best buy -circuit city etc. do they know what thay are doing?

they will chk but wont be responsible

1. connectivity. Using HDMI (consumer products) will provide the best picture. The content is transferred digitally from the source to the TV. 2. content. Over-the-air broadcast HD content is 720p or 1080i. Over cable and satellite, recompressing and higher compression will reduce picture quality, broadcast is tops. 3. 120hz requires a source that can deliver that rate, or a frame rate doubler. The store is probably using Blu-ray or HD-DVD as the source, which can output in 1080p. Examine the TV settings. There are often display options to adjust for room light, sharpness, and a variety of things to tweak the picture to your liking. Having the set properly calibrated can help. Factory settings are not perfect. But I would examine your set-up first, content and connectivity, before spending money on calibration. You may also find another place to have it calibrated, an authorized service center, under warranty. Compare the specs carefully on the two models. Look for contrast ratio, brightness, and actual display resolution. Just because a TV accepts 1080p doesn't mean the screen has a horizontal resolution of 1080, 768 is common. Earlier sets were even lower. Many manufacturers still do not publish the actual screen resolution. The other set may well offer a better picture. This stuff is constantly evolving.

I know CC has a lifetime warranty on their installs. If anything goes wrong because of their work you just bring it to them and they will fix it. I'm sure BB has something similar.

As for the quality, it really depends on the store. I know some people that install for them that know their stuff. I would not have any worry of having my car in their hands. Some of their installers are even MECP certified. There are some that I do not trust as much. It really is specific on the installer and the store. You can always ask the installers what experience they have and other general questions. If you don't think they know what they are doing then go to another shop.

Good Luck!!!

stay away from the big box stores when it comes to car audio installation, they don't require their installers to be certified and you can get one of those jobs with very little experience (two installs in your driveway) and they get away with it because the person doing the hiring usually does not have a clue about car audio

they always pad your bill by selling you something that is unnessary, or tell you that you need to have all or your inside speaker wires ran again

for best results go to a car audio shop and talk to someone that is certified, and has a clue about what brands to avoid (they wont usually carry the shi** brands) and whats good (the big box stores are about the sale, Pyle of JL they dont care), they also know about resistace (ohms) the jerks at the big box stores will send you out or there with stuff that is not even compatable with one another

You can get good basic work done there. Usually the salesmen know only what the boxes have taught them but the installers are the ones into it. I wouldn't get any advance work done there. I started installing pro at BB. You can get good installers and bad ones.

I would speak w/ them first and look into their guarantee. Especially the labor & parts. They are the kind of store that would create extra bills out of the thin air. I would trust Best Buy over CC.

well i have a best buy near me and they do okay work. like they said they would give me a warantee for my camera and instead of replacing it they gave me an even worse camera, and we had to pay $70 extra to get a newer one. but besides that, they usually have good service with long lasting products.

while it will be more expensive, best buy techs are very knowledgeable and will do a great job. i recommend using them... circuit city guys are less knowledgeable but supposedly use cheaper wire... id go to best buy

i dont know about their skills (whether they do a good job installing kit) but they should know what is and isnt good kit because they have statistics on recalls, returns and repairs

do doctors know what they r doing...do teachers?? some do some don't...we have crutchfield...they really know whats up...