LCD and Plasma Bargains and Discussions thread

Speedster said:
Is this a good deal?

Samsung UA40C7000 40" FULL HD 3D LED TV Price R3,999
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Update on this deal - the ad said it was in Pretoria but when I phoned the guy he gave me an address in Bloem but, apparently they deliver. Asked a good friend of mine to go pop by and check this guy out - if he's for real I'm taking one!

Here are some of his other prices.
Samsung UA40C7000 40" FULL HD 3D LED TV Price R3,999
Samsung F9 70-inches LCD TV with LED backlight Full HD TV Price R12,999
Samsung 32" UA32D6000 FULL HD LED TV Price R2,980
Samsung 46" UA46D7000 Full HD 200Hz LED TV Price R5,450
Samsung 55" UA55D8000 Full HD 200Hz LED TV Price R9,999
Samsung 59" UAD7000 FULL HD Ultra Slim LED TV Price R10,450
Samsung 82-Inch LCD World`s Largest Ultra High-Definition TV Price R13,450
Samsung PN63C7000 63 INCHES 3D Plasma TV Price R11,600
Samsung UN55B8000 55-Inch 1080p 240 Hz LED Full HD TV Price R9,870
Samsung D9000 75 inches 3D LED FULL HD TV Price R31,870
SAMSUNG 65 INCHES C9000 3D LED FULL HD TV Price R27,960
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Does Makro still sell Plasma TVs?
Nothing in their brosure or on their website.
 
Hey Mr PostmanPot:

I think these are the new Game specials, what do you think of the Au40D for 5k? crap? ok? don't go there? Should I rather stick to getting the 40D550?

http://www.gamestores.co.za/RapidCat/game/rsa/pages/page-10.jpg

The 40D550 is on the top of my list so far from the input from you and the other guys on here...I'm just checking what my options are in the same price range

Thanks again.
 
stuffsCPT said:
Hey Mr PostmanPot:

I think these are the new Game specials, what do you think of the Au40D for 5k? crap? ok? don't go there? Should I rather stick to getting the 40D550?

http://www.gamestores.co.za/RapidCat/game/rsa/pages/page-10.jpg

The 40D550 is on the top of my list so far from the input from you and the other guys on here...I'm just checking what my options are in the same price range

Thanks again.
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Hey hey, definitely the LA40D550 CCFL-LCD due to its extra features and connectors like USB HD media player, 3/4 x HDMI, etc.

UA40D5003 has only 1 x HDMI and a non HD USB media player. Perhaps you like the LED back-lighting though, check it out if you only need 1 x HDMI and/or already have an HD media player. If your room is bright you could benefit.

If you are then dead set on LED-LCD, try go for UA40D5000/D5500 as they have those extra connectors and features.

Feel free to list your intended usage, room type, viewing distance, and any other factors you see fit.
 
Intended usage: Connect pc to it using HDMI - this wont be my primary monitor tho, this is just to stream movies from pc.
Room type: My room is quite bright in the day, but I normally play Xbox and watch movies at night.
Viewing distance: about 3 meters or so.
I don't care much about the tv being LED or LCD, I care more about image quality.
They HD player - do you know if it only reads fat32 drives? If it plays media straight off my 1tb NTFS that would be so awesome then I won't even need to connect it to my pc.
 
stuffsCPT said:
Intended usage: Connect pc to it using HDMI - this wont be my primary monitor tho, this is just to stream movies from pc.
Room type: My room is quite bright in the day, but I normally play Xbox and watch movies at night.
Viewing distance: about 3 meters or so.
I don't care much about the tv being LED or LCD, I care more about image quality.
They HD player - do you know if it only reads fat32 drives? If it plays media straight off my 1tb NTFS that would be so awesome then I won't even need to connect it to my pc.
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Either of the TVs mentioned will do great then, especially if you ever wanted to work on a PC (Samsung PC Mode is excellent). Used my LA32C550 for 8 months as a PC screen.

Lots of people prefer plasma image quality (I do, also have a C450 42" plasma (to compare my LCD to)), so if you are open to the idea :wtf:, and if you like Samsung, you should just check out the PS51D450 51" HD Ready plasma at around R6k. From 3m you'd definitely benefit from the 11" extra size. Downsides are HD Ready (not a problem for most people from longer viewing distance), reflective screen (similar but worse than the LED-LCDs), and higher electricity use (R15 - R20 per month average).

Always best to check TVs out at dimly lit stores. The common bright shop lighting throws one off and makes it hard to gauge, even works in the salesmens' favour.
 
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I think I will decide between the two I mentioned, think my gut is saying the d550 because I can make use of the extra hdmi and features. There is a spot in the wall for the tv, a 51 inch will never fit in there. First prize is sticking to my budget of 5k..

Thanks a lot for you help again man, I will come back and let you know what I think of my new tv :)
 
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