Wharfdale 42" 1080P

Soarer

I know it's the UK Argos site, but maybe it can be gotten on this side of the water?

£499 for a 42" 1080p tv!:eek:

Wharfdale 1080P

Haven't read any reviews of it. Could be carp!:rolleyes:

C_Breeze

wow id nealry drive up to newry to get that!! petrol and exchange rate included it wont stand me more than 900euro!

banchang

Wasnt there something about UK TVs not working in ROI (adapter needed?) or is this a thing of the past ?

Mossy Monk

Not an issue if you use Sky Digital or Digital Cable.

j0e

banchang wrote: »

Wasnt there something about UK TVs not working in ROI (adapter needed?) or is this a thing of the past ?

dont see how that would be I'm from the north and we have the same standard 3pin plugs of the south,

Mossy Monk

I think he is talking about how some tv's from the UK do not have a VHF tuner which is needed for analogue cable and some terrestrial services south of the border.

Vmaxer

j0e wrote: »

dont see how that would be I'm from the north and we have the same standard 3pin plugs of the south,

UK TV's only have a UHF Tuner, Years ago to watch analogue TV on a UK set You would need a Teleconverter which would convert UHF to VHF but like someone said already with Digital TV theres no longer a problem..

eamon234

Wharfedale stuff is woeful crap though - nothing to do with the high end brand it was years ago someone just bought the brand name - I wouldn't touch it no matter how cheap it is.

Sqaull20

Very good spot Soarer...

Price down from £799 to £499...

Specs are decent Contrast 1500:1,nice viewing angle etc

guest

...before you go to Newry:)

I clicked on the "What about?" tab and a 37" version of the same telly by Wharfedale is £200 dearer?!?! Looks to me like Argos have f00ked up their price listing.

If they haven't then I think it's well worth buying. Someone mentioned that they are no longer the same company, and cannot be trusted for their original level of quality. i checked Wikipedia and it stated "The name has been licensed to Argos for the manufacture of electronics products, who use it on digital terrestrial television adapters, headphones, television sets and other products. All Wharfedale-branded speakers are still made by the original firm."

If I read that right then that means that everything bar the speakers are built by Argos or one of its subsidiaries. That means its DVD players are built by the Argos group, and the one I bought SIX YEARS ago (not shouting LOL, just emphasising) is working perfectly with crisp picture and perfect NTSC playback of R1 discs!

Also, the Argos site states that the TV is compatible with irish cable signals (UHF/VHF) so if you plan to watch dirty analogue cable (for shame) there'll be no problem.

Do-more

C_Breeze wrote: »

wow id nealry drive up to newry to get that!! petrol and exchange rate included it wont stand me more than 900euro!

Appears to be "Home delivery" only.....

j0e

if ur unsure about the make there this option

Sqaull20

j0e wrote: »

if ur unsure about the make there this option

Awesome deal that...

46" Full hd for under €1000 delivered...

Im half thinking off getting rid of my 720p lg one and getting this....

iggy

Sqaull20 wrote: »

Awesome deal that...

46" Full hd for under €1000 delivered...

Im half thinking off getting rid of my 720p lg one and getting this....

is this €1000 delivered to Ireland?

Sqaull20

iggy wrote: »

is this €1000 delivered to Ireland?

I think the exchange rate with the visa is 0.694858 GBP and I know delivery for a 32" tv is £33.99 so say £50 for a 47" one would make it less than €1000 delivered...

http://www.musthave100.co.uk/index.php?target=products&product_id=16467

Sqaull20

I have went all the way to pay for it in paypal,just have to click pay lol,and it comes to €889.94 EUR including shipping as they dont add any shipping to it...

I dont really need it,but I wonder could I sell it on for more

eamon234

JossisBoss wrote: »

...before you go to Newry:)
If I read that right then that means that everything bar the speakers are built by Argos or one of its subsidiaries. That means its DVD players are built by the Argos group, and the one I bought SIX YEARS ago (not shouting LOL, just emphasising) is working perfectly with crisp picture and perfect NTSC playback of R1 discs!

Hell of a lot more likely to go wrong with a cheap LCD TV than a cheap DVD player how much would you rather risk - 40 or 50 euros or 1000?
There is nothing on these TV's made by the Wharfedale Audio company including the speakers.

These TV's are built in Turkey by a completely different company, branded and sold to Argos with cheap substandard parts - I have a 21" CRT myself that I bought for my kitchen - cheap crappy plastic, terrible sound and bad picture quality but it was so cheap I got the 3 year extended warranty as well - but it's for my kitchen so it'll do - cheap TV's have their place but not when it comes to large screen LCD's or Plasmas imo.

Do-more

Sqaull20 wrote: »

I think the exchange rate with the visa is 0.694858 GBP and I know delivery for a 32" tv is £33.99 so say £50 for a 47" one would make it less than €1000 delivered...

http://www.musthave100.co.uk/index.php?target=products&product_id=16467

Take note of this thread (from post 5 on) before you consider buying anything from musthave100, looks dodgy!

mwrf

960 in argos in jervis, so it looks like it's cheaper getting it from the north

guest

Eamon234:Hell of a lot more likely to go wrong with a cheap LCD TV than a cheap DVD player how much would you rather risk - 40 or 50 euros or 1000?
There is nothing on these TV's made by the Wharfedale Audio company including the speakers.


I meant the individual speakers sold under the Wharfedale brand, not the ones attached to the TV. please refer to Wikipedia if you've any other questions.

As for the €1000 "risk"---I worked in Dixons and saw many of the so-called "better brands" returned for faults. I don't place as high an emphasis on these brands as many other people do. Yes, Sony, Samsung and Pioneer would be the top three affordable, quality LCD manufacturers (not in that order) but for €1000 with a full one year warranty, there really is no risk IMO. If it acts up in the first year, just refer to the warranty, and get it fixed/get it replaced with a newer version. Sorted!:)

vms7ply9t6dw4b

Soarer wrote: »

Could be carp!:rolleyes:

Seems a bit fishy to me alright...

blastman

I checked this TV out in Argos in Liffey Valley on Sunday, the price at the moment is 960 Euros or so. The spec looks very good, comparable to other TVs of that size costing up to twice as much. The thing that concerned me was the contrast ratio, though, it's only 1500:1, whereas all the other TVs on the page in the catalog were around the 5000-6000:1 mark. Just wondering in real terms how much of a difference this would make.

ixtlan

Contrast ratios are often misleading.

Dymamic ratios are achieved by dimming the backlight, which does not truely reflect whether the picture will be good or not.

1500:1 is actually respectable for a static ratio. The best Sonys have 1800:1, so 5000:1 has to be dynamic.

However I can't comment on the quality of this TV. If you are fussy I would beware, as it's bound to be disappointing in some ways.

Ix

blastman

It seems very good in all other respects though, and the specs have it as full HD (1080p and 1920 x 1440 or whatever it is). Only thing is it's not much of a looker, but I could live with that. Thanks for the info though, I'll have to think a bit more about it.