Nice deal

bballsk8er333 said:pennsatuckian said:DSJ said:frugalpete said:[
that's probably just the importer who puts their name on the TV. they most likely buy from a Chinese manufacturer, but who? could be a factory that already makes TVs for other major brands which if so, should have good manufacturing standards. but if not, then questionable. LCD screens are only made by a few manufacturers so that should be ok (except possible concern that a small company would not have the clout to demand the best ones; ie, zero dead pixels).

You want info? Call the 1-800 on Monday and chat with someone in tech support. They might to be very forthcoming with the straight dope.

Having to wait until Monday to get tech support, should tell you something.

yes it does. they respect their employees.

Spoken like a true Obama supporter. So, how many are you buying?

I got the 1080 Norcent for $440 at Staples a year ago.

AMAZING HD picture. AMAZING.

Better than anything else I've seen, and everyone who's watched it agrees.

FranksandBeans said:So who's the OEM of this set? There's so much crap in this thread already, sorry if I missed it.

PS. Phillips TV's stink. They might be the only brand in history to sell more refurbs than new. Might be the only product in history to have one million PPM.

So do Magnavox, Viewsonic, VIZIO, and Westinghouse, to name a few.

legirons said:Pun said:legirons said:Pun said:luckybum said:Two years ago I busted my butt on Black Friday out in the cold at o'dark thirty in the morning just to buy a 42" Plasma. Haier brand. Never heard of it, until I researched it. The same people that sell all the appliances in your house.
Best T.V. I ever had.

That's just my opinion though.

not that I am dissing you, but I bet that was the only plasma you've had.
How many plasma's does someone have to own before you aren't dissing them?


I've owned 42" vizio plasma, 50" Vizio plasma, 42" Sceptre LCD, 52" Philips LCD, 50" Panasonic Plasma, and 42" Philips Plasma to this date. Best TV I've had was 52" Philips LCD so far.

I just can't trust anyone claiming to have the best TV in his life when in fact he busted his butt on black friday to buy a haier brand for $499. The best TV in his life, not your life. Sounds like you've got plenty of disposable income and you're burning up the plasmas and lcd's. Not everyone is so finicky that they aren't satisfied with the first screen they get. So, if he says it's the best tv he has ever had, how do you disagree?

Philips has the worst Customer service and bad quality. If you have any problem about the TV you'll never get it repaired only if you BBB it.

Consumer Reports recommends Samsung 42in LCD, with 1080p. That's where my money's going. Just a thought, though, since I don't even have 1 plasma OR LCD, so what do I know?

FYI - Haier sells A/C condensers and coils made in China. Price point product average quality(think Ford Taurus) - good price.

I saw the mention Haier here and had to post my opinion. I have a haier washer - air conditioner and a wine cooler and they all are total junk. Even the appliance store that has been warranting my stuff said that they have quit selling the products because of issues with their quality. Yea I know that they are now running a DC and BC in the US but pay a few bucks more and buy some quality and don't worry about the breakdowns. I got sucked into the price point with them and it was a mistake

Pun said:legirons said:Pun said:legirons said:Pun said:luckybum said:Two years ago I busted my butt on Black Friday out in the cold at o'dark thirty in the morning just to buy a 42" Plasma. Haier brand. Never heard of it, until I researched it. The same people that sell all the appliances in your house.
Best T.V. I ever had.

That's just my opinion though.

not that I am dissing you, but I bet that was the only plasma you've had.
How many plasma's does someone have to own before you aren't dissing them?


I've owned 42" vizio plasma, 50" Vizio plasma, 42" Sceptre LCD, 52" Philips LCD, 50" Panasonic Plasma, and 42" Philips Plasma to this date. Best TV I've had was 52" Philips LCD so far.

I just can't trust anyone claiming to have the best TV in his life when in fact he busted his butt on black friday to buy a haier brand for $499. The best TV in his life, not your life. Sounds like you've got plenty of disposable income and you're burning up the plasmas and lcd's. Not everyone is so finicky that they aren't satisfied with the first screen they get. So, if he says it's the best tv he has ever had, how do you disagree?

Please read my op. How do you claim to have experienced the best plasma when in fact it was the only one you had? I was assuming it was the only one he ever had since he busted his butt overnight to get one at 499

If you read the post, it says,"best TV I've ever had". I guess you just needed to tell someone how many TV's you had.

rumproof said:Consumer Reports recommends Samsung 42in LCD, with 1080p. That's where my money's going. Just a thought, though, since I don't even have 1 plasma OR LCD, so what do I know?

My personal opinion is that Samsung rocks. I have two of em... a 40" LCD & a 56" slim DLP (both 1080p). I still, however, am considering one of these cheapo TVs for my pool table room.