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Originally Posted by GA Russell
Well, if someone can suggest another 40% off discounted to $180, I'd be happy to consider it.
My TV is a Panasonic CRT from 1982! That's how much I watch television.
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$180 for a 43" 4K HDTV isn't a bad deal, but you can get similarly specced HDTVs for not too much more than that everyday. For example, you can get a
43" TCL 4K Roku HDTV from Walmart for $218. They also have a
refurbished HiSense 43" 4K HDTV for $200. I'd recommend HiSense over TCL because I had a
very bad support experience with TCL, namely I didn't get any. The TV had a two year warranty but even one month from purchase they wouldn't send me the missing parts to use the stand. I ultimately had to buy a third-party stand to use. At least Amazon gave me a partial refund on the TV that more than covered the stand.
But since you have an old SDTV, you should consider upgrading sometime soon one way or another. Things look so much better on HDTV versus old SD ones that it's hard to believe we didn't mind the crappy SD resolution for all those years. And having a 4K one will future-proof you a bit, since 4K is still not the norm for content. If it does eventually become so, you'll be ready for it without needing to buy another HDTV. Even if you only watch TV rarely, you'll appreciate the better quality when you do, and it will make it easier to see (and hopefully read) from across the room. I know from experience with my parents that that will become more important as we get older.