Amazon now ships large TV's to Ireland

TheCaveman

Thanks to clevtrev, who started this thread :

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2056219126

I just bought a 42" LCD for the bedroom from Amazon. I was going to get it from Richersounds, but did not hear back from them, so I thought I will give Amazon a go, as it was cheaper than richersounds, and free delivery

I have been buying from Amazon for a long time, and, there return policy is the best there is, as they refund you all deliverry costs if you have to return something, if it goes bad.

Buying a TV from Amazon is Just like buying a DVD/Book now. Except more expensive:o
Estimated delivery date 01 April 11

MODS: if it is ok, lets discuss TV delivery from Amazon in here, not diffrent TV models?

I will update you once I know how delivery work.

UPDATE: Sunday 27 Mar 11 - 10:45

Delivery 1 of 1
Dispatched
Delivery Estimate: 30 Mar 2011

siber

a 42" TV in the bedroom !!!!!!!!

I hope it's a big bedroom

Mr.Crinklewood

siber wrote: »

a 42" TV in the bedroom !!!!!!!!

I hope it's a big bedroom

It is. Now need to make time to watch the TV.

TheCaveman

Well, the Girlfriend wanted a 37", but the diffrence in price on Amazon between the 37" & 42" was only €9

€9 for en extra 5" :D:D:D:D

All i can say is, this will be good for competition, as Amazon is cheap, and local retailers will have to drop there prices soon to compete

keithclancy

TheCaveman wrote: »

€9 for en extra 5" :D:D:D:D

Thats what she said .... OHHHHHH !!!! :D:D:D:D:D:D

Tipsy McSwagger

This is great news!!!!!

allimac

Yeah great news but I'm sickened.I tried to buy one three weeks ago and amazon wouldn't ship here and I ended up paying 500 euro here in currys for a tv which is £349 on amazon.:mad:

Tipsy McSwagger

allimac wrote: »

Yeah great news but I'm sickened.I tried to buy one three weeks ago and amazon wouldn't ship here and I ended up paying 500 euro here in currys for a tv which is £349 on amazon.:mad:

Samsung 40 inch?

TheCaveman

At the moment status is:

Delivery 1 of 1
Dispatching Soon
Dispatch Estimate: 28 Mar 2011

Will update on Monday again

jayteecork

This looks great value.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Samsung-LE40C530-40-inch-Widescreen-Freeview/dp/B003EEM1LK/ref=sr_1_2?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1301152339&sr=1-2

zero19

jayteecork wrote: »

This looks great value.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Samsung-LE40C530-40-inch-Widescreen-Freeview/dp/B003EEM1LK/ref=sr_1_2?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1301152339&sr=1-2

I've the 32" version of that, very happy with it (paid about the same price for it here as that 40" is from amazon :rolleyes:).

allimac

Tipsy McSwagger wrote: »

Samsung 40 inch?

Yeah,thats the one.

MASTER...of the bra

Great news.

Anyting to beat a bit of the greed out of the Irish retailers.

Deep Thought

How do you send it back..by Courier ?

Great that they do it and even better its cheaper, but I recently bout TV for DID which had HDMI issues and brought it back and exchanged straight away

Wasn't without one at all

Would be anxious about that part

Tipsy McSwagger

allimac wrote: »

Yeah,thats the one.

Class telly:)

fish fingers

Jesus, this thread is not good. Must.......resist. :mad:

Badgermonkey

TheCaveman wrote: »

At the moment status is:

Delivery 1 of 1
Dispatching Soon
Dispatch Estimate: 28 Mar 2011

Will update on Monday again

I've a feeling free TV delivery to Irish addresses is a glitch, folks should pounce now if keen to buy.

Hope I'm wrong caveman, let us know.

TheCaveman

This is great:

UPDATE:

Delivery 1 of 1
Dispatched
Delivery Estimate: 30 Mar 2011

:eek::rolleyes::D

ShooterSF

Deep Thought wrote: »

How do you send it back..by Courier ?

Great that they do it and even better its cheaper, but I recently bout TV for DID which had HDMI issues and brought it back and exchanged straight away

Wasn't without one at all

Would be anxious about that part

That's how I've done it. Had to send something back recently as they posted the wrong item. I used parcel2go and sent on the invoice to amazon who refunded it (minus VAT) to my account.
I didn't bother chasing them up for the VAT as parcel2go were nic enough to mistakenly invoice me in pounds instead of euros (15 pound when I paid 15 euro)

They also ship the replacement before receiving the item back at least in the case of wrong item and you then have 60 days to get the other one back to them.

jayteecork

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B003FMSIQ8/ref=nosim/?tag=hotukdeals-21

Allyall

jayteecork wrote: »

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B003FMSIQ8/ref=nosim/?tag=hotukdeals-21

That works out at €277 :D:D
I bought that TV in Jan from D.I.D for €369 in the sales and it was the best price around. It's a lovely TV.

