confirmed in St. Louis

speckr said:Snyder81 said:HowYouDoing saidj7houston said:you know the economy is bad when a 32" set all of a sudden hits the $400 mark.

This is fundamentally flawed argument. There are many factors that have contributed to the fall in prices of these TVs. My fear is that misconceptions like this are going to have an impact on the upcoming election.


That is a fundamentally flawed fear...you see, most people will vote for whoever the TV tells them to vote for. The price of TV's has nothing to do with it.

Especially if the TV only gets FOX news. !!!!And if the tv only gets the "C"ommunist "N'ews "N"etwork!

I ask...
Does it matter why the price is low, I think not.

germanpope said:Stoned said:skrappiedew said:good deal, and an additional warranty sweetens it. However, I have not heard good things about westinghouse electronics. I guess they should stick to Nuclear reactors.

Starting in 1998, the new WEC has licensed the famous brand for use on a multitude of products, some (though not all) of which were in similar categories to those sold by the historic version of the company. It should be noted that, though these products advertise the Westinghouse name, they are neither manufactured by the historic Westinghouse company nor are the quality standards necessarily actively maintained by WEC.

I spent a ton of money on a Sony TV that broke outside of warranty and is now worthless
my 32" Element LCD that I got on BF a couple years back is going strong (and I bought it for half the price of a branded TV) --- I'll never waste money on high end brand again

I use to buy Sony...great quality..but it would fail and I was not happy. Also they had the worst warranty....like 90 days on stuff versus 1 yr for other brands...did not like 90..since it would break on 91 days.

The Deal is good, but now is very close to BF.
For current economy, there should be more than normal super deals coming.
The 32" might go as low as $399 name brand ~ $299 no name brand ?

Just picked up 2 in Kansas City. While I was loading 2 into my cart, 3 others were bought. The other folks couldn't believe the price.

I bought one in Plano, TX this weekend. Can't beat the price. The TV picture in nice off a standard cable. Better when you get a box. Costco had a lot of these available.

rodbac said:you know the economy is bad when a 32" set all of a sudden hits the $400 mark.

You meant to say "you know capitalism is working when a 32" set all of a sudden hits the $400 mark."

I have to say it's a great world to live in when people think falling prices on high-end electronics is a sign of hard times!

capitalism doesn't work. By definition if one person is making out, someone else is getting screwed. The only thing that prevented this before was the illusion of unlimited oil/energy at minimal cost. If you're getting the TV cheap, that means the store/manuf is getting less money which means cutbacks on either future products or current workforce.

hitme said:lzpoof said:rodbac said:you know the economy is bad when a 32" set all of a sudden hits the $400 mark.

You meant to say "you know capitalism is working when a 32" set all of a sudden hits the $400 mark."

I have to say it's a great world to live in when people think falling prices on high-end electronics is a sign of hard times!

capitalism doesn't work. By definition if one person is making out, someone else is getting screwed. The only thing that prevented this before was the illusion of unlimited oil/energy at minimal cost. If you're getting the TV cheap, that means the store/manuf is getting less money which means cutbacks on either future products or current workforce.

And where did you do your economics training---Peoples' Republic University? Trade and markets create wealth and Costco and the consumer (as well as agents up and down the chain) are made better off as a result of the exchange. Obviously, Costco believes they are best off by charging this price to move the units and consumers such as myself (I purchased one yesterday) believe the TV is worth at least 399--otherwise, we both would allocate our resources differently and the TV would still be in the store rather than in my bedroom. This is as good as "spreading the wealth around." What puzzles me the most is why one with such a perverse view of markets would bother with a 'deals site." Were you in my class--an F for intuition!

PS, social planners needed in North Korea--you should apply!

Tribal communities have existed for thousands of years. The American capitalist society is teetering right now based on its need for oil after a couple hundred years. If you want a society to endure you need to ahve some sort of social responsibility...... i.e. 50 people driving hybrids don't help much when there's 10000 driving Escalades.

By definition if one person is making out, someone else is getting screwed.

LOL. Uh, take freshman economics, bro. It's not a zero-sum game. You've been listening to people telling you what a victim you are for far too long.

So can you guys clarify what the Costco warranty is currently on a tv purchase?