Visit a 3rd world country and you might learn a thing or two about how "normal" people behave. A major purchase isn't made lightly. Anyone with half a brain would be able to tell that anyone that is on a budget seeks out the most for their yuan which would mean the best quality at the lowest price.

Quote from Slomo4shO : I can soundly conclude that you are an idiot. Visit a 3rd world country and you might learn a thing or two about how "normal" people behave. A major purchase isn't made lightly. Anyone with half a brain would be able to tell that anyone that is on a budget seeks out the most for their yuan which would mean the best quality at the lowest price. It seems your public school education forgot to teach you the simple principles of economics.

LOL, who said China was a 3rd world country? You did. Last time I checked, China was never considered a 3rd world country. lol. Since you don't seem to read articles or watch the news, i'll type it here: the average disposable income of a Chinese person is $3,000 a year. Hopefully you can link that fact with my logic.

Quote from charlie310 : LOL, who said China was a 3rd world country? You did. Last time I checked, China was never considered a 3rd world country. lol. Since you don't seem to read articles or watch the news, i'll type it here: the average disposable income of a Chinese person is $3,000 a year. Hopefully you can link that fact with my logic.

Reread what I said. I never said China was a 3rd world country. It is 2nd world. However I did state that you should go visit a 3rd world country to understand behavior of individuals who you perceive to be impoverished.

Either way, you are going on ignore. An arrogant fool is a fool nonetheless.

TCL makes an amazing TV. It is not Samsung-tier, but beats any of the Insignia/Westinghouse/Sceptre/etc TVs by a large margin IMO.

I would equate TCL with Vizio or entry-level LG.

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Enough, both of you. Either just don't reply to each other, or put each other on ignore. The next instance here from either one of you will be considered trolling.

Quote from charlie310 : I love how there are so many people who believe or make-up these lies. Yes, there are suppliers of LCD/LCD-LED parts and many manufacturers will buy from the same supplier. Does that make all TVs the same? Why does Samsung, Sony, and Panasonic charge double, triple, or quadruple the price for the same size TV? I guess those people deserve a TCL TV. I have a 5-year old 40" Samsung 720P 60Hz 8ms, and I'd never replace it with a TCL even if I got it for free. For one, my TV will probably last longer than a brand new TCL. But the most important thing, my TV still has BETTER PICTURE QUALITY.

Wow, pretty harsh.....wouldn't take a 15" diagonal increase, a huge resolution bump, 4x increase in refresh rate, 2-year warranty, on a full backlit LED panel for FREE!?!?

I assume you also wouldn't stop to bend over to pick up a $100 bill if it was just sitting on the street, Would you be willing to step over it at least or would you have to stop to defecate on it as you passed by. Election season is over, let's try to give the overly dramatic statements a rest. Besides, it's likely untrue as we're slick dealers....we'll take almost anything for free

Seriously though, have you seen this TV in person? Pretty strong words, so I'm assuming you've spent some time with this TCL TV too. Personally, I was considering it but was able to get a Visio 60" on Amazon Black Friday for slightly less $$$ and have had good experiences with other Visio TVs. I spent a fair bit of time researching the TCL and saw a lot of comments like yours but not a lot of facts or experience. On thing that seemed interesting, and I couldn't verify it though, is that rather than Samsung making the TCL panel it may be that TCL makes the panels for some Samsung TVs (which is why Samsung became a large investor in TCL). I couldn't verify but it's worth looking into for someone who wants a screen this large with decent specs for a inexpensive price....even with a square trade warranty added (in case you don't "trust" the 2-year mfgr warranty it is still a pretty inexpensive 55" fully backlit LED.

As an aside, this has been the price on this TV for at least the last month, so doesn't seem like anything special.

Also available at BJ's for the same price.

Quote from charlie310 : Wow! What? We buying stocks and ETFs now? lol. I have a 60" Plasma Samsung in my living room. Was looking to replace my bedroom 40". TBH, I was gonna just donate my old TV to goodwill or salvation army.

Don't donate anything to Goodwill -- they're just gonna' take it from you for free, turn around and flip it for profit. They also take clothes that aren't sellable in the US and take it to third world countries like Africa and sell them there for-profit... the people I know who own such business tell me it's very lucrative (especially the selling overseas part) -- and it's all about preying on the ignorance of the person who thinks he/she is donating to a good cause.

The name of the company (GoodWill) is misleading and is essentially a marketing slogan in disguise, they're out to prey on the generosity of the avg. individual...
In short give it away to the Salvation Army or give it away to a local shelter or something.