But best of all? It's easy-peasy to unlock, and once done, it has a built in Media player that even plays MKV files..

ceon

I'd be concerned about TV's from the UK not working over here when the DSO happens (sometime 2012) without a set-top box.

Hootanany

Amazon link is down :eek: do you think its xxxxxxx hacking them:eek:

Badgermonkey

ceon wrote: »

I'd be concerned about TV's from the UK not working over here when the DSO happens (sometime 2012) without a set-top box.

If you purchase a TV with a Freeview HD tuner it will work with Saorview which officially launches next month.

neiphin

jayteecork wrote: »

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B003FMSIQ8/ref=nosim/?tag=hotukdeals-21

has it got mpeg4 ?

Kristopherus

neiphin wrote: »

has it got mpeg4 ?

No.

jayteecork

jayteecork wrote: »

This looks great value.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Samsung-LE40C530-40-inch-Widescreen-Freeview/dp/B003EEM1LK/ref=sr_1_2?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1301152339&sr=1-2

so tempted to buy this.
I have a 32" Bravia but it's only HD ready and nearly 3 years old.

The Pontiac

Make sure you turn off the Amazon Currency Converter and let your credit card do the work. It works out cheaper. You have to turn it off, as the default setting is on.

Mr McBoatface

neiphin wrote: »

has it got mpeg4 ?

Kristopherus wrote: »

No.

Actually YES it has.

It's certified for the French TV DTT called TNT-HD which is a MPEG4 service. There may be some issue with the MHEG5 digital text and the numbering of the channels like the channels starting in 800 but it's broadly compatible with Saorview.

zero19

Allyall wrote: »

That works out at €277 :D:D
I bought that TV in Jan from D.I.D for €369 in the sales and it was the best price around. It's a lovely TV.

But best of all? It's easy-peasy to unlock, and once done, it has a built in Media player that even plays MKV files..

Do most new tv's not play mkv files? My yolk plays them no messing about, didn't update the firmware or anything either

itsnotmyfault

<Ollie> wrote: »

Make sure you turn off the Amazon Currency Converter and let your credit card do the work. It works out cheaper. You have to turn it off, as the default setting is on.

Wish i'd seen this about 10 mins ago. I was thinking "that's not a great rate" but didn't think "should turn off currency converter".:mad:

upinthesky

tried to buy a tv but it says it doesnt ship to my address?

Davy

lisar816 wrote: »

tried to buy a tv but it says it doesnt ship to my address?

Is the seller a third party seller and not amazon itself?

upinthesky

Davy wrote: »

Is the seller a third party seller and not amazon itself?

no it was amazon i used a link on this tread ill give it another go

upinthesky

have it now added it to my basket instead of express checkout and that worked tks op

Badgermonkey

Badgermonkey wrote: »

I've a feeling free TV delivery to Irish addresses is a glitch, folks should pounce now if keen to buy.

Eh, Just pounced myself.

Checked Terrestrial TV Forum which OK's this as Saorview compliant.

LG32LD450 FullHD 1080p €280.00

https://www.amazon.co.uk/LG-32LD450-32-inch-Widescreen-Freeview/dp/B003FMSIQ8/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1301265482&sr=8-1

randombar

Lads can someone recommend the best >= 46" out there for reasonable money??

Was in harvey normans yesterday and my understanding is

at least 100Mhz backlit LED is the best way to go?? One of the lads was saying it all depends on the brand still so any advice would be appreciated.


http://www.amazon.co.uk/b/ref=s9_dnav_bw_ir01_b?_encoding=UTF8&node=560864&pf_rd_m=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE&pf_rd_s=center-2&pf_rd_r=1B7QM88EJG9SFK07BDMC&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_p=220243047&pf_rd_i=560798#/ref=sr_nr_p_n_feature_six_brow_2?rh=n%3A560798%2Cn%3A%21560800%2Cn%3A560858%2Cn%3A560864%2Cp_n_size_browse-bin%3A161404031%2Cp_n_feature_two_browse-bin%3A161190031%2Cp_n_feature_six_browse-bin%3A507944031&bbn=560864&sort=price&ie=UTF8&qid=1301304477&rnid=507941031

Leslie91

Lads, telly novice here. I'm with UPC on their basic digital package. What are my options in terms of ditching them and having one of these tellys (esp like the Samsung 40") do the same job for me. I've heard about this Saorview thing etc. What do I need to do/not do?. Is it possible to get most if not ALL terrestrial channels in digital quality for more or less free?.

crazygeryy

<Ollie> wrote: »

Make sure you turn off the Amazon Currency Converter and let your credit card do the work. It works out cheaper. You have to turn it off, as the default setting is on.

how do you turn it off?and does it apply to everything?

