47" Philips LCD €500 in Tescos from Monday 24th

Spocker

Just got wind of this from a relation who works in a Tesco's in Cork.

The following Philips will be on the shelf from Monday (they're closed Easter Sunday I believe): Philips 47PFL5522D/05 for €500

Better than the current Dunnes offer of a 42" for €799, info here

Important bits of the Spec, full details here:

Picture/Display
Aspect ratio Widescreen 16:9
Brightness 450 cd/m²
Dynamic screen contrast 5000:1
Response time (typical) 8 ms
Panel resolution 1366 x 768p

Supported Display Resolution
Computer formats 640 x 480, 800 x 600, 1024 x 768
Video formats 480i, 480p, 576i, 576p, 720p, 1080i, 1080p,

Sound
Output power (RMS) 2 x 10 W

Tuner/Reception/Transmission
Aerial Input 75 ohm coaxial (IEC75)
TV system PAL I, PAL B/G, PAL D/K, SECAM B/G, SECAM D/K, SECAM L/L', DVB COFDM 2K/8K
Video Playback NTSC, SECAM, PAL
DVB DVB Terrestrial *

Connectivity
Ext 1 Scart Audio L/R, CVBS in/out, RGB
Ext 2 Scart Audio L/R, CVBS in/out, S-video in
Ext 3 S-video in, CVBS in, Audio L/R in
Ext 4 YPbPr, Audio L/R in
Ext 5 HDMI
Ext 6 HDMI
Number of Scarts 2
Other connections Headphone out, Common Interface

Power
Mains power 220 - 240V, 50/60Hz
Power consumption 300 W


I haven't committed just yet, I think I'd need to see it first; 47 inches would dominate even a reasonably sized room....

AdMMM

Wow. Thanks very much if this is true!

Avns1s

Sounds too good to be true.:rolleyes:

Same TV is €1332 on powercity.ie

Captain Chaos

The Panel resolution is 1366 x 768p yet it says it can do 1080p, I would not be too sure about that.

Its a 720p/1080i screen thats why its a good price, its not full HD.

But still a 47'' screen for €500.

GrumPy

Captain Chaos wrote: »

The Panel resolution is 1366 x 768p yet it says it can do 1080p, I would not be too sure about that.

Its a 720p/1080i screen thats why its a good price, its not full HD.

But still a 47'' screen for €500.

Little misleading alright. Simply means it will accept a 1080p input and scale it down. So yeah, not full HD.

LegacyUser

just wondering from the TV experts, would this be good when hooked up to a xbox 360

Nforce

Hmmmm.....is this a definate? I paid €1750 for my full HD 47" tv last year!!!:(

Kristok

this would be amazing value if its true but wont be holding my breath

pcolan

Spocker wrote: »

47" Philips LCD €500 in Tescos from Monday 24th

Very funny, but it's not a fool's day yet

BArra

which tescos?

311

sounds suspicously like mickey taking to me:rolleyes:

trabpc

I know someone who works in the Celbridge store. I was told there is a 50% off sale on tv's on Monday..
hope this helps.

amandalawlor

why would you say that its ok for the customer to know but i dont think you thought of your cous when you told everyone that, now for all you know your cous and evryone could be questioned when they go to work to find out who was spreading that around before they lcd screns went on display, ha ha ha funny though. poor cous!!!ha ha

amandalawlor

hahaha

ShaneU

There's an offer in Tesco on all televisions beginning Monday, not exactly sure what it is at the moment but It's likely to be another 25% back offer, Just giving you all the heads up. I work in the hardware department of a major store and was setting up the display today.


EDIT: Rumour is it's 50% off :eek:

GrumPy

Nforce wrote: »

Hmmmm.....is this a definate? I paid €1750 for my full HD 47" tv last year!!!:(

Still got a decent price at the time for full HD.

This is not full HD. And personally, I dont see a point in buying a massive LCD that's only HD ready.

jayteecork

Still waiting on me bloody clubcard.
Been a month now

robinph

I wondered why there was so many pallets of 42" TV's in the isles when I went to the one in Lucan earlier, was expecting to see it full of easter eggs and not tellys.

Not sure how you're supposed to fit them in your shopping basket though?

