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I have been practicing some putting on the carpet at home and was wondering if it would be more beneficial if i purchased one of those roll out putting greens they sell at Dick's, golf galaxy, etc.
If so is there a certain kind/brand that is bettet?

I also putt at home on the carpet. I used to use headphones as my target cup, but now I have a cheap plastic putting cup.

I use the time more to work on aim and my stroke as opposed to focusing on accuracy in terms of distance. Greens are so varied from course to course (and day to day, with weather and upkeep, etc.) that I just don't worry too much about it.

Before every round I spend as much time as I can putting on a practice green to calibrate myself to those particular greens. At home, I still try to get 100% of 'em into the cup, but it's not my top priority.

That said, I'd appreciate some other answers to this question - maybe I'm missing out on something?

Do you mean the ones with a slightly raised cup, and an automatic ball return?

If so, I wouldn't bother. When they are packaged they are rolled up / folded really tight, to the point where the surface stays 'bumpy' indefinitely. Also, the outline of the mat provides alignment assistence that you won't have on the greens, which makes it waaaay to easy to get a streak going. I'd just stick with putting on the carpet.

they do not seem to hold up much due to wrinkles and everything else. indoor outdoor carpet that has been glued works the best to practice your accuracy. speed practice is only best on the real stuff.