Best time to buy a new tv?

[R18Civic]

My TCL Roku tv which is 8 years old is losing it's backlight. One side of the screen is normal and the other side is darkened.

I was wondering what time around this year is the best to search for.

I'm looking for:
4k
40-43 inches
Roku capable

I found a 43" TCL Roku TV for $138 on Walmart but it's shipping only - no pickup, or a pioneer 43" Roku TV from bestbuy for 139.09 with taxes.

Are these deals going to be the best I can find before the end of the year so should I expect the price to drop even more after Christmas?

 

[loneryder]

Yes as you missed BF.

 

[cptbarkey]

Mid November I purchased a 43 inch Toshiba for $129 on Amazon that I use for tv and PC desktop usage. Its now $159, but I dont know if thats a product of data mining and my own search results.

Back around 2000 I paid $800 for a 21 inch CRT computer monitor.

 

[hemitom]

My guess would be Boxing Day now ?

 

[Egg_Head]

2 weeks before "The Big Game" (Super Bowl) TV's go on sale again.

 

[gman2304]

Now, or a week before the Superbowl….!

 

[gman2304]

I paid $750.00 for a new RCA 25 inch console TV non remote control and hooked it up to a roof mounted ‘Tenna Rotor’ that would pull in 4 network stations back in 1976……it doubled as a TV and a piece of furniture!

 

[Rand]

whats your budget? you want OLED? mini led? etc

 

[Ausfahrt]

When the old one stops working.

 

[Gyro Gearloose]

Most of the time I've bought between Thanksgiving and Christmas and there were multiple brands and multiple models in every size, often with a special deal on price. The times I have had to buy at other times of the year, the selection was much more limited and nobody was offering special deals.

 

[Zee09]

I paid $750.00 for a new RCA 25 inch console TV non remote control and hooked it up to a roof mounted ‘Tenna Rotor’ that would pull in 4 network stations back in 1976……it doubled as a TV and a piece of furniture!

I did the same and it was my first TV and I still have it and it works well but sitting in a spare room. Yes a RCA

 

[2010Civic]

TV's are cheap all year round. I'd spend a few bucks more and get a Samsung or LG.

 

[slacktide_bitog]

Last month was the best time, Black Friday/Cyber Monday

Is 43" really the largest TV that can fit in your room?

Also, any TV is Roku capable as long as it has a HDMI port. Just get a Roku dongle

$139 still isn't a bad price though

 

[R18Civic]

I ordered the one from Walmart. Same model as this one in the Pic. $143 for 8 more years?
Yes please.

 

[FZ1]

My TCL Roku tv which is 8 years old is losing it's backlight. One side of the screen is normal and the other side is darkened.

I was wondering what time around this year is the best to search for.

I'm looking for:
4k
40-43 inches
Roku capable

I found a 43" TCL Roku TV for $138 on Walmart but it's shipping only - no pickup, or a pioneer 43" Roku TV from bestbuy for 139.09 with taxes.

Are these deals going to be the best I can find before the end of the year so should I expect the price to drop even more after Christmas?

Buy it now and enjoy the Games. A 10% price reduction on 140 buck TV is $14. Go get what you want and enjoy.

 

[f355spider]

I forget the reasoning, but Consumer Reports has always stated that February had traditionally offered the steepest discounts of the year. I just purchase based on need, I have never timed it.

 

[skyactiv]

I think TV's have a model year like vehicles and the new TV's usually come out in March? But on a cheap 43" TV I wouldn't worry myself over it. You'd be better served with a 55" TV in my opinion.

 

[f355spider]

I think TV's have a model year like vehicles and the new TV's usually come out in March? But on a cheap 43" TV I wouldn't worry myself over it. You'd be better served with a 55" TV in my opinion.

Yes, this. I just looked at the OPs price points...just do it.
And I will agree you never regret getting a slightly larger TV.

 

[RhondaHonda]

I think TV's have a model year like vehicles and the new TV's usually come out in March? But on a cheap 43" TV I wouldn't worry myself over it. You'd be better served with a 55" TV in my opinion.

Agreed. It’s hard to tell how big that room is but for another $30-50 he could go quite a bit larger.

 

[GI_GRIFF]

My TCL Roku tv which is 8 years old is losing it's backlight. One side of the screen is normal and the other side is darkened.

I was wondering what time around this year is the best to search for.

I'm looking for:
4k
40-43 inches
Roku capable

I found a 43" TCL Roku TV for $138 on Walmart but it's shipping only - no pickup, or a pioneer 43" Roku TV from bestbuy for 139.09 with taxes.

Are these deals going to be the best I can find before the end of the year so should I expect the price to drop even more after Christmas?

A day or two before your current one quits working completely, so there is time for delivery and set up of the new one. I have had good luck with Sony TVs'; I don't even know Sony makes TVs' anymore.