Spocker

trabpc wrote: »

I know someone who works in the Celbridge store. I was told there is a 50% off sale on tv's on Monday..
hope this helps.

The 50% part was what I heard as well, let's see if it's true.

311

I don't have a clubcard thingy ,do you need one to avail of this offer lads ?

Cionád

Irish GrumPy wrote: »

Still got a decent price at the time for full HD.

This is not full HD. And personally, I dont see a point in buying a massive LCD that's only HD ready.

Surely if it's only €500 its worth it, no?

Spocker

I wouldn't think you'd need a Clubcard to buy....

Voodu Child

Irish GrumPy wrote: »

And personally, I dont see a point in buying a massive LCD that's only HD ready.

If it's 500 squids it's such great value it wouldn't matter tbh. Though, like a lot of people posting here, i'll believe the deal when i see it.

You've got to be about 6 feet or closer to see an appreciable difference between a 1080p and 720p 47" screen.

Gadgetman496

No PC connector?

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055260285


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Dara Robinson

I've a question for the TV experts here. Putting price aside. Is this TV any good? Or is it simply just a low quality 47" that will result in huge amount of blurirng and low quality in the dark and bright areas??

I know that for €500 its probably going to be a bargain anyways but I'm just wondering how good the set is. Price aside

I was just reading this on their website. It seems that this TV falls under the Pixel Plus HD category

Pixel Plus is a digital picture processing technology that increases the number of lines and the number of pixels. The result is razor sharp pictures with incredible detail and depth from any HD source.

So its not HD me thinks but might just be good enough for the moment.

So seriously, the TV experts (or those who just know a lot ) Cash aside, is this a good TV?

Dara Robinson

I'ev really like some confirmation of this but ... they are talking about the same thing here

gazzer

If it was any othe model than Philips I would snap that offer up but myself and my family have had so many bad experiences with Philips (TV, DVD players, Hi-Fi's all breaking down after 6 months) that I wont buy any of their products.

LegacyUser

will this offer be going on all week? only getting paid friday:(:(

okidoki987

will this offer be going on all week?

If it's a straight 50% off, I'd say the chances of getting one on Monday will be very slim, Friday no chance.

halkar

Any shops open today? I wouldn't mind one or two of these for that price

GrumPy

voodoo_child wrote: »

You've got to be about 6 feet or closer to see an appreciable difference between a 1080p and 720p 47" screen.

Dont agree at all. I can notice the difference (not much) but I can still tell the diff on my 40" 1080p.

And I have seen this set (I sell them for a living) and the full HD counterpart, and I see a reasonable difference. 47" is a very large tv.

LegacyUser

Irish GrumPy wrote: »

Dont agree at all. I can notice the difference (not much) but I can still tell the diff on my 40" 1080p.

And I have seen this set (I sell them for a living) and the full HD counterpart, and I see a reasonable difference. 47" is a very large tv.

so what are you saying , This is a good/bad choice of TV. Would love to see a 32" SAMSUNG

cassette50

It's a 42" Philips TV.

It costs €1099 and it's 50% back in clubcard points/vouchers.

The offer is in todays Ireland on sunday or whatever name it goes by now.

There is also a 32" Mirai for €500.

innisfree

Captain Chaos wrote: »

The Panel resolution is 1366 x 768p yet it says it can do 1080p, I would not be too sure about that.

Its a 720p/1080i screen thats why its a good price, its not full HD.

But still a 47'' screen for €500.

It's true what you say about it not being able to display a full HD picture, it will accept the full HD signal but will scale it down. However, 1366 x 768 isn't a 1080i screen. 1080i uses the same resolution as 1080p. It's the frames/fields that are different and where the i/p becomes relevant. A 1080i signal needs a full HD screen to display fully.

okidoki987

That's a bit different to 50% off.
Still good value but you have to wait 2 month for the rebate.
Don't forget you can get 4 x the value of the clubcard points in deals.

alastair_doom

cassette50 wrote: »

It's a 42" Philips TV.

It costs €1099 and it's 50% back in clubcard points/vouchers.

Cheers for the info. I remember seeing a philips 42 inch for that price in Tesco, but it was a plasma? dont suppose it mentioned it in the ad?

cassette50

It's LCD

The model is listed as Philips 42" LCD TV 42PFL5322.

