Beko 42" Plasma TV

ianmc38

Available for €1299 in Power City. fantastic bargain for a 42"!

ondafly

ah, but what is the spec ?

Kinetic^

ondafly wrote:

ah, but what is the spec ?

I think this is it:


42" (106cmv) Plasma Screen
Picture in Picture (PIP)
Nicam Stereo
Automatic Programme Installation
PLL Digital Tuning (F.S. Tuning)
Colour Coded Fastext
VGA (PC) Input
Programmable Off Timer (15 min. steps upto 120 min.)
On Screen Menu Display (OSD)
2 Scart Sockets (1 of which is RGB compatible)
5 Band Graphic Equaliser
Full Function Remote Control


Colour Options and Model Numbers 42WP300PS


Features
Screen Plasma Display
Widescreen Yes
Screen Size (inches) 42
Programme Memory 100
Auto Install Yes
PLL Direct Tuning Yes
Full On Screen Display OSD Multi Language incl. all Europe
Auto Switch Off when no broadcast Yes
Programmable Sleep Timer Yes
Child Lock Yes
21 Pin Scart Socket 2
RGB Compatible Yes
Full Function Remote Control Yes
Audio Output 2 x 7 W
Colour Coded Fastext Yes
Nicam Stereo Yes
Switchable Spatial Sound Yes
5 Band Graphic Equaliser Yes
Voltage Regulated 100v-240v
Power Consumptions max 275 W

Weights and Dimensions
Product height - mm 650
Product width - mm 1050
Product depth - mm 96
Carton height - mm 801
Carton width - mm 1266
Carton depth - mm 350
Net Weight (Kg) 32.4
Gross Weight (Kg) 38

*Excluding any protruding features such as handles

ianmc38

Also:

16:9 PLASMA SCREEN

852 X 480 RESOLUTION

3000:1 CONTRAST RATIO

PICTURE IN PICTURE

VGA COMPUTER INPUT

DIGITAL COMB FILTER

Pretty good deal if you ask me

Kinetic^

Do power city do finance??

bennyc

Keyser Soze 69 wrote:

Do power city do finance??

Everywhere does finance but shop around a bank loan may well be cheaper from working in an electrical shop for a couple of years part time there is nothing more you like hearing than the question "do you finance ?" and "what can i get for 40 a week" etc put it like this a tv over three years advertised at say 9.99 a week and they ask how much more for a surround sound they end up buying way too much and finacne the lot for 5 years ....

djkeogh

bank loan will be so much cheaper then repayments on finance. The only real way to get finance is if you get a year interest free which will give you the time to get the cash together and then pay the lot off before the end of the year.

ianmc38

bennyc wrote:

Everywhere does finance but shop around a bank loan may well be cheaper from working in an electrical shop for a couple of years part time there is nothing more you like hearing than the question "do you finance ?" and "what can i get for 40 a week" etc put it like this a tv over three years advertised at say 9.99 a week and they ask how much more for a surround sound they end up buying way too much and finacne the lot for 5 years ....

Power city dont do finance i'm afraid!

fatherdougalmag

I'm still hoping for another 42"-er from Aldi or Lidl in the near future. This one is doing the rounds in Germany at the moment. It's HD ready. Still though, a trip to Power City wouldn't do any harm. Care to mention any particular stores that are carrying it?

denismac

I bought a Beko TV a good few years ago and it seemed like a good bargain at the time but it only lasted about 2 years. I wouldn't have much faith in them now, no matter how good a bargain they appear to be.

JimmySmith

Will this work with sky HD when it comes out?
I think you'll need DVI

ianmc38

fatherdougalmag wrote:

I'm still hoping for another 42"-er from Aldi or Lidl in the near future. This one is doing the rounds in Germany at the moment. It's HD ready. Still though, a trip to Power City wouldn't do any harm. Care to mention any particular stores that are carrying it?

Saw it in Sallynoggin yesterday. Have 2 Bekos in my hosue. Never had a problem with either, though my perosnal tv is a Sony Wega. Parents and sis have a Beko.

rubadub

denismac wrote:

I bought a Beko TV a good few years ago and it seemed like a good bargain at the time but it only lasted about 2 years. I wouldn't have much faith in them now, no matter how good a bargain they appear to be.

Mine is still going strong, about 3 years now. A "good few years ago" they did have a bad rep. I know a guy who works in powercity now and says they now get very few beko things back for service/warranty.

Mossy Monk

is it capable of HD?

if not then it is useless imo as HD tv is coming and the xbox 360 is HD compatible as will be the PS3

psicic

I can't believe that 26" Dell I got only a week ago already looks like an average-to-bad deal :eek: -> this Beko has a VGA port...hmmmmm....42" monitor so much bigger than 26"!!!!

subway

it doesnt support any of the official hd resolutions
720p for xbox360/sky
1080i for some hd sevices
1080p for ps3

this is only 480

carbsy

Aye, there's been a huge reduction in plasmas across the board as retailers try to shift the non HD TV complaint screens.Beware!

fatherdougalmag

Does anyone have the whole HD facts and figures to hand? In other words, what exactly is Sky rolling out HD wise (just Sky some Sports and Movie channels + Sky One? How much is the new box going to cost?) The same for soon-to-be-artist-formerly-known-as-NTL. Anybody know what their HD rollout strategy is? What sort of timeframe do we expect for HD-only life to come along? If there are bargains to be had over the next couple of weeks, I wouldn't mind shelling out for a rock-bottom non-HD LCD now and then biding my time for a couple of years to make the HD jump.

