Cello 26 inch TV/DVD combi HALF PRICE €175

steven22

Was in tescos earlier and spotted this bargain was 350 half price at 175, nice TV think its HD ready etc. I think its a great deal not seen cheaper anywhere else.

breathn

I'm having trouble finding any proper specs on this. Anyone know if it supports Saorview?
I kinda feel the massive price drops are a result of these tvs being unshiftable soon

dubsuperstar

One of the lads in work has one of these and says its great. Might chance me arm, looking for something for the kids playroom.

u140acro3xs7dm

Any idea what connections are in the back of it?, I am looking for something with a HDMI connection but I also need to plug the UPC analogue into it

dubsuperstar

Mates has an RF connection, scart and HDMI.

lou84

Anyone know what tesco these are in?

greened

any in waterford?

south

greened wrote: »

any in waterford?

yeah, my sister got one yesterday. Ardkeen i think

dodzy

steven22 wrote: »

Was in tescos earlier and spotted this bargain was 350 half price at 175, nice TV think its HD ready etc. I think its a great deal not seen cheaper anywhere else.

Branch / stock levels? None in finglas;-(

maidhc

Any idea on the Saorview?

rebeve

maidhc wrote: »

Any idea on the Saorview?

Thats the big question .Answer please .:)

south

Specifications from the side of the box are

26" 16:9 widescreen lcd tv
10 page memory teletext
Pal I, secam, BG, DK Multi standard tv system
Max resolution 1366 x 768
Contrast ratio :1000 brightness :500
Integrated digital freeview channels
7 day EPG
Program now and next display
Fast channel display
Fast channel search
Favourite channel search
Favourite channelcollection and edit
Integrated slot in dvd
Plays dvd/cd/cd-r/cd-rw/picture cd
HDTV 1080i 720p
Nicam stereo
Separate bass, treble, balance controls
240 minute sleep timer
Connections : aidio, pc analogue, pc stereo, scart, s-video
Wall mountable (not inc)
Remote control and table stand inc
Ac 100-240v
Common interface

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hope that helps

RayCon

Model number anybody ?? .... Have previously read that Cello have a high defect rate ... can't find the link though :-(

johnn

Does Saorview really matter if you have NTL/Sky?

south

RayCon wrote: »

Model number anybody ?? .... Have previously read that Cello have a high defect rate ... can't find the link though :-(

Try cello c2698f , it was the only thing i could see on the box. even the name cello name is stuck onto the box rather then printed on like the rest of the details

Soarer

johnn wrote: »

Does Saorview really matter if you have NTL/Sky?

Nope.
To be fair to Tesco, if you bought it and you couldn't get Saorview, I don't think they'd have a problem taking it back. I mean surely any tv being sold in Ireland should receive it, unless specified.

south

€ 708,07 on pixmania :eek:

Kristopherus

It seems to be Freeview Hd, so I think it should be OK for DTT.

Kristopherus

johnn wrote: »

Does Saorview really matter if you have NTL/Sky?

If it has DTT capability, then it will have a digital signal. You could tune the DTT in through the scart & then downgrade your Sky package accordingly.

jelly&icecream

None of these in Tesco Jervis centre (dublin city centre)
Pity!
If anyone hears of any stock of these in or around Dublin city please give me a shout.

Inzilbeth

south wrote: »

€ 708,07 on pixmania :eek:

I dont think that is the right one.. when I put in the serial number the OP gave the price shows as 240 sterling on E Bay and at 320 Euros on Piximania

it is still a good offer in Tesco though if you can get it.. cannot for the life of me find any reviews of it online though.. anyone found one?

south

Inzilbeth wrote: »

I dont think that is the right one.. when I put in the serial number the OP gave the price shows as 240 sterling on E Bay and at 320 Euros on Piximania

it is still a good offer in Tesco though if you can get it.. cannot for the life of me find any reviews of it online though.. anyone found one?

http://www.pixmania.ie/ie/uk/4766428/art/cello/26-inch-lcd-tv-dvd-black.html

This is the one bought in tesco last night.

same site has it for € 320,12
http://www.pixmania.ie/ie/uk/6386251/art/cello/26-inch-widescreen-lcd-te.html

Kristopherus

Inzilbeth wrote: »

I dont think that is the right one.. when I put in the serial number the OP gave the price shows as 240 sterling on E Bay and at 320 Euros on Piximania

it is still a good offer in Tesco though if you can get it.. cannot for the life of me find any reviews of it online though.. anyone found one?

There are reviews, albeit for a 20in model, on www.amazon.co.uk

Inzilbeth

Kristopherus wrote: »

There are reviews, albeit for a 20in model, on www.amazon.co.uk

Thank you

Inzilbeth

south wrote: »

http://www.pixmania.ie/ie/uk/4766428/art/cello/26-inch-lcd-tv-dvd-black.html

This is the one bought in tesco last night.

same site has it for € 320,12
http://www.pixmania.ie/ie/uk/6386251/art/cello/26-inch-widescreen-lcd-te.html

Thanks for that.. the second one was the one I saw and was wondering why the price difference.. did not notice they were being sold by different companies!! makes you think

dodzy

Bump for availability in Dublin !

shnaek

Couldn't find any of these in Wilton. Has anyone seen it in Cork?

Barr

Kristopherus wrote: »

If it has DTT capability, then it will have a digital signal. You could tune the DTT in through the scart & then downgrade your Sky package accordingly.

