Great Value 32" LCD TV

The Sparrow · 18-11-2006 5:07pm #1

Just found a great deal for a 32" TV at:

http://www.laptopsdirect.ie/Mirai_Olympic_32_Inch_HD_Ready_LCD_TV_DTL-532W100/version.asp

It's a Mirai 32" DTL-532W100 for E590. It's a great deal as far as I can see... I was actually planning on buying a similar Mirai TV in Xtravision when I came across this. I know laptopsdirect.ie have had some bad riviews on this site, but they have also had a number of good reviews so I decided to take the plunge and order from them. Mirai seems like a very good brand as their are a number of very happy owners of Mirai on avforums.com who you can read about (I read 65 pages of good reviews and comments on that site for Mirai yesterday!!:eek: )

It certainly seems a better option than the ALDI or LIDL TV's. The only thing is that this offer is for this weekend only. I can`t wait to get mine!:D

Guy:Incognito · 18-11-2006 5:13pm

Think I saw that set in the xtravision mag.Cant remember what they are selling it for , but around €700 seems to ring a bell.

mcgovern · 18-11-2006 5:25pm

I'm no expert but looks like a good deal to me!

The Sparrow · 18-11-2006 5:31pm

yeah Xtravision are selling it for 799... I was gonna buy one form Xtravision today before I found that price on laptopsdirect.ie!

chilli_pepper · 18-11-2006 5:32pm

bloody Hell that does look like a great deal !

godtabh · 18-11-2006 5:36pm

woooo232 wrote:

Just found a great deal for a 32" TV at:

http://www.laptopsdirect.ie/Mirai_Olympic_32_Inch_HD_Ready_LCD_TV_DTL-532W100/version.asp

It's a Mirai 32" DTL-532W100 for E590. It's a great deal as far as I can see... I was actually planning on buying a similar Mirai TV in Xtravision when I came across this. I know laptopsdirect.ie have had some bad riviews on this site, but they have also had a number of good reviews so I decided to take the plunge and order from them. Mirai seems like a very good brand as their are a number of very happy owners of Mirai on avforums.com who you can read about (I read 65 pages of good reviews and comments on that site for Mirai yesterday!!:eek: )

It certainly seems a better option than the ALDI or LIDL TV's. The only thing is that this offer is for this weekend only. I can`t wait to get mine!:D

Can you post the reviews?

Any one have any off these all ready? For that price I'm very tempted!

The Sparrow · 18-11-2006 5:39pm

kearnsr wrote:

Can you post the reviews?

Any one have any off these all ready? For that price I'm very tempted!

Sure:

http://www.avforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=407786&highlight=mirai

Thats the thread I read through yesterday. They are almost all positive.

johnnyrotten · 18-11-2006 5:53pm

anyone ever dealt with laptopsdirect?

dave101 · 18-11-2006 6:09pm

postage costs?

The Sparrow · 18-11-2006 6:10pm

dave101 wrote:

postage costs?

30 quid

mad m · 18-11-2006 6:25pm

I got €22 delivery...Now would there be much of a difference going from a 26inch to a 32inch Lcd?

bambam · 18-11-2006 6:28pm

does it have 1 or 2 hdmi connections? the desc seems to conflict.

mad m · 18-11-2006 6:31pm

It has 2,dont mind the specs down bottom of page as its specs for another 32""LCD.

godtabh · 18-11-2006 6:59pm

woooo232 wrote:

Sure:

http://www.avforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=407786&highlight=mirai

Thats the thread I read through yesterday. They are almost all positive.

60+ page! by the time I finish reading it the deal will be over

craichoe · 18-11-2006 7:11pm

http://computing.kelkoo.co.uk/ctl/do/maxiMerchantReviews~4029823

I dunno .. the reviews seem kinda dodgy

godtabh · 18-11-2006 7:22pm

Any one see the speical over for the stand and hdmi cabel for an extra £60. Is that worth getting

godtabh · 18-11-2006 7:23pm

craichoe wrote:

http://computing.kelkoo.co.uk/ctl/do/maxiMerchantReviews~4029823

I dunno .. the reviews seem kinda dodgy

This is regarding the laptopdirect rather than the tv.

What do people think of the tv over all?

savemejebus · 18-11-2006 7:37pm

i saw the mirai in xtravision up close today. They were playing the break up and it looked terrible. Darks were very messed up and the picture was awfully washed out. It looked like a cam pirate rather than a legit DVD, very unimpressive. On the other hand they had the hyundai from their last promotion behind it running and it looked amazing.

Also noticed that the bezel on the side of the mirai is huge, makes the screen look 28" rather than 32".

mad m · 18-11-2006 7:43pm

kearnsr wrote:

Any one see the speical over for the stand and hdmi cabel for an extra £60. Is that worth getting

I wouldnt think so.

mad m · 18-11-2006 7:45pm

kearnsr wrote:

What do people think of the tv over all?

