The TV Thread - LCD, LED etc.

doctorkats · 6th November 2007, 17:14

hullo people!
i am looking for a 32" lcd screen for my home.
which one should i go for and what kind of internal wiring would i need?
i hate the sight of loose wires and cables.
could you please suggest how i could get a neat finish install too.
thanks ever so much!

jash · 6th November 2007, 19:26

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Originally Posted by doctorkats

hullo people!
i am looking for a 32" lcd screen for my home.
which one should i go for and what kind of internal wiring would i need?

IMO Hitachi rocks in the LCD segment compared to Sony/Samsung. Excellent PQ very close to Plasma Quality. They have an offer price of 45K for 32", check it out.

By the way I have booked 42" Hitachi Plasma, waiting for the delivery by tomorrow evening. Will share with you all on the performance.

tsk1979 · 7th November 2007, 03:50

doctorkats,
I got a LG 32" a few days back for 42500 and am perfectly happy with it. No freebees, just a silly juice mixer thing.
Try at hometown in great india place or Electronics bazaar in Shipra if you want samsung.These guys were offering the best deals on samsung,.
On LG I got this deal from KD audiovision in Sector 16

Blue_V · 7th November 2007, 08:50

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Originally Posted by determinus

They are very Europe oriented in their product selection -- See if you can find a volume that doesnt mention Wharfedale

. Their listed prices are estimates based on UK rates, so I am not sure if someone can get any of those items in India at those prices. But in general, their regular top pick sections and combination recos are quite good.

And all magazines should learn product photography from them. A ROTEL or Creek is drool material anyways, but when it appears in What Hi-Fi, their associated ratings of sell-your-kidney-for seems pretty reasonable.

I couldnt quite understand with their picks on looks, the black Onkyo AV receiver was so delicious. And they rated it as disappointing.

ST7677 · 7th November 2007, 16:27

So any new discount updates around Diwali... ?

csentil · 7th November 2007, 16:44

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Originally Posted by ST7677

So any new discount updates around Diwali... ?

Nothing much.. Just been to Girias. Its almost the same. Actually most of the discounts run from Dassera till Diwali.

Tried telling them I don't need the Holiday Package or any of the gifts and asked them if they would reduce the price. They said its not possible.

Without Tata Sky they were willing to give for 2K less for the Samsung brand.

Btw they will charge 2% on credit card payment which is dumb.

mobike008 · 7th November 2007, 16:52

I dumped the idea of taking it from my Samsung employee friend as i got a fantastic dealer offer which is unbelievable:

LCD Model: Samsung LA4081RB
Best Negotiated Offer: 80K
Mutti Bhar Offer: They place a bowl with coins (50 paisa, 1, 2, 5 rupee coins) and you grab a handful and they return 10 times of that. I could grab 290 Rupees, so I got 2,900 cash back

Citi-finance offer: 10% cash back. I will get approximately 6.5K back after 4 EMI's are cleared.

Plus Tata sky free and No Credit card swiping charges

I will get the delivery of my LCD today evening. So my 40" Samsung Bordeaux Art LCD effectively costed: Rs.70, 600

khanak · 7th November 2007, 18:32

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Originally Posted by ST7677

So any new discount updates around Diwali... ?

Videocon and Sansui 32" lcds for 30,000 and Yamaha and Onkyo HTSs for 20,000

ST7677 · 8th November 2007, 10:09

Akai 40" HD ready LCD TV for 55.5k!!! (exchange offer)

Akshay1234 · 8th November 2007, 10:10

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Originally Posted by ST7677

Akai 40" HD ready LCD TV for 55.5k!!! (exchange offer)

im sure the picture quality wont be good.

btw - theres a VU 46" full hd tv for 99k. seems like a steal and has god specs to.

mobike008 · 8th November 2007, 12:03

Guys, after a lot of struggle due to dhanteras rush and all that i finally got my 40" LCD delivered at 11:30pm in the night

Right now on regular cable and some of the channels like ( Discovery, History, Sports, Zoom) are really awesome. Will be getting connected to Tata Sky in a day or two. Here are some snaps, sorry about quality as taken with my phone camera

:-

ST7677 · 8th November 2007, 13:31

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Quote:
Originally Posted by ST7677

Akai 40" HD ready LCD TV for 55.5k!!! (exchange offer)

im sure the picture quality wont be good.

btw - theres a VU 46" full hd tv for 99k. seems like a steal and has god specs to.
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Oh I will not touch Akai with a barge pole

They have an unbeatable reputation of bad products.

Mobike008, congraulations on your new TV.
We don;t mind the phone pictures, but we do mind the massive camera shake in both the pics

mobike008 · 8th November 2007, 13:46

AKAI : Always Kaput Always Inconvenience

Ketan · 11th November 2007, 03:20

Congrats mobike on your new buy..

I'm planning to buy LA37R81B but now also seriously thinking about the 40"
I checked out the website and it looks like the cashback offer was till Oct end only , and the spl prices are till Nov 15.
I'm just planning to go to the showroom and see if I can get the similar deal (around 70K for that Bordeaux art 40")..
Did you buy that from the Samsung auth dealer or something like e-Zone or other dealers....
Other folks in Bangy, can you all please tell me for Bordeaux 37" or 40" where is the good deal available!!

