Olevia 42" LCD HCTV $999.99

[allisolm]

Office Depot has Olevia 42" LCD HDTV for $999.99. Link
7/8-7/14
Back page of 7/8 circular available for viewing online.

native resolution 1366 x 768
contrast ratio 1600:1
HD compatible yes
number of A/V inputs 2
number of component video inputs 4
number of S-video inputs 1
high-definition video signal compatibility 1080i

 

[fbrdphreak]

Costco has Vizio & Magnavox 42" 1080p's for that much - warm at best IMO

 

[Xenon14]

Except Olevia 42" was named Consumer Report's Best Buy for TV's 40inch or higher.

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Nice Deal Indeed!

 

[allisolm]

And except not all of us have or belong to Costco.

 

[dclive]

Originally posted by: allisolm
And except not all of us have or belong to Costco.

The 1080P deals at this price are vastly better deals. Costco membership can be bought, no?

 

[greenersg]

buy.com has the same TV for $20 buck cheaper.. its been even cheaper in recent weeks...
http://www.buy.com/retail/product.asp?sku=204792488

 

[allisolm]

Originally posted by: dclive

Originally posted by: allisolm
And except not all of us have or belong to Costco.

The 1080P deals at this price are vastly better deals. Costco membership can be bought, no?

It stops being such a good deal if you have to pay for membership and shipping, no?

 

[dclive]

Not IMHO. The difference between 720p and 1080p, particularly if used for a PC monitor or attached to a PC, is significant. Basically, it's $50 for the membership - and most people can find someone with a membership, so this isn't an issue. Anyway, just throwing out ideas...

 

[Basilisk]

Originally posted by: Xenon14
Except Olevia 42" was named Consumer Report's Best Buy for TV's 40inch or higher.

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Nice Deal Indeed!

Reality check:
- The CR link clearly states

For example, the 42-inch Olevia 542i, at $1,200, is Consumer Reports' Best Buy for LCD TVs with screens 40 inches and larger.

- This is about the Olevia "242T" - a model Olevia doesn't even mention in its product list, so it's hard to identify what similarities there might be. I get the impression the 2xx series units are the runts of their litters.


I agree with dclive about membership: I'm not a Costco member, but have two friends with memberships who'd be happy to order for me. I expect most folks with nearby Costco's do too. So, for ~$70 s/h, I would get 1080P and a QAM tuner -- features I'd value more than that $70.


This certainly doesn't damn allisolm's posting. Quite possibly there are few sharing my preferences.

 

[TekDemon]

Originally posted by: allisolm
And except not all of us have or belong to Costco.

Except Costco is also waiving the surcharge at costco.com for any non-member that has an American Express card...
http://www.costco.com/Service/...spx?ProductNo=11222215

So no more whining about membership fees. And if you don't have an American Express card either...well...sooner or later you gotta stop whining about not having things to get a deal

 

[alrocky]

While I'd prefer a 1080P, the Magnavox has so so reviews at AVS, and the Costco sale is over as the Vizio now sells for $1,200.

 

[allisolm]

I agree with dclive about membership: I'm not a Costco member, but have two friends with memberships who'd be happy to order for me. I expect most folks with nearby Costco's do too.

Well, when you live where there are no Costcos for over 100 miles, none of your friends have memberships either.

The Buy.com price would save $20 and tax and thanks to greenersg for finding that.
When it comes to $1000 TVs, though, I prefer to buy from an actual store rather than an internet entity. If there are any problems, I can talk to real people and physically return the item for adjustments or compensation. I'd rather not have to pay to ship a 42" plasma back, then wait for them to decide how much, when and if I get my money back. I also like instant gratification when it comes to things like large TVs. I'm not usually interested in waiting a week or 10 days to have something like that delivered. If that works for you, be my guest.

 

[dclive]

Costco has no return fees. If at any time in the first 90 days you don't like it you can return it - and you get back the shipping fees!!

 

[TekDemon]

Originally posted by: allisolm
I agree with dclive about membership: I'm not a Costco member, but have two friends with memberships who'd be happy to order for me. I expect most folks with nearby Costco's do too.

Well, when you live where there are no Costcos for over 100 miles, none of your friends have memberships either.

The Buy.com price would save $20 and tax and thanks to greenersg for finding that.
When it comes to $1000 TVs, though, I prefer to buy from an actual store rather than an internet entity. If there are any problems, I can talk to real people and physically return the item for adjustments or compensation. I'd rather not have to pay to ship a 42" plasma back, then wait for them to decide how much, when and if I get my money back. I also like instant gratification when it comes to things like large TVs. I'm not usually interested in waiting a week or 10 days to have something like that delivered. If that works for you, be my guest.

Heh, some people might not have office depots nearby though...they just built one near me like 2 years ago, but before then I basically could never get Office Depot deals.

And all the Office Max's ran away from me (went bankrupt) so it was kind of a wash.

Anyways, Costco let's you return in-store, and as I've pointed out, the membership fee isn't needed because it's free for Amex members.

 

[fbrdphreak]

Name calling and posting PMs from members is not allowed. If she wanted the PM public, she would have posted it herself.

 

[osiris3mc]

Even cheaper at buydig...949.00 with no tax AND free shipping.

Link

 

[osiris3mc]

Originally posted by: alrocky
While I'd prefer a 1080P, the Magnavox has so so reviews at AVS, and the Costco sale is over as the Vizio now sells for $1,200.

Also, agree with alrocky's points on the Magnavox. I think I'm gonna wait it out for the Sceptre 46 on costco.

 

[Xenon14]

Originally posted by: dclive

Originally posted by: allisolm
And except not all of us have or belong to Costco.

The 1080P deals at this price are vastly better deals. Costco membership can be bought, no?

That?s a megapixel myth. People often cite cameras with 7 megapixels to be superior to those with 5megapixels, and that?s not necessarily the case.

If you sit more than 8 feet away from a 42inch TV, you won?t know the difference between 1080i and 1080p. You will, however, know the difference if the color reproduction and image decoders are horrible. Image quality is more than just number of pixels on the screen?

 

[dclive]

Hook up a PC to that screen and tell me with a straight face you can't immediately see the difference between 1920x1080 and 1366x720. It's *immediately* obvious. If you want to use this as a monitor, don't even consider the older 720P screens - get the 1080P screens. If you are only using this as a TV screen, it's less important, but why limit yourself with older technology?

Agreed on your other comments, though - it's more than just screen resolution. But for a PC monitor, that's a very important point.