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Aaron
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Posted: Fri Oct 21, 2005 12:08 am    Post subject: Any review on Insignia Plasma TV? Reply with quote
Hi,

I saw this Insignia 42" Plasma EDTV at a very good price, but I am
considering buying it because I hadn't heard of the brand before.

Could anyone share their experience with TVs from this manufacturer?
Does anyone with an Insignia Plasma could share some comments?

Thanks.

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ZVR
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Posted: Fri Oct 21, 2005 4:41 am    Post subject: Re: Any review on Insignia Plasma TV? Reply with quote
Agreed. I was just saying that the "you get what you pay for" statement is
not necessarily true anymore, these days.


"afiggatt" <afiggatt@adelphia.net> wrote in message
news:2KydndWtoLA0_sXeRVn-vA@adelphia.com...
Quote:
Samsung actually makes all/most of their own plasmas and LCD screens or
co-owns the manufacturing facility. Insignia is a rebadged model from
someone else. They had Insignia LCD TVs for sale last year which were made
in Taiwan with lousy contrast & black levels.

I have not seen or read about an Insignia plasma, but it is likely a
rebadged Taiwan or Korean model. When it comes to plasma or LCD TVs, I
would recommend you go with the better brand names. There is a much bigger
gap in quality between the better brands and no names for plasmas than
there is for a extremely mature product like CRT TVs.

Alan F


ZVR wrote:
Not really. See the performance of the Sony products during the last
years vs. much cheaper (and better) products from Samsung. No wonder
Samsung has grown beyond any imagination into a powerhouse and Sony has
financial problems.




"Tony Hwang" <dragon40@shaw.ca> wrote in message
news:csW5f.243895$oW2.196802@pd7tw1no...

Aaron wrote:

Hi,

I saw this Insignia 42" Plasma EDTV at a very good price, but I am
considering buying it because I hadn't heard of the brand before.

Could anyone share their experience with TVs from this manufacturer?
Does anyone with an Insignia Plasma could share some comments?

Thanks.


Hi,
Just remember, "You get what you pay for"
Good luck,
Tony
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Tony Hwang
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Posted: Fri Oct 21, 2005 4:41 am    Post subject: Re: Any review on Insignia Plasma TV? Reply with quote
Aaron wrote:
Quote:
Hi,

I saw this Insignia 42" Plasma EDTV at a very good price, but I am
considering buying it because I hadn't heard of the brand before.

Could anyone share their experience with TVs from this manufacturer?
Does anyone with an Insignia Plasma could share some comments?

Thanks.

Hi,

Just remember, "You get what you pay for"
Good luck,
Tony
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ZVR
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Posted: Fri Oct 21, 2005 4:41 am    Post subject: Re: Any review on Insignia Plasma TV? Reply with quote
Not really. See the performance of the Sony products during the last years
vs. much cheaper (and better) products from Samsung. No wonder Samsung has
grown beyond any imagination into a powerhouse and Sony has financial
problems.




"Tony Hwang" <dragon40@shaw.ca> wrote in message
news:csW5f.243895$oW2.196802@pd7tw1no...
Quote:
Aaron wrote:
Hi,

I saw this Insignia 42" Plasma EDTV at a very good price, but I am
considering buying it because I hadn't heard of the brand before.

Could anyone share their experience with TVs from this manufacturer?
Does anyone with an Insignia Plasma could share some comments?

Thanks.

Hi,
Just remember, "You get what you pay for"
Good luck,
Tony
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Tony Hwang
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Posted: Fri Oct 21, 2005 4:41 am    Post subject: Re: Any review on Insignia Plasma TV? Reply with quote
ZVR wrote:
Quote:
Not really. See the performance of the Sony products during the last years
vs. much cheaper (and better) products from Samsung. No wonder Samsung has
grown beyond any imagination into a powerhouse and Sony has financial
problems.




"Tony Hwang" <dragon40@shaw.ca> wrote in message
news:csW5f.243895$oW2.196802@pd7tw1no...

