40" Blue Diamond LED TV with Saorview €349.99

Luckycharms_74 · 26-10-2013 3:11pm #1

As title says
Only for this weekend, was €449.99 now €349.99

http://www.did.ie/blue-diamond-40-hd-led-tv-bd40dl-prd

jeepers101 · 26-10-2013 3:16pm

Happy days. What time are they open til tonight?

Luckycharms_74 · 26-10-2013 3:22pm

jeepers101 wrote: »

Happy days. What time are they open til tonight?

Seems to be 6pm today, but they also open Sundays

http://www.did.ie/store-locator & opening hours

Cantona's Collars · 26-10-2013 7:52pm

Was looking at this one today,basic entry level tv with no bells & whistles.If you want a cheap tv it'll do the job.

Wasn't impressed with the guy in my local store,very rude imo.Asked about another tv and he spoke to me as if I hadn't a clue,the tv I was looking at was priced at €799 there,told him Argos had the same model for €499 & he basically called me a liar & even called up the Argos site on the computer.Gave me a spiel about it being an old model & that DID don't even stock it anymore.To prove a point he searched for it on their stock system & quickly closed the page when it appeared.This is the tv: http://www.did.ie/panasonic-39-smart-viera-full-hd-led-tv-txl39e6b-prd & in Argos: http://www.argos.ie/static/Product/partNumber/9158908/c_1/1|category_root|Home+entertainment+and+sat+nav|14419512/c_2/3|cat_19780832|Televisions|14419667.htm

My local Argos was out of stock so picked up a Toshiba 39" Full HD Smart tv with wifi for €489 in the local Expert branch.

Sorry for the rant,but why lie to customers?

rob316 · 26-10-2013 8:22pm

I bought a 42" full hd led lg tv for €399 last christmas. I just don't see the bargain as its a no name brand.

Lord Spence · 26-10-2013 8:24pm

rob316 wrote: »

I bought a 42" full hd led lg tv for €399 last christmas. I just don't see the bargain as its a no name brand.

Looking for a 32 to 39 inch myself for my son for Christmas when is a good time to buy, reckon there might be a sales push on TV's on the lead up to the big day?

Cantona's Collars · 26-10-2013 8:49pm

Lord Spence wrote: »

Looking for a 32 to 39 inch myself for my son for Christmas when is a good time to buy, reckon there might be a sales push on TV's on the lead up to the big day?

Your local Euronics store has a Walker 39" Led with built in Saorview & Satellite for €399,not too many tv's at that price have both terrestrial & satellite tuners.

Lord Spence · 26-10-2013 9:07pm

zerks wrote: »

Your local Euronics store has a Walker 39" Led with built in Saorview & Satellite for €399,not too many tv's at that price have both terrestrial & satellite tuners.

They have a 40 inch cello to for 350 euro full HD, any idea what cello TVs are like?

Cantona's Collars · 26-10-2013 9:16pm

Lord Spence wrote: »

They have a 40 inch cello to for 350 euro full HD, any idea what cello TVs are like?

Not great tbh,Walker aren't exactly Sony or Samsung but they hold their own,the 39" I mentioned has the advantage of having both Saorview & Satellite so no need for any boxes connected to them,nice & tidy in a room especially if hanging it on a wall.

Soarer · 27-10-2013 7:06am

Are Blue Diamond Philips?

hipdoobloon · 27-10-2013 7:32am

Soarer wrote: »

Are Blue Diamond Philips?

As far as i remember blue diamond are made with Mitsubishi components .

Fresh Pots · 27-10-2013 7:49am

hipdoobloon wrote: »

As far as i remember blue diamond are made with Mitsubishi components .

That was black Diamond, not sure who blue diamond are.

hardweir · 27-10-2013 9:08am

Would'nt bother with the Cello tbh but Walker make decent tv's.

Interestingly the Toshiba i bought in Argos recently has the very same manual,menu and remote as the Walker tv i bought 6 months ago.Both have usb for media but the Walker plays a lot more formats and has a superior picture imo.

What i'm getting at is if you walked into Argos and saw both tv's for the same money,most would buy the Toshiba but would'nt necessarily be getting the better tv.

Cantona's Collars · 27-10-2013 9:38am

hardweir wrote: »

Would'nt bother with the Cello tbh but Walker make decent tv's.

Interestingly the Toshiba i bought in Argos recently has the very same manual,menu and remote as the Walker tv i bought 6 months ago.Both have usb for media but the Walker plays a lot more formats and has a superior picture imo.

What i'm getting at is if you walked into Argos and saw both tv's for the same money,most would buy the Toshiba but would'nt necessarily be getting the better tv.

I picked up the new Toshiba & the picture is brilliant on it,read some test reports on it & it seems the same crowd that make the screens for Sony supply Toshiba.This model plays all formats which is handy as I have stuff in everything from MKV to MP4.
Value wise you can't pass the Walker set as it outperforms some more expensive brands.

TerrorFirmer · 27-10-2013 11:11am

I've heard quite often that Walker TVs have pretty bad sound, but never heard of complaints with the screens. Cello are an absolutely dreadful brand, avoid.

jmorrisey · 27-10-2013 1:40pm

hardweir wrote: »

Would'nt bother with the Cello tbh but Walker make decent tv's.

Interestingly the Toshiba i bought in Argos recently has the very same manual,menu and remote as the Walker tv i bought 6 months ago.Both have usb for media but the Walker plays a lot more formats and has a superior picture imo.

What i'm getting at is if you walked into Argos and saw both tv's for the same money,most would buy the Toshiba but would'nt necessarily be getting the better tv.

agreed...bought a 19 inch alba from argos few years ago and the remote worked for a toshiba of the same size also bought from argos

byte · 27-10-2013 10:07pm

Many of the Toshiba TV's now are made by Vestel in Turkey, same as NordMende, Walker, Alba and many others. Similarly, Vestel also made the old Black Diamond TV's.

If you're considering buying a Cello or Blue Diamond, I'd strongly recommended trying to hear it first, as the sound is very tinny on some (this is becoming an issue on many others too, presumably coz they're designed so small, there's no room for decent speaker sizes).