Author Topic: The Plasma Thread (Read 101703 times)

Stagea · « **Reply #510 on:** Jul 07, 2014 at 05:24 PM »

Quote from: DTNS on Jul 07, 2014 at 04:44 PM

@all

how does a Panasonic 42X50's power consumption compare to a china 50" LED tv? is it close or well above the led?

both of their prices hover at around 25k now.

The 50" LED would likely consume less power; whether you'd notice it or not is another matter. Basing on Panasonic's own numbers, their 50" LEDs consume less than half the power of the 42x50.

Clondalkin · « **Reply #511 on:** Jul 08, 2014 at 03:55 AM »

In case you can't stand the vertical viewing angle, please sell the unit to me. Serious offer.

Yours is probably the sweetest deal for an 8500 worldwide. You can't even buy that model for less than $1,797 in the US. Enjoy! (or hopefully you like watching TV too closely at a steep vertical angle then I get the chance to grab it? hehehe)

Quote from: barrister on Jul 04, 2014 at 08:46 PM

It looked good on the showroom floor, which is unusual for a plasma. Lalong maganda siguro sa dark room.

Medyo nag-alangan lang ako kasi nag-squat ako below the TV and looked up to test the louvre filter, grabe pala ang vertical viewing angle limit nito, biglang umitim yung screen.

Anyway, cheap lang naman, hindi ko na lang inisip yung filter issue, binili ko na rin, baka magsisi pa ako pag hindi. Sana hindi maging issue ang vertical viewing angle sa HT room ko.

greatauror28 · « **Reply #512 on:** Jul 08, 2014 at 04:55 AM »

Guys, i went to my nearest TV store (london drugs) and they have the 55" VT60 on display. The salesman told me its for sale for only $1499 but he can lower it a bit more down to $1399. He said I will still get Panasonic's 1-year warranty and the TV still has everything included with it.

Didn't get the chance to ask him how long the TV's on for display but since its a '13 model, im guessing 1 year give or take a few months.

Is it still a good buy? Brand-new ones (if I can still find them) retails at $2500.

revskie · « **Reply #513 on:** Jul 08, 2014 at 08:12 PM »

Good buy na yan!

barrister · « **Reply #514 on:** Jul 08, 2014 at 10:51 PM »

Bad news, guys. SM gave me a demo unit.

noah727 · « **Reply #515 on:** Jul 08, 2014 at 11:06 PM »

Quote from: barrister on Jul 08, 2014 at 10:51 PM

Bad news, guys. SM gave me a demo unit.

Paano mo nalaman? Sa burn hours ba?

Superman · « **Reply #516 on:** Jul 08, 2014 at 11:07 PM »

Yikes!

By the way, how would you determine burn hours? Thanks

ninjababez® · « **Reply #517 on:** Jul 08, 2014 at 11:17 PM »

Quote from: barrister on Jul 08, 2014 at 10:51 PM

Bad news, guys. SM gave me a demo unit.

bad news nga, was that the agreement hence the huge discount?

barrister · « **Reply #518 on:** Jul 09, 2014 at 12:13 AM »

Quote from: noah727 on Jul 08, 2014 at 11:06 PM

Paano mo nalaman? Sa burn hours ba?

Hindi ko pa alam ang hours.

Pero kitang-kita. Halatang na wall-mount, may marka kasi sa likod, may minor scratch sa frame, malagkit ang screen , may dust sa hard-to-reach areas, no scratch-guard frame stickers pero may maliit na round SM sticker sa gilid, may screen burn (or maybe serious IR) ng Samsung logos on left and right edges of the screen.

Quote from: ninjababez® on Jul 08, 2014 at 11:17 PM

bad news nga, was that the agreement hence the huge discount?

Hindi sir. Nilinaw ko sa salesman, ayoko ng display unit, gusto ko new unit and closed-box. Tinignan nila kung may stock. Meron daw. Brand-new and closed-box? Oo daw.

Superman · « **Reply #519 on:** Jul 09, 2014 at 12:18 AM »

Will they give you a new (brand new) replacement?

ninjababez® · « **Reply #520 on:** Jul 09, 2014 at 12:29 AM »

im sure gusto din nila palitan yan, ang problema kung wala na ipapalit.
pag nag compromise sila bro na 30k nalang yan display unit, you think good buy parin?

ako kasi kung di nila bigyan ng mas malaking discount or mapalitan ng bago unit, at sabihin na store credits lang baka magalit lang ako

barrister · « **Reply #521 on:** Jul 09, 2014 at 12:30 AM »

Quote from: Superman on Jul 09, 2014 at 12:18 AM

Will they give you a new (brand new) replacement?

