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Argos Chat Thread #1

Mr.Crinklewood

Seems most weeks we have a bargain or two from Argos, thought it might be an idea to have a dedicated forum like the one for Tesco:-

Sound Asleep Pillow - was € 39.99 - now € 11.99

Morphy Richards Fastbake Breadmaker - was €159.99 - now €79.99.

PAC-MAN Remote Controlled Man and Ghost Racers - was € 39.19 - now €19.59

Mod Edit:

Quazzie wrote: »

If anyone is looking for an item and is looking to check for stock nationwide. Use http://checkargos.com/.

Mod note please read post 352 - here

I know this is 'chat' thread but can we keep it strictly to the items posted in the Argos thread for everyone's benefit.

Thanks

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dunworth1

the_pod wrote: »

I have one and find it great for boiled eggs. The toaster is a little shallow but works fine. I can't comment on the beans, don't eat them.
I probably use it more for eggs than toast to be honest.

how long does it take to cook an egg?

the_pod

Not sure to be honest - one of the great things is you can just turn it on and walk away. No need to watch or time it. Handy to throw on at night or in the morning so you have a hard boiled egg ready

Thargor

I'd own one only for the fact that one egg would only make me hungry, wish it could do more but as the comments on HUKD point out, if you have a toaster and a microwave already it's a waste of money.

Got my Nook Glow light last night, spent all day at work rooting it and flashing the 1377 rom and doing all the tweaks and optimizations that the lads on XDA reccomended. Its an amazing bit of kit, I was debating whether I really needed it in Argos because I actually really like reading books on my phone but the minute I read one page on it I knew I was done with reading on anything else. Love the light aswell, way better looking than I expected as a lot of reviews said it was inferior to the Kindle but it's perfect imo, thanks for the link.

Thargor

Oh my God everyone should have a Nook if they do any reading at all, it is sublime. Ill shut up about it now

Niveus Tauri

Just careful with the nooks as it claims to have 2GB storage , but you can use only 240MB of it .

https://bookclubs.barnesandnoble.com/thread/7834

Loads of info on the net about this known issue

Niveus Tauri

Just careful with the nooks as it claims to have 2GB storage , but you can use only 240MB of it .

https://bookclubs.barnesandnoble.com/thread/7834

Loads of info on the net about this known issue

[Deleted User]

Yeah but there's a slot for a micro sd card sooooooo.....

savemejebus

Is the nook still affected by the backlight scratch issue or is it a new model?
http://the-digital-reader.com/2012/05/02/heres-why-you-shouldnt-get-the-new-nooklit/

Ky Abu

Anyone have problems with the L.G Tv that was on offer in Argos few weeks back? Setup in my neighbours house, but it doesnt pick up all the channels. RTE One for example is missing, but RTE 2 is working. Similar problems with other channels.

muffler

Ky Abu wrote: »

Anyone have problems with the L.G Tv that was on offer in Argos few weeks back? Setup in my neighbours house, but it doesnt pick up all the channels. RTE One for example is missing, but RTE 2 is working. Similar problems with other channels.

Was this the 24" model? If so I bought it and and its working great.

moodrater

Ky Abu wrote: »

Anyone have problems with the L.G Tv that was on offer in Argos few weeks back? Setup in my neighbours house, but it doesnt pick up all the channels. RTE One for example is missing, but RTE 2 is working. Similar problems with other channels.

One and two are on different mux.
RTÉ One, UTV Ireland, RTÉjr, RTÉ One +1, Oireachtas TV are on Mux 2 are those the ones you have trouble with?

What area and what mast are you aiming at? Make sure theres no old filters/masthead amps installed in the run.

W123-80's

Seems to be some decent discounts on headphones at the moment.
I know absolutely nothing about headphones though!

http://www.argos.ie/static/Product/partNumber/3389591/c_1/1%7Ccategory_root%7CHome+entertainment+and+sat+nav%7C14419512/c_2/3%7Ccat_19780826%7CHeadphones+and+earphones%7C14419643.htm

http://www.argos.ie/static/Product/partNumber/2798729/c_1/1%7Ccategory_root%7CHome+entertainment+and+sat+nav%7C14419512/c_2/3%7Ccat_19780826%7CHeadphones+and+earphones%7C14419643.htm

http://www.argos.ie/static/Product/partNumber/2580834/c_1/1%7Ccategory_root%7CHome+entertainment+and+sat+nav%7C14419512/c_2/3%7Ccat_19780826%7CHeadphones+and+earphones%7C14419643.htm

http://www.argos.ie/static/Product/partNumber/2820398/c_1/1%7Ccategory_root%7CHome+entertainment+and+sat+nav%7C14419512/c_2/3%7Ccat_19780826%7CHeadphones+and+earphones%7C14419643.htm

Ageyev

The Nook from Argos has an SD slot. I assume it is susceptible to the backlight scratch damage

marcbrophy

Thargor wrote: »

Oh my God everyone should have a Nook if they do any reading at all, it is sublime. Ill shut up about it now

Hey Thargor, which nook did you get yourself?

