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Ask Soylent: Best Bang for Buck Television Purchase

posted by mrpg on Saturday January 20 2018, @05:44PM   Printer-friendly
from the i-hate-shopping dept.

Sulla writes:

So one of my three year old kids smashed my 65" LED flatscreen with a die-cast model of the Atlantis shuttle. I was fine with this and was not planning on buying a replacement in any haste but my wife keeps complaining. Would prefer at least 65"+ and absolutely not a smart tv. What suggestions do you have, companies to avoid, etc. Help me SN, you are probably my only hope of not just buying another spysung.

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  • (Score: 2) by frojack on Saturday January 20 2018, @09:16PM (2 children)

    by frojack (1554) on Saturday January 20 2018, @09:16PM (#625306) Journal

    And be sure to arrange the sale to happen in the Police Department Parking lot right under the cameras.

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  • (Score: 2) by vux984 on Saturday January 20 2018, @10:00PM (1 child)

    by vux984 (5045) on Saturday January 20 2018, @10:00PM (#625344)

    Are you implying the TVs on craigslist are largely stolen? I'd have thought it was mostly people upgrading / upsizing, going from 1080p to 4k, going from 52" to 65" etc.

    I realize a lot of stuff on craigslist is stolen ... bikes in particular. But I'd have thought large TVs would be too awkward for most thieves to bother with. I figured they'd take the consoles, the games, laptops, stuff that'll fit in a backpack or something. Maybe you could walk out with a 42" under your arm, and it'll fit in most back seats or trunks... but a 65" is just that much more awkward to get away with.

    To steal a big TV you'd need a couple people, and an SUV or van to go anywhere with it. Sure it'll get stolen by organized groups that'll clear out a whole place, but i'd have thought it wouldn't be too high on most thieves lists of things to grab.

    Now im curious. I wonder if there are any stats on it.

    • (Score: 1, Informative) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday January 21 2018, @12:03AM

      by Anonymous Coward on Sunday January 21 2018, @12:03AM (#625410)

      I just replaced my buddy’s back door (storm door today. Had to do the main door in a blizzard) because some dumbass broke in the door to steal his 55” TV. They stole the TV and remote, but left everything else. The sound bar was disconnected and left there. The xBox and Wii were in the glass cabinet. His laptop was on the end table. His daughter’s laptop and cameras were in the next room. The guns were still in the bedroom. They literally broke into a cops house to steal just the TV. They did just enough damage that it wasn’t worth reporting it to the insurance company as it was just over his deductible.