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Currys and Dixons 1080p 32LG7000 £349

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    #2
    Señor Ding-Dong
    Registered Users Posts: 29 ✭Señor Ding-Dong


    I'm thinking of buying this if its around the 400 euro mark, is this MPEG 4 compatible?


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    coldfire1x
    Registered Users Posts: 3,353 ✭✭✭coldfire1x


    ^^ Out of stock in most of the places in NI.


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    Gadgetman496
    Registered Users Posts: 8,365 ✭✭✭Gadgetman496


    Señor Ding-Dong wrote: »
    I'm thinking of buying this if its around the 400 euro mark, is this MPEG 4 compatible?


    I'd be very surprised if it was.

    -

    "Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid."



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    RuggieBear
    Registered Users Posts: 17,958 ✭✭✭✭RuggieBear


    That lg7000 32 in is 699 euro in pc world Jervis st.


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    Lachako
    Registered Users Posts: 64 ✭✭Lachako


    Living in Ireland but in the UK for Christmas. PC World and Curry's both do the LG 7000 32" for £349. Dixons which is apparently now only an online shop also have the same deal. I think all of these companies are under the one umbrella/parent company. Also, if you see anything on the PC World website they'll match that price in store, I know that might sound a bit obvious but they had the LG 7000 for £587 or there abouts in the shop and the online price was £349 (cheeky fookers!).

    Anyway, I managed to get one in PC World in the Stephens Day / Boxing Day sales (All 7 had been reserved for 24 hours, so I called back just before the shop shut and managed to talk them into giving me one of them on the basis that all 7 customers weren't going to be there at 9am the next morning, so their 24 hours would be up).

    In Curry's there's another model the LG 5700 32" that's £399 but has a lower ratio, I think it's 30,000:1, whereas the LG 7000 32" is 50,000:1. The sales assistant said that the reason the LG 5700 was more expensive, even though it was an inferior TV, was because the LG 7000 was Curry's main promotion (he was full of shi-ite though, would it be something to do with MPEG 2 / MPEG 4?).

    Also in Curry's there's a Samsung 32" for £299 but it has only 10,000:1 and a Sony 32" for £349 but that was only 30,000:1. Also they were both only "HD ready 720" whereas the LG is 1080p (Full HD? - The sticker on the telly says so anyway).

    I don't really know anything about LCD's as I've never really had/used one before, just what I've found out yesterday, but this seems to be the best deal compared to what else is out there. Loads of features on it too including Bluetooth - I think it's for wireless headphones or sending pictures to the TV? Now I don't understand about MPEG2 and MPEG4 but I bought this TV for someone with cable so I'm guessing that that shouldn't matter?

    Anyway, that's my experience of the LG 7000! I'd say well worth a trip up North, especially if you can get one reserved beforehand (PC World), then it's less of a gamble. Also this has really driven home how much of a shafting we're getting in Ireland.


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    hellboy99
    Registered Users Posts: 6,219 ✭✭✭hellboy99


    Just rang store in Dundalk, 32LG7000 is €899, it's €879 in Drogheda :confused: :eek: :mad: robbing ****s, no wonder everyone is going up north.


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    JHMEG
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,686 ✭✭✭JHMEG


    Bought two of these in Newry yesterday. Currys in Liffey Valley has some off the wall price, pretty much everything is a rip off compared to their Newry store.

    Bought £140 worth of kitchen stuff in B&Q Newry. B&Q Liffey Valley price for the same stuff: €480.


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    Señor Ding-Dong
    Registered Users Posts: 29 ✭Señor Ding-Dong


    Yeah just rung Currys in the square, the guy said it was €879, crazy price.


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    Our man in Havana
    Closed Accounts Posts: 29,476 ✭✭✭✭Our man in Havana


    TVs are typically half the price up north.


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    m.j.w
    Registered Users Posts: 1,494 ✭✭✭m.j.w


    Just looking at buying the 32" samsung in dixons for £299. Have no idea what all the specs are about so is it a decent tv? I just want something to play the ps3 on and hook the laptop up to.


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    Our man in Havana
    Closed Accounts Posts: 29,476 ✭✭✭✭Our man in Havana


    Samsung are dirt. I bought one a little over a year ago and it has a black shadow all the way down the screen and the HDMI connection gave up the ghost too. Samsung will not repair it under warranty. Avoid like the plague.


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    m.j.w
    Registered Users Posts: 1,494 ✭✭✭m.j.w


    sorry heres the link
    http://www.dixons.co.uk/martprd/store/dix_page.jsp?BV_SessionID=@@@@1328188651.1230389446@@@@&BV_EngineID=ccehadegdfjdhdfcflgceggdhhmdfnn.0&page=Accessory&sku=725233#


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    m.j.w
    Registered Users Posts: 1,494 ✭✭✭m.j.w


    i thought samsung were one of the better names, what should i look out for then?


