Bills for thousands of Montgomery County cable viewers will increase by 4 percent starting March 1, when Comcast Corp., suburban Maryland’s largest cable television provider, raises rates throughout the Washington region.
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Cable War Fails To Lower Rates
By 2.19.07
Inside the LCD TV Price War
By 2.13.07
On the day after Thanksgiving, Mr. Sollitto, the chairman and chief executive of Syntax-Brillian, had 32-inch Olevia liquid-crystal display TV sets selling at Circuit City for $475, almost half its regular price.
Samsung: Do Not Return Your Defective TV
By 1.22.07
This note was probably due to the fact that consumers often do not know how to properly hook up HDTVs, and return them thinking they are defective. In Shawn’s case, the TV really was defective. So did Samsung help him? Of course not.
UPDATE: Dish Charges You Extra For Not Having A Phone
By 1.2.07
Dee writes in with an update to her letter posted under Dish Charges You Extra For Not Having A Phone. Of special note: plugging in a phone to the dead line will not help her situation…
Dish Charges You Extra For Not Having A Phone
By 12.28.06
Dish Network is charging Dee a $5 “programming access fee” because she doesn’t have a phone line.
ShopNBC Demands Money For Broken TV
By 12.16.06
The McKenzies ordered two TVs from ShopNBC three months ago. The boxes arrived damaged and the family sent them back for a warranty replacement, which has yet to materialize. As such, the McKenzies haven’t paid for the tv sets.
The Secret History Of Credit Cards
By 11.29.06
PBS has joined forces with the New York Times to reveal, “The Secret History Of Credit Cards.” The show airs tonight at 9pm EST.
You Came. You Shopped. You Bought a Skinny TV.
By 11.27.06
Flat panel TVs are shaping up to be the most popular purchase this holiday season. Why? You consumers are too “confused” (read: too smart to get drawn in) by the format wars between HD DVD and Blu-ray, and you can’t get your hands on a Wii or a PS3. That leaves your ugly, bulky old TV. Ugh! Time for a new one. Also, in addition to a flat screen, you want a bigger TV. “Screen size is very important to consumers this season, with a majority of them looking at screens of 30 inches or more and spending an average of $1,950. The 42-inch size will be the most popular of all, IDC said. “
Consumer Reports Warns Against Extended Warranties
By 11.13.06
Consumer Reports has an excellent article this morning warning against the fraud that is the extended warranty. From the article:
DirecTV Titanium, TV For The Elite
By 11.3.06
You can have every single DirecTV channel and subscription, including all the porn, and 24/7 at-your-door customer service, if you sign up for DirecTV Titanium *.
Sony Reverses Decision To Deny Repairs After Reader Threatens Writing The Consumerist
By 10.6.06
A reader claims he got Sony to change its mind about not honoring his warranty. All he had to do was namedrop The Consumerist.com.
Ask The Consumerists: When Is Hi-Def, Not?
By 8.21.06
Like many others, Andy’s not getting that amazing hi-def signal on his hi-def TV. His 42 inch, plasma, 2 grand plus, hi-def TV.
The News: All The Fat That’s Fit To Print
By 5.26.06
• Hasbro cancels plans for line of racy dolls based around ‘Pussycat Dolls,’ switches focus to My First Little Lolita rollout. [NYT]
TV Shipping in the Valley of the Amazons
By 5.19.06
Man buys TV from Amazon. UPS keeps dropping it. Perhaps Amazon should use better packing.
McCain, Waiter to the TV Stars
By 5.17.06
Didn’t this man run for president in a parallel universe? LAT:
Dish Network’s Head Served on HD Platter
By 4.6.06
It seems the swing towards High-Definition TV formats is happening only slightly less gracefully than a Mack truck doing pirouettes. Channel providers expect customers to invest in building up their network by purchasing HD converters. Apparently they’ve never heard the old saying that we just made up, “Give a man a free door but make him pay you to unlock it.”
