One more purchase consideration: 42" Viore Plasma TV

[Tiezane]

model number not given. Said that it went out during a storm, now only displays in B&W. Worth $50?

[capkid]

Re: One more purchase consideration: 42" Viore Plasma TV

Are you planning on reselling it? I'd be thinking bad main board as a worst case, which may or may not be expensive. I'm guessing that this TV is at least 5 yrs old, so I'd have a hard time coughing up $50.

[Tiezane]

Re: One more purchase consideration: 42" Viore Plasma TV

Yeah, the thought would be to figure out what's wrong, fix it, and resell it. waiting for more info from the guy on model number, etc.

[aaronwt6]

Re: One more purchase consideration: 42" Viore Plasma TV

I personally find it hard to make anything off of Plasmas, especially anything 720p. They are so cheap to buy up front brand new that nobody wants an old one. People also have this misconceived fear that plasmas are not as good. I personally love my 1080p plasma and would settle for nothing less. But to each his own.

[tom66]

Re: One more purchase consideration: 42" Viore Plasma TV

I usually manage to shift a 42" 720p plasma for £200... strangely, a full HD 42" plasma goes for about the same!! Most people here look at screen size only.

[aaronwt6]

Re: One more purchase consideration: 42" Viore Plasma TV

Wow! I wouldn't stand a chance at that on a 42" Plasma. I just upgraded our 50" 1080p LG plasma for a 55" Panasonic and I'm thinking I'll be lucky to get $300 for the 3 year old LG.

Heck, I had a perfectly working 6 year old Phillips 720p 50" plasma a few months back and finally let it go for $150 after months of trying to sell it for $200.

[tom66]

Re: One more purchase consideration: 42" Viore Plasma TV

Our new TV prices are higher here anyway... buying is a little more expensive..

[aaronwt6]

Re: One more purchase consideration: 42" Viore Plasma TV

Yeah, I hear ya. Problem here is all these dirt cheap no name TVs on the market that are only going to last a year or two anyway. People think they are a bargain price wise but in all honesty they are a rip off for the long term.

[tom66]

Re: One more purchase consideration: 42" Viore Plasma TV

Was less of a problem here, until the likes of Toshiba and Sharp started re-badging the supermarket tellies as their own. They have started failing in drones...

[Tiezane]

Re: One more purchase consideration: 42" Viore Plasma TV

I managed to get $180 for a 32" 720p Samsung last month, the first and only thing I've managed to sell so far. but I have to agree with Aaron, a lot of people on this side of the pond just look at screen size, the ones that are looking at resolution too usually either know too much or not enough.