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I'll be buying our first HDTV set around Thanksgiving (BF deals) and from what I've been reading, Vizio's price advantage has been closing considerably by the bigger brands (Samsung, Sony, etc).
My budget is around US$1300 and the screen size is 47" (42" is a bit too small as our current CRT is 36"); viewing distance is just around 10' and 1080p is preferred as I'll be hooking up a PC.
Vizio has a pretty nicely reviwed 47", the VO47LF , available at both Costco and BJ's. The MSRP is $1400, but I've been told it retails for less than $1300. There's also a Walmart-only model, the VW47L , which strangely has a higher MSRP of $1500 and one less HDMI port (3 instead of 4), but I'm not sure how much it retails at WM.
Do either of the big brands have a similarly spec'd set for the same price? Feel free to post your recommendations -I'm not tied to any particular brand, but prefer either LCD or Plasma.
Many thanks!
My budget is around US$1300 and the screen size is 47" (42" is a bit too small as our current CRT is 36"); viewing distance is just around 10' and 1080p is preferred as I'll be hooking up a PC.
Vizio has a pretty nicely reviwed 47", the VO47LF , available at both Costco and BJ's. The MSRP is $1400, but I've been told it retails for less than $1300. There's also a Walmart-only model, the VW47L , which strangely has a higher MSRP of $1500 and one less HDMI port (3 instead of 4), but I'm not sure how much it retails at WM.
Do either of the big brands have a similarly spec'd set for the same price? Feel free to post your recommendations -I'm not tied to any particular brand, but prefer either LCD or Plasma.
Many thanks!