Well Im going to nip into an X-tra vision tomorrow and see if they have the Mirai 32 on display and check model numbers.Hopefully like savemejebus they will have something playing on it and I'll make up my own mind.

savemejebus · 18-11-2006 7:48pm

i think that if someone is desperate for a 32" they could do worse than go to lidl or aldi (aldi is probably better) next thursday. Because even if the tv sucks they will give you a no quibble refund and on the bright side you could get a huge bargain.

godtabh · 18-11-2006 8:02pm

guys & girl,

A friend of mine had ordered the DTL-532W100 @ the same place where i bought it in Belgium. (not online, but in an actual store).

He got a call today that Mirai will no longer ship this DTL-532W100, and that in fact the DTL-532W100 will be replaced with the DTL-332M100. It looks 100% the same, has the same specs, but comes with the new chroMAX technology.

It should be avaible first week of November.

So those of you who still have this tv in order with a dealer who doesn't have this tv in stock, might want to check delivery dates with his dealer again.

kind regards,

Lieven

A quote from av forums.

Looks like they are selling off old stock

godtabh · 18-11-2006 8:09pm

mad m wrote:

I wouldnt think so.

Why would you say that?

mad m · 18-11-2006 8:32pm

kearnsr wrote:

Why would you say that?

Ah it was just my own personal taste,hate those glass stands.

godtabh · 18-11-2006 8:33pm

mad m wrote:

Ah it was just my own personal taste,hate those glass stands.

Oh right. I thought it was more to do with it being a piece of crap

The Sparrow · 18-11-2006 9:47pm

savemejebus wrote:

i saw the mirai in xtravision up close today. They were playing the break up and it looked terrible. Darks were very messed up and the picture was awfully washed out. It looked like a cam pirate rather than a legit DVD, very unimpressive. On the other hand they had the hyundai from their last promotion behind it running and it looked amazing.
".

I saw the Mirai in my local Xtravision yesterday and I thought the display looked good... They were playing Ice Age and it looked very nice... And also I noticed yesterday that my local Centra has this TV too because they rent DVD's and have the Mirai behind the counter showing the movies. It was showing Spiderman 2 and to my (admittedly untrained) eye it looked good.

Maybe the store that savemejebus saw it in had the display settings all wrong?

godtabh · 19-11-2006 2:50pm

So has any one else been to xtravison to check it out?

kaisersose77 · 19-11-2006 3:00pm

its out of stock atm now on that site ( says stock 2-7 days ) but im sure I read on that avforums that someone said mirai have stopped making this tv and once its out of stock it'll be gone for good. I bet in 7 days it'll say 14 days and go on and on. Laptopsdirect are trying to get rid of them as mirai have a new model out soon so i doubt there gonna want to get more of the old one in.

Bomany · 20-11-2006 12:10am

Went into Derry last week and bought an Acoustic Solutions 32" LCD for £399. I think it is fine. A bargain in fact.

andyeire · 27-11-2006 7:07pm

Got one of these today from laptopsdirect the tv looks great nice picture and sound.BUT the surround on the TV is broken ,looks like it has been dropped on its corner from a height.The box has corresponding damage.When i rang to get it back i was directed to there site ,returns policy, the link for the online returns form leads back out to front page. 3 phone calls later i still cant even get a form to sdend it back .So all in all TV is great Laptopsdirect are ...........:mad: .I wonder is this the start of a long running saga?

RRoger · 01-01-2007 12:11am

woooo232 wrote:

Sure:

http://www.avforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=407786&highlight=mirai

Thats the thread I read through yesterday. They are almost all positive.

I read through most of them too, the only downside I could find was some auto-scalling option/feature that switches to original despite set up 16:9 or smth like that
they found a workaround though...

http://www.laptopsdirect.ie/Mirai_Olympic_HD_LCD_with_Glass_Stand_and_HDMI_cable_BUN-DTL-532W100-21/version.asp
for €684 they also add a stand and HDMI cable
here's som1s shot from avforums
http://img400.imageshack.us/my.php?image=miraigf2.jpg

I was seriously thinking about Samsung LE32 R74BD for a grand but I compared their specs and they actually identical (Mirai has contrast 1000:1 comparing to Samsung's 5000:1 which is only used when dynamic contrast is swtiched on - from what I read at AVforums most of ppl say it's overhyped and turn that dynamic thingy off (to movie mode) that makes is 1000:1 anyway..also Samsung looks sexier..c'mon :rolleyes:

I'm confused..it seems to be a freakin bargain then

Great Value 32" LCD TV

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