yeah thats what I thought. Maybe the 150 should be spent on the downpayment for a decent brand.

What ever happened to Olevia? The sales guy at Target kept pushing that damn brand every time I'd walk through there. Now I cant find them anywhere? Were they any good?

 

Olevia is yet another crappy brand, same with SOYO (really awful)
Salesmen push brands with high commissions not good products. It's up to you the consumer to do your research beforehand. I like Samsung, LG, Panasonic, Sony and you can find em cheap if you look around (not so much Sony)

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yeah, I remember standing next to the target salesman. I wasn't even there to get a TV, just walked by and couldnt get away. He was comparing the picture quality of a olivia to a Magnavox (I think it was). Either way. Him and I got into an arguement becuase I thought in comparison, the olivia was way worse compared to the other one. Tell you the truth, I thought both were pretty crappy. (Like I'd ever buy an 800+ TV from Target)

 

I read the reviews on Polaroid TV's and they seemed to be horrible as well.

 

Polaroid is just another badge on the same cheap junk.

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I also have the problem with a poor picter on the left side but after about 20 minutes it is fine and stays great but I am in the compter field and deal with dell mother boards caps going bad so I am sure eventually my set is going to crap out all together

Where can I buy a system board for a visio 42 inch lcd

 

Call Tiger direct and ask them. They sell those tv's and send out repairs to some company.

 

That's true... the down side of the ridiculously cheap electronics we now have available. They are throw away items.

 

Jeff Foxworthy says: if your new TV is setting on top of the old TV...... you could be a redneck.

 

Polaroid is backed by Electrohome of Canada. EH made excellent products in its day, primarily industrial and broadcast quality video. Some of the Polaroid stuff still is Electrohome design and assembled in the far east.
However, I find that all too often a respected company decides to venture outside their succussful realm that they're initially famous for and they then do an awful job at it. HP was top notch lab/military equipment. Then they decided to add consumer products by expanding sales to include trashy computers and worsened further by bringing Compaq on board! If a company is top notch at producing say, a highly praised guitar amplifier, you don't spin off and try manufacturing musical instruments as well. Yamaha is one, susscessful and lone entity that is the exception to that rule.

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'In its day' doesn't help with the modern junk

I'm also dubious about some of it been Electrohome designed, it will more probably all just be bought in cheap junk.

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