If you are in the market for a new television you might want to consider the advantages of purchasing a refurbished LCD TV. You can save quite a bit of money by purchasing a late model for a substantial discount. If you do your research you can get one with a factory backed warranty. Most people never consider this as an option. When a friend alerted me to this I looked into it to see if it was valid. Sure enough, it was. I managed to save over $200 by doing this.