Komplett have a good offer a 37" Samsung 1080p for €799

http://www.komplett.ie/k/ki.aspx?sku=333298

Kess73

Today's papers are running it as a 50% back in clubcard points on all audio visual items for the week.


So you pay the full price for the tv and the 50% of the price back in Tesco vouchers a few months later.

The Philips is €1099 with €549 coming back in Tesco vouchers.

cassette50

You can view the specs for the Philips TV at the following link:

http://www.p4c.philips.com/files/4/42pfl5322_10/42pfl5322_10_pss_aen.pdf

cormie

What's the cheapest tv on offer does anyone know?

MisterAnarchy

cassette50 wrote: »

There is also a 32" Mirai for €500.

Is that €250 after vouchers so ?

Voodu Child

Irish GrumPy wrote: »

Dont agree at all. I can notice the difference (not much) but I can still tell the diff on my 40" 1080p.

It's a fact based on the resolving capabilities of the human eye, and the angle subtended by different screen sizes at different distances. The full benefit of HD varies depending on screen size and viewing distance.

http://s3.carltonbale.com/resolution_chart.html

This chart is calculated assuming 20/20 vision.

tulipandthistle

the 5000:1 contrast is very low aswell, the new tv's all start at 15000:1 the response time 8 ms is very low aswell, too low to use with a computer but then 500 euro is really cheap

ShaneU

The picture on the 42" philips is very poor, I'd avoid it, unless you want a big cheap tv and aren't too bothered by the picture quality.

okidoki987

What time would you say tesco opens since its normally 24/7

Dundrum will be open but make sure you buy it after 12.00am.
Doesn't matter whether the staff know about the reabte or not, it's HQ
that give them, not the shops.

chasm

Just a recap guys:
50% back on Audio Visual, Tomorrow only. You will receive the vouchers in your may mailing.

Examples given in newspaper are:
Phillips 42" lcd tv 42pfl5322 - E1099 (get 549.50 back)
Mirai 32" lcd tv lcdtv-332m201b - E499 (get 249.50 back)
Bush 19" lcd/dvd combi hd xlcd19w08dvdhd- E299(get 149.50 back)
Apple ipod shuffle 1GB range - E45 (get 22.50 back)
Goodmans dvd recordergdvdr319 -E99.99 (get 49.99 back)
Technika cd/cassette boombox bb207 - E28.99 (get 14.49 back)

Canonfan

Thanks for the recap chasm, is ipod Nano and touch included?

GrumPy

voodoo_child wrote: »

It's a fact based on the resolving capabilities of the human eye, and the angle subtended by different screen sizes at different distances. The full benefit of HD varies depending on screen size and viewing distance.

http://s3.carltonbale.com/resolution_chart.html

This chart is calculated assuming 20/20 vision.

So your telling me my eyes are b0rked? :rolleyes: I can see a difference that's all I am saying. Along with the fact if I can notice a subtle diff on a 40" I personally, would see a diff on a 47"

chasm

Canonfan wrote: »

Thanks for the recap chasm, is ipod Nano and touch included?

The advert states "TVs, SOUND SYSTEMS,DVD PLAYERS, iPODS" so it seems they are included.:)

311

Is there a 47" TV for €500 ? ,or are they all tesco voucher tvs ?

Voodu Child

Irish GrumPy wrote: »

So your telling me my eyes are b0rked? :rolleyes: I can see a difference that's all I am saying. Along with the fact if I can notice a subtle diff on a 40" I personally, would see a diff on a 47"

Nope, im not making a comment on your setup. Im saying the difference between 720p and 1080p 47" screen becomes 'appreciable' (ie more than subtly noticeable) at around 6 feet or closer. The only way you can argue that is by disputing the assumptions used to generate that chart (resolving power of the eye etc) - and you're completely welcome to do so, but it's beyond the scope of this thread.

My main point is that this notion that often crops up - 'oh that TV sucks it's not full HD' is flawed without considering other factors such as viewing distance and 'how much' of a difference you'll see. A super expensive full HD set might look great when you're browsing the aisles 2 feet away in Dixons, but plonk it on the other side of the room and you may have been just as happy with a 720p set and a big wad of cash in your pocket. So to get back on topic, this TV might represent fantastic value for some.