Are Insignia tvs any good?

[SAWYER]

I am looking to replace my messed up 3 year old Samsung 50 inch 720/1080i DLP. I was completely happy with that tv's quality. I found this
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/ol...tabbed-customerreviews

 

[krotchy]

For that price you could get a 52A550 from Newegg and it is a significantly better TV. The problem with insignias and pretty much all budget brands is HD looks good, but due to the use of cheap scalars, standard def material looks anywhere from intollerable to decent. Also black levels tend to be quite a bit worse.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16889102204

 

[dwell]

I thought Insignia was just repackaged Sharps (or something).


Sony guts!

 

[Greg04]

Originally posted by: Sawyer
I am looking to replace my messed up 3 year old Samsung 50 inch 720/1080i DLP. I was completely happy with that tv's quality. I found this
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/ol...tabbed-customerreviews

Ina word, no. See my sig. Let the third tier junk brands die the death they deserve.

 

[newnameman]

Originally posted by: Greg04

Originally posted by: Sawyer
I am looking to replace my messed up 3 year old Samsung 50 inch 720/1080i DLP. I was completely happy with that tv's quality. I found this
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/ol...tabbed-customerreviews

Ina word, no. See my sig. Let the third tier junk brands die the death they deserve.

:thumbsup:

 

[TidusZ]

Originally posted by: Greg04

Originally posted by: Sawyer
I am looking to replace my messed up 3 year old Samsung 50 inch 720/1080i DLP. I was completely happy with that tv's quality. I found this
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/ol...tabbed-customerreviews

Ina word, no. See my sig. Let the third tier junk brands die the death they deserve.

That article only compares the cheap tvs vs the brand names in regard to their warrenties. I personally don't care much about a warrenty, if it works when I got it it's probably gonna work a long time. I'd be more interested in an article showing that the cheaper tvs have worse picture quality or something you'd notice every time you bought the tv. Warrenties are like playing the lottery and I just don't bother.

 

[SAWYER]

Well it turns out my tv will not have to be replaced. I hooked it into a different outlet and it works just fine!

 

[erwos]

Originally posted by: TidusZ
That article only compares the cheap tvs vs the brand names in regard to their warrenties. I personally don't care much about a warrenty, if it works when I got it it's probably gonna work a long time.

This is an extremely poor assumption to make. Backlights die, electronics malfunction, etc. I'm not exactly sure when the "solid state electronics don't die" myth got started, but it's certainly not true. That doesn't mean it's worth buying an extended warranty, but I would also not count on the TV lasting five years.

 

[mmnno]

Not really.

 

[hclarkjr]

i have had a 37 inch 720P one since mid december and have no regrets at all with my purchase. when i bought the TV i was in the market for a 37 inch TV as it was for a bedroom so that size was what i wanted. i compared it against other 37 inch TV's that best buy had on display at the time. among them were samsung, sony, sharp, toshiba and dynex. i stood there over an hour comparing picture quality and other features. to me the insignia has just as good of a picture as the samsung or sony and felt it was not worth spending the money for the name only.

 

[sivart]

just remember once you get past the first year, all TV's have the same warranty terms.....none.

That being said, my Vizio 720p plasma is 2 years old and still going strong. The only person I know that has used a warranty on an HDTV was on a Samsung rear projection TV. All of the people I know that have 1+ year old HDTV's (LCD / Plasma) have had no problems...that ranges in brands from Sony, Samsung, Olevia, Vizio......