TVs

If you're trying to sell a TV, you'll quickly realize it's a whole different ball game than hawking off smaller electronics, such as smartphones.

First of all, the television is heavy and bulky, so it's going to be hard to mail it off to a third-party seller, and the shipping costs might be too high. The smartest option would be to sell it to the buyer directly. Secondly, there's a lot of information on selling gadgets, but not specifically TVs, which require a different approach. And lastly, it's hard to put a number on it because of the big discrepancy between prices in the used-TV market.

Where to Sell

Although people sell their TVs on sites such as Amazon and eBay, the best place to unload them is Craigslist. After all, you can arrange for buyers to come pick it up themselves, so you don't have to mail it off. Since it's also a potentially bigger financial transaction, you might prefer to ask for the payments in cash, which is possible with Craigslist.

Cut to the chase: Sell it on Craigslist.

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At CES in January, Samsung unveiled the biggest TV of the show with the S9 Ultra High Definition (UHD is formerly know as 4K), an 85-inch display, designed in what the company called an "unprecedented" TV design, the Timeless Gallery. Raised off the ground within a metal frame, with another accent bar above the display, it's certainly not something we've seen in TVs before. Now, two months after the TV's reveal, Samsung has announced the price of the S9: $39,999 with preorders opening at the end of March on samsung.com.

According to Samsung, the S9 includes proprietary technology that will seamlessly convert HD content from current devices to the UHD display and offer audio six times better than today's standard television sets. So, with the pricing now announced, do you have a spare $40 grand burning a hole in your pocket?

When the Oscars go live at 5:30 p.m. EST / 2:30 p.m. PST, you can feel like you're right there on the red carpet, rubbing shoulders with Jennifer Lawrence and Ben Affleck, with an at-home, do-it-yourself Dolby Theatre.

A successful home theater system is a complete audio and visual experience. If you've got a big-screen-display-and-audio set ready to be installed, we'll show you how to set up an Academy-Awards-worthy home theater for your Oscar-viewing party — or, with a little bit of accessorizing, tinkering, and feng shui rearrangement, how to create one with existing equipment.

The Home Theater Trifecta

• TV Display — You'll need a big screen to watch the red-carpet bonanza and tearjerking acceptance speeches unfold. Large TV displays can cost a fortune (remember all of those quadruple-digit price tags at CES?), but there are solid smaller-size models that don't cost an arm and a leg, like the 32-inch Samsung UN32EH4003 ($284).
• Cable or Satellite — We've been talking about cutting the cable cord in favor of a media-streaming device like Roku, but those TV boxes are pretty useless for watching the Oscars. ABC won't stream the Academy Awards online, so you'll need a cable or satellite subscription this time around. Basic antennas [RCA Basic Indoor Antenna ($9)] are fairly cheap, however, and can be found at Target, Best Buy, Amazon, and other big-box retailers.
• Surround Sound — A good audio system can make you feel like you're in the audience next to George, Matt, and Brad. Ideally, a surround-sound experience needs two side speakers, two rear speakers, and one center front speaker. You can buy a complete theater sound set [Yamaha YHT-397 ($300)] or fashion your own with existing speakers using a male-to-male audio cable [Mediabridge 3.5mm ($8)] and an audio splitter [Belkin Splitter ($2)].

Read on for proper placement technique (red carpet may be necessary) and how to take care of your home theater once it's set up.

Projection displays offer that MTV Cribs-style home theater experience, but typically a big room is needed to properly project large cinema-quality images. LG's Hecto TV, just announced this week at CES, gives size-conscious apartment dwellers a chance to get in on the home theater dream. The Hecto includes a 100-inch laser screen TV display and a projector that uses something called Ultra Short Throw technology to display HD images at 1920 x 1080 resolution even from just a few inches away — yeah, science!

We took a look at the Hecto on the CES show floor, where the projector was set up less than a foot away from the wall-size screen (seen at the base of the screen in the above photo), and we have to admit: the image quality was barely rivaled by the OLED and UHD TVs nearby.

Included with the TV is the same WiFi-enabled smart software available with other LG units, as well as the voice and gesture-controlled Magic Remote. Sadly, like many products at CES, pricing and US availability have not been announced.

Samsung already revealed the biggest TV of CES, but that's nothing when compared to the curved OLED TV it debuted today. Promising a more immersive viewing experience than the stiff, flat screens currently occupying living rooms, the curved panel is a hopeful piece of concept technology for now.

In addition to the promise of a more lifelike picture, the curvature of the TV is intended to combat the problem of distorted images when not viewed straight-on, showing even picture quality from any angle. While it was just last year we were introduced to the superlative-packed thinnest ever TV by LG, and this year we already see other super HD, slim TVs on the market, albeit at steep prices, could the curved OLED TV become a consumer reality by this time next year?

Early adopter technology doesn't come cheap. Want the latest in ultra high-definition displays? Be prepared for a five-figure price tag, as LG announced in its CES press conference today. After an introduction at last year's show, the company will ship its OLED TVs this year, starting with the 55-inch screen size, priced at $12,000 and shipping in March.

LG plans to partner with media providers like Activision, Google, and Disney to make more content configured for higher-resolution displays available. Also coming this year is LG's 65-inch OLED TV; no word on pricing yet, but it's a safe bet you should get a lottery ticket ready.

Looking to clear an extra $17,000 out of your bank account? Allow Samsung to help. Though announced in January at CES, the electronics company finally released the giant 75-inch (diagonal) ES9000 OLED smart TV this week.

Touted as the world's largest OLED TV, the ES9000 measures in with a slim 7.9mm bezel. It also features a built-in retractable web camera, intended for video conferencing and Kinect-style gesture controls. Ready to bring a piece of the future to your at-home screening room? Better board the next flight to South Korea, the only country where the ES9000 is currently available for the equivalent of about $17,450.

Samsung announced a sexy and sleek 55-inch Super OLED screen at its press conference today. The set comes with a super-slim bezel, a built-in camera, and a microphone for motion and voice control, along with dual processors to run apps, and of course, 3D capability.