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    kaisersose77
    Registered Users Posts: 2,708 ✭✭✭kaisersose77


    samsung are awful tv's from my experience with them so far (my current samsung tv has about 10 problems with it atm and thats after it was repaired!), out of warranty so nothing i can do now.

    they seem to have new models every month, maybe the expensive ones are good but I wouldnt recommend getting a bargain samsung tv to friends or family


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    Kinetic^
    Closed Accounts Posts: 13,249 ✭✭✭✭Kinetic^


    I've had a samsung for 3 years and no problems.


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    Our man in Havana
    Closed Accounts Posts: 29,476 ✭✭✭✭Our man in Havana


    Kinetic^ wrote: »
    I've had a samsung for 3 years and no problems.
    You have been very lucky.


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    Rev. Kitchen
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,045 ✭✭✭Rev. Kitchen


    Ive had a samsung for over 3 years now and it has never given me one single jot of trouble.


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    Kinetic^
    Closed Accounts Posts: 13,249 ✭✭✭✭Kinetic^


    Bond-007 wrote: »
    You have been very lucky.

    Perhaps it's you that has been unlucky. :)


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    Our man in Havana
    Closed Accounts Posts: 29,476 ✭✭✭✭Our man in Havana


    Oh I don't think so going by the experiences of others. I certainly wouldn't buy one ever again. Their after sales service is appalling.


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    kaisersose77
    Registered Users Posts: 2,708 ✭✭✭kaisersose77


    i'm on my second faulty samsung (great customer service for the first one when the screen had terrible flickering problems so i thought i'd buy samsung again)

    Awful customer service for the second one, took about 6 months to get tv fixed, and warranty was gone by then. And it didnt take to long for more problems to develop such as backlight leaking, vga flickering and more.


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    Nalz
    Registered Users Posts: 16,734 ✭✭✭✭Nalz


    that 32 inch in xtra vision for 400 is quality, cant look beyond it to be honest.

    Got it for the folks for Christmas. Happy out


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    zAbbo
    Registered Users Posts: 11,987 ✭✭✭✭zAbbo


    Trilla wrote: »
    that 32 inch in xtra vision for 400 is quality, cant look beyond it to be honest.

    Got it for the folks for Christmas. Happy out
    You could get any number of TV's from the north or online of far superior PQ and build than that AOC.


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    Our man in Havana
    Closed Accounts Posts: 29,476 ✭✭✭✭Our man in Havana


    Agreed. You are spoilt for choice in the north.

    Sainsburys are doing a 32 inch Sony Bravia for £349.


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    boopolo
    Registered Users Posts: 578 ✭✭✭boopolo


    +1

    I have have a Samsung 40" for 2.5 years and never had a problem.

    Yes, perhaps the OP was unlucky.

    Have a 32" LG in bedroom and its ok. Sound is crap but it never gave any trouble.


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    JHMEG
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,686 ✭✭✭JHMEG


    The Samsung for £299 in Currys in Newry is far far lower spec than the LG for £349. There is no comparison.

    The Samsung is 720p, the LG is 1080p. The LG also has Bluetooth and USB, the Samsung has neither.


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    shockwave
    Registered Users Posts: 1,770 ✭✭✭shockwave


    Tesco are selling a sony bravia 32 inch for €499, well worth a look.


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    Our man in Havana
    Closed Accounts Posts: 29,476 ✭✭✭✭Our man in Havana


    Not really when :
    Sainsburys are doing a 32 inch Sony Bravia for £349.
    Look in Tescos and get into the car and drive to Sainsburys for actual purchase.


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    JHMEG
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,686 ✭✭✭JHMEG


    That Sony is 720p for £349.

    The LG is 1080p, Bluetooth and USB, for £349.


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    slemons
    Closed Accounts Posts: 532 ✭✭✭slemons


    Is there any way that you can ring ahead to currys and reserve one of these TVs? If i was going i'd be travelling up from Limerick to Newry (I have to go to Dub anyway), and thats a long drive for no TV!

    Any idea's?


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    pete
    Registered Users Posts: 1,731 ✭✭✭pete


    Bond-007 wrote: »
    Oh I don't think so going by the experiences of others. I certainly wouldn't buy one ever again. Their after sales service is appalling.

    Bought a 46" Samsung online from the UK last december. One of the 3 HDMI connectors wasn't working and it was picked up, repaired & returned by the Irish Samsung distributor within 3 days.


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