Aaron wrote:

Hi,

I saw this Insignia 42" Plasma EDTV at a very good price, but I am
considering buying it because I hadn't heard of the brand before.

Could anyone share their experience with TVs from this manufacturer?
Does anyone with an Insignia Plasma could share some comments?

Thanks.


Hi,
Just remember, "You get what you pay for"
Good luck,
Tony



Hi,

I never like over priced Sony anything, LOL.
Tony
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Ernest Cassirer
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Posted: Fri Oct 21, 2005 4:41 am    Post subject: Re: Any review on Insignia Plasma TV? Reply with quote
Slightly off original post (and reply),but does anyone have any thoughts about Samsung LCD TVs vs. Sharp Aquos LCD TVs. (32" size).

"ZVR" <nospamever@me.net> wrote in message news:J-idnUfFuvXM3cXenZ2dnUVZ_sydnZ2d@rogers.com...
Quote:
Not really. See the performance of the Sony products during the last years
vs. much cheaper (and better) products from Samsung. No wonder Samsung has
grown beyond any imagination into a powerhouse and Sony has financial
problems.




"Tony Hwang" <dragon40@shaw.ca> wrote in message
news:csW5f.243895$oW2.196802@pd7tw1no...
Aaron wrote:
Hi,

I saw this Insignia 42" Plasma EDTV at a very good price, but I am
considering buying it because I hadn't heard of the brand before.

Could anyone share their experience with TVs from this manufacturer?
Does anyone with an Insignia Plasma could share some comments?

Thanks.

Hi,
Just remember, "You get what you pay for"
Good luck,
Tony

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afiggatt
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Posted: Fri Oct 21, 2005 4:41 am    Post subject: Re: Any review on Insignia Plasma TV? Reply with quote
Samsung actually makes all/most of their own plasmas and LCD screens
or co-owns the manufacturing facility. Insignia is a rebadged model from
someone else. They had Insignia LCD TVs for sale last year which were
made in Taiwan with lousy contrast & black levels.

I have not seen or read about an Insignia plasma, but it is likely a
rebadged Taiwan or Korean model. When it comes to plasma or LCD TVs, I
would recommend you go with the better brand names. There is a much
bigger gap in quality between the better brands and no names for plasmas
than there is for a extremely mature product like CRT TVs.

Alan F


ZVR wrote:
Quote:
Not really. See the performance of the Sony products during the last years
vs. much cheaper (and better) products from Samsung. No wonder Samsung has
grown beyond any imagination into a powerhouse and Sony has financial
problems.




"Tony Hwang" <dragon40@shaw.ca> wrote in message
news:csW5f.243895$oW2.196802@pd7tw1no...

Aaron wrote:

Hi,

I saw this Insignia 42" Plasma EDTV at a very good price, but I am
considering buying it because I hadn't heard of the brand before.

Could anyone share their experience with TVs from this manufacturer?
Does anyone with an Insignia Plasma could share some comments?

Thanks.


Hi,
Just remember, "You get what you pay for"
Good luck,
Tony
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Grant Edwards
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Posted: Fri Oct 21, 2005 7:22 pm    Post subject: Re: Any review on Insignia Plasma TV? Reply with quote
On 2005-10-21, ZVR <nospamever@me.net> wrote:

Quote:
Agreed. I was just saying that the "you get what you pay for" statement is
not necessarily true anymore, these days.

Maybe you don't always get what you pay for, but you almost
never get what you don't pay for. ;)

IOW, it's easier to find an expensive but mediocre performing
product than it is to find an excellent performing but
inexpensive product.

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Tony Hwang
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Posted: Fri Oct 21, 2005 7:29 pm    Post subject: Re: Any review on Insignia Plasma TV? Reply with quote
Grant Edwards wrote:
Quote:
On 2005-10-21, ZVR <nospamever@me.net> wrote:


Agreed. I was just saying that the "you get what you pay for" statement is
not necessarily true anymore, these days.


