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I am looking for last minute sales for HDTV and LCD TV this Christmas, please suggest where can I buy HDTV or LCD TV.

Ok, I’m thinking on buying a store display tv(checking that it works first, of course), a 52 inch lcd HDTV, brand is sharp.
The price range is 700-900.
Is that a good deal with today’s market?

I am trying to use an s video cord to connect my tv and my laptop together
The tv is a sanyo lcd hdtv and the laptop is an HP. Can anyone tell me the steps to use my tv as a monitor? My computer isn’t even recognizing the tv. I am also using windows 7 ultimate.

im off out on friday to buy a new tv and home cinema system, paying cash
i popped into currys yesterday and had a quick look around and spoke to a member off staff, i found a hdtv 47″ lg priced at £749 and a sound system for £249 the bloke told me he could do me the tv and sound system with a hdmi lead for £929. do you think this is a good price as ive never haggled befor,also its currys im shopping in and do they do haggling???? i wanna get the best deal as poss without making a fool out of myself!!!

Here’s some info:
Processor Type: Intel Core 2 Quad Core Q6600 2.40GHz 1066FSB 8MB cache
Motherboard: Asus P5NE-SLI Quad / Core 2 Extreme / Core 2 Duo
Hard Disk: 500GB SATA2 16MB lead free Cache
RAM Memory: 4GB DDR II 800Mhz Kingston Ram
Graphics Nvidia GF 9800GT SLI 1GB PCI-E, 2x DVI, HDTV

Samsung 40″ LCD HDTV (LN-T4061F)
This 40″ LCD HDTV delivers incredible resolution and color to anywhere in your room. It does it in style with hidden bottom speakers and a glossy black finish.
The basics
Display type: Flat-panel LCD
Screen resolution: 1080p (1920 x 1080)
Aspect ratio: 16:9
Contrast ratio: 10,000:1 dynamic contrast ratio
Tuner type: NTSC, ATSC, QAM
Connection options
HDMI inputs: 3, Supports 480i/480p/720p/1080i/1080p.
Component inputs: 2, Supports 480i/480p/720p/1080i.
PC inputs: 1
See specifications table for more feature and connection options
Dimensions
Height: 24.7″ (27″ on optional base)
Width: 38.2″
Depth: 3.4″ (11.8″ on optional base)
Weight: 38.6 lbs. (46.1 lbs. on optional base)
Features
Full HD 1080p resolution: See all of your programming in the highest resolution currently possible. Many Microdisplay, LCD and Plasma sets are only able to display 1280 x 720 pixels. When showing 1080i content (1920×1080), these sets will lower the resolution. Not with a 1080p set. This never throws any resolution away.
Wide color enhancer: LCD TVs use a type of fluorescent lamp as their light source. Just like the fluorescent lamps in offices and other places, these lamps tend to emphasize blue. Samsung adjusts the signal so that the picture you see is more natural and closer to the original.
S-PVA panel: When the whole family sits down to watch TV, or when you have guests over to watch the game, it’s important that everyone gets to see the action. With Samsung’s exclusive Super PVA LCD panels, you get a wide 178-degree viewing angle. Now everyone can sit in a great seat.
8ms response time: Fast sports require fast response from your LCD panel. Otherwise, the motion might get blurred. Samsung ensures a crisp image with a response time that’s more than double what’s required by the most demanding HD sources: 60 frame-per-second video (1/60 sec = 16.7ms per frame).
10,000:1 dynamic contrast ratio: LCD panels create a picture by selectively letting light through from a constant source. This produces bright images effectively, but because that light source never turns off, dark images are more difficult to produce. Samsung analyzes each incoming frame and adjusts the panel and light source to produce the best result. This gives you deep, dark scenes without dimming the bright lights.
NTSC/ATSC/QAM tuner: The ATSC tuner lets you receive free digital broadcasts, including HD signals, through an over the air antenna. QAM allows you to receive unscrambled HD from your cable provider without a set top box. The NTSC tuner will allow you to tune in to analog signals until the 2009 cutoff.
Game Mode: Gaming places high demands on the TV. People sit closer to the screen, instant response is required, and all images are computer generated. As a result, a TV should be “tuned” for games. Samsung learned the best practices from a leading console manufacturer and built them into Game Mode.
3 HDMI-CEC inputs: HDMI is the best digital connection for today’s high definition sources. CEC adds a control interface so that you can, for instance, insert a disc in your HDMI-CEC enabled DVD player that will turn on the TV and change it to the right input. All you do is close the disc tray! Samsung offers two of these inputs on the back of the set and one on the side to keep you connected well into the future.

