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Best time to buy TV?

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  • opinions4u wrote: »
    Nooooooooo. If it's been playing 12 hours a day for a few months it's probably half wrecked already. Never buy ex-display electricals that have been switched on.
    I agree, almost guaranteed to fail.
  • macman wrote: »
    Panasonic have announced their withdrawal from the plasma TV market:

    ..........and "active" 3D.........
  • daveyjp
    daveyjp Posts: 13,846 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper
    Find the TV which meets your requirements and track the price. Over a year it will come down. Our TV was £500 last Christmas, by September it was £350 due to new models being released.
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