Topic: May-July 2007 LCD Group Buy

[antikryst]

allen...just set the date and venue for a group audition. then lets bring some personal dvds. sana dun sa merong toshiba 32a3000, r81, s81, and that new 70k aquos.

haaaay...confusing lol!

just read a review of the regza wlt68 (not sure kung tama yung model). this is the top of the line regza 32" 100hz. good reviews everywhere. its priced at around 1100 usd...this is supposedly the best in the 32"ers...too bad its 90k here

[allenwfc]

allen...just set the date and venue for a group audition. then lets bring some personal dvds. sana dun sa merong toshiba 32a3000, r81, s81, and that new 70k aquos.

haaaay...confusing lol!

just read a review of the regza wlt68 (not sure kung tama yung model). this is the top of the line regza 32" 100hz. good reviews everywhere. its priced at around 1100 usd...this is supposedly the best in the 32"ers...too bad its 90k here

ahh correction.. wl68 pala yung natanong kong 90k haha

anways, what area is accesible for you guys?

sm north + trinoma mall + digital savers hub is 1 good area for north based ppl.

for center area based ppl.. i think the super anson appliance mall(near podium) + abenson store(near st. francis square) + megamall + shang-ri-la is good for ppl who live in the center of metro manila.


slightly south... market market + anson makati and glorietta


my personal perference is either the north or center area's i suggested.

which area group is ok for you guys?

choose between the areas stated above...
1. north
2. center
3. south

as for dates.. choose between this:
1. june 2
2. june 3
3. june 9
4. june 10

[antikryst]

i suggest the ansons infront of podium. maluwag kasi dun and not too much people. saturday afternoon June 2 is my vote.

 cant do june 9 pala...company outing.

[allenwfc]

i suggest the ansons infront of podium. maluwag kasi dun and not too much people. saturday afternoon June 2 is my vote.

 cant do june 9 pala...company outing.

we should also incldue the samsung branch.

setup nila is all lcd's in 1 row.. tapos connected to 1 source
madali mag-compare hehe

[crenshaw]

cno kasusap mo jan sir?hangang 60k lng bigay skin 12 mos with free HT..mejo bumulong n skin na may less pa nga dw..pero d na nag tx..

nelson pangalan nung salesman, dun ko sya nakausap sa exhibit nila sa tapat ng tokyo tokyo. isang sabi ko lang kung magkano discount kung 12mos binigay na kagad 55k 12mos card. baka pag i cash yun mas malaki pa.

back to topic. im in sa group buy, baka ma hatak ko pa brother ko, bale dalawa na kami. hope we could all get a great deal para merry tayo lahat

[van_xer]

nelson pangalan nung salesman, dun ko sya nakausap sa exhibit nila sa tapat ng tokyo tokyo. isang sabi ko lang kung magkano discount kung 12mos binigay na kagad 55k 12mos card. baka pag i cash yun mas malaki pa.

back to topic. im in sa group buy, baka ma hatak ko pa brother ko, bale dalawa na kami. hope we could all get a great deal para merry tayo lahat

a tlga? galing din ako dun.. hawak n nga nila yng card ko.. hiningi ko free HT and less sa price na 60k d na pmayag..12 mos

[van_xer]

para sa ba yng 100 hz?

 

[peejabi]

better colors and image quality ang plasma hands down.

resolution is roughly equivlaent.

suggested models are
hitachi pd9500
panasonic *i forgot model number sori*
phillips 42PF9531 or better

sige allen, thanks for the tips! really appreciate them. kung june na kayo bibili, di na siguro ako makakasabay. ikakasal kasi ako sa june eh. baka july na ako.

[kitikiti]

last i did my research, the toshiba 32wl66 series was in the 90k range without discount...

now if they release the 32a3000e in the 60k srp bracket with toshiba phils. warranty then that would change the whole story.

i was at sm pampanga last night and trying to audition samsung r81 and toshiba 32a3000e. sadly, it seems that online reviews do not result to actual viewing for toshiba. samsung is more brighter, less pixelated and won in the looks department.

for you guys interested with the 32a3000e pricing, here it is. it was discounted and it's 69,000 for cash daw with free HT. i did not bother to get the model for the HT. i asked if they can less the HT price to the lcd itself and they said yes. less 10k daw. so that would be 59k total for the lcd.

feedback on 32a3000e: i'm not impressed. colors look pale, it has pixels visible on AV connection and later HDMI connection and upscaled to 1080. any connection tried results to the same pixelated look even at far angle. i don't know but it seems the samsung s81 is even better in terms of PQ for me. as mentioned on other posts, the sound is really nice. it's comparable to a small HTIB setup. but i'm not into sounds for lcd anyway.

[antikryst]

oh. were the samsung and toshiba connected to the same video  using the same connectors?

reviewers say that the toshiba's softness is more realistic than some sets exaggerated colors. skin tone also looks better on toshibas generally in its class. this is why i want to demo them myslef side by side...cheaper din kasi supposedly.

thanks for the feedback

[kitikiti]

oh. were the samsung and toshiba connected to the same video  using the same connectors?

no. samsung used it's own and the same as toshiba. we used the HTIB attached with them.  i used the same cd though.

i've been through different stores and still r81 is the one that really attracts me in terms of PQ. i've seen 2 stores so far with this toshiba.

