Buying Samsung 40A656 LCD up north

bibibobo

Good savings to be had but the important questions are a) will it work the exact same as an LCD bought down south and b) is the technical spec the exact same? Have read about this on forums and there seems to be an issue regarding UHF v's VHF functionality - i presume this is required where you need to stick an aerial on the roof. I have sky for now and may switch to NTL/UPC... will my chosen TV work ok?

Zonda999

It'll definitely work with sky digital. Dont have a clue about upc tbh...

Kashkai

I have the 46 inch version of this tv and it works fine down here so I don't see why the 40 inch wouldn't either.

cimbis

just wondering if you went ahead and bought the samsung tv up north/did u get a good deal/thinking of doing something similar.

chrism2007

silly question but how did you get it home? was thinking of doing the same myself but realised theres a slim chance its gonna fit in the car

did you have it delivered or what?

bibibobo

cimbis wrote: »

just wondering if you went ahead and bought the samsung tv up north/did u get a good deal/thinking of doing something similar.

Didn't buy it yet. Might leave it until sales in new year, also i need to get an alarm installed first!
Might get the package at http://www.currys.co.uk/martprd/store/cur_page.jsp?BV_SessionID=@@@@1186340635.1229450938@@@@&BV_EngineID=ccgdadefmhdimficflgceggdhhmdgmj.0&page=Product&fm=12&sm=0&tm=1&sku=874231&category_oid=-34810 for £979 = €1085.
SAMSUNG LE40A656A 40" HD 1080p Rose Black LCD TV, Blu-ray Player & Glass Stand. It should fit on the back seats else will drop seats down. DID have TV alone for €1250 & bluray player for €300 = €1550 and stand is not included in this.

Kotek Besar

Also consider the LG 42PG6000. Richer Sounds have them for £599 at the mo. They have a branch in Belfast.

It's plasma, not an LCD like the Samsung you linked to. Has a great spec too, afaics.

Shred

bibibobo wrote: »

Didn't buy it yet. Might leave it until sales in new year, also i need to get an alarm installed first!
Might get the package at http://www.currys.co.uk/martprd/store/cur_page.jsp?BV_SessionID=@@@@1186340635.1229450938@@@@&BV_EngineID=ccgdadefmhdimficflgceggdhhmdgmj.0&page=Product&fm=12&sm=0&tm=1&sku=874231&category_oid=-34810 for £979 = €1085.
SAMSUNG LE40A656A 40" HD 1080p Rose Black LCD TV, Blu-ray Player & Glass Stand. It should fit on the back seats else will drop seats down. DID have TV alone for €1250 & bluray player for €300 = €1550 and stand is not included in this.

Hey, did you contact Currys to confirm you can pick this set up as I was going to do the same and when I rang them yesterday I was disappointed to be told that it (and almost any other set I viewed on their site) was only available for home delivery to a northern ireland address. I then noticed the "Unavailable to Reserve&Collect" on the site:(

chrism2007

bibibobo wrote: »

Didn't buy it yet. Might leave it until sales in new year, also i need to get an alarm installed first!
Might get the package at http://www.currys.co.uk/martprd/store/cur_page.jsp?BV_SessionID=@@@@1186340635.1229450938@@@@&BV_EngineID=ccgdadefmhdimficflgceggdhhmdgmj.0&page=Product&fm=12&sm=0&tm=1&sku=874231&category_oid=-34810 for £979 = €1085.
SAMSUNG LE40A656A 40" HD 1080p Rose Black LCD TV, Blu-ray Player & Glass Stand. It should fit on the back seats else will drop seats down. DID have TV alone for €1250 & bluray player for €300 = €1550 and stand is not included in this.

my father was moving his and he put it on his back seat not a problem. he took it out of the box and wrapped it in bubble wrap. then just stood it upright. plenty of room

Mutz

Anyone try this TV doen south yet?

I was up In Belfast and Lisburn today and they're completely sold out, as was Harvey Norman.

Gonna head up again next week (Ikea) and see if I can order one so if anyone can tell me if it works ok with UPC?

Cheers

Richersounds.ie: John

Hi guys,

yes that TV is fitted with both a VHF and UHF tuner and will work 110% north or south,

Drop me a line if you need any further info! johnmc@richersounds.ie