Sharp 80" pricing - Page 15

That was the topic of a Widescreen Review article in their last issue. It was about the demise of specialty and big box audio/video brick & morters that are loosing out to online stores. Shoppers are going to BB to see an item and going back home to order it online. That's also one of the reasons the Feds will eventually start collecting taxes from online purchases. B&M stores don't stand a chance in this climate.

I'm not putting you down cause I was doing the same thing to some extent. I did get my last large screen tv from BB though as they matched prices and I got the 3 years interest free. Much as BB is bad mouthed, I sure hate to see them go under. They are already closing stores now.

I have the Sanus XF228 mounted on my 632 80"
Works great, looks great , stylish , heavy duty AL cast arms, extreme angles can be done , pulls out 24",level adjustments on the fly , tilts , can be moved side to side , well built .
mine is placed above my fireplace & can clear the mantle with ease.

once the B&M's are gone then the On-Line prices will rise due to alot of returns as one will get display & not be happy, then send it back .

Good to know. I am going to be putting it (844) inside a custom built cabinet that now houses a Mitsubishi 73" and the cabinet is 22" deep so am probably going to go with the Chief since it pulls out to 37" - seems very sturdy when I tested it out at Best Buy recently.

So far the Canadian prices are ridiculous... again. Same suggested retail price of $6500 and the guy I talked to at Future Shop said they could only work a deal on extended warranty, bracket and installation. Oh brother...

Make a run for the boarder !

haha........I would but warranty issues

Ummmh, you should at least go to the top of this AVS Forum page and click on the MonoPrice. com advertisement/hyperlink. (This will give credit to AVS forum if you purchase this mount) When you get there search for item #6517, and at least consider that $99.98 mount as an alternative.

That mount was used successfully by AVS Member acg58

http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showt...8#post21706218

If you read the reviews on the monoprice site, you will not find any that have been posted by 80" Sharp tv owners. There are some for the Sharp 70" however, and those may have had problems with either the supplied screws with this mount not fitting the Sharp 70" set, and/or Having to drill additional holes in the mounting bracket to allow attachment to the Sharp 70" TV...

I PM'd acg58 about those two possible problems, and he indicated that the screws supplied fit properly, and the predrilled mounting holes aligned correctly to the 80" TV.

I bought a 6517 mount, (cost delivered in TX was $131.73), but I have not mounted the TV on it yet, so I can't really comment further on this subject ...

I was quoted $5,860 + GST for the 844. I purchased the 632 today from a local authorized dealer for $4,200 + GST as 3D is not my thing. I have a buddy at FS who quoted $4,250 + GST for the 632. I didn't ask about the 844 at FS.

I live in Alberta.

Just pulled the trigger $4597.43 for the 844 from Paul's TV via Amazon

Thanks planetweckesser and hdtv4xmas

I agree - in fact i bought my Samsung 55D7000 from them. After signficant "negotiation" they agreed to give it to me, at my door, for just above the amazon price.... not bad.

BUt you need to be walking in there ready to buy.

You know, the laws to make you "buy from big box", in Illinois, are making people who actually have money to spend NOT BUY.

So the law here is this:

If you make $X/year you pay Y% of your income for "unclaimed internet tax"

So basically ANOTHER flat tax on top of our 5% incomine tax.

So if you pay Y% no matter what, why would you NOT buy from amazon or newegg and skip the tax? You pay it ALREADY.

In fact, when i added up my TRUE amazon purches this year and what i SHOULD owe in tax it is LESS than the damn tax I have to pay! But, my accountant said it would cost more money to fight with the state than it is worth.

WHatever

Every man has to ask himself: is 10 inches worth $2100?
I'm not going to say something childish like ask your wife either.

The 70" is $2500 at the same vendor. Does the 745 have full array backlighting too?

No the 745 is Edge Light LED it is NOT a Full Array Back Lighted LED that is a Huge difference .
Only you can decide if the 10" and back array is worth the difference in $
Trying to compare a 632 80" or 844 80" to a 745 70" is a apples to oranges comparison, they are quite different displays . thinking that buying a 745 70" is just a smaller 844 or 632 is not wise to say the least .

Well, I was able to find it for $5300 + tax in Canada which isn't bad. Best price I could come up with by a long shot so delivery Monday afternoon and he would have delivered tonight ha ha. Now, that is service.

^^^Wow, even when viewing on my iPhone, the set looks huge.

I missed that price and now its back up booooo nice price . Any shot I'll see it that low somewhere next week?

I was told that by one of the reps at Paul's TV - it sounded believable but, in the back of my mind, I thought it might be a ploy to get the sale done quickly - I still bought anyway and I'm glad I did - saved about $ 800 off current prices - doubt it will drop that low for awhile - maybe several months.

guess CP was not trying to pull an april fools on me lol. sux i gotta wait for this tv now

looks like it has 240Hz settings as well

Dont worry im sure there will be creative ways around this especially when supply picks up....

My cart at Amazion had it for $44xx, I arrived home very late from work and decided to buy in the morning. The price went up significantly. DAMN!!

I did the same thing but I got up early and snagged one at that price.

The Price for the 844 was cheaper then the 632 at Costco plus free shipping and no tax I couldn't pass it up.

My guess is that they can not advertise a low price, but if you call them, I bet they will give you the price (or close to it) listed on Amazon.

Plus 1000

I hope Paul's actually has a tv for me, when I ordered it said "hurry up 2 left" or something like that. I got an email confirmation, let's hope it ships,

For those who bought the 844 early how about a review and some pictures of the set in action? How does the 3d look? What is the chance 3d would work with Sony glasses?

Thanks! I'll try that tomorrow and I won't accept a price that's more than what I had in my cart. For the reason being since I'm going directly to them, I'm sure they save Amazon fees, it's only fair that they do that.