SAMSUNG 50" Full HD, 3D, TV with FREE 3D Blu-ray player & 3 pairs of 3D glasses £999

Dazzy · 08-10-2010 10:46am #1

Another one from HUKD.

Both Dixons and Currys in the UK are selling this at £999/€1140 (XE conversion). I think this is a fantastic deal.

You can get discounts of up to £60 at Dixons or £30 at Currys if you can avail of Quidco. You may need a UK resident to do this for you.

You can only order online on the Dixons site for delivery in the UK so if you have an address up North you can get the Dixons deal.

At Currys you can reserve online for collection at the Newry branch.

I signed up for Quidco and went for the Currys deal, paid £999 in Currys and should get £30 back. Delighted with the TV.... just need something 3D now.

http://www.currys.co.uk/gbuk/samsung-50-3d-ready-tv-with-free-3d-blu-ray-player-and-3-pairs-of-3d-glasses-07980543-pdt.html

Soarer · 08-10-2010 11:46am

Thread for the PS50C680 on AVForums.

gazzer · 08-10-2010 1:14pm

Oooh. That is a great deal. I am very tempted to get this but I cant really justify it with xmas coming up... What to do :eek:

User Friendly · 08-10-2010 2:36pm

That sounds a great deal.......... Go for it i say!

muboop1 · 08-10-2010 2:41pm

Currys are running a similar offer instore at moment i think.

roughly €1200 for Samsung 3D tv LCD 40", including the 3D DVD player and 2 pairs of glasses, and when you register it online with samsung they will send you another pair of the glasses free.

Rsaeire · 08-10-2010 4:34pm

muboop1 wrote: »

Currys are running a similar offer instore at moment i think.

roughly €1200 for Samsung 3D tv LCD 40", including the 3D DVD player and 2 pairs of glasses, and when you register it online with samsung they will send you another pair of the glasses free.

The main point of contention to be had with that deal, ignoring the obvious difference in screen size, is that 3D viewing on an LCD is different than on a plasma due to how both display technologies handle crosstalk differently; there's an article that explains the differences and limitations of both LCD and plasma here. As such, this should be taken into consideration before spending such a large amount of money on a TV. I'd also recommend anyone seriously considering buying a 3D TV to test both LCD and plasma implementations of 3D in store and see which they prefer, as there's no point of going through the hassle of buying a TV, bringing it home, not liking it and then exchanging it for something else.

Currys PC World: Declan · 08-10-2010 6:04pm

Just to confrim the deal here. It's a 50 " plasma set.

http://www.currys.co.uk/gbuk/samsung-50-3d-tv-with-free-3d-blu-ray-player-and-3-pairs-of-3d-glasses-08337961-pdt.html

The price is € 1199. In store stocks are good but there's free nationwide delivery also

Davexirl · 09-10-2010 9:19am

Anyone pick one of these up yet??? Whats the set like?

Carpenter · 09-10-2010 10:09am

Davexirl wrote: »

Anyone pick one of these up yet??? Whats the set like?

I have 1 and its class AAAAA1 Sharon but it cost me 1800 in power city 4 weeks ago :mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad:

Davexirl · 09-10-2010 10:26am

Carpenter wrote: »

I have 1 and its class AAAAA1 Sharon but it cost me 1800 in power city 4 weeks ago :mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad:

Ahh no, did you get the Blu Ray player aswell??? or just the TV?

Good Girl Sharon

Carpenter · 10-10-2010 11:16am

Davexirl wrote: »

Ahh no, did you get the Blu Ray player aswell??? or just the TV?

Good Girl Sharon

Hi
Yes I got the Blu Ray in that price all I can say is if you have the cash snap it up it,s great for a night in.

Dazzy · 10-10-2010 11:47am

I picked one of these up on Thursday, its all set up now and I'm delighted with it.

I have NTL digital over Composite :eek: and the quality is quite good on the Plasma display. Composite is probably the worst quality connection type but its the only one my NTL box supports. Time for Sky HD/3D me thinks.

Avatar over Blu Ray using the Blu Ray player as part of this deal is superb.

The TV also supports DLNA and has a built in Media Player so as soon as I connected it to my LAN (Wired) it found my hard drive and it streams all of my content (Vids/Avi Films/Music) including AVCHD files from my HD camera. This is the killer feature for me.

The Blu Ray player also has Internet TV so I can connect to the Internet through the supported Apps one of which is You Tube.

Only feature I haven't tried yet if the Freeview HD.

I got a demo of 3D in the store and it was excellent, however I haven't been able to find any 3D content. If anyone knows where to get the Black Eyed Peas 3D video then PM me, this is what they used as the demo in the shop.

I would have no hesitation recommending this TV/Package. I think its a great deal and the features (if you connect them all up) will keep you busy for weeks!

Minstrel27 · 10-10-2010 1:10pm

Dazzy wrote: »

Only feature I haven't tried yet if the Freeview HD.

You wont get it unless you can receive DTT (digital tv through an aerial) from the UK

Dazzy · 10-10-2010 1:25pm

Minstrel27 wrote: »

You wont get it unless you can receive DTT (digital tv through an aerial) from the UK

Thats must be why there is no F-Type connector on the back

I wrongly assumed it came through a Sat connection.

digiman · 10-10-2010 1:58pm

Will it be compatible with the Irish DTT service?

wingnut32 · 10-10-2010 4:55pm

Dazzy wrote: »

Another one from HUKD.

