Where did you get your HT gear from

[kevinw]

Where do you or did you get your HT gear from.
Feel free to name the place for future reference of others in your area.

[heatho]

"Video Only" here in western Washington... They have the best prices and a great selection.

[LeeS]

Home Video Library in Portland Oregon. It is a family owned store that I have been doing business with for over 10 years. Not a chain, just one location.

Over the years they rented/sold VHS, LD and DVD. No longer do rentals.

Lee

[kevinw]

Lee, not your video rental place, where did you buy your TV stereo Hdtuner ....

[D.Russell]

Got my Toshiba 42H82 at Sears (http://www.sears.com/)

My NAD T760 A/V Receiver at Sound City (http://www.soundcity.com/)

Panny RP-82 Dvd Player from One Call (http://www.onecall.com)

Samsung SIR-T150 Digital TV Set Top Box (HDTV) from J&R (http://www.jandr.com)

DishNetwork 508 PVR Satellite system from Dish Depot (http://dishdepot.com/Cart/index.php)


B&W Speakers (http://www.bwspeakers.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=local.main) from a Local Dealer (http://www.bwspeakers.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=products.dealer&countrycode=US&province=IN&city=MERRILLVILLE)

[pjboud]

Got my Reconditioned Phillips 55PP9501 HDTV from Onecall.com. (Great deal)

Got my Dish Network 6000 box from allsat.com

Receiver from Outlaw Audio.com

Cambridge Sound Works Speakers from their online store at EBAY. (Not great speakers, an area that needs inprovement someday.)

JVC prog scan DVD player from HIFI.COM
(Cambridge Soundworks web site, they had a great deal on this.)

Summary: I've had all good experiences with my online purchases. I live in Vermont, which frowns upon capitalism, at least buy mega-lo corporations, so the closest mall is about an hour drive, so online stuff is more convenient, usually.

[LeeS]

Lee, not your video rental place, where did you buy your TV stereo Hdtuner ....

The name is deceiving. They started out in the rental business but don't do that any more. I bought all my equipment there. I built all their computers and setup their internet/network and maintain their software. I get a 'deal' on everything I buy, usually at cost. On big things, cost plus shipping. :D

Actually my PVR501 came from Dish when I upgraded to Dish 500, the other three SAT receivers came from HVL.

Lee

[Rocko]

Hitachi HDTV from Sears, Integra receiver and Energy speakers from Paulson's in Farmington Hills, MI., dvd players from Best Buy (I don't trust BB with the big purchases). Comcast cable box (Motorola 5100 - and they've just notified me they'll be charging $5/month for rental starting in March).

[kevinw]

The TV came from the Sears outlet
HT sound system came from the Sears store
Pioneer HD tuner from Mundy Audio/Video In Gainseville Ga( great place for High-end AV equipment)
DVD from Bestbuy

[dukie1993]

Hitachi 57UWX20B 57" TV from Circuit City
Sony STR-DE915 Receiver from Ebay, 4 years ago
SA 3100HD HD Cable Converter - renting from Cox Cable - Fairfax, VA
PS2 DVD Player (Upgrading to Panasonic DVD-CP72 after xmas) from Costco
Pioneer CLD-D704 LaserDisc Player - Ubid I think, also 4 years ago
Home Theater Master MX-500 Remote from etonics.com

[billw]

Circuit City and online

[hdexpert]

if you live in texas you have got to give home theater store a try...they have all the best brands: b&w, definitive, elite, mitsubishi, sony, macintosh, rotel, denon,etc....they give good prices (dont pay what they have tagged, they will bargain) and their salepeople actually know what they are talking about.. if you are in the houston are ask for jim w, he has sold me all my stuff and he is great

[Zorpheus]

I got my TV from BestBuy, but now I wish I hadn't. :( I got my audio gear from Kief's AV (http://www.kiefsav.com) and noticed that they had the model above the TV I bought at WorstBuy for $250 less!!! :mad: ...oh, well.

[hdexpert]

watch out zorpheus they get mad at people who make fun of best buy lol

[mikehbkwm]

I dont know about you but Best Buy is an awesome store. I never buy my DVD's from anywhere but them they are always cheap.

[spaceman_spiff]

Panasonic 53" TV - Best Buy- Awesome deal - Beat online prices
DVD Player RP-62- Circuit City for $170.
Kenwood 6060 Reciever - Best Buy- Awesome deal, Couldnt resist - $315. Again beat most online prices
All cabling - Best Buy
Going to get HD cable from Comcast soon.
Love to Bargain. :p

[kyrangerman]

TV - Hitachi 51UWX20B from Sears. Story is I bought the 43" WS Samsung on sale for $1469 w/stand. Eighteen days later I heard a loud POP! and then nothing, no sound no picture... Went back to Sears and told them my problem. They said to bring it back and they would give me a new one, no problem. Told them I was really hesitant to go with another Samsung and once I got the 43" home I really wanted something a little bigger. He said upgrading would be no problem. Looked around and narrowed it down to the 51" Panasonic and the 51" Hitachi. The Hitachi was rated #1 but listed for $2199. I showed him an hhgregg add that had the TV for $1999. I had already told them (nicely) that if I couldn't find something there to replace the Samsung I would probably just go somewhere else to purchase the next set. After I showed him the add he thought for a moment and said "I can sell you the Hitachi for $1799. I acted like I was mulling the offer for about 10 seconds and then told him to write it up. I was afraid to do the large purchase (TV) online and seeing as I had problems it ended up being a smart decision.

HTS - JVC-TP570 from Spectravox (online purchase). I know, I know, it's a package system, but the wife really didn't want to spend much more than $500 for HT. After researching the package sytems the JVC looked like the best for the money, plus I had purchased JVC audio equipment in past years and was always pleased with it. My ears aren't that discerning so I have been pleased with the JVC system, especially when watching concert DVD's. The system listed for $679 but I got it through Spectravox for $509 delivered.

One note. I was talking to a salesman at one of the high end stores and he said whatever system or components I bought make sure that they had a powered sub woofer. I found out thats some of them don't.

[stilllearning]

If you are in Texas...dont buy your equipment from HomeTheaterStore. They will sell you what you will not need, and try to confuse you with their fast talk. Their products are overpriced and deceiving like a car dealership. How many folks really enjoy haggling when buying a car? You never know if you really got a good deal. HomeTheaterStore ripped me off with a Mitsubishi 65" Diamond series TV. They do not care if you are fully satisfied.
My Yamaha, Panasonic DVD, and Hughes receiver were all purchased at Best Buy. When I walk out of BestBuy I feel good about my purchase with no regrets. You know what you are getting when you shop there, and they do the best they can to satisfy your needs. No lies or deceits..prices clearly marked. When I buy from a national chain, I know they will be around to back up my product for years to come...
It was a big mistake to purchase through a local Texas run by a bunch of morons like HomeTheaterStore.