11/01/09

Shoe Salesmen/Technonerd Wantabes

by Number1Chef

It is a special place to give up you money to a bunch of Social climbing Shoe Salesmen who want to be Techno nerds! You will be their best friend and they will promise you anything until they close the sale THEN they roll their eyes and ignore you when you have problems. I heard one of the Shoe Salesman talking about how stupid his customer was because he didn't understand the diffeence between 720 and 1080 HD. These guys(?) get inflated in their own minds by thrownig around all their techno BS and not helping the customer. I am sure their level of education is Highschool GED. Go anywhere else and get lower prices and no lip!

• Pros: Gay Friendly
• Cons: Double Talking Shoe Salesmen

07/03/09

Nice store and service!

by MyronH

I bought a pair of Paradigm speakers and center channel from A&B TV. All I can say, is that this store is top notch! Elmo and Harlan both helped me on separate occasions, and let me audition speakers with my own music. The store is clean, has a good layout, and several listening rooms. There are flat-panel HDTV's hanging everywhere! So it's a great place to compare TV's side by side! There is even a mock-up Theatre Room with top-of-the-line Paradigm Signature series in it. All of what they sell is high-end product, yet with reasonable prices. I saw some good deals on other products while I was there too.

I previously went to several other stores, including the big name electronics stores, and other dealers. But I came back to A&B because of their properly set up showrooms, nice atmosphere, and good customer service. All of the speakers are set up properly in the listening rooms. Unlike other stores, there are no kids or other people to bother you, when you are trying to compare speakers. Plus, they are locally-owned and have an established business here in Austin for years. I'll definitely be going back there soon to complete my home theater and buy matching surrounds and a sub!

• Pros: Nice showrooms, good service, high-end products

02/15/09

A & B TV Came Through Again

by jgleitman

Recommending a restaurant, book, movie or a service contractor to a friend or relative can be tricky, but when my mother-in-law asked me to pick out and have installed a large screen HD TV system for her I turned to my trusted resource of A & B TV on Anderson Lane. I?ve purchased from Harlan Lawson and Kevin Cooper over the years and have had great experiences. This was no exception. These gentlemen have been around a long time. They are honest, know the technology and their product and don?t oversell. For me in a large format (50 inch plus) I prefer plasma because of it?s deeper, richer black color definition and it?s processing of motion (such as sporting events). The best dollar value to me is the 50 inch Pioneer PDP5020 Kuro. I selected for her system the Pioneer BDP51 Blu-Ray DVD player and the Osiris RF universal remote. She was blown away. A & B delivered the equipment to her residence and Harlan hooked me up with their contract installer, Jim O?Bryant and my mother-in-law couldn?t have been happier with the experience. When you are in the market to purchase everyone has their own preferences, but for me A & B is locally owned, have a long tenured team of professionals, will spend the time answering all your questions, and provide an honest assessment of products and what best fits your criteria and budget. And thankfully it worked out great for my mother-in-law as well.