Amazon vs The Big Screen Store: what you actually pay for a Samsung TV

If you live in Maryland or Virginia and you are comparing a Samsung TV on Amazon with The Big Screen Store, start with the number that matters: what you pay when you walk out the door — not the number on the product page.

Amazon’s price is before tax

Amazon list and cart prices are usually shown before sales tax. Tax gets added at checkout. That Amazon total is not an “out the door” price.

On qualifying Samsung TVs and soundbars, The Big Screen Store pays your state sales tax. So when you compare the real totals — Amazon after tax vs us with tax covered — we are usually lower. Bring the quote if you want us to meet or beat another authorized retailer’s current price. Ask your nearest store what qualifies today; it can change by model and promotion.

We sell Samsung products on Amazon too. This is not a dig at Amazon as a company. It is a straight comparison for people who live near our stores.

See the real picture — not a canned demo

We have 11 Samsung-focused showrooms across Maryland and Virginia. We do not do anything special to the TVs, and we do not run canned demos. Floor sets play the same real streaming content you would watch at home, so you can see how OLED, Neo QLED, Micro RGB, and The Frame actually differ. Canned demos make cheap TVs look great — then they disappoint at home. That is the advantage of walking into one of our stores.

Next-day delivery in most cases

For customers in our local service area, delivery is usually next day, with white-glove handling: careful transport, placement, and basic setup. That is local MD/VA only — we do not ship big screens nationwide. More detail in our white-glove delivery guide.

Support after the box is open

Lifetime tech support means you can keep calling with setup, input, and firmware questions. That follow-through is hard to get from a marketplace listing alone.

If you live near us, buy from us

For service-area customers, there is no good reason to buy a product we carry on Amazon unless you want to pay more for much lesser service. If you are far outside MD/VA, or you need something we do not carry, Amazon can still be a practical option — and yes, we sell there too. But if you are local, come see it, compare the real totals, and let us take care of delivery.

Prefer monthly payments? See our TV financing & payment options, then confirm current offers with your nearest showroom.

Comparing other big-box options too? We also wrote about why MD & VA shoppers choose TBSS over Best Buy, and a separate look at Costco vs The Big Screen Store.