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Question about buying a TV on Black Friday

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raildogg

Lifer
Hey guys, I have not had a TV in a while so I decided to get one on Black Friday. Best Buy has the Insignia 39" for $178 and the Sharp 42" for $299. The room is rather not big so I don't need a bigger size. In fact, this size may or may not be too big. I don't intend to sit too far away from the TV.

Here are the links to the TVs:
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/39-class...%20&cp=1&lp=1#
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/42-class...%20&cp=1&lp=1#

As for the TVs, I'm not sure. I would like to have the Insignia due to the price but if the quality of the display is superior on the Sharp, then I would get that. The Sharp also has one extra HDMI port, 120 hz. and *may* have better sound quality. Plus, it says it's Roku ready. Not sure if the Insignia is or not. I wonder if 60hz. on the Insignia vs the 120hz. on the Sharp would matter much.

I would mostly use the TV for streaming videos and playing console games.

Also, where would be a good place to buy cables? I'm looking to buy a HDMI to HDMI cable and a mini-Displayport to HDMI cable. Monoprice seems good but the shipping seems very high. Newegg doesn't have a big selection and Amazon's prices seem high. 🙂 Right now, I'm leaning towards these cables from Amazon:

http://www.amazon.com/Monoprice-15ft...ayport+to+hdmi
http://www.amazon.com/AmazonBasics-H...ayport+to+hdmi

Seems like the Monoprice cable has mixed reviews.
 
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gar655 said:
Sets like the Insignia generally have awful off axis viewing both horizontal and vertical.
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Is there something inherently bad about the panel used in the Insignia? How would the Sharp be?

I don't really need the TV to be super great in terms of image quality - just good enough to watch. Just playing some console games and more frequently streaming movies and shows.

Thanks.
 
I am leaning towards the Sharp 42" now. Is there a better value out there?

Any opinions on the Sharp?

I appreciate everyone's input. Thank you.
 
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