I'm so going broke..

[Rolex]

There used to be a huge electronics store in New York called The Wiz. Extremely aggresive sales people, who also took turns making you feel like an idiot if you didn't buy the extended warranty.
A friend and I would go in there pretty regularly just to tie up salesmen with endless 'doh' type of questions just to irritate the hell out of them while entertaining ourselves.
After getting wattage and voltage info for VCRs, we'd ask if the letters on the readout panel came in different colors, and could we use it in the car, or did we need a TV to watch tapes.
Many hours well spent.

 

[scoobydoo2u]

Well,
Went all over the place today and finally at best buy I found the info I needed.

Couldn't find the 4065f but After looking around a wile I just asked a best buy guy and he showed me a 4066F (Same TV just different frame and different buttons and a cost of around $400 extra!!)
I really liked what I seen in that TV and after getting home and looking on amazon I noticed that the price has dropped $130 since the last time I looked at it!

So any one have any thing good or bad to say about that tv(LNT4065F)?

I am still going to go back a couple more times before I make the buy but I want to make sure theres nothing else to consider before buying..

Oh and about the warranty..
4 years or 2 year extended warranty? 4 year is around $229 and 2 year is around $119.

Thanks again for all your help every one, It really helped me under stand what the sales people were talking about!!

There used to be a huge electronics store in New York called The Wiz. Extremely aggresive sales people, who also took turns making you feel like an idiot if you didn't buy the extended warranty.
A friend and I would go in there pretty regularly just to tie up salesmen with endless 'doh' type of questions just to irritate the hell out of them while entertaining ourselves.
After getting wattage and voltage info for VCRs, we'd ask if the letters on the readout panel came in different colors, and could we use it in the car, or did we need a TV to watch tapes.
Many hours well spent.

:LoL:
Thats crazy I would have loved to see that!
Good work

 

[scoobydoo2u]

Ok, well sorry to revive this thread again but I just came across something I didn't even think about before, and that would be a surge protector.

I have heard that it is bad for LCD to lose power suddenly, so I was thinking a UPS surge protector would be in order correct?

I know nothing about all these different ratings(Do people have to make it sound as complicated as possible?Not you guys, just the people that are selling them online.), all I know is I really only will need to plug in my TV and Xbox 360.

I don't want to go way over board but I want them to be protected and be able to keep running for at least 2 or 3 minutes after a power failure .

Any suggestions?
Thanks again!

 

[Rolex]

I have the APC XS1300 covering my entire computer system, cable and phone. I think it was 159 or 169, but it's a serious piece of equipment. I also have a few of the smaller units covering the stereo, keyboards and tape decks.
I wouldn't be without them.

You need to figure out the total wattage required by the equipment thats running, and then you'll know what you need and how long it will hold power.
Basically, even though you can run a light for several days, they are meant to allow you the time to save (if you're on a computer) and shut down in the normal fashion.

 

[scoobydoo2u]

I have the APC XS1300 covering my entire computer system, cable and phone. I think it was 159 or 169, but it's a serious piece of equipment. I also have a few of the smaller units covering the stereo, keyboards and tape decks.
I wouldn't be without them.

You need to figure out the total wattage required by the equipment thats running, and then you'll know what you need and how long it will hold power.
Basically, even though you can run a light for several days, they are meant to allow you the time to save (if you're on a computer) and shut down in the normal fashion.

It seems that alot of people like APC all over he web!

Thanks for the great info, but I'm still a little confused on two things.

How should I go about getting the info for how much wattage I will need?
I have been searching for a couple hours but came up with nothing.

should I be concerned about the joule rating of a surge protector?

I think I might have already said this, but all I will plug into it would be My TV,Xbox 360, and maybe a dvd player.

Thanks again for answering my questions! Its really helped me out a ton!

 

[Rolex]

After you find out what TV you want, find out the watts it takes to operate it. There's always a label on the back of the TV, and if it doesn't give wattage, it will show the amperage. Multiply the amperage times the voltage (take the average of 115V) and that's the wattage. DVD players don't even need to figure into the equation since they take almost nothing, unless they are also part of the home entertainment system. Then you need to add in the wattage of the audio system.

The APC units are usually self explanatory. My XS 1300 will cover 1300 watts.