Sony 42" Full HD Special

ginzu

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Howzit guys not jacking the thread but I wanna find out about the Samsung LED TV, any info?


I had a look at the Samsung LED TV yesterday, It beats every LCD in the store, Sony, philips, LG, etc. the colour and contrast is simply awesome.

The SONY is Full HD, Has a Bravia 3 Engine, XMB interface looks slick, It is only 40". Sony don't make 42" the advertizing is all wrong, the price looks great, one sales guy said 1 year the other said 3 year warranty, so best get it in writing.

The SA, US and UK websites don't have this TV on their website. The MEA site has the scoop on this TV.

http://www.sony-mea.com/product/klv-40s550a

Can't tell you anything about the quality, the fools at HifiCorp had the thing hooked up to a crappy DSTV signal with RF cable!!
But I hear that Bravia engine 3 is great and this set seem to be replacing Sony's previous S series 40" which was good so this has to be better?

Two things worry me though:
1. It's from HifiCorp, enough said
2. The TV was on display with all the cheapies not even on the SONY stand, which tends to tell me it's not brought in by SONY SA.

None the less it's a Sony and the price is very tempting. Damn recession. :(

Hope this clears up some confusion, the guy that did the advert needs a smack, the editor that rubber stamped it needs 2. :p
 

GouKi

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has anyone called hifi? i'll give them a call in the morning and confirm the specs. Hifi corp tho, still 50/50 to me...
 

theStudent

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Hi,
I bought the TV yesterday from HiFi corp.

It is a 3 year guarantee and is the new 40" 1080p LCD. (40s550)
4 HDMI, USB, PC input + a lot more.

Seemed like a good deal :)
 

PeterCH

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42 inch is a Plasma size, not LCD.

Plasma comes in 42, 50, 54, 60 inch sizes. LCD is 32, 40, 46, 50, 60 inch sizes.
 

iceman23

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Not necessarily. LG, Sinotec, Sonic, Hisense all have 42 inch models. There are alse 47 inch models in LCD.

Plasma has 55, 58,63 inch sizes well. I think they are more manufacture specific rather than standardized accross the spectrum.

Personally, the only 40 inch LCD's I have seen come from Sony and Samsung...
 

BlackWasp

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42 inch is a Plasma size, not LCD.

Plasma comes in 42, 50, 54, 60 inch sizes. LCD is 32, 40, 46, 50, 60 inch sizes.

Dude, please, you are confusing people even more. Ofcourse there are plenty 42" LCD Tv's.
 
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jphegers

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hmm yes. Like the salesman telling me that Philips is one of the best Japanese manufacturers :rolleyes:

I do know the JVC Electronics were taken over by Phillips quite a few years ago, so all televisions could be made at the JVC factory in Japan.
 

howardb

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SPECIAL: LG 42" and Sinotec 47" Full HD LCDs

I see Makro in Silver Lakes (PTA) is having a special on the LG 42" (107cm) Full HD LCD TV (Scarlet) @ R9999

PDF Catalog here

Model: 42LH70
Resolution: 1920 x 1080
Contrast ratio: 100 000:1
3 x HDMI
2 milliseconds response time
12 month guarantee

They also have the 47" Sinotec Full HD @ R9599

Both valid from tuesday 20 october to monday 26 october 2009
 
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GouKi

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killer deal.is that an opening special? i thought LG was also gonna match samsung and sony with the 3 year warranties...
 

howardb

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I don't think it's an opening deal - the Silver Lakes store has been open for about 3 years now.
 
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