Any TV buying tips?

[Nightfly]

This isn't a "what TV to buy post" (that's been pretty well covered already), just something to try: we went cable-free for a few months before moving a month ago and finding out our over-the-air antenna didn't work. Between Hulu, the rest of the web, and Redbox - we decided we only needed local channels. Called up the folks at T.W. (you know what those initials stand for) and asked them specifically for local-only channels, which they allowed us to get for about $20 a month. You don't see that advertised by them, so you have to ask. My two pennies.

[disneysteve]

Originally Posted by Nightfly

This isn't a "what TV to buy post" (that's been pretty well covered already), just something to try: we went cable-free for a few months before moving a month ago and finding out our over-the-air antenna didn't work. Between Hulu, the rest of the web, and Redbox - we decided we only needed local channels. Called up the folks at T.W. (you know what those initials stand for) and asked them specifically for local-only channels, which they allowed us to get for about $20 a month. You don't see that advertised by them, so you have to ask. My two pennies.

I would be perfectly happy to go cable-free. There is not a single show that I would miss that I couldn't watch online. In fact, NCIS is the only show that I do watch on a weekly basis, and most of the time, I watch it online because I'm not home when it's on. However, my family wouldn't go for it.

[NetSkyBlue]

My only advice is to make sure you look at the actual model in-store. Sometimes two TVs can seem very similar in specs, but you may vastly prefer the actual picture quality of one.