Both Dixons and Currys in the UK are selling this at £999/€1140 (XE conversion). I think this is a fantastic deal.

You can get discounts of up to £60 at Dixons or £30 at Currys if you can avail of Quidco. You may need a UK resident to do this for you.

You can only order online on the Dixons site for delivery in the UK so if you have an address up North you can get the Dixons deal.

At Currys you can reserve online for collection at the Newry branch.

I signed up for Quidco and went for the Currys deal, paid £999 in Currys and should get £30 back. Delighted with the TV.... just need something 3D now.

http://www.currys.co.uk/gbuk/samsung-50-3d-ready-tv-with-free-3d-blu-ray-player-and-3-pairs-of-3d-glasses-07980543-pdt.html

I clicked onthe link and it fdoesnt say anything about a blu-ray player or free glasses?

Minstrel27 · 10-10-2010 5:51pm

Dazzy wrote: »

Thats must be why there is no F-Type connector on the back

I wrongly assumed it came through a Sat connection.

Freesat comes through satellite and is very different to Freeview.

Zonda999 · 10-10-2010 10:41pm

Saw this today in Currys

I think its fair to say the bright environment isn't great for judging picture quality but as far as i could see, the black levels on this set are nowhere near as good as panasonics, it was near an LG 42pj550(a sub €500 plasma) and the LG's blacks looked darker

Now i know a load of different things could cause this to appear so but thought it was relevant none the less...

Davexirl · 11-10-2010 9:34am

My mate bought this yesterday and I have to say I am impressed with the screen, was very impressed with the 2D -> 3D it really does work. HD Channels looked great, was watching ITV HD last night and the Xfactor was on and the stage looked brilliant on the Tv with all the lights colours and everything looked great.

Played PRO PES2011 on the Ps3 with the 3D on and the movement on the screen was fantastic everything looked slicker.

Only problem was Currys had no 3D glasses left, we only the one in the box so we had to share the glasses around to look at 3D, said they have a back order of glasses for 30 people and will have them in this Wednesday.

I downloaded 3D videos from here http://www.nvidia.com/object/3d-vision-3d-movies.html and just put them on my USB stick and plugged it into the TV, was too easy. TV recognised it straight away and it went into the Media player. The Nürburgring 24 Hour Race video looked great.

If I had the money I'd snap this offer up, the TV is great and you get the the 3D Blu Ray player.

Dazzy · 11-10-2010 10:08am

wingnut32 wrote: »

I clicked onthe link and it fdoesnt say anything about a blu-ray player or free glasses?

Looks like the deal is finished at Currys UK. Based on an earlier post it look like Currys in Ireland still have it for €1200.

Davexirl · 11-10-2010 10:10am

Dazzy wrote: »

Looks like the deal is finished at Currys UK. Based on an earlier post it look like Currys in Ireland still have it for €1200.

When I was in Currys yesterday the salesman said that it will probably last till Wednesday as new deals start every Thursday in Currys.

Soarer · 11-10-2010 10:22am

Dazzy wrote: »

Looks like the deal is finished at Currys UK. Based on an earlier post it look like Currys in Ireland still have it for €1200.

AFAIK, it's only finished as an online offer in the UK, but it can still be bought instore.
I think they finished it online, as people were using Quidco along with money off vouchers, so bringing the price down to about £930 after cashback.

Couldn't be expecting DSG to keep the offer running for that money.

Currys PC World: Declan · 11-10-2010 4:02pm

I can confirm that the deal lasts until Wednesday

Soarer · 11-10-2010 4:23pm

Hi Declan.
Can you confirm that the Irish offer includes 3 pairs of glasses?

I was given one pair when I purchased, and was told I can collect my other pair when the stock arrives in this week.

Currys PC World: Declan · 11-10-2010 5:10pm

It's a 3 sets deal alright. Wasn't aware that there was a stock problem with the glassses

Soarer · 11-10-2010 10:22pm

Yeah.
Even though I haven't collect the set yet, I was told to take one pair of glasses away with me there and then, as they're liable to be given out to someone else.

This was in Mahon Point.

Freddie59 · 12-10-2010 8:52am

Am I wrong in saying that these TVs are 'upscalers' of 2D content to "3D"?

Soarer · 12-10-2010 10:40am

You're wrong and not wrong, all at the same time!

These tv have the ability to convert a 2d signal into a psuedo-3d picture. It's obviously not "real" 3d, but it's a fair good stab at it.
They're also able to display full 1080p-3d.

So they do a 2d to 3d conversion, and they also do full 3d.

MikeyCdublin · 15-10-2010 4:15am

This offer is stil running was told fby a friend who works for DSG

Wineman · 24-10-2010 2:45pm

This is running again in Currys and Powercity - any feedback from people who bought this first time round?

implosive · 25-10-2010 12:40pm

Got this tv the other week !! Great job !! The 3d is beautiful

The only problem i have with it is that i cant get my sky remote to work with it!!
not really a big deal just have to use the tv remote for volume

,
if any of yous get yours to work can you let me know the code you used !!
tried all the samsung codes i could find ( could be that the tv is too new )
gunna get onto the sky support and see what they say !;)

SAMSUNG 50" Full HD, 3D, TV with FREE 3D Blu-ray player & 3 pairs of 3D glasses £999

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