5x ThermalTake Smart Blue 120mm LED Case Fan Blue
1x Thermaltake ProWater 850i Liquid Cooling System for Intel and AMD Processors
3x EVGA GeForce 9800 GTX+ Video Card – 512MB DDR3, PCI Express 2.0, SLI Ready, (Dual Link) Dual DVI, HDTV, HDMI Support, VGA Support
2x OCZ Reaper Dual Channel 2048MB PC6400 DDR2 800MHz Memory (2 x 1024MB)
1x EVGA nForce 780i SLI Motherboard CPU Bundle – Intel Core 2 Quad Q6700 Processor 2.66GHz OEM
1x Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 1TB Hard Drive – 7200RPM, 32MB, SATA-300, OEM
1x Western Digital VelociRaptor 300GB Hard Drive – 10K, 16MB, SATA-300, OEM
1x Sony DRU-V200S/BR
1x Pioneer BDC-2202B Blu-ray Disc/DVD/CD Combo Drive SATA
ALSO: Can you tell me which full tower case i should get? I liver in Toronto, Ontario.
I was thinking Thermaltake VH6001BWS Armor+ Full-Tower ATX Case but i am not sure.

ASUS P5E LGA775 X38 ATX DDR2 2PCI-E16 3PCI-E 2PCI SATA2 RAID Sound GBLAN RAID Motherboard
Diamond Radeon HD 4850 512MB GDDR3 PCI-E Dual DVI-I HDCP HDTV Out Video Card- X2 (2 of them)
Mushkin EM PC2-6400 4GB 2X2GB DDR2-800 CL5-5-5-18 240PIN DIMM Dual Channel Memory Kit
Corsair CMPSU-620HX 620W ATX Triple 12V 50A 24PIN ATX Modular Power Supply 120MM Fan 2X PCI-E
Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 3.5IN 500GB SATA2 8.5MS 7200RPM 32MB Cache NCQ Hard Drive
Zalman CNPS9700NT Copper CPU Heatsink 110MM Fan LGA775 AM2 S939 1250-2800RPM 19.5-35DBA Green LED
Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium Edition 64BIT DVD OEM
ASUS Xonar DX 7.1 Channel PCI-E Sound Card 24BIT Dolby Digital 116DB Snr W/ Low Profile Bracket
Samsung SH-S203B Black SATA DVD+RW 20X8X16 DVD-RW 20X6X16 DL 18X/12X INT DVD Writer OEM W/ Vista SW
Intel Core 2 Quad Q9300 Quad Core Processor LGA775 2.50GHZ 1333FSB 6MB OEM No HSF
Antec Nine Hundred Mid Tower Gamer Case 900 ATX 9 Drive Bay No PS Top USB2.0 1394 Audio

Processor – AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 4200+ Socket AM2
CPU Fan – AMD Original AM2 CPU Fan
Motherboard – ECS nVidia GeForce6100SM-M Motherboard
Memory 2GB DDR II 667 Memory 240 Pin (Kingston) 　
Hard Drive – Western Digital 160GB 7200RPM 8MB Cache Serial ATA II
Optical Drive LG 20X DVD RW + Dual Layer
Video – ATI Radeon 2600 Pro PCI Express, 512MB, DVI, VGA & HDTV Out
Audio – Realtek ALC660 6-channel HD Audio
Network Card – Onboard 10/100 Network Card
Ports 6 USB 2.0 Ports, 1 Parallel, 1 Serial
Case – Alien Case w/ Side CPU Cooling Vent & Back LED Fan
Neon Light – 2 Sunbeam Cold Cathod Neon Light (blue)
Power Supply 450 Watt Power Supply