EDIT: Assuming Argos only have 1 type, I think it's safe to say that you got the same one that I did!

Would you mind linking me to how you rooted and tweaked it, please?

Mine is just sitting there since I bought it, as I haven't got around to doing that yet

Ky Abu

muffler wrote: »

Was this the 24" model? If so I bought it and and its working great.

Yeah it was this model

moodrater wrote: »

One and two are on different mux.
RTÉ One, UTV Ireland, RTÉjr, RTÉ One +1, Oireachtas TV are on Mux 2 are those the ones you have trouble with?

What area and what mast are you aiming at? Make sure theres no old filters/masthead amps installed in the run.

Yeah exactly all those channels missing.

It is in a newly installed wall connection the problem is in. The TV tunes in fine in other rooms in the house where there was an old aerial connection. The Tv is being used in Waterville, Co. Kerry.

Capt'n Midnight

Niveus Tauri wrote: »

Just careful with the nooks as it claims to have 2GB storage , but you can use only 240MB of it .

Pretty standard for mobile phones too to have way less space than advertised because of bloatware, SD slot makes it a complete non issue.

Ageyev wrote: »

The Nook from Argos has an SD slot. I assume it is susceptible to the backlight scratch damage

looks like I'll have to get a screen protector in the poundshop

Ageyev

A screen protector probably won't prevent the scratch issue as it is caused by dropping something on the screen like keys or coins.

I got a Nook "leather"case from Amazon for £6 which looks like it should protect the screen but it does double the weight.

The Nook is well worth the punt at 40 Euro.

KAGY

marcbrophy wrote: »

Hey Thargor, which nook did you get yourself?

EDIT: Assuming Argos only have 1 type, I think it's safe to say that you got the same one that I did!

Would you mind linking me to how you rooted and tweaked it, please?

Mine is just sitting there since I bought it, as I haven't got around to doing that yet

Broke my BA cherry on this

Stuck a few epubs on a card and was surprised by how easy it was in the eyes
Will root it at the weeekend
Btw argos have at least 2 types of nook. The other dearer one is harder to root apparently

hollster2

http://www.argos.ie/static/Product/partNumber/3143029/c_1/1%7Ccategory_root%7COffice%2C+PCs+and+phones%7C14418968/c_2/3%7Ccat_19780850%7CiPad+and+tablets%7C24662256.htm

Is this tablet any use seems good price?

grimm2005

hollster2 wrote: »

http://www.argos.ie/static/Product/partNumber/3143029/c_1/1%7Ccategory_root%7COffice%2C+PCs+and+phones%7C14418968/c_2/3%7Ccat_19780850%7CiPad+and+tablets%7C24662256.htm

Is this tablet any use seems good price?

Not great according to this review: http://www.tabletpcreview.com/tabletreview/toshiba-encore-mini-review-wt7-c16/

Good for light use and the full version of Windows 8.1 is a bonus but apparently you only have 2gb of usable on-board storage and the SD card will only take music and video files so you wouldn't get very many apps on it at all. Probably really designed as something to browse the web while you're on the sofa.

hollster2

ok great thanks my mum was looking for one i said id check here first

thank you.

grimm2005

hollster2 wrote: »

ok great thanks my mum was looking for one i said id check here first thank you.

No problem. Unless it has to be a Windows tablet, there should be plenty of half decent Android alternatives around that price point, provided it's just basic functionality she's looking for. The folks in the Android Devices forum could probably give you plenty of suggestions.

cena

Was looking up laptops today and one I looked at was sold out all over the country. Is this a normal. This was on offer too

lau1247

not a lot around so better be quick.. 32 euro for wireless 500 gb hard drive is a great BA

http://www.checkargos.com/StockCheckPage.php?productId=346%2F3194

DubDJ

lau1247 wrote: »

not a lot around so better be quick.. 32 euro for wireless 500 gb hard drive is a great BA

http://www.checkargos.com/StockCheckPage.php?productId=346%2F3194

Nothing in stock close to me so tried ordering for collection but no reservation number is given. Must be a bit broken today.

lau1247

DubDJ wrote: »

Nothing in stock close to me so tried ordering for collection but no reservation number is given. Must be a bit broken today.

not sure about order for collection, I have never tried that.. but at this price, it is probably getting a lot of traffic in the system than normal

RobbingBandit

Some details on the hard drive in the link below, looks good.

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/01/05/seagate_ces_2015_cloud_external_hard_drive/

DubDJ

lau1247 wrote: »

not sure about order for collection, I have never tried that.. but at this price, it is probably getting a lot of traffic in the system than normal

Tried a different store and it worked. Thanks.

hollster2

It said collection 16th will it still be qt the reduced price?

DubDJ

hollster2 wrote: »

It said collection 16th will it still be qt the reduced price?

Says the selling price is valid until the 24th so I'd imagine so.