My usage is most of the time cable tv and sometimes movies + X-box..

sixthsense · 11th November 2007, 05:13

Hi All,

I bought a new LA26R71B samsung bordeaux as a second TV at my place in Jaipur which already had a Philips normal 29" CRT working fine for the past 3 years.

I have Dish TV attached to both with separate reciver and dishes connected to each TV.

I feel like LCD technology is like going back 5-10 years rather than improving TV viewing experience. I feel cheated with the experience i had during the India-Pak cricket matches.

The experience was so horrible that i went back to my CRT TV for viewing the matches. The images were shaky and the criket ball would leave a trail. Infact any fast moving object seems to have the same problem on the LCD TV. I still cannot understand why this technology is being pushed down our throught with HDTV being a dream right now.

We have 10 52" plasma's at our office and i've watched the T-20 series on it and the plasma technology sure way ahead of LCD.

I would anytime vote for Plasma, than CRT and last of all LCD. Just to put this in that i did try all modes and settings available in the samsung TV, but the total experience was horrible and LCD TV's are not worth watching the regular content.

6th November 2007, 17:14	#631
doctorkats BHPian Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Noida Posts: 315 Thanked: 2 Times	hullo people! i am looking for a 32" lcd screen for my home. which one should i go for and what kind of internal wiring would i need? i hate the sight of loose wires and cables. could you please suggest how i could get a neat finish install too. thanks ever so much!
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7th November 2007, 03:50	#633
tsk1979 Team-BHP Support Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: San Jose, CA Posts: 23,717 Thanked: 22,825 Times View My Garage	doctorkats, I got a LG 32" a few days back for 42500 and am perfectly happy with it. No freebees, just a silly juice mixer thing. Try at hometown in great india place or Electronics bazaar in Shipra if you want samsung.These guys were offering the best deals on samsung,. On LG I got this deal from KD audiovision in Sector 16
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7th November 2007, 16:27	#635
ST7677 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Bangalore Posts: 1,054 Thanked: 73 Times	So any new discount updates around Diwali... ?
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7th November 2007, 16:52	#637
mobike008 Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 11,703 Thanked: 14,829 Times View My Garage	I dumped the idea of taking it from my Samsung employee friend as i got a fantastic dealer offer which is unbelievable: LCD Model: Samsung LA4081RB Best Negotiated Offer: 80K Mutti Bhar Offer: They place a bowl with coins (50 paisa, 1, 2, 5 rupee coins) and you grab a handful and they return 10 times of that. I could grab 290 Rupees, so I got 2,900 cash back Citi-finance offer: 10% cash back. I will get approximately 6.5K back after 4 EMI's are cleared. Plus Tata sky free and No Credit card swiping charges I will get the delivery of my LCD today evening. So my 40" Samsung Bordeaux Art LCD effectively costed: Rs.70, 600
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8th November 2007, 10:09	#639
ST7677 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Bangalore Posts: 1,054 Thanked: 73 Times	Akai 40" HD ready LCD TV for 55.5k!!! (exchange offer)
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8th November 2007, 12:03	#641
mobike008 Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 11,703 Thanked: 14,829 Times View My Garage	Guys, after a lot of struggle due to dhanteras rush and all that i finally got my 40" LCD delivered at 11:30pm in the night Right now on regular cable and some of the channels like ( Discovery, History, Sports, Zoom) are really awesome. Will be getting connected to Tata Sky in a day or two. Here are some snaps, sorry about quality as taken with my phone camera :- Last edited by mobike008 : 8th November 2007 at 12:04.
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8th November 2007, 13:46	#643
mobike008 Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 11,703 Thanked: 14,829 Times View My Garage	AKAI : Always Kaput Always Inconvenience
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11th November 2007, 03:20	#644
Ketan Senior - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Bangalore Posts: 1,002 Thanked: 442 Times View My Garage	Congrats mobike on your new buy.. I'm planning to buy LA37R81B but now also seriously thinking about the 40" I checked out the website and it looks like the cashback offer was till Oct end only , and the spl prices are till Nov 15. I'm just planning to go to the showroom and see if I can get the similar deal (around 70K for that Bordeaux art 40").. Did you buy that from the Samsung auth dealer or something like e-Zone or other dealers.... Other folks in Bangy, can you all please tell me for Bordeaux 37" or 40" where is the good deal available!! My usage is most of the time cable tv and sometimes movies + X-box..
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11th November 2007, 05:13	#645
sixthsense BHPian Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Bangalore Posts: 115 Thanked: 185 Times	Thumbs down for LCD technology Hi All, I bought a new LA26R71B samsung bordeaux as a second TV at my place in Jaipur which already had a Philips normal 29" CRT working fine for the past 3 years. I have Dish TV attached to both with separate reciver and dishes connected to each TV. I feel like LCD technology is like going back 5-10 years rather than improving TV viewing experience. I feel cheated with the experience i had during the India-Pak cricket matches. The experience was so horrible that i went back to my CRT TV for viewing the matches. The images were shaky and the criket ball would leave a trail. Infact any fast moving object seems to have the same problem on the LCD TV. I still cannot understand why this technology is being pushed down our throught with HDTV being a dream right now. We have 10 52" plasma's at our office and i've watched the T-20 series on it and the plasma technology sure way ahead of LCD. I would anytime vote for Plasma, than CRT and last of all LCD. Just to put this in that i did try all modes and settings available in the samsung TV, but the total experience was horrible and LCD TV's are not worth watching the regular content.
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