I am researching components for my gaming rig setup and I would like to know if these are all compatible with one another.
Operating System: Microsoft Windows XP Professional SP3 32Bit
CPU: AMD Phenom X4 9950 Quad Core Processor HD995ZXAGHBOX – Black Edition, 2.60GHz, 4MB Cache, 2000MHz (4000 MT/s) FSB, Agena, Quad-Core, Retail, Socket AM2+, Processor with Fan [Tiger Direct]
Motherboard: MSI DKA790GX Platinum Motherboard – AMD790FX, Socket AM2+, ATX, Audio, PCI Express 2.0, HDMI, DVI, VGA, Gigabit LAN, S/PDIF, USB 2.0, Firewire, eSATA, RAID [Tiger Direct]
RAM: Corsair XMS2 DHX 4096MB Dual Channel PC6400 DDR2 800MHz Memory (2 x 2048MB) [Tiger Direct]
Hard Drive: Western Digital VelociRaptor WD3000GLFS 300GB 10000 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive – OEM  Quantity: 2 for RAID-0 [New Egg]
Optical Drive: LG Internal Blu-ray Disc / HD DVD Reader / DVD Rewriter (GGC-H20L) [Future Shop]
Case: Antec Twelve Hundred Black Steel ATX Full Tower Computer Case – Retail [New Egg]
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon HD 4870 Video Card – 512MB GDDR5, PCI Express 2.0 x16, CrossFireX Ready, (Dual Link) Dual DVI, HDTV, HDMI Support, VGA Support [Tiger Direct]
Sound Card: Creative Labs Sound Blaster Audigy SE [Tiger Direct]
Monitor: LG W1942TQ-BF 19″ Widescreen LCD Monitor – 2ms, 8000:1, F-Engine, 300 nits [Tiger Direct]
Keyboard: Logitech G15 Keyboard [Future Shop]
Mouse: Logitech G5 Laser Mouse [Future Shop]
Speakers: Logitech 5.1 Surround Speaker System (X-540) [Future Shop]
Power Supply: Ultra X3 ULT40064 1000-Watt Power Supply – ATX, SATA-Ready, PCI-E Ready, Energy Efficient, Modular [Tiger Direct]
Chipset cooling: Vantec Iceberq 4 “Pro” VGA Cooling Kit-Copper with Blue LED [Tiger Direct]
CPU cooling: Thermaltake TR2-R1 / AMD Socket AM2/939/754 / Aluminum / 92mm Fan / CPU Cooler [Tiger Direct]
Hard Drive cooling: Silverstone CFP51 Black Aluminum HDD Cooler [Tiger Direct]
Memory cooling: Corsair Dominator Memory Airflow Fan [Tiger Direct]
Floppy Drive: Ultra Internal 3.5″ Floppy Drive w/Multi Card Reader Black [Tiger Direct]
Gaming Network Card: Killer NIC M1 Gaming Network Card – 10/100/1000Mbps PCI Network Adapter [New Egg]
Gaming Physics Card: ASUS PHYSX P1E PhysX Processing Unit 128MB 128-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x1 Video Card [New Egg]
Headphones: Razer Barracuda Gaming Headset (HP-1) [Future Shop]
Mouse pad: Razer Destructor Gaming Mousepad [Future Shop]
I am also transferring all the data from my old computer with an 80 gig hard drive to my new build with CA Backup & Migration for Home & Office 2009 1User [Tiger Direct]
How well is this setup? Are all components compatible with one another? Any recommendations?  Read more... (419 words, estimated 1:41 mins reading time)