I'll ask tomorrow.

But I'm not worried about SM, I'm sure they would. Napakayaman ng SM, kahit refund, barya lang nila yun.

The problem is, I don't think they can give me a new unit even if they wanted to. Finding one might be difficult. We'll see.

Boring tuloy ang discussion. Imbis na plasma tech, return or refund lang ang kuwentuhan.

Quote from: ninjababez® on Jul 09, 2014 at 12:29 AM

im sure gusto din nila palitan yan, ang problema kung wala na ipapalit.
pag nag compromise sila bro na 30k nalang yan display unit, you think good buy parin?
ako kasi kung di nila bigyan ng mas malaking discount or mapalitan ng bago unit, at sabihin na store credits lang baka magalit lang ako

May serious image retention. It's no good for me kahit libre. Kahit nga ako pa bayaran, ayoko pa rin...

Gusto ko talaga brand new so I can do a 100 hour break in myself.

ninjababez® · « **Reply #522 on:** Jul 09, 2014 at 12:55 AM »

Quote from: barrister on Jul 09, 2014 at 12:30 AM

I'll ask tomorrow.

But I'm not worried about SM, I'm sure they would. Napakayaman ng SM, kahit refund, barya lang nila yun.

The problem is, I don't think they can give me a new unit even if they wanted to. Finding one might be difficult. We'll see.

Boring tuloy ang discussion. Imbis na plasma tech, return or refund lang ang kuwentuhan.

May serious image retention. It's no good for me kahit libre. Kahit nga ako pa bayaran, ayoko pa rin...

Gusto ko talaga brand new so I can do a 100 hour break in myself.

correct bro, at lahat kami excited

pareho pala tayo, pero sakin dahil OC ako. di ako masaya masyado pag di amoy brand new

greatauror28 · « **Reply #523 on:** Jul 09, 2014 at 05:14 AM »

Quote from: revskie on Jul 08, 2014 at 08:12 PM

Good buy na yan!

Feeling ko nga eh!

Sa ibang store kasi, meron sila display model din pero 60" naman na VT60.
Kaso $3600 with 4-year warranty daw and complete accessories pati box.

Very tempting na talaga yung $1499 na 55"

klipsch · « **Reply #524 on:** Jul 09, 2014 at 11:01 AM »

Nakaka enganyo mag upgrade hehe. Malaki ba difference ng 51F8500 at 51F5000? Night and day? Salamat.

skooter · « **Reply #525 on:** Jul 09, 2014 at 11:08 AM »

subscribing to about sir barrister's 51F8500, sana they will give you a brand new unit, killjoy talaga pag hindi matuloy.

revskie · « **Reply #526 on:** Jul 09, 2014 at 12:11 PM »

Whats the latest from SM, Sir Barrister?

sardaukar · « **Reply #527 on:** Jul 09, 2014 at 02:43 PM »

Quote from: barrister on Jul 09, 2014 at 12:30 AM

I'll ask tomorrow.

But I'm not worried about SM, I'm sure they would. Napakayaman ng SM, kahit refund, barya lang nila yun.

The problem is, I don't think they can give me a new unit even if they wanted to. Finding one might be difficult. We'll see.

By any chance were you at Megamall this afternoon?

Someone was inquiring about the 51F8500. Didn't really hear what was being said.

barrister · « **Reply #528 on:** Jul 09, 2014 at 03:42 PM »

Quote from: sardaukar on Jul 09, 2014 at 02:43 PM

By any chance were you at Megamall this afternoon? Someone was inquiring about the 51F8500. Didn't really hear what was being said.

Kung inquiring lang, hindi ako yon.

Kung complaining, ako na nga yon.

Quote from: revskie on Jul 09, 2014 at 12:11 PM

Whats the latest from SM, Sir Barrister?

Wala na raw new stock.

Meron ba kahit 51F5500? Meron daw demo unit, pero bagong install naman daw sa store, baka ok na? No, ayoko talaga ng demo unit, kasi gusto ko, ako ang mag break in. Pinaandar n'yo na using vivid mode, hindi na puwede yon.

Ok daw ang refund.

A technician will go to my address to confirm that it really is a demo unit. He gives me a written report, I take the report to SM Mega to start the refund processing. Refund approval and release (by credit card reversal entry) will take less than a month.

