# Will TVs get cheaper closer to Christmas/Black Friday? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [November 10, 2021, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-tvs-get-cheaper-closer-to-christmas-black-friday/954121 "2021-11-10T14:12:12Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 17\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Nars\_Glinley](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nars_glinley/32/8177_2.png) [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2021, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-tvs-get-cheaper-closer-to-christmas-black-friday/954121/1 "2021-11-10T14:12:12Z")
I’ve been looking at getting a new TV but the prices seem higher than they have been in the past. Chip shortage maybe? I can definitely wait a few weeks if things will get cheaper on or after Black Friday. Is this likely to happen or is this just an extraordinary year where nothing is predictable? ---
**Author:** ![QuickSilver](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quicksilver/32/7832_2.png) [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2021, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-tvs-get-cheaper-closer-to-christmas-black-friday/954121/2 "2021-11-10T14:24:35Z")
I’m in the market as well. The Vizio we have now is getting long in the tooth and has some annoying habits of constantly wanting to download updates. Sometimes it will recycle twice a day. Got my eye on the LG GX OLED Evo (2021 model). Given the electronics stock shortages, I’m thinking I’m not going to wait for better prices because there won’t be any left by the time seasonal sales come around. ---
**Author:** ![Nars\_Glinley](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nars_glinley/32/8177_2.png) [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2021, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-tvs-get-cheaper-closer-to-christmas-black-friday/954121/3 "2021-11-10T14:32:43Z")
Right after I posted, I saw a report on CNN that said the TV prices were up over 10% from a year ago. He also said that according to Best Buy, their inventories are in pretty good shape. He did not say if there would be a big sale this year. ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2021, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-tvs-get-cheaper-closer-to-christmas-black-friday/954121/4 "2021-11-10T14:44:49Z")
> [@QuickSilver](#): > > Got my eye on the LG GX OLED Evo (2021 model). Given the electronics stock shortages, I’m thinking I’m not going to wait for better prices because there won’t be any left by the time seasonal sales come around. Checking the website, the 65" is $3500, but the 77" is $3300. About a year ago, I bought a 65" CX class set. It’s been great. Amazingly super thin, but to be honest, who cares? You only notice that if you look at it from the side. ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2021, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-tvs-get-cheaper-closer-to-christmas-black-friday/954121/5 "2021-11-10T14:46:18Z")
> [@Nars\_Glinley](#): > > or is this just an extraordinary year where nothing is predictable? Likely this. The shortage of computer chips is continuing, as is the backlog of container shipments coming to the U.S. from Asia. If you hold out, you _might_ get a better deal closer to Christmas, but I certainly would not plan on it. ---
**Author:** ![ZipperJJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zipperjj/32/211_2.png) [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2021, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-tvs-get-cheaper-closer-to-christmas-black-friday/954121/6 "2021-11-10T14:49:44Z")
When I was shopping for TVs for my parents, everything I read said TV sales discounts are the biggest around the Superbowl. It’s in February. ---
**Author:** ![QuickSilver](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quicksilver/32/7832_2.png) [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2021, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-tvs-get-cheaper-closer-to-christmas-black-friday/954121/7 "2021-11-10T14:52:24Z")
I’m looking at the 55". A 65" would probably be ideal but I really don’t want a huge screen for the space. That said, I’m looking at mounting brackets and they all seem to be too thick. The smallest I found projects the screen almost 3" from the wall. Kind of defeats the purpose of a super slim and screen. How did you mount yours, if I may ask. Are there mounting brackets that are more low profile than that? ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2021, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-tvs-get-cheaper-closer-to-christmas-black-friday/954121/8 "2021-11-10T14:54:51Z")
I didn’t mount it. It’s sitting on the same squarish wooden TV stand that used to hold a 26" CRT TV a couple of decades ago (and then held a 46" LCD set for about a decade). I’m in an apartment with concrete walls and am unwilling to make the installation permanent. I was thinking of getting one of those TV stands with a built-in mount. And yes, you want a huge screen in the space. No such thing as too big a TV screen. ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2021, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-tvs-get-cheaper-closer-to-christmas-black-friday/954121/9 "2021-11-10T16:35:56Z")
