LCD and Plasma Bargains and Discussions thread

[Joka69]

Is the 50" UHD at Makro a Smart TV?
Does it have 3D?
Lastly, does it come with the 1TB of free VOX data?

Thanks!

Yes
No
Not as far as I know

Yes its a smart TV,
No, No 3D.
Yes, it does come with the 1tb VOX promotion (I just activated mine yesterday)

 

[weelzSA]

I see it is back to R12999 now

 

[Joka69]

I see it is back to R12999 now

You can try contacting a Samsung store, if you still want this TV, i know they had it for R11999, that's where i was initially going to buy the TV.

 

[weelzSA]

You can try contacting a Samsung store, if you still want this TV, i know they had it for R11999, that's where i was initially going to buy the TV.

Yeah but it still not R9999 tho

 

[Naks]

FML, I was actually going to order this today

 

[weelzSA]

FML, I was actually going to order this today

This was my plan too.

 

[weelzSA]

What about these two:

Sinotec
Hisense

The Sinotec is great with 5 year warranty but just worried about both their displays at UHD or will they be great?

 

[Badprop_za]

This was my plan too.

Just saw this it this morning only.

The Hisense is available at R9999 with 3D. http://www.makro.co.za/electronics/hisense-50-127cm-3d-uhd-smart-tv-282463EA

 

[weelzSA]

Yeah I saw the Hisense and it looks. I prefer it over the Sinotec cause of HDMI inputs even tho it two year less warranty. Just worried about the quality or is that not something I should worry about?

 

[Wasp_21]

Hisense makes awesome fridges.

 

[PostmanPot]

Hisense makes awesome fridges.

Not sure hey, they haven't stood the test of time yet. Sure, from a price/warranty perspective they are good, but like their TVs, there's usually a reason they're cheaper.

 

[Judgewarrick]

Hisense makes awesome fridges.

Agreed 100 percent.

I must say bigger is better I have a 65 inch 2,3meters away and the immersive experience is uncanny . A lot of my friends loves the set up and my wife with villa rosa ,lol.
http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Optimum_HDTV_viewing_distance

 

[Naks]

the UA50HU7000 is back down to R9,999: http://www.makro.co.za/electronics/samsung-50-127cm-uhd-smart-tv-282461EA#

 

[SauRoNZA]

What about these two:

Sinotec
Hisense

The Sinotec is great with 5 year warranty but just worried about both their displays at UHD or will they be great?

Why would you want to buy a UHD now when the standard hasn't been properly confirmed yet and you'll probably need to replace it a year or two from now.

 

[igi]

Yeah I saw the Hisense and it looks. I prefer it over the Sinotec cause of HDMI inputs even tho it two year less warranty. Just worried about the quality or is that not something I should worry about?

hi all
hisense gives you 4-years guarantee
3-from macro
1-extra if you register on line

 

[igi]

Not sure hey, they haven't stood the test of time yet. Sure, from a price/warranty perspective they are good, but like their TVs, there's usually a reason they're cheaper.

cheaper price ?
I think its a question of-the new kid on the block
needs to make waves to be noticed

 

[Neoprod]

Yeah that's my point. My Onkyo does "4k" up-scaling but honestly how decent can that be in any case. Will wait until the market and the content actually matures a bit before making any more purchases.

Hey, dude - if it's not too much trouble, can you try that out with a blu-ray video and let us know? I'd be interested to see what the result is...my blu-ray player upscales DVD to 1080p and I was actually taken aback by the improvement (DVD's I'd watched previously actually did look better on my TV). Colour me surprised.

 

[weelzSA]

Why would you want to buy a UHD now when the standard hasn't been properly confirmed yet and you'll probably need to replace it a year or two from now.

I agree with what you are saying. I was just thinking that cause of the price compared to other same sizes, it would make sense to go that route of UHD. I'd obviously love a 55-60" TV but they don't seem to be in my price range.

 

[Neoprod]

I agree with what you are saying. I was just thinking that cause of the price compared to other same sizes, it would make sense to go that route of UHD. I'd obviously love a 55-60" TV but they don't seem to be in my price range.

Good point...I missed that you had the choice between a 4K and 1080p TV at the same price point (also been wondering why anyone would buy 4K at the moment).

 

[weelzSA]

Good point...I missed that you had the choice between a 4K and 1080p TV at the same price point (also been wondering why anyone would buy 4K at the moment).

Yeah so that is my dilema. I can go for a Hisense 55" for R9999 or a Samsung 50" UHD - the bigger one is more tempting but just don't know how picture quality will hold up against the Samsung with movies and games.