Samsung UE46ES5500 LED Smart TV

toshiba01

http://www.pixmania.ie/ie/uk/11966909/art/samsung/ue46es5500-led-smart-tv.html

EUR 930 in Power City.

Any opinions?

PC CDROM

Seems like a really good price.

One thing about Samsung. The inbuilt media player via USB will play anything thrown at it. They are really good at issuing firmware updates.

I have the "old" LCD 40&46 3D tvs and they are the dogs bollix. No need for media players and great picture.

You can even view .CR2 (canon "RAW") digital photos on them. You can't even do that on a PC without specific software

Allyall

That's a brilliant price for that.
£699Stg on amazon (€882), and €999 in Currys and Harvey Norman.

It also has an "AVForums Recommended award" (and good value for money at £950stg according to them)

It is saorview ready.

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Basq

Superb price.. but Pixmania? Nah!!

zom

Smaler Samsungs have decent prices too (http://www.pixmania.ie/ie/uk/12548231/art/samsung/ue40eh5000-led-television.html) - €570 in DID Electrical.

GalwayGaillimh

I'd rather pull my toe nails out than deal with Pixmania again

dodzy

PC CDROM wrote: »

I have the "old" LCD 40&46 3D tvs ........

jesus, its progressing at an amazing rate really:eek:

MagicMarker

This TV is only an extra 20 quid or so on Amazon, but you'd need to use one of those delivery services (parcelmotel or whatever) to have it delivered here.

I'd personally be happy to spend the extra 50 quid if it meant not dealing with Pixmania.

marrm

FREEVIEW.

Not SAORVIEW. :mad: :mad: :mad:

jenno86

This should have Saorview

Allyall

MagicMarker wrote: »

This TV is only an extra 20 quid or so on Amazon, but you'd need to use one of those delivery services (parcelmotel or whatever) to have it delivered here.

I'd personally be happy to spend the extra 50 quid if it meant not dealing with Pixmania.

I can only find it on amazon for £699, that's over €200 more expensive + shipping, whatever that would cost.
I've never had to deal with Pixmania, but i am aware of people not liking their service, but for nearly €250 extra, would it still not be worth it? (Genuine Question)

marrm wrote: »

FREEVIEW.

Not SAORVIEW. :mad: :mad: :mad:

It does have Saorview. I don't know why it doesn't say it on the Pixmania site, but it does everywhere else..

jenno86

That price really has me tempted.

MagicMarker

Allyall wrote: »

I can only find it on amazon for £699, that's over €200 more expensive + shipping, whatever that would cost.
I've never had to deal with Pixmania, but i am aware of people not liking their service, but for nearly €250 extra, would it still not be worth it? (Genuine Question)



It does have Saorview. I don't know why it doesn't say it on the Pixmania site, but it does everywhere else..

Ooops, sorry, when I searched the model number it came up with the following...

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Samsung-UE46EH5000-46-inch-Widescreen-Freeview/dp/B007JURHG4/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1345792530&sr=8-2

Although I see the model number is slightly different, not sure how different the TV is though.

madmoe

PC CDROM wrote: »

Seems like a really good price.

One thing about Samsung. The inbuilt media player via USB will play anything thrown at it. They are really good at issuing firmware updates.

I have the "old" LCD 40&46 3D tvs and they are the dogs bollix. No need for media players and great picture.

You can even view .CR2 (canon "RAW") digital photos on them. You can't even do that on a PC without specific software

Have to agree here as the inbuilt player in mine plays big MKV Blu-Ray rips without any issues at all! How does one go about upgrading the firmware mate? Is it download the firmware file onto a USB drive and flash it from there?

Cheers,
M

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?Cee?view

What does this bit on the pixmania ad mean? Is it some sort of dodgy import?

"This product requires a mains adapter for Ireland. Pixmania supplies an adapter when you buy this product."

madmoe

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Coola boola! On a side note I want the surround sound from the PS3 and my TV to feed into my Sony amplifier.....the thing is the Sony amp has only one optical in. Is it possible to get a two to one splitter\converter so I can have both plugged in an the one that is currently turned on being the one that sends the optical audio through to the amp? Hope that makes sense......

Cheers,
M

fish fingers

churchview wrote: »

What does this bit on the pixmania ad mean? Is it some sort of dodgy import?

"This product requires a mains adapter for Ireland. Pixmania supplies an adapter when you buy this product."

id say its just an adapter for the plug to change it from a two prong to three.

Mimikyu

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jenno86

Really really tempted to buy this on pay day next week.

Price is excellent. I'm prob going to go for it.

2smiggy

i also have one of the 'old' Samsund 46" 3d tvs. Great teles , and the USB slot is a great addition. I have not had any files yet it does not play. like they said, , i put my files on the USB stick and it plays them away

wait4me

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Amazon, but you'd need to use one of those delivery services (parcelmotel or whatever) to have it delivered here.