> [@QuickSilver](#): > > That said, I’m looking at mounting brackets and they all seem to be too thick. The smallest I found projects the screen almost 3" from the wall. Kind of defeats the purpose of a super slim and screen. If your goal is a set that’s basically flat on the wall, look at the “gallery design” line from LG. Samsung has a line called “the frame” where the bezel is designed to look like a contemporary picture frame and the whole thing look like it’s just a painting on the wall. I think the Samsung line has the electronics in a separate box. ---
**Author:** ![bump](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7c8e57/32.png) [@bump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bump)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2021, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-tvs-get-cheaper-closer-to-christmas-black-friday/954121/10 "2021-11-10T16:36:40Z")
The one I got nearly 10 years ago only takes up maybe 1-1.5" of depth- basically it’s a frame that mounts flat on the wall, and some rails mount directly to the TV, and you slide the rails into the frame sideways (takes 2 people for a 50" TV). That’s about as thin as they get, I suspect. My TV itself is quite a bit thicker than the mounting bracket (it’s a Panasonic plasma). ---
**Author:** ![QuickSilver](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quicksilver/32/7832_2.png) [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2021, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-tvs-get-cheaper-closer-to-christmas-black-friday/954121/11 "2021-11-10T16:38:23Z")
I was pretty sure that the LG GX series is precisely the kind of TV that is designed to look like you describe. ---
**Author:** ![QuickSilver](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quicksilver/32/7832_2.png) [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2021, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-tvs-get-cheaper-closer-to-christmas-black-friday/954121/12 "2021-11-10T19:14:27Z")
> [@bump](#): > > That’s about as thin as they get, I suspect. My TV itself is quite a bit thicker than the mounting bracket (it’s a Panasonic plasma). Just realized the TV I’ve decided on comes with a super slim mounting bracket and is recessed into the back of the tv. Based on videos, it will mount right up against the wall. Problem solved. ---
**Author:** ![Spiderman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spiderman/32/230_2.png) [@Spiderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiderman)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2021, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-tvs-get-cheaper-closer-to-christmas-black-friday/954121/13 "2021-11-10T21:29:22Z")
I thought the cheap, cheap, cheap Black Friday sale TVs were either older models they were trying to clear out, or a slightly different, cheaper version of a standard model (ie. one HDMI input instead of three), in which case, they weren’t all that much of a bargain. ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2021, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-tvs-get-cheaper-closer-to-christmas-black-friday/954121/14 "2021-11-10T21:32:13Z")
I’ve heard the same thing. The OP might try looking in Costco, which might have better prices. ---
**Author:** ![AlsoNamedBort](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alsonamedbort/32/3213_2.png) [@AlsoNamedBort](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AlsoNamedBort)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2021, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-tvs-get-cheaper-closer-to-christmas-black-friday/954121/15 "2021-11-10T21:33:28Z")
It looks like most retailers are doing season long sales instead of just Black Friday. Best Buy already has their Black Friday pricing on TVs (with guarantees if it goes lower by the end of the year), and from what I’ve seen, Amazon/Target/Walmart/etc all have similar pricing on matching TVs. I went ahead and got myself an LG C1 yesterday. HUGE upgrade for me. ---
**Author:** ![Nars\_Glinley](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nars_glinley/32/8177_2.png) [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2021, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-tvs-get-cheaper-closer-to-christmas-black-friday/954121/16 "2021-11-11T00:09:56Z")
> [@Spiderman](#): > > I thought the cheap, cheap, cheap Black Friday sale TVs were either older models they were trying to clear out, or a slightly different, cheaper version of a standard model (ie. one HDMI input instead of three), in which case, they weren’t all that much of a bargain… And that would be OK for this TV. It’s going in my supposed “Exercise Room” so it probably won’t get a lot of usage. That’s why I’m not interested in paying a lot for it. ---
**Author:** ![Nars\_Glinley](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nars_glinley/32/8177_2.png) [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2021, 12:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-tvs-get-cheaper-closer-to-christmas-black-friday/954121/17 "2021-11-11T00:12:33Z")
> [@Dewey\_Finn](#): > > I’ve heard the same thing. The OP might try looking in Costco, which might have better prices… We don’t have a local Costco but I am a Sam’s member (which I think is basically the same thing) and the TVs there don’t seem to be much of a bargain. I did get my last 2 TVs from there and am happy with them but they get used all the time so their features and quality are more important to me.