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bought the $399 55inch tv from target

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Jan 13, 2005
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bought the $399 55inch tv from target

Tv is not good. When on pure white, you can see a very light dark strip in the middel of the screen. Is that normal or defective?


Please advise.
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Return, buy $1999 55inch TV.
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HBP wrote: Return, buy $1999 55inch TV.
You mean you got what you paid for? Good to know then.
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samcat wrote: You mean you got what you paid for? Good to know then.
What brand is it?

I think budget should dictate purchase not forum experts or the latest buzz tech (3d, 4k, OLED, etc).


$399 is decent for a 55" LED lit TV. I say keep it unless you're a sucker for branding hype in which case spend $1000 for a Samsung and call it a day.
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Most of the TV has vertical band going upward it the plug outlet doesn't have 3 Prong. Essentially ground wire is needed to remove the band so the plug oulet must be fully working. But this might not be your problem. Just a thought.
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Supercooled wrote: What brand is it?

I think budget should dictate purchase not forum experts or the latest buzz tech (3d, 4k, OLED, etc).


$399 is decent for a 55" LED lit TV. I say keep it unless you're a sucker for branding hype in which case spend $1000 for a Samsung and call it a day.
Branding Hype = Picture Quality in this case.
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Supercooled wrote: What brand is it?

I think budget should dictate purchase not forum experts or the latest buzz tech (3d, 4k, OLED, etc).


$399 is decent for a 55" LED lit TV. I say keep it unless you're a sucker for branding hype in which case spend $1000 for a Samsung and call it a day.

It is Elements.
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Branding hype? Maybe if the TV is used for gaming with a PS/Xbox console.

There is no way the cheap Chinese sets have access (legal) to the proprietary PQ enhancing algorithms that Sony and Samsung own.

One would have to have poor eyes to say a Element TV will produce the same PQ as a Sony/Samsung HDTV when viewing any HD source.
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samcat wrote: Tv is not good. When on pure white, you can see a very light dark strip in the middel of the screen. Is that normal or defective?


Please advise.
If you read the thread, a number of people questioned the customer service and overall quality of the TV.
http://forums.redflagdeals.com/element- ... v-1428792/

Reading some of the reviews on Amazon about the company, I think you are better off looking for a used tv from a better manufacturer or spending a bit more money.
http://www.amazon.com/Element-ELGFW551- ... B005NB9F2A


Last thing you want is for the TV to give out on you in a year.
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Busybuyer888 wrote: Branding hype? Maybe if the TV is used for gaming with a PS/Xbox console.

There is no way the cheap Chinese sets have access (legal) to the proprietary PQ enhancing algorithms that Sony and Samsung own.

One would have to have poor eyes to say a Element TV will produce the same PQ as a Sony/Samsung HDTV when viewing any HD source.
Don't get me wrong, there are cases where you truly get what you pay for but when someone purchases a $300 HD TV, they have already made concessions. Things like PQ should not be in serious consideration so when you throw terms like algorithms, it's just over wrought with minutia.

I recently picked up a $500 4K UHD TV and the colours may not look as nice or perform as well as a $3000 counterpart, I'm still thrilled with its performance for the price I paid. Just have to make concessions when you're a bargain hunter.

Another anecdote; I usually buy cheap headphones from the dollar store. $3 for these really decent sounding headphones that have decent amount of bass. Can't compare it to a pair of Sennhessier but you'd be ridiculous to do so in the first place.
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I bought a $1200 Sony tv last month and it was so plastic-y compared to my older Sony televisions…I can't imagine what other concessions were made on a $400 television. Take it back and spend some money on a better brand.

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