Toshiba 50 inch 1080P 60hz LED HDTV - $449.99 *Not Available For Shipping, In-Store Pick-up Only at Frys*

Got one from BF and its a great TV with low power consumption. Paid $500 at TD then discover sent a $200 check price matching it to Sears BF ad, hell of a TV for $300(actually with CB it was like $275)

Quote from audiokingman : Wouldn't it be smarter to buy a "non smart" tv if you could get one for $50+ less than a "smart" tv and just buy a separate media player such as Roku, WD, Sony, or a Blu Ray player with a decent media player built-in?

No. This is for my mom, she needs complete integration. She sucks at navigating around on a TV trying to find the right input.

60hz is pretty low (as opposed to 120 or 240). make sure you see the display model to see if it is adequate for you, best to view an action scene to test it.

from wikipedia [wikipedia.org]:
Many high-end LCD televisions now have a 120 or 240 Hz (current and former NTSC countries) or 100 or 200 Hz (PAL/SECAM countries) refresh rate. The rate of 120 was chosen as the least common multiple of 24 frame/s (cinema) and 30 frame/s (NTSC TV), and allows for less distortion when movies are viewed due to the elimination of telecine (3:2 pulldown). For PAL at 25 frame/s, 100 or 200 Hz is used as a fractional compromise of the least common multiple of 600 (24 x 25). These higher refresh rates are most effective from a 24p-source video output (e.g. Blu-ray Disc), and/or scenes of fast motion.

i believe its the same for LED's. if your unsure of what the difference is just look for side by side floor models where one tv is 60 another is 120 and another is 240 (if you can find a 240 that is). As with everything if your ok with it, its no big deal.


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Quote from subwayhello : 60hz is pretty low (as opposed to 120 or 240). make sure you see the display model to see if it is adequate for you, best to view an action scene to test it. from wikipedia [wikipedia.org]: Many high-end LCD televisions now have a 120 or 240 Hz (current and former NTSC countries) or 100 or 200 Hz (PAL/SECAM countries) refresh rate. The rate of 120 was chosen as the least common multiple of 24 frame/s (cinema) and 30 frame/s (NTSC TV), and allows for less distortion when movies are viewed due to the elimination of telecine (3:2 pulldown). For PAL at 25 frame/s, 100 or 200 Hz is used as a fractional compromise of the least common multiple of 600 (24 x 25). These higher refresh rates are most effective from a 24p-source video output (e.g. Blu-ray Disc), and/or scenes of fast motion. i believe its the same for LED's. if your unsure of what the difference is just look for side by side floor models where one tv is 60 another is 120 and another is 240 (if you can find a 240 that is). As with everything if your ok with it, its no big deal. video [youtube.com] for the lazy

Thanks for that.

60Hz looks better than the others. Thumbs up!

Quote from audiokingman : Thanks for that. 60Hz looks better than the others. Thumbs up!

I've never seen motion blur from a Blu-ray disc on any of my 4 60hz TV's. You'll get the motion blur when using a more degraded source, such as HDTV stations. I have 120hz as an option I can turn on, or off on my Sharp LED. I leave it off, because it looks unnatural. I would hate to see what 240hz looks like *cringes*.

Shipping is slooooww... ETA Friday

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At least you got one!

How does this price compare to costco's?

I just started shopping for TV.

Quote from kfpanda : How does this price compare to costco's? I just started shopping for TV.

depends, how much is costco's?

Ok just pulled the trigger...They'll hold it for 3 days.

Will see if a better deal comes along.

If this is the same as the 50L200U then yes, it's a great deal. I got two of the 2200 and it's an awesome TV.

Quote from kfpanda : Ok just pulled the trigger...They'll hold it for 3 days. Will see if a better deal comes along.

this monday evening..just tell them you left monday morning at the last minute on a business trip until monday of next week and to please hold it, that way you can see if anything good comes out the day before the superbowl....

Quote from kfpanda : How does this price compare to costco's? I just started shopping for TV.

If I remember correctly, Costco was $650, for what looked to be the same TV. But they did that Costco thing where the model # was a little different. That was 2 weeks ago when BB had them on sale.

Quote from papitosabe : this monday evening..just tell them you left monday morning at the last minute on a business trip until monday of next week and to please hold it, that way you can see if anything good comes out the day before the superbowl....

good idea...maybe ill give that a try.

frys actually lets you return within 30 days with no restocking fee...
they also guarantee price for 30 days.

if paying with discover, discover offers price guarantee for 90 days on top of an extra yr of warranty.