Philips 42" LCD HD Ready

jarvis

from tomorrow Tesco will have a limited number of Philips 42" LCD HD ready TV's for just €1299.
You heard it here first.:D

Heyes

jarvis wrote:

from tomorrow Tesco will have a limited number of Philips 42" LCD HD ready TV's for just €1299.
You heard it here first.:D

and u know this how?

Ruu_Old

Moved from AH, giz a few more details please OP.

jarvis

Why does it matter how I know. I just Know!
What more details do you require?

Heyes

jarvis wrote:

Why does it matter how I know. I just Know!
What more details do you require?

cause im nosy and i want to know if you work in head office

jarvis

fraid I cant say!

Omnipresence

Very interested .. but yeah some more details... even a serial/model/type number...

Just to work out if its worth getting up early tomorrow... which is something I like to keep to minimum on me xmas hols...

Heyes

jarvis wrote:

fraid I cant say!

chicken :rolleyes:

Ruu_Old

Heyes wrote:

chicken :rolleyes:

Indeed, CHICKEN, bawk, bawk, bawk-bawk, bawk, bawk! TELL US!

jarvis

think its this one:
Philips 42PF9830A 42" LCD TV.
it will be around lunch time though.
Finglas and Clarehall. but only 10 in each shop.

the corpo

aye, please say what model tv it is!

jarvis

the corpo wrote:

aye, please say what model tv it is!

just did

Heyes

Ruu wrote:

Indeed, CHICKEN, bawk, bawk, bawk-bawk, bawk, bawk! TELL US!

Im gonna guess that he does... tut tut

Omnipresence

jarvis wrote:

think its this one:
Philips 42PF9830A 42" LCD TV.
it will be around lunch time though.
Finglas and Clarehall. but only 10 in each shop.

ah ballz....

I am back at home in killarney where they have a big 24 hour tesco ... was going to call in there as they usually have all the stuff....

However.... I live pretty much beside Clarehall in Dublin ... oh well that'll teach me to take me holls early

the corpo

reviews for that TV aren't great, and it's pretty old. you'd get something much better online for a similar price

jarvis

the corpo wrote:

reviews for that TV aren't great, and it's pretty old. you'd get something much better online for a similar price

Corpo I can't see the link you posted!!!!! Why not

Snake Plisken

that model I can only find american reviews and pricing, I checked the philips site and think it might be this one (although I'm not sure) 42PF7411/12

Snake

the corpo

The Philips 42PF9830A/37 is a 42-inch LCD HDTV that offers innovative features and an attractive design, but its picture quality suffers greatly from an ineffective video processor that has little effect on common image artifacts.

http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1759,1902814,00.asp

The resolution is also only 1024 x 768, when i'm led to believe the minimum acceptable is 1366 x 768 Pixel

Snake Plisken

US review not the same model as on sale over here, somebody pop into Tescos and check it for us

Lawdie

jarvis wrote:

Corpo I can't see the link you posted!!!!! Why not

The corpo got the link up I was posting...

optiplexgx270

the corpo wrote:

http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1759,1902814,00.asp

The resolution is also only 1024 x 768, when i'm led to believe the minimum acceptable is 1366 x 768 Pixel

Dont think that review could have been worse. "WE will use this as a reference of how bad it can be"

Doodlebug

Yeah, if that *is* the model on sale, it'd be a waste of a sizeable chunk of money I'd say! Hopefully its a different model! Although it does go to show that you really need to do your homework before buying one of these yokes!

popey21

http://www.unbeatable.co.uk/p_spc/Philips-42PF9830A-42-in-HDTV-LCD-Television/23480316.html


Flat Panel Type LCD Television •
Screen Size 42 inch •
Contrast Ratio 3,500:1 •
Digital TV Standard HDTV Television •
Display Resolution 1366 x 768 pixels •

this looks more like it

ive also seen a 42" philips in Dunnes Pavilion swords ,not shure the spec though for €1399

godtabh

Does it have a built in dvd player or some such?

Combo Features :

Playable File Formats MPEG2 • MPEG4 • XviD • MP3 • JPEG • MPEG1 •

optiplexgx270

Think thats for the built in card reader.

godtabh

optiplexgx270 wrote:

Think thats for the built in card reader.

Must have missed that!

Geek Nose

the corpo wrote:

aye, please say what model tv it is!

he did.

the corpo wrote:

you'd get something much better online for a similar price

MUCH better? With delivery to Dublin? Link??

godtabh

Geek Nose wrote:

MUCH better? With delivery to Dublin? Link??

40' or bigger

There are plenty of other sites doing good deals on newer tvs with deliver at about €80

Geek Nose

kearnsr wrote:

40' or bigger

There are plenty of other sites doing good deals on newer tvs with deliver at about €80

Maybe I'm missing something, but where's the 42" for less €€ than what the OP said Tescos have them for? That's what I asked.

knighted_1

http://www.didstore.com/store_detail.asp?modelcode=42PF5331&subid=196

is this one any good?

godtabh

Geek Nose wrote:

Maybe I'm missing something, but where's the 42" for less €€ than what the OP said Tescos have them for? That's what I asked.

I'm not gona do the donkey work for you. Have a look around. They can be found

Aquos76

So did Teso have this on sale at that price or was was the OP wrong?

dingding

Aquos76 wrote:

So did Teso have this on sale at that price or was was the OP wrong?

I am curious also and the exact model no if it was true.

Geek Nose

knighted_1 wrote:

http://www.didstore.com/store_detail.asp?modelcode=42PF5331&subid=196

is this one any good?

It's €100 more.

"the corpo" said: "you'd get something much better online for a similar price".
Just wondering if he can back that up with a URL.

godtabh

Geek Nose wrote:

Maybe I'm missing something, but where's the 42" for less €€ than what the OP said Tescos have them for? That's what I asked.

No one said cheaper. They said similar

LG LCD 42''

Similar price for what seems to be a decent tv

jarvis

got one in tesco.
the model is 42pf3331/10
bit pixelly close up. need a bigger liing room.

btw.
look out for technotronic 32" lcd hd ready, comin in jan sale for 399 euro again in tesco. could be technosonic

J

Fr Dougal

Hi, Does anyone know if you can connect a PC to this Philips 42PF5331 TV.

I bought one, the guy in DID told me it could take a PC connection but when I went into PCworld yesterday to get a cable the guy in there told me it could not tale a PC input.

Any ideas? What can I do? DID are not answering the phone.

Aquos76

There is no pc connection on this model so therefore you will not be able to connect it unless of course you have a hdmi connection on your graphics card

Hydromonkey

If you have a DVI output on your PC you can get a DVI to HDMI adaptor to connect it

Fr Dougal

I don't imagine I have a DVI connection on the PC. (Edit, it's a pretty basic Dell Optiplex GX 260 PC)

I wouldn't have bought it if the sales guy hadn't said I can connect my PC to it. Do I have any grounds to return it and get my money back or buy a diffrent TV? (Edit: I only have it 2 days and have all packing)

jarvis

It was available and the model no was 42pf3331/10

xanthor

Fr Dougal wrote:

I don't imagine I have a DVI connection on the PC. (Edit, it's a pretty basic Dell Optiplex GX 260 PC)

How about a HDMI to DVI connector on the TV, and a VGA to DVI adapter on the PC?