Buying a Flat Panel Display (LCD/Plasma/LED etc)

[dilipkumar7278]

Hi Guys
I have bought new Panasonic Th-PV 80D today. It has just been delivered. The Technician from Panasonic will be coming tomorrow for installation.

I got a very good deal for this set. The total cost was 55500/-.Purchased two sets ,one for my friend.

Will post details tomorrow....

Cheers
Dilip

[aadix]

got a very good deal for this set. The total cost was 55500/-.Purchased two sets ,one for my friend.

woah!! could u scan up the bill if you dont mind please, could help us do some serious bargaining the next time anyone is picking up a panasonic screen

Originally Posted by reignofchaos

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[liberal]

I am weighing between Samsung-LA40A550P1 Rs.62000 & Sony-KLV-40V400A Rs.73000 - grey mkt. (final negotiated price) Deciding in this week. I find the features meeting my requirements.

I had ruled out plasma, but since reading in the forum, did want to check out Panasonic but could not find a single store having Panasonic PV8/80 on display in Mumbai - Croma, Sumaria, Next, SonyMony & Vijay Sales.

Visual Observation via comparisons side by side in more tha 2 stores:
1. Tata Sky T.V reception on Sony was easy on eyes.
2. Samsung was sharper but picture was too bright & affected continuous viewing.
3. Found the colours overall better in Sony. Some discrepancy seen - dark voilet looks like black on a Samsung & a light red will look like dark pink in Sony.

Any suggestions welcome

[ab1xlr8]

hey guys how come you are all getting such suberb prices for both panasonic plasma and samsung lcds, here in mumbai the prices are really high compared to your places, anyone know were we can get such good deals in mumbai

[appuchan]

See one detailed review of Panasonic 42PX80, same as PV80 here.

Panasonic TH42PX80 Review: 42” Viera 24p 100Hz Plasma

[jassi]

Originally Posted by appuchan

See one detailed review of Panasonic 42PX80, same as PV80 here.

Panasonic TH42PX80 Review: 42” Viera 24p 100Hz Plasma

Thats a good review - I had gone through it when I got my 42pv80d a month or so back. Infact I just bought the 4 disc blade runner final cut on bluray (30usd) to experience on my panny as stated here
Panasonic TH42PX80 Plasma TV HD & SD Picture Quality
As far as continuous stabilizers go, I am using a digital stabilizer as well as a 1kva APC inverter. The digital stabilizer came in from the panny store and that is what they use for all their plasmas/lcds on display at the store.

[anuragn]

Originally Posted by ab1xlr8

hey guys how come you are all getting such suberb prices for both panasonic plasma and samsung lcds, here in mumbai the prices are really high compared to your places, anyone know were we can get such good deals in mumbai

"Sony Mony" is giving a discount of upto Rs.20,000 on exchange of old working colour TV with remote.
"King's Electronics" (present in Nerul & Panvel) is giving Rs.15,000 discount on exchange on PV8 on MRP of Rs.69.9K.
"Kohinoor" (Vashi) generally betters any of the offers running in the market.
"Vijay Sales" also gives huge discounts. Croma & Reliance Digital are not that aggressive, although their prices may be lower on an average.
If you go to the market, you may discover even more offers.

[Ajaybiz]

Dilip are you sure its TH-42PV80D not TH-42PV8D as yesterday i paid 56K for TH-42PV8D.
I bought their combo offer and paid total 69990 for TH-42PV8D along with Onkyo HT-S3105 Home Theatre System.

[appuchan]

Originally Posted by Ajaybiz

Dilip are you sure its TH-42PV80D not TH-42PV8D as yesterday i paid 56K for TH-42PV8D.
I bought their combo offer and paid total 69990 for TH-42PV8D along with Onkyo HT-S3105 Home Theatre System.

Is this offer still valid? How good is the Onkyo 3105? Looks like it doesnt have HDMI support.

[RAC]

Originally Posted by Ajaybiz

Dilip are you sure its TH-42PV80D not TH-42PV8D as yesterday i paid 56K for TH-42PV8D.
I bought their combo offer and paid total 69990 for TH-42PV8D along with Onkyo HT-S3105 Home Theatre System.

Can you give your review on the Onkyo HT. I am planning to go in for this Pana TH-42PV8D and was not sure if to buy with or without the offer. By the way, I do not have any HTIB, so, is this a good package.

[Ajaybiz]

It dosent supports HDMI but, i am going to connect my DVD directly to TV as its got upscaling feature.This Onkyo HT is value for money as it costed me 14K approx and it sounds better than any Sony HT pricing double of onkyos cost.This offer is open till tomorrow.

[dilipkumar7278]

Hi
Here is the picture...Sorry Pana guy will come tomorrow only...will upload the installed pics tomorrow...
Cheers
Dilip

Originally Posted by Ajaybiz

Dilip are you sure its TH-42PV80D not TH-42PV8D as yesterday i paid 56K for TH-42PV8D.
I bought their combo offer and paid total 69990 for TH-42PV8D along with Onkyo HT-S3105 Home Theatre System.

[nemo]

Originally Posted by dilipkumar7278

Hi
Here is the picture...Sorry Pana guy will come tomorrow only...will upload the installed pics tomorrow...
Cheers
Dilip

Dilip, you got an awesome deal man. Congratulations on the new purchase. Like someone above has requested, will you be able to post the scanned image of your bill if it's not a problem? thanks

[shuvc]

Originally Posted by dilipkumar7278

I got a very good deal for this set. The total cost was 55500/-.Purchased two sets ,one for my friend.

WOW ! It would be really helpful if you mentioned how you negotiated that price.

[nitroxx]

Just bought a series 5 samsung 32 inch from SHARAF DG in Dubai ..... Rs.30'000/- killer offer with 6 months no interest emi's on HDFC credit card.