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Old 11-13-2008, 02:33 PM
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Default CHeck out the TV i just ordered!

NEW SONY TV!!!!!!

I have been waiting to order this TV for a few weeks now and LUCKILY it went on sale from $1899.99 to $1599.99

i paid $640.00 + 53.80(tax) = $693.80
yes the TV is BRAND NEW. Not a refurb or openbox kind of thing.

A total savings of 60% off MSRP. I wish i could order more than 1 TV a year from them! lol

Next things on the list are...

BLU-Ray player, 2 1000series monster cables, a TV stand with a mount and an HD slingbox.

LOL sorry for the pointless post, just wanted to share my excitement!
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WTF tahts sooo cheapp i paid 700 plus for my Insiginia 47" i woulda takent he sony anyday
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yes sony FTW!
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omg MODS please some lock this thing up...ughhhhh....

hahah jk kidding chris good find enjoy some sick movies on that with the company ;)
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I sure will, thanks!
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JEEZ! How'd you manage to get it for 700??
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Vendor Accomodations 60% off retail price
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I won't buy anything with 'Sony' on it.
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why not
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I'd look at other cables besides Monster. Over priced IMO.
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Well when i get them 50% off...

and nothing is better than Monster
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Nice. I just got the Sony KDL-32XBR6 myself. I would have liked to go bigger than 32" but my wife wanted to have it fit in a cabbinet that we already own. Our living room isn't huge, so it's plenty big enough. It is freakin' SWEET. I have a new Blu-ray player connected to it and movies at 1080p/24 are absolutely pristine! I also have a Vizio 32" that we moved to the bedroom. The Vizio is nice too, but the Sony has better specs, more connections and (from what I can tell) a better picture over-all. Enjoy your new TV!
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hey chris.....hereeeee i got some work for you....knock yourself off
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The XBR6 is indeed a fine television. I would have gotten the XBR6 in 37" BUTTTT it did not feature the 120Hz processor. Thats what broke the deal for me. Granted XBR6 will up convert everything and the W series will not, i just needed that 120Hz processor lol. thank you i will surely enjoy this TV and put on a few lbs. doing so lol
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Originally Posted by teamben158
I'd look at other cables besides Monster. Over priced IMO.
Monster cables are great for Component or S-video but they are a complete waste of money for HDMI. Think about it...HDMI is purely digital. It's a series of 1's and 0's. It's either a perfect picture or no picture. Even an el'cheapo HDMI cable will give a perfect picture.
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Originally Posted by TheQuietThings
Well when i get them 50% off...

and nothing is better than Monster
Coat hangers yield the same sound and video quality as the Monster 1000 line actually:

http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/03/a...ter-cable-and/
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I've had bad luck with Sony things just crapping out. In my experience, they just don't hold up that well.

I also hate the proprietary nature of their stuff. Want a digital camera? Hope you like MemoryStick!

Don't bother with Monster Cable either. Get any cables you need from MonoPrice. They're high quality and you don't pay the markup.
http://www.monoprice.com/home/index.asp
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^^really? i always thought sonys quality was one of the best
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Originally Posted by TheQuietThings
Well when i get them 50% off...

and nothing is better than Monster
Even at 50% off, Monster is still incredibly over priced.
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Originally Posted by burstaneurysm
I've had bad luck with Sony things just crapping out. In my experience, they just don't hold up that well.

I also hate the proprietary nature of their stuff. Want a digital camera? Hope you like MemoryStick!

Don't bother with Monster Cable either. Get any cables you need from MonoPrice. They're high quality and you don't pay the markup.
http://www.monoprice.com/home/index.asp
+1 on monoprice. I bought all the cables for my system from there. Probably paid less for all the cables vs 1 monster cable.
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