OT: Seiki TV Question?

[ColumbusNit]

I have never heard of this brand before. It's been a while since I've bought a TV but can you tell me anything about this brand and if this is a good TV and deal? Seiki 58" 1080P Led Streaming Hdtv. It was $799 then down to $599 and with a $200 rebate brings it down to $399. Thank you for any help.

Tom

 

[tboyer]

Google and Amazon that specific model and read the reviews. I think that brand gets decent reviews, but when you see something marked down that aggressively, there's usually a reason.

 

[91Joe95]

TVs are throw away items. Just get whatever is cheapest.

 

[Ranger Dan]

TVs are throw away items

Sorry, I work too hard for my money to throw hundreds of it away on a crappy TV.

 

[dawgduice]

Sorry, I work too hard for my money to throw hundreds of it away on a crappy TV.

I totally agree on NOT throwing away money. Actually, 3 years ago a friend of mine told me about "Element" TVs. I was really intrigued with the price and that they were assembled in America (I am all about that). So I bought a 45 inch one. Three years later the picture is still GREAT. My friends and family all have bigger brand names and all say my picture is as good or better. Granted it is not a "smart" TV but what is the real point in that to watch broadcast TV??
That being said, I purchased the set from Walmart and would have returned it if is was not as advertised.

I read reviews, as many as I could find (which was not a great deal). Quite frankly the "reviews" were mixed but many of the negative ones seemed to be from people that had problem with "thinking"

 

[91Joe95]

Sorry, I work too hard for my money to throw hundreds of it away on a crappy TV.

There's no such thing as a crappy TV these days. With a little simple color and contrast adjustment, they can all be made to look the same. Heck, only a handful of manufacturers make all the screens for all the tvs out there. I've got a 15 year Avia DVD that cost ~$10 at the time, but there are many more out there. It literally takes about 10 minutes to do. Before you say you just want it to look good out of the box right off the bat, you do know that what you see in a showroom is not what you get right out of the box? TVs have 'demo' modes for the stores, plus the employees change the settings to make the more expensive TVs look better and the lower margin ones worse. As far as reliability, its a crap shoot. Models change so often and parts suppliers so frequently that there's no way to guarantee what's in individual models. A $0.05 capacitor is just as likely to cause a problem as anything, and those are commodity items with wide ranges quality even from the same manufacturer.

 

[91Joe95]

I totally agree on NOT throwing away money. Actually, 3 years ago a friend of mine told me about "Element" TVs. I was really intrigued with the price and that they were assembled in America (I am all about that). So I bought a 45 inch one. Three years later the picture is still GREAT. My friends and family all have bigger brand names and all say my picture is as good or better. Granted it is not a "smart" TV but what is the real point in that to watch broadcast TV??
That being said, I purchased the set from Walmart and would have returned it if is was not as advertised.

I read reviews, as many as I could find (which was not a great deal). Quite frankly the "reviews" were mixed but many of the negative ones seemed to be from people that had problem with "thinking"

Never buy a smart TV. The computer in them doesn't get regular updates. In fact, a few months ago YouTube changed their formatting rendering all the old 'smart' devices unable to watch YouTube. Nothing preventing other services from doing the same. Just buy a simple roku or other similar device for $30 and get superior performance.