Has amazon changed its shipping policy to Ireland? On two occasions in the past I have purchased TVs from the .co.uk site and they were delivered to me.

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mcgovern

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Has amazon changed its shipping policy to Ireland? On two occasions in the past I have purchased TVs from the .co.uk site and they were delivered to me.

They won't deliver screens over 26 inches now, or at least that was the case a few weeks ago.

Turbine

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Yes and a lot more: http://www.samsung.com/uk/consumer/tv-audio-video/television/led-tv/UE46ES5500KXXU

This is an absolute steal and tempted to go for it meself.

Mimikyu

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faigs

Holy crap thats a goo deal. Do they generally stay at a discounted price for long? Would love to buy it but maybe in 3 months Unless the credit card takes the hit.

jenno86

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Let us know how it progresses!

Im going to order one next week!

Zardoz

Its a good price but the one reservation I would have is that it is only 50Hz not 100Hz so may not be the best for fast motion or sport.

Clear Rate Motion 100. Although this isn't the same as conventional 100Hz processing, it does claim to offer gains in motion clarity through measuring the chipset, TV panel and backlight.

SmileyJR

toshiba01 wrote: »

http://www.pixmania.ie/ie/uk/11966909/art/samsung/ue46es5500-led-smart-tv.html

EUR 930 in Power City.

Any opinions?

Its also 1,099 in littlewoods... Fantastic offer if you have the money up front get it!! I know I would

Dermot2468

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I have the 40 inch version,

FYI RTE app works but netflix doesn't work. It is a known issue according to Samsung but they have no time frame on when it will be fixed.

Its a very good television and the record to Hdd is very handy but imo the smart functionality has little practical use without netflix working.
Youtube works well but the keyboard entry via remote control is tedious.

Mimikyu

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craftypaddy

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rte player is available for this but as yet netflix is not but reports of it coming soon
this tv is a great bargain, i got it five months ago at 860 plus 60 delivery, cant find any faults with the tv, as long as people are aware its wifi ready so an adapter is needed, i got mine for thirty quid on ebay, works with ethernet cable if your router is handy to access, one thing the tv could have done with was a web browser and it would have been perfect.
i got mine in five days from holland, i was given a tracking number and they called me the day before to arrange a good time for delivery, it does come with the two pin euro plug so it needs an adapter, the 2 euro shop one work grand, so my advise is buy buy buy

craftypaddy

iphone and android app is a must for this, cos typing on the remote is a disaster, all free apps plenty available

leex

I purchased the 32" version of this last week. Great TV and mine has a web browser in it.

Mimikyu

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jenno86

Balls

martiin

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I see price €719

Mimikyu

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madmoe

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How much was it originally in Euro when the OP put it up guys?

Cheers,
M

martiin

madmoe wrote: »

How much was it originally in Euro when the OP put it up guys?

Cheers,
M

Was €659, now is +€60

madmoe

martiin wrote: »

Was €659, now is +€60

Bummer......

clint_silver

craftypaddy wrote: »

rte player is available for this but as yet netflix is not but reports of it coming soon
this tv is a great bargain, i got it five months ago at 860 plus 60 delivery, cant find any faults with the tv, as long as people are aware its wifi ready so an adapter is needed, i got mine for thirty quid on ebay, works with ethernet cable if your router is handy to access, one thing the tv could have done with was a web browser and it would have been perfect.
i got mine in five days from holland, i was given a tracking number and they called me the day before to arrange a good time for delivery, it does come with the two pin euro plug so it needs an adapter, the 2 euro shop one work grand, so my advise is buy buy buy

the wifi adaptor. any link? Im thinking I could use a second spare router I have to pick up my wifi and ethernet/ppoe it out to the telly but would prefer a straight wifi adaptor.

Ive got the xbox under my current telly. I use that for all the video apps, will this telly basically do the same thing?

jenno86

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Any updates from Pixmania on how the order is coming along Captain?

Mimikyu

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MagicMarker

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Oh no, now they have you in their web.

Good luck with that....

Mimikyu

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Spudman_20000

Ordered this TV on Friday 24th August and it's on the way.

Must have been lucky to get one before they went out of stock.

Hearvee

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I was very tempted by this offer but one of the main reasons I didn't was because it was Pixmania, and your situation sounds very similar to the incident I had with them a couple of years ago.

- Ordered an item for approx €2000.
- Got a call from verification ("It's in stock, preparing for dispatch"). Money taken from credit card immediately.
- Item went "out of stock" on website, but exact same item reappeared at a new link "in stock" at a significantly higher price.
- Was told this listing was from a different supplier so not related to my order, but could pay the higher price or have a refund. I said I'd wait until it came back in stock from the original supplier.
- Eventually was pushed the refund and notified after the refund was processed so I had no comeback.

Had ordered small items from Pixmania before with no problems, but wouldn't go near them again!

Mimikyu

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Spudman_20000

I ordered it at 16:40. Received a dispatch notice yesterday. It's on its way from France.