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

[thalavoy]

Could the people with good deals, scan and post their bills please? It would be helpful for others to strike a bargain.

[vnabhi]

Originally Posted by car_crazy1400

Guys! Just got myself a Panasonic TH-42PV80H, with bill for 58k. I think I got a great deal.........................
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Wow, that is the deal of the year! The mrp is around 74k for that model.

[reignofchaos]

Originally Posted by R.P.M

I can wait for a maximum of one month. I can stretch the budget to about 1.8 lakhs max. What makes the Pioneer that much better than the other plasmas? It does not display Full HD. Are the pioneers now available officially in india?

Pioneers are officially available in India with warranty. Here's a review of the TV I recommended. It costs ~1.5lacs.

Pioneer PDP-5080XD Review: 50” HD Ready Kuro Plasma TV

The review should give you an idea of why Pioneers are considered the best in the business

[vvrchandra]

Originally Posted by car_crazy1400

Guys! Just got myself a Panasonic TH-42PV80H, with bill for 58k..

Are you sure it is TH-42PV80H?. It should be TH-42PV80D.

[sj_koova]

How about Panasonic TH-50PY850?
This one is full HD and is going to be in India soon.
Here is the spec, Compare India - Televisions - Panasonic-TH-50PY850

It is a flagship model in CNETASIA also. Panasonic Viera TH-50PY850 (50-inch plasma) Overview - TVs - CNET Asia


Shop guys will have a clue when is this expected.

[jassi]

Originally Posted by thalavoy

Could the people with good deals, scan and post their bills please? It would be helpful for others to strike a bargain.

somehow I am a bit let down with panny's dealers and the widely varying price points. If it is possible to get one for that cheap, then why is panny fooling around with us. I have seen some people pay 74k (i paid 72 ) and then heard bargains of 68k and now 58k !! I mean are these showroom pieces (like the one i was cheated into and had to get replaced for a brand new) or is there some huge shipment which got slightly damaged (un-noticeable to buyers) in transit or what. Either ways, I am glad theres so many plasmas around on an LCD thread cheers:

[nemo]

Originally Posted by vnabhi

Wow, that is the deal of the year! The mrp is around 74k for that model.

May be not, people have bought this for 55.5k early this month. I've requested dilip to post the scanned image of the bill but looks like he couldn't yet

Originally Posted by 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

[car_crazy1400]

Guys!, I'll try to put up the scanned copy of the Bill , later today.

But I do believe that the Panasonic is available for less than 60K's now. In fact, I used the link below to get the Price of 58k, as earlier , the dealer was quoting a price of 62k only.

Compare India - Televisions - Panasonic-TH-42PV80H

Hope this info helps! Happy bargain hunting!

[RAC]

Originally Posted by vvrchandra

Are you sure it is TH-42PV80H?. It should be TH-42PV80D.

What is the difference between these 2 models.

[jassi]

Originally Posted by RAC

What is the difference between these 2 models.

RAC - this was posted by me a few pages back when i bought mine - look at this post and the posts around it
http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/gadget...tml#post921996 (Buying a Flat Panel Display (LCD/Plasma/LED etc))

pv80h is not supposed to be sold in india as per time of above post. for india it is D, unless you are being conned into buying imports. Dont know if this is changed now.

[car_crazy1400]

Dear Jassi, please look at the link below to the Panasonic India Site & it states that TH-42PV80H is the available model.
VIERA TH-42PV80H | Plasma TV | Digital AV | Panasonic India

hope this helps in clearing the confusion.


@ sj_koova

How about Panasonic TH-50PY850?
This one is full HD and is going to be in India soon.

I has asked about the 50PY850, the dealer said its expected in October with an MRP. of about 1.7 lacs

[jassi]

Originally Posted by car_crazy1400

Dear Jassi, please look at the link below to the Panasonic India Site & it states that TH-42PV80H is the available model.
VIERA TH-42PV80H | Plasma TV | Digital AV | Panasonic India

hope this helps in clearing the confusion.


@ sj_koova

I has asked about the 50PY850, the dealer said its expected in October with an MRP. of about 1.7 lacs

dear @car_crazy - this debate has already happened when I made my post earlier as pointed above. Panny site always said H and their customer service has no clue on H & D. However I was told by regional manager that "there are some pricing issues as in they can't sell the same model in in india for almost the same price as in singapore. So its D in India and H in singapore"

Look around following post http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/gadget...tml#post921996 (Buying a Flat Panel Display (LCD/Plasma/LED etc)) for more insight. This may have changed now though, but till all the recent purchases reported here, it is D. If its an H, then likely a grey import, unless panny got around the customs issues and started selling H.

[car_crazy1400]

Thank you very much for the info, Jassi!

But what ever be the case, D or H, I'm loving the TV & really impressed by the picture quality. Especially the clarity has improved as I used my Philips DVD Player to upscale the HDMI output to 1080i.

Even the Divx Movies Playback is great. Much better than I ever expected it to be.

[jassi]

Originally Posted by car_crazy1400

Thank you very much for the info, Jassi!

But what ever be the case, D or H, I'm loving the TV & really impressed by the picture quality. Especially the clarity has improved as I used my Philips DVD Player to upscale the HDMI output to 1080i.

Even the Divx Movies Playback is great. Much better than I ever expected it to be.

so you have an H or D? and maybe i missed your post, but how much did you get it for.

ANd yes the quality is really amazing even with hathway/tatasky/dishtv. if you have a PS3 try and get hold of some blurays, it is just awesome !!

[vvrchandra]

Originally Posted by jassi

somehow I am a bit let down with panny's dealers and the widely varying price points. If it is possible to get one for that cheap, then why is panny fooling around with us. I have seen some people pay 74k (i paid 72 ) and then heard bargains of 68k and now 58k !! I mean are these showroom pieces (like the one i was cheated into and had to get replaced for a brand new) or is there some huge shipment which got slightly damaged (un-noticeable to buyers) in transit or what. Either ways, I am glad theres so many plasmas around on an LCD thread cheers:

Recently one of my friends cousin has bought the 42PV80 for around 61K(last week) whereas I got it for ~66k last month. I went to the Panasonic showroom to get a component cable for my BIG tv connection and I was told that Panasonic has reduced the landing prices in view of competion from Sony (I suppose latest V series etc) and hence the price is reduced even though the MRP is same.