[kitikiti]

oh. were the samsung and toshiba connected to the same video  using the same connectors?

reviewers say that the toshiba's softness is more realistic than some sets exaggerated colors. skin tone also looks better on toshibas generally in its class. this is why i want to demo them myslef side by side...cheaper din kasi supposedly.

thanks for the feedback

yes, i'm curious too. i'm looking into samsung, sharp and toshiba. so far i've checked a lot of r81 with different stores and different players and dvd. it's by far my choice up to now. i like the response of sharp though. even on fast car scenes and basketball it's good. for samsung there is a little lag. i haven't checked toshiba for response yet since i don't have my dvd last night.

there's only one store in our area that piles the lcd side by side using 1 player and it's abenson. but they use lg,sony and philips for head to head comparison.

can anyone make head to head for toshiba and samsung or even with sharp on other stores?

as for the colors with opther brands, yes you got the right term. it could be exaggerated but it looks more colorful and brighter to me. that's what i prefer for PQ. for toshiba what i notice is, it looks pale and the skin tone is more pinkish and tan. this happens on different movies and different person. it looks unatural to me.

[allenwfc]

i generally have the same opinion for toshiba, toshiba panel's tend to give a more washed out feel.

as for samsung... the default settings do produce a little exaggerated colors... hell most display lcd's are set maximum.. which produce horrible results when not used with a hd generator...


so far we have 1 vote for for june 2 center area.. any other votes?

i was recently told that we have a badminton competition here for rcbc plaza on sat... so i might not be able to make it on sat.

you guys ok with sun. or next week?

[kitikiti]

i generally have the same opinion for toshiba, toshiba panel's tend to give a more washed out feel.

as for samsung... the default settings do produce a little exaggerated colors... hell most display lcd's are set maximum.. which produce horrible results when not used with a hd generator...


so far we have 1 vote for for june 2 center area.. any other votes?

i was recently told that we have a badminton competition here for rcbc plaza on sat... so i might not be able to make it on sat.

you guys ok with sun. or next week?

not this early, i'm still trying to make final decision between sharp and samsung. how about you? are you locked on the r81?

besides, it seems the lcd prices are going down each month. don't you think a rainy season would be lower since there are few spenders at this time?

[antikryst]

well. thats true. prices might go down further on june to early july.

i think they can still lower the prices as we are still far from the prices in neighboring countris like singapore, and HK.

still far far away from US prices..thats for sure.

group audition na! hahaha. then we can decide on when to buy :p

[allenwfc]

audition first.

prices and when to buy can be decided later

[kitikiti]

well. thats true. prices might go down further on june to early july.

i think they can still lower the prices as we are still far from the prices in neighboring countris like singapore, and HK.

still far far away from US prices..thats for sure.

group audition na! hahaha. then we can decide on when to buy :p

you might want to post the samsung headline here. thanks

[allenwfc]

you might want to post the samsung headline here. thanks

no need to post, local models not affected

[kitikiti]

no need to post, local models not affected

which country is affected? also, hoow sure we do not have them here? as we know, tapunan tayo ng reject sa ibang bansa 

[allenwfc]

which country is affected? also, hoow sure we do not have them here? as we know, tapunan tayo ng reject sa ibang bansa 

australia and it's the bdx line of models, ours is only b.


plus, only "defective part" is the hd tuner.. which our models dont have anways

[kitikiti]

australia and it's the bdx line of models, ours is only b.


plus, only "defective part" is the hd tuner.. which our models dont have anways

thanks

[antikryst]

tara. saturday group audition na! sharp looks good to since its within the range..but walang free htib

[miks696]

Just thought id update you guys:

Got the samsung 37r81 for 85k cash.
Had the opportunity for a 40s81 at 95 cash but its out of stock so went ahead with the 37. I dont think ill miss 3" that much.

[antikryst]

wow! saan yan?

[antikryst]

so bale sa left side sha of edsa when heading north? meron ba dun parking? maybe ill drop by soon

[van_xer]

laki discount a! 99k yan db? congrats on ur new toy! 

[van_xer]

w8 kya natin yng rainy season sale? tapos na summer pleasures e..

[Fait]

3. fait - Samsung R81b or Sony 32V200A or Sharp Aquos(any) -please confirm if you going for june - please confirm payment method

@allenwfc:

If it will be on the 3rd week of June (or probably 15th of June onwards) yes, ill be joining the group and im getting the 37R81 for cash method.

Hope you/we can still haggle the price lower 75k.

EDIT: Any by chance, do we have 1080p's already for 32 or 37" tv?

[allenwfc]

@allenwfc:

If it will be on the 3rd week of June (or probably 15th of June onwards) yes, ill be joining the group and im getting the 37R81 for cash method.

Hope you/we can still haggle the price lower 75k.

EDIT: Any by chance, do we have 1080p's already for 32 or 37" tv?

only for the grey market can you find, 32 or 37 inch lcd's with 1080p.

[scofield]

hi pwede ba ako makijoin dito? balak ko bumili ng samsung LA-32s81B 59,900pesos less 5k pag cash. mas malaki bang discount na makukuha ko pag sumali ako sa group buy ninyo? hanggang may 31 na lang yung promo so kailangan ko malaman na.

may nag offer nga pala sa akin sa digital savers sharp  aquos LC32BX6M SRP 69998 pesos if cash 50,000 flat na lang. yung LC37BX6M naman 99,998 ang SRP pag cash 68,000 pesos na lang. ok ba ang sharp lcd's?

thanks