After much research, I was ready to buy Toshiba. Then further research told me that their lamps tend to burn out just after the 1-year warranty burns out. Now I'm considering Sharp. The only negative I can find so far is the programing of the remote. Recommendations????????

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Go for the Sharp

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1987 560SL
85,000 miles

Sharp or Sony.

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2012 SLK 350
1987 420 SEL

What price range?

I got a Samsung lcd I like a lot for less than the 700 it usually goes for.

Go to a store and pace up and down staring at them till you get a good feel for what they are... is my advice.

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-Marty

1986 300E 220,000 miles+ transmission impossible
(Now waiting under a bridge in order to become one)

Reading your M103 duty cycle:
http://www.peachparts.com/shopforum/831799-post13.html
http://www.peachparts.com/shopforum/831807-post14.html

Ditto. I picked up a Samsung after Christmas and have been very happy with it. Samsung actually manufactures some of Sony's LCD panels for them, so the quality is good And the exchange rate against Korea's currency is better than against the yen, so there is more opportunity to work a better deal.

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Jonathan

2011 Mazda2
2000 E320 4Matic Wagon
1994 C280 (retired)

Yeah, what is your price bracket?

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-Justin

91 560 SEC AMG - other dogs dd
01 Honda S2000 - dogs dd
07 MB ML320 CDI - dd
16 Lexus IS250 - wifes dd

it's automatic.

I'm on year 3 with my 32" Vizio and have been very pleased. I'm thinking of a 42+ inch 1080p and wouldn't hesitate to buy another Vizio. No idea how they stack up on paper, though. I bought direct from Vizio, the Walmart around here seems to only stock the 720p ones.

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1980 300TD-China Blue/Blue MBTex-2nd Owner, 107K (Alt Blau) OBK #15
'06 Chevy Tahoe Z71 (for the wife & 4 kids, current mule) '03 Honda Odyssey (son #1's ride, reluctantly) '99 GMC Suburban (255K+ miles, semi-retired mule) 21' SeaRay Seville (summer escape pod)

Mitsubishi

A good dollar value is the "Dynex". It may not be the greatest picture quality but it's pretty darned good.

I've had nothing but bad luck with Toshibas and Samsung. I love the brightness of the Toshibas but they do toast within a year or two. Samsungs are great pictures but their service department is horrid and their sets are also short-lived (3 Samsung top of the line TV's within 5 years just went "poof"). All of them were on surge protected circuits but the whiz kids at Sammy claimed "voltage spikes".

Vizio's make good sets, Olevia is right there with them.

I had a chance to buy a used 32" Olevia for $340, but the guy waffled so much during e-mails and finally sold it to someone else. I can't go above $500 at the moment. So it sounds like all are in agreement that Sharp among others is good, yes? The thing is: they all perform great at first. It's the longevity that I'm interested in.

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They don't make them like they used to, but I'll get back to you in ten years about the Samsung.

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-Marty

1986 300E 220,000 miles+ transmission impossible
(Now waiting under a bridge in order to become one)

Reading your M103 duty cycle:
http://www.peachparts.com/shopforum/831799-post13.html
http://www.peachparts.com/shopforum/831807-post14.html

If you want something cheap, get a Dynex from Best Buy. Its like 397 for a 32".

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-Justin

91 560 SEC AMG - other dogs dd
01 Honda S2000 - dogs dd
07 MB ML320 CDI - dd
16 Lexus IS250 - wifes dd

it's automatic.

Anyone else have a DLP? My dad just got a 62" Samsung DLP for $1100. I think he got a discount b/c he works for Texas Instruments and there is some TI tech used in the TV. This is one of the newer versions of the DLPs with LED backlight instead of incandescent... thus negating the need to replace the bulb. The old TV was a big ole 55" Mitsubishi which was a great TV. Worked very nicely for 11 years or so.

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1985 CA 300D Turbo , 213K mi

Google 'Sharp banding'.

Then buy a Samsung.

Sony is excellent, but the margin of what you pay for what you get is still too wide, IMO.

I bought a 52" Samsung LCD and I love it, it's been a fantastic TV.

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Chris
2007 E550 4Matic - 61,000 Km - Iridium Silver, black leather, Sport package, Premium 2 package
2007 GL450 4Matic - 62,000 Km - Obsidian Black Metallic, black leather, all options
1998 E430 - sold
1989 300E - 333,000 Km - sold
1977 280E - sold
1971 250 - retired

"And a frign hat. They gave me a hat at the annual benefits meeting. I said. how does this benefit me. I dont have anything from the company.. So they gave me a hat." - TheDon

At the moment, I'm vasilating between the Sharp 32" 720p and the Vizio 32'' Class Java Series Full-HD 1080p LCD HDTV. I have found both for $497. Again, I like the reviews from folks that have had these models for a while. The Vizio obviously has the resolution over the Sharp. Other than that, I am counting on you guys to help me finalize the decision, with great appreciation for your time.

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