Thumper Long

the beko power city plasma is very low quality hence the price, 1299Eur is a lot for a tv that will make your eyes bleed, the picture quality is so poor.

CivilServant

fatherdougalmag wrote:

I'm still hoping for another 42"-er from Aldi or Lidl in the near future. This one is doing the rounds in Germany at the moment. It's HD ready. Still though, a trip to Power City wouldn't do any harm. Care to mention any particular stores that are carrying it?

42" hd plasma from aldi/lidl? I'm all over that! :eek:

Amigaman

Not the case I`m afraid :-(
I Went down to Pooour ****ty tonight to see if the they had the beko 42"for €1299 alas its €1399 ..close but no cigar..Hard to gauge comparitive quality for their tv`s the reception is so bad on them all.. looked ok I guess , not what I`dd call a ringing endorsement ... @ 1299 borderline bargin @ 1399 not really ...anyhoo I think I`ll wait and see what the new year brings :-)
Amigaman

ianmc38 wrote:

Available for €1299 in Power City. fantastic bargain for a 42"!

shltter

I had a look at these in powercity the picture quality looked ****e compared to the other TVs of a similar spec a lot of blocky pixelation

byte

LCD screens are more superior to Plasmas. In fact, as far as I know, Sony have stopped making plasma TV's.

When you're looking for HD TV, make sure it has a HDMI with HDCP (High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection for unecrypting HD signals). Some sets say HD compatible, which isn't quite the same thing and won't work with HD tramsmissions that use HDCP.

From what I gather, Sky HD will be using HDCP, though maybe not initially.

http://hd.sky.com

fatherdougalmag

Thanks for the info and link byte. I'm an NTL customer (BB + TV) so I don't think I'll be too concerned about Sky right now. Not much sense trying to find out about NTL's plans until their takeover is complete. Does anyone know what the situation is with DVD content/players? Although, that department, I don't think HD will do Thomas the Tank Engine any favours.

ianmc38

Ok guys, quick update on this. A friend picked up one of these last night. Was sold to him for €1299 as that was the advertised price. They tried to charge him €1399, but he had the newspaper clip with him that showed the price as €1299, so they agreed on that price. Set it up using his analogue box. Unbelievably poor picture and very bad interference.

With NTL Digital the picture is far superior. Colours are good and there's nice definition. The best demo of the tv was using Dodgeball on DVD. Crystal clear and beautiful picture quality!

fatherdougalmag

Some info from the UPC/Liberty (new NTL Ireland owners) camp on their HDTV plans.

CivilServant

ianmc38 wrote:

Set it up using his analogue box. Unbelievably poor picture and very bad interference.

Put a crap feed into it get a crap picture. That's usually why you can't rely on the instore picture to decide whether a tv/panel is good enough or not. Those store televisions split the line so many times, you can't end up the same quality feed as the single orginal source.

WellyJ

psicic wrote:

I can't believe that 26" Dell I got only a week ago already looks like an average-to-bad deal :eek: -> this Beko has a VGA port...hmmmmm....42" monitor so much bigger than 26"!!!!

That tv would make a HORRIBLE monitor.

Not designed for that at all to be honest, terrible resolution.

Wolverine_1999

djkeogh wrote:

bank loan will be so much cheaper then repayments on finance. The only real way to get finance is if you get a year interest free which will give you the time to get the cash together and then pay the lot off before the end of the year.

That's why the Irish public is in debt! Car financing/electrical goods financing/credit card charges.... I've never seen such bad financial management...

People in Ireland just do not know what they can and cannot afford..

Amigaman

Can you tell us all where this was advertised @1299 as I would like to get a copy of the ad and do the same thing as your mate and get the TV for €1299
thanks

ianmc38 wrote:

Ok guys, quick update on this. A friend picked up one of these last night. Was sold to him for €1299 as that was the advertised price. They tried to charge him €1399, but he had the newspaper clip with him that showed the price as €1299, so they agreed on that price. Set it up using his analogue box. Unbelievably poor picture and very bad interference.

With NTL Digital the picture is far superior. Colours are good and there's nice definition. The best demo of the tv was using Dodgeball on DVD. Crystal clear and beautiful picture quality!

Mercury_Tilt

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ianmc38

byte wrote:

LCD screens are more superior to Plasmas.

http://hd.sky.com

Lol. More superior.

LCD vs Plasma is a never ending debate. Both have advantages and disadvantages. Wouldnt say outright that 1 is better than the other