I though tvs would need MPEG4 for the Irish DTT ?

byte

Kristopherus wrote: »

It seems to be Freeview Hd, so I think it should be OK for DTT.

Are you sure? Don't see any mention of Freeview HD.

Be perfect for Saorview if it is.

byte

Barr wrote: »

I though tvs would need MPEG4 for the Irish DTT ?

That'd be right, along with MHEG5 middleware, etc. (Freeview is MPEG2).

wil

Kristopherus wrote: »

If it has DTT capability, then it will have a digital signal. You could tune the DTT in through the scart & then downgrade your Sky package accordingly.

Are you implying you could output DTT from the TV scart if the TV has a DTT tuner. Otherwise an extremely confusing post.

I think what you mean is you can combine a FTV satellite system (which doesnt get RTE/TV3/TG4) with DTT to get all Irish and UK ftv channels.
Later there is likely to be the option of getting the Irish ftv channels on a different satellite (Saorsat) to the UK ftv which will require an additional dish or lnb setup.

If you are currently paying for Sky / UPc then Saorview or Saorsat is not likely to give you much more than you already get in terms of channels, perhaps the rolling news some RTE variations and improved HD options.

It you want free free free (no sub) then DTT + FTV sat is currently the way to go.

And yes I suspect there will be a lot of offloading of non Saorsat capable TVs in the coming months

johnn

wil wrote: »

Are you implying you could output DTT from the TV scart if the TV has a DTT tuner. Otherwise an extremely confusing post.

I think what you mean is you can combine a FTV satellite system (which doesnt get RTE/TV3/TG4) with DTT to get all Irish and UK ftv channels.
Later there is likely to be the option of getting the Irish ftv channels on a different satellite (Saorsat) to the UK ftv which will require an additional dish or lnb setup.

If you are currently paying for Sky / UPc then Saorview or Saorsat is not likely to give you much more than you already get in terms of channels, perhaps the rolling news some RTE variations and improved HD options.

It you want free free free (no sub) then DTT + FTV sat is currently the way to go.

And yes I suspect there will be a lot of offloading of non Saorsat capable TVs in the coming months

What is the story with RTEHD though, will that only be on saorview or will NTL have that too?

Anyone get this TV? was looking out for a decent HD 32" but would consider this. May get that walker one in Power City for a little dearer but at least you know if defo has saorview.

deiseindublin

Did anybody find these in any of the Dublin shops? Would love one for kitchen.

TerrorFirmer

Design of the TV looks very different to what Cello TVs used to look like, but they used to be pretty horrendous quality - flimsy, extremely high defective rate, though the quality of the screen was OK. Not sure what they're like now, though they've certainly stepped up a notch in the visual department. For that price with a warranty it's hard to see fault though.

byte

johnn wrote: »

What is the story with RTEHD though, will that only be on saorview or will NTL have that too?

RTÉ HD is planned to only be on Saorview initially.

steven22

does this mean that if i get multi room viewing from ntl it wont work ??

tried scanning for channels using the basic pipe already in bedroom and only picked up 11 channels RTE, Setanta, City Channel, Living TV and the rest are just blank black and white screens, what good is this telly ?

johnny_adidas

with multi room you need to get an additional box to decode the ntl signal

ntl service or channels has nothing to do with DTT freeview

Rowley Birkin QC

Does PC analogue = VGA?

Cheers.

mikemike

Any in TRALEE does anyone know ? Wouldn't mind one as a playstation screen .

Seems a safe enough bet because of the guarantee .

clarelad

has anyone managed to get one?

Adamcp898

south wrote: »

Specifications from the side of the box are

26" 16:9 widescreen lcd tv
10 page memory teletext
Pal I, secam, BG, DK Multi standard tv system
Max resolution 1366 x 768
Contrast ratio :1000 brightness :500
Integrated digital freeview channels
7 day EPG
Program now and next display
Fast channel display
Fast channel search
Favourite channel search
Favourite channelcollection and edit
Integrated slot in dvd
Plays dvd/cd/cd-r/cd-rw/picture cd
HDTV 1080i 720p
Nicam stereo
Separate bass, treble, balance controls
240 minute sleep timer
Connections : aidio, pc analogue, pc stereo, scart, s-video
Wall mountable (not inc)
Remote control and table stand inc
Ac 100-240v
Common interface

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hope that helps

Are there any HDMI connections on this tele? doesn't even mention a component one.......

Rowley Birkin QC

Ok so none in:

• Wilton
• Mahon
• Douglas
• Midleton
• Mitchelstown
• Clonmel
• Phew!

clarelad

add limerick to that

deiseindublin

south wrote: »

http://www.pixmania.ie/ie/uk/4766428/art/cello/26-inch-lcd-tv-dvd-black.html
This is the one bought in tesco last night.

South - which branch did you buy it in? Have rang a few of the Dublin stores and one of them has 1 in stock and kept for me but is saying it's €300.

langer91

is there definitely none in midleton?

south

deiseindublin wrote: »

South - which branch did you buy it in? Have rang a few of the Dublin stores and one of them has 1 in stock and kept for me but is saying it's €300.

my sister bought it in tesco ardkeen in waterford. i didn't notice any when i was up there last night.

Inzilbeth

none in Drogheda last night.. asked and they said they had them in on Sunday but only 11 of them and they had sold out right away. Mentioned they are getting more in.. but that will probably for the full price

RayCon

None in Celbridge or Maynooth