Samsung 46B6000 LED tv, 46" 120hz $1299

So I bought a Samsung 46B6000 the other week, and let me tell you, it's one sweet ass tv. It's less than an inch thick for most of the tv, the thickest being just a hair over an inch. It's got a great black level, and looks sweet hanging on the wall. Basically, I love this tv. The problem? It was about $700 more than I wanted to spend on a tv. Yeah my income tax returns just came in and I made a little extra cash from my usual clients, but I really went into Best Buy with the intention of spending about $700, but not going over $1000 out the door.

Well, nothing was in stock! I tried the 50" plasmas from Panasonic and Samsung, to the Sony Bravias, to the other brands on the wall. None of them were in stock! Back and forth we went, from Ultimate electronics (who had a nice deal on a W series 40" Sony) to Best Buy, to Sears, and even Sams Club! No one had anything in stock so standing at Sears I spied yet another Samsung 46" LED tv. They had it on sale for $1299, which is an insane price considering the tv had a MSRP of $2499.99 less than a year ago! The colors are great, it looks sexy as hell, and it's not a horrible price. So I ask the Sears guy if they have any in stock, and while he was checking (for the longest time) we took the price tag and left.

I took it back to Best Buy and asked my friend to price match, which they should according to their policy.They did, but I didn't get the free blu-ray player with it. Oh well, I have enough blu-ray players and the amount I could get from selling the new one on Craigslist would be less than I saved with the price-match.

Taking a look at the employee cost at Best Buy (friend), they were selling it at $100 below their margin line at $1499 as it was, so another $200 off the top really killed them. I certainly didn't shed a tear.

Took it home and hooked it up - oh.my.God. The image is amazing. Wall-E was so crisp, the colors blew away the old JVC by a factor of 50 fold. Hanging it on the wall was a challenge however. The old tv was a 42",  which used a 200x200mm bolt pattern. The new tv is 46", and uses a 400x400 bolt pattern. The mount on the wall is more than sturdy enough to hold it, as the new tv weighs like 40lbs instead of 90. Gotta love LED technology. The problem was the old brackets were only 200mm tall, not 400mm. That meant only the top bolts would attach. I thought to myself... at the store they have the tv hanging from only the top 2 bolts since it was hung just like a picture, so I know it will hold up with just the top bolts attached. The problem was that if you dont secure the bottom of the bracket, they swivel the instant weight is put on them. To keep each bracket straight I took the bottom hole and used picture wire to tie it to the bottom bolts, effectively keeping it straight. Hung it on the wall and it looks great.

What really sucks is that the tv is so thin, it's right up on the wall, and the window sill directly beneath the tv blocks the speakers. You can't hear a damn thing. Oh well, there's a receiver hooked to it.

Anyways, this is definitely 5 stars in terms of how good the tv is. Unfortunately it was still $700 more (after tax) than I wanted to spend, so I think it's going back. I doubt it will sell out lower than $1499 (that's almost 1600 after tax), so if anyone wants it before I return it, I'll sell it for $1450 straight cash right now. It's 2 weeks old and has 30 days left on the return policy (perk of being reward zone silver apparently). Otherwise I'm just taking it back for my money.

I ordered a 47" Sharp 1080p 120hz last night however, to replace this. It's not quite as good, but its $700 less. No explanation on that necessary, lol.