New TV

TCL 55S546

Best Buy put the TCL 55S546 on a pre-Black Friday sale, marked from from $429.99 to $199.99. I had been toying with the idea of replacing my 10-year-old Panasonic VIERA TC-L32X5 32" 720p set (the picture quality is, accounting for the resolution, still amazing, and I like the set, but it’s too far away from my usual viewing spot for how small it is). At that price, and with my familiarity with TCL (I have a 49" in a mancave I got because it was cheap, fit the space perfectly and generally had good reviews), I took the plunge. It’s all the way out in Burbank, though, so I probably won’t get it until after Thanksgiving. I think I got the last one in the L.A. area; I originally bought one in West LA but Best Buy almost immediately canceled and refunded that order.

I double-checked my PERLESMITH Universal TV Stand-Table Top TV Stand for 32-55 lnch TVs, (PSTVS14) and it should work (the TCL uses a 200x200 VESA pattern (the mount fits 100x100 — 400x400), and weighs 34.4 lbs (the mount will accommodate up to 88 lbs). More on this soon.