Maybe you don't always get what you pay for, but you almost
never get what you don't pay for. ;)

IOW, it's easier to find an expensive but mediocre performing
product than it is to find an excellent performing but
inexpensive product.

Hi,

Like best bang for the buck?
As a human controlling impulse is very important.
Like you don't go grocery shopping when hungry, LOL!
Tony
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Leonard Caillouet
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Posted: Fri Oct 21, 2005 8:23 pm    Post subject: Re: Any review on Insignia Plasma TV? Reply with quote
"Tony Hwang" <dragon40@shaw.ca> wrote in message
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Quote:
Grant Edwards wrote:
On 2005-10-21, ZVR <nospamever@me.net> wrote:


Agreed. I was just saying that the "you get what you pay for" statement
is not necessarily true anymore, these days.


Maybe you don't always get what you pay for, but you almost
never get what you don't pay for. ;)

IOW, it's easier to find an expensive but mediocre performing
product than it is to find an excellent performing but
inexpensive product.

Hi,
Like best bang for the buck?
As a human controlling impulse is very important.
Like you don't go grocery shopping when hungry, LOL!
Tony

I always say that you get what you pay for if you are lucky and if you do
your homework.

Leonard
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StevenA
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Posted: Sun Oct 23, 2005 4:41 am    Post subject: Re: Any review on Insignia Plasma TV? Reply with quote
Insignia is Best Buy's new house brand. As stated in

http://news.com.com/Best+Buy+initiates+a+battle+of+the+brands/2100-1041_3-5392962.html

"Best Buy is taking a page out of PC makers' playbooks to produce the Insignia
products. It's using contract manufacturers, whose skill makes it relatively
easy for a company like Best Buy to procure and then sell products such as
televisions under its own brand name. Gateway, Dell and Hewlett-Packard have all
taken the same path, making it possible that the companies may even use the same
manufacturers for their products."

The Insignia home page is:
http://www.insignia-products.com/

StevenA



"Aaron" <aaron.reynaldos@gmail.com> wrote:

Quote:
Hi,

I saw this Insignia 42" Plasma EDTV at a very good price, but I am
considering buying it because I hadn't heard of the brand before.

Could anyone share their experience with TVs from this manufacturer?
Does anyone with an Insignia Plasma could share some comments?

Thanks.
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Tippi
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Posted: Wed Oct 26, 2005 11:59 pm    Post subject: Re: Any review on Insignia Plasma TV? Reply with quote
Just saw at a store an Insignia next to Pioneer, Sharp etc. It's got
the worst picture of the bunch.
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Wes Newell
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Posted: Thu Oct 27, 2005 3:46 am    Post subject: Re: Any review on Insignia Plasma TV? Reply with quote
On Wed, 26 Oct 2005 11:59:36 -0700, Tippi wrote:

Quote:
Just saw at a store an Insignia next to Pioneer, Sharp etc. It's got the
worst picture of the bunch.

While it may be true, that really doesn't mean much. many will advertise
the cheap units to get you in and then have them setup with bad antenna,
controls set wrong, etc. just to con you into a more expensive model that
has a larger markup. And this way, they didn't have to say a word. It was
your choice.:-)

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Aaron
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Posted: Thu Nov 10, 2005 12:55 am    Post subject: Re: Any review on Insignia Plasma TV? Reply with quote
Actually that happened to me while looking around at Future Shop. I
read a lot of good reviews of their low-level TVs (can't remember the
name of the brand) and the one on display looked awful. Wrong colours,
distorted images, etc. I am sure they set it incorrectly so you buy the
expensive ones.

Finally I bought the Insignia Plasma TV, good deal, and it looks great.
Incredible colours, contrast... I hope it stays like that for a long
time! It was placed next to Samsung and Sony displays in Best Buy, and
although you could see a difference it was not one that could justify
spending $1,200 more dollars.

Of course, if I could afford it I would have bought a Samsung or
Panasonic, but the Insignia has been a very good choice for my budget.
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