It looks like the in-store staff was in good faith. I mean they really did not know that it was a demo unit that they gave me. But I'm sure the warehouse guys knew.

Quote from: skooter on Jul 09, 2014 at 11:08 AM

subscribing to about sir barrister's 51F8500, sana they will give you a brand new unit, killjoy talaga pag hindi matuloy.

Wala naman sanang problema sa SM kung palit brand new unit. Problema lang, wala na talagang available.

revskie · « **Reply #529 on:** Jul 09, 2014 at 04:17 PM »

Oh man. Like a baby given a lollipop and then immediately grabbed away.

Ansons has them but not at the 60% discount SM gives them away.

skooter · « **Reply #530 on:** Jul 09, 2014 at 04:52 PM »

all along i understand that it was a brand new unit that is being deal in the 1st place, yikes hindi pala.

skooter · « **Reply #531 on:** Jul 09, 2014 at 04:56 PM »

btw as i tsk yesterday here in ayala cebu (samsung concept store) the 51F8500's retail price is 90k nag increase kahit phase-out na.

barrister · « **Reply #532 on:** Jul 09, 2014 at 06:11 PM »

Ngayon lang yata nabalitaan ang phase-out. Hindi kasi nagbabasa ng pdvd.

Quote from: ninjababez® on Jul 09, 2014 at 12:55 AM

correct bro, at lahat kami excited

pareho pala tayo, pero sakin dahil OC ako. di ako masaya masyado pag di amoy brand new

Oo nga. Pag hindi brand new, iba...

ninjababez® · « **Reply #533 on:** Jul 10, 2014 at 12:02 AM »

Quote from: barrister on Jul 09, 2014 at 06:11 PM

Ngayon lang yata nabalitaan ang phase-out. Hindi kasi nagbabasa ng pdvd.

Oo nga. Pag hindi brand new, iba...

i think they can still pull out a unit from samsung, sabi nga ni skooter, meron pa daw sa concept store. baka mapilit pa

barrister · « **Reply #534 on:** Jul 10, 2014 at 12:31 AM »

Wala na talaga sa Samsung Philippines.

AFAIK, concept stores are not Samsung-owned. Third party owned din yan na licensed store lang ng Samsung.

Parang apple stores na mga hindi naman pa apple-owned. Yung Sennheiser nga sa V-Mall Greenhills, walang kuwenta, third party owned lang, kulang-kulang ang inventory, talong talo ng Egghead.

Anyway, may kausap na ako na ibang retailer. Kinuwento ko yung SM Mega incident, so he assured me his unit is brand new. Na naman?

We'll see. COD bayad ko this time.

revskie · « **Reply #535 on:** Jul 10, 2014 at 12:38 AM »

At the same price?

Nelson de Leon · « **Reply #536 on:** Jul 10, 2014 at 12:39 AM »

Nanakawan ang Samsung sa Brazil.

http://mashable.com/2014/07/08/brazil-samsung-heist-36-million/

barrister · « **Reply #537 on:** Jul 10, 2014 at 12:41 AM »

Quote from: revskie on Jul 10, 2014 at 12:38 AM

At the same price?

80k. Post na lang ako pag ok na talaga. Ayoko na magkuwento, baka mintis na naman...

Clondalkin · « **Reply #538 on:** Jul 10, 2014 at 03:13 AM »

Reasonable pa rin yung price. Kahit bilhin sa US ng approx. $1,800, I think additional $300 at least para madala yung unit sa Manila - and hopefully it gets there without any damage. Anyway, good luck this time and let us know.

Although, pinag-iisip ako ng display unit na 51K. hehe.

Quote from: barrister on Jul 10, 2014 at 12:41 AM

80k. Post na lang ako pag ok na talaga. Ayoko na magkuwento, baka mintis na naman...

Clondalkin · « **Reply #539 on:** Jul 10, 2014 at 03:20 AM »

Have you inspected the unit well? Kung price alone, it's seems enticing indeed. Napansin ko lang sa US retail stores, ginugulpi nila yung display unit (sabagay, normally walang pakialam yung staff when they handle and assemble the units for display) tapos hindi man lang nililinis ng maayos before ibenta. BUT, I would still check the unit thoroughly if I were you.

Quote from: greatauror28 on Jul 09, 2014 at 05:14 AM

...Very tempting na talaga yung $1499 na 55"