r/Phillylist • u/starkidelsie • Nov 23 '24
Buying Who's buying a new TV on black friday...
...and wants to sell me their old one? Moved to Philly recently and I need to buy a TV but I don't want to buy a new one. Hoping to get someone else's secondhand.
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u/JuniorSwing Nov 24 '24
Hey, if the other commenter doesn't want it, 40" is about the perfect size for me
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u/starkidelsie Nov 24 '24
40” might be on the smaller size for me, but I will consider it and let you know!
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u/uberblonde Nov 24 '24
Wait until the day after Christmas, when everyone on Craigslist is getting rid of their old ones.
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u/animesekaielric Nov 24 '24
TVs are insanely cheap brand new. You could buy a 40 in TV new for $100
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u/starkidelsie Nov 24 '24
So they should be even cheaper than that second hand yeah?
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u/crazytinker Nov 24 '24
This guy Black Fridays. I would honestly drive around and see which models people just ditch - I have two smaller TVs acquired this way (30" plus)
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u/MrsK4eva1022 Nov 24 '24
I’m not buying one but I am moving and have a tv I can sell you for cheap or just give it to you for free it’s a 43” if you’re interested
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u/leroyp_33 Nov 24 '24
I always get my no big deal tvs from best buy opened return section.
You can find some pretty good stuff at a good price
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u/TripleDet Nov 24 '24
I have a 35 in Phillips that I don’t need anymore. Just decided to sell it actually.
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u/Eisenstein Nov 24 '24
And for anyone thinking of buying a new smart TV:
A study published on Sept 10, 2024 details the behavior of smart TVs.
The researchers checked the network output coming from the TV's internet connection and reverse engineered the data that was being collected and sent by the TVs.
The testing was limited to two brands: Samsung and LG (though this is not to exclude other brands from the same behavior).
They found that the TV's are collecting screenshots of the content being displayed -- even when being used through HDMI (when hooked to DVD, blu-ray, external boxes like Apple TV, game systems, computers, etc), or when cast from a phone or tablet.
They are snapping these screenshots 100 times a second (LG) and twice a second (Samsung). The screenshots are then hashed and sent to the company servers for use in content recognition (most likely guess anyway).
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u/KingQuarantine23 Nov 24 '24
Statistically, The best prices aren't on Black Friday. They are two weekends before Christmas. Wait it out.
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u/justkirk Nov 24 '24
Damn, I check all your boxes. I live in philly and got a new X90L last week. Only problem is my old TCL 6 Series shat the bed. Wish I could help.
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u/TimAlloy Nov 24 '24
How exactly did it shit the bed? You still got it?
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u/justkirk Nov 24 '24
Screen goes black after about 20 seconds powered on. I don't have it on me anymore.
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u/someguyblake Nov 24 '24
I’m selling a SAMSUNG 70” 4K LED for $500. It’s got a small line on the bottom but it does not get in the way of any viewings.
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u/TheAdamist Nov 24 '24
Checkout free cycle, groups are limited geographically but there's tons of stuff given away, ive helped carry a 75" plasma heavy af tv across center city that was given away.