TheCaveman

Well, I do it on the final page, just before you click purchase now, I ALWAYS switch currency to pay in GBP, instead of Euro

I saved €35 this way with the TV I bought on Friday

What i did was, looked at the rate Amazon listed in Euro on the final page

I wrote that down, than, switched to GBP, next day, I checked my Credit Card, and total was €35 less, than the total Amazon listed :cool:

UPDATE on TV Delivery:

Amazon.co.uk items (Sold by Amazon EU S.a.r.L.):

1 LG 42LD450 42-inch Widescr...

Dispatched via An Post (estimated arrival date: March 30, 2011).

Tracking number: AZ7XXXXXXXIE

Badgermonkey

Leslie91 wrote: »

Lads, telly novice here. I'm with UPC on their basic digital package. What are my options in terms of ditching them and having one of these tellys (esp like the Samsung 40") do the same job for me. I've heard about this Saorview thing etc. What do I need to do/not do?. Is it possible to get most if not ALL terrestrial channels in digital quality for more or less free?.

Yes, all you'll need is a standard UHF TV aerial and a TV with an MPEG4 tuner built in.

This website will tell you which Samsung models have been certified as compatible by RTE and talk you through the basics of how to receive Saorview.

http://www.saorview.ie/

If you wish to receive BBCHD, ITVHD, CH4HD and all the usual BBC3, BBC4, Film4 etc, I'd recommend a satellite dish and a FreesatHD box to compliment Saorview.

http://www.freesat.co.uk/

Leslie91

Badgermonkey wrote: »

Yes, all you'll need is a standard UHF TV aerial and a TV with an MPEG4 tuner built in.

This website will tell you which Samsung models have been certified as compatible by RTE and talk you through the basics of how to receive Saorview.

http://www.saorview.ie/

If you wish to receive BBCHD, ITVHD, CH4HD and all the usual BBC3, BBC4, Film4 etc, I'd recommend a satellite dish and a FreesatHD box to compliment Saorview.

http://www.freesat.co.uk/

Thanks. We'd want those BBC etc too so looks like satellite dish with freesat will be necessary. Is there anyone in Ireland doing the Freesat supply and install?.

Badgermonkey

Yes, Tony from Satellite.ie over on the satellite forum gives good advice and knows his stuff.

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/member.php?u=3111

I'm sure he could give you a quote.

In my opinion Sat installers charge a lot for Freesat boxes, I'd pick that up on Amazon yourself and get a quote just for dish and cabling.

Setting up the Freesat box couldn't be simpler. You just input a UK postcode, eg London N22 5SL and the box will find all channels available. If you want to be able to rewind or pause live TV, record one channel while watching another etc, go with a Freesat+, much the same as a sky+ box.

fish fingers

Leslie91 wrote: »

Thanks. We'd want those BBC etc too so looks like satellite dish with freesat will be necessary. Is there anyone in Ireland doing the Freesat supply and install?.

Check out Tony www.satellite.ie he is an active poster here on boards

MisterAnarchy

TheCaveman wrote: »

1 LG 42LD450 42-inch Widescr...

Dispatched via An Post (estimated arrival date: March 30, 2011).

Tracking number: AZ7XXXXXXXIE

Thats a bloody big box for the postman to be carrying around in the back of his van !
I'd have expected Amazon to use a courier for such a large item .

vectra

Badgermonkey wrote: »

Eh, Just pounced myself.

Checked Terrestrial TV Forum which OK's this as Saorview compliant.

LG32LD450 FullHD 1080p €280.00

That TV is only Freeview.
Needs to be freeview HD to pick up irish DTT as far as I know.

MisterAnarchy

vectra wrote: »

That TV is only Freeview.
Needs to be freeview HD to pick up irish DTT as far as I know.

It will work with Saorview ,it has already been clarified earlier in the thread.

Doodee

MisterAnarchy wrote: »

Thats a bloody big box for the postman to be carrying around in the back of his van !
I'd have expected Amazon to use a courier for such a large item .

An Post have a courier service.

BionicRasher

TheCaveman wrote: »

Well, I do it on the final page, just before you click purchase now, I ALWAYS switch currency to pay in GBP, instead of Euro

I saved €35 this way with the TV I bought on Friday

What i did was, looked at the rate Amazon listed in Euro on the final page

I wrote that down, than, switched to GBP, next day, I checked my Credit Card, and total was €35 less, than the total Amazon listed :cool:

How do you see stuff in Euro? I can only see GBP.

Purchased something last week and the rate was almost identical to the currency conversion I did on XE.com

Svetti Arss

tui0hcg wrote: »

How do you see stuff in Euro? I can only see GBP

You cant amazon.co.uk is sterling only.

Sconsey

Allyall wrote: »

But best of all? It's easy-peasy to unlock, and once done, it has a built in Media player that even plays MKV files..

Offtopic: could you enlighten me please, I've trawled the internet and cannot find the unlock procedure.