Sharp 80" pricing - Page 43

It may not be Amazon - but I'm SURE Amazon will have my back if there are issues...

As an aside - yes - the deal I got is no longer there (now it's $3949 delivered)...

Edit: Just noticed Abe's of Maine (very reputable) has it for $3717 delivered...
Edited by rrolff - 12/5/12 at 10:23am

Yea, I was looking at Abe's....if I ordered from them, compared to my local Best Buy, I would end up saving around $350....hmmmm.....wonder if it's worth the risk buying from out of state....

My experience is basically this, I bought out of state from US-appliance.com and their price was right on CyberMonday but ... their shipping agent lost that TV, I mean it is nowhere to be found, HomeDirect shipping/delivery called saying Seller never provided a TV to them while HomeDirect tracking says it was picked up from the Seller 10 days ago and more so HomeDirect even called a week ago to schedule a delivery today... US-Appliance.com is very supportive, they work with me and call to follow up and even sent an email to explain and document, I think US-Appliance.com is the honest seller that is genuinely trying to help me but when buying online these are the risks if not the Seller then delivery company will fail... for one of mine poor experiences with HomeDirect there are 100s of great ones, so this is just my tough luck but I must say that I never bought anything that big and expensive unseen online and so far I cannot say it was smooth. I am glad I bought from Authorized Sharp dealer - US-appliance.com but I have been without a TV for 2+ weeks now since I sold my old one (needed cash to buy this Sharp) and now me and wife + 4 of kids are staring at the white wall and they are not happy. I am not a very popular guy in the house for trying to save over BestBuy Only buy online if you are saving over $500+

Abe's is very reputable... Only problem is waiting the 5 days to travel across the country... Don't forget you save tax (which in CA is huge). Sharp Direct sells an additional 3 year warranty for $220...

My TV was bought through Amazon at Electronix - which I found out was really Paul's TVs - which was shipped by Home Direct. I couldn't get an appointment for delivery for 5 days, so we went and picked it up directly.

To anyone thinking about picking an 80" TV up, it's really big (box dimensions 12" x 49" x 80") - we strapped it to the top of a Ford Flex for a nervous ride home - it's not going to fit inside any SUV I know of...

One other key to know - they don't supply the mounting screws (4 points on the back of TV) - they are metric 8, course thread, 12mm (I used 16mm which was just right after mount, washer, lock washer).

LOVE the TV - it replaced the 60" Sharp we bought last year :-) Pick of 60" vs 80" below...

The TV looks amazing, congrats!

Did anyone here order one of these?

I would be interested in your feedback on the purchase.

Thanks.

Bob

I have not been searching for awhile. How are prices going for each model

any one went with this 80" vs Elite 70" ? or vs wise?

airgas & suzook both returned their Elites for 80" 632 & 844's
post on those threads to get the why they returned the Elites & are now very happy with the 80"ers ,
as I don't want to speak for them .

East Coast has the LC-80LE844U on for $4071.90 with coupon code PAYCHECK.
http://www.eastcoasttvs.com/Sharp-LED-HDTV-p/lc80le844u.htm?Click=7751&utm_source=googlebase&utm_medium=shoppingengine
Edited by ninoj - 12/14/12 at 9:02am

Just remember that to get the 2% PAYCHECK discount you must pay with a certified check, money order or wire transfer.

Good to know, they are just knocking off the credit card merchant fees they would have to pay if we used a credit card.

Or incentivizing you to not use a credit card so that you have less recourse in the event you are not happy. May or may not be the case, but you will be much less protected if paying via check or wire transfer.

Kind of dumb to do that less protection to save a couple hundred that just sounds bad I would however try and get bb to match. That price

Not to mention the extra year of warranty you get with many CC's (including my Costco Amex with 1.5% cash back at the end of the year).

Anyone see any deals recently? I hope there are some good sales before the Superbowl.

it may have been there for a while but amazon has the 632 for 3850 with prime.... as mentioned above...

Edited by methcat - 1/8/13 at 9:01am

I talked to abt electronics over the phone last week. They told me the 844u is sale for $4798. I got them to beat J&R and Walts who are selling for 4499. I got them down to $4448 and that included 2 pair of glasses and white glove shipping. Thats the lowest I could find from an authorized dealer.

Best Buy just price matched the East Coast TV price of $4149 plus gave me 2 pairs of 3D glasses and free delivery for the 844u. I did have to pay tax but it's only 3.9% where I live and that is pretty much offset by the reward zone points. It was a very smooth transaction.

I'm looking to get one of these does anyone know about fassie.com? They have them at 4105....sounds like a good price

Costco is showing $3899.99 until 2/3 with free shipping if you buy online.

BuyDig on Ebay is selling the Sharp AQUOS LC-80LE844U for $3999.00. Free shipping. I have purchased expensive camera equipment (over $10,000) from them in the past. I trust this store.

The only catch is that even if the item is defected, then the BUYER *must* pay the return shipping.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/321056475140

I just ordered one and already got my tracking number. This is replacing a 52" Sony W series. I can't wait!

Now to find a good articulating wall mount for this bad boy! Probably going to look at the Sanus articulating wall mounts!

I got the Sanus XF-228 pulls out about 22" & has the option to slide side to side as well , finger tip tilt & angling
look around you can get them on sale

if it's defective just warranty return

Thanks! I purchased the Sanus XF228-B1 from J&R, they have a $300 instant rebate right now!! It came out to $289.99. I also got 3% cashback from going through MrRebates!

Yeah , I got my Sanus XF228 from J&R about the same $
It's the Cadillac of Display mounts , Built like a tank cast AL dual arms Not bent sheet metal like all the other mounts , it also has a fine tuning of level feature that makes it easy to get dialing in a snap
make sure you practice mounting the display frame to the wall frame in advance of assembly , in other words put the 2 sections to gather & then mount the wall frame ( the part with the AL cast arms )on the actual wall & then practice putting the display frame mount on the wall frame BEFORE putting the display on the frame .
It's better to know exactly how to get the 2 pieces to go together than when with a heavy TV attached .
the process is simple but takes some tries to get right & you don't want to be holding a heavy display on repeated tries
Trust me on this

About to pull the trigger on the buydig deal on Ebay, one question i have...Sharp warranty or go Square Trade ?

Thanks for your tip, everyone that has the XF228 really loves it. I probably wouldn't have spent so much on the mount if you didn't tell me about it. I hope I can install it, my TV cabinet is a tight fit. It's exactly: 46 inches high x 98 inches side. The TV itself is: "43-25/32" high by "73-5/16" wide. So I got about 2 inches to play with. I'm hopping the tilt and extend functions of the Sanus XF228 will give me more room to hook the TV on to the Sanus. Just as a backup plan, my question for you: is 2 inches enough for me to lift the TV onto the mount?

Last resort is i get 3 other guys to help mount the TV to the Sanus and then hold the assembly in place as I bolt the entire assembly to the wall. This is going to be hard since I have very tiny clearances, I have only 12.5" on each side of the TV.

If that last resort, doesn't work, I'll have to return the stand and just put the TV on the manufacturer's stand and put the stand in the cabinet.

Still very excited about the TV!

I never used Square Trade. I plan to just stuck with Sharp Warranty. Square Trade Warranty is: $259.99.

What will you do? What is your reasoning?

how deep is the cabinet ?

I had a feeling I left something out! The cabinet is 24" deep.

I did some quick research and found out that the XF228 fully extended to 28"... That should perfectly clear it.

Wow, now I'm really gald I got the XF228!

Thanks for your responses, Mike, it's been very helpful!