Author Topic: The Plasma Thread (Read 105870 times)

DTNS · « **Reply #480 on:** Jul 04, 2014 at 05:21 PM »

Quote from: barrister on Jul 04, 2014 at 03:28 PM

Thanks to DTNS and espionage, I just bought a Samsung 51F8500 at SM megamall, 60% off, at P51,960.

F is a 2013 series; H is a 2014 series. They only made low-end models for the H series. For the 8500, they did not make an H8500; they just carried over the F8500 to 2014.

Why no G series? Rumor has it that Samsung dislikes the letters L & G...

parang Panasonic sa number 4. malas daw, kaya walang X40, UT40, ST40, at VT40 series.

espionage · « **Reply #481 on:** Jul 04, 2014 at 05:47 PM »

Quote from: barrister on Jul 04, 2014 at 03:28 PM

Thanks to DTNS and espionage, I just bought a Samsung 51F8500 at SM megamall, 60% off, at P51,960.

F is a 2013 series; H is a 2014 series. They only made low-end models for the H series. For the 8500, they did not make an H8500; they just carried over the F8500 to 2014.

Why no G series? Rumor has it that Samsung dislikes the letters L & G...

Always a pleasure Sir, if only I have molah. Grabe ganda ng blacks nito and quality pictures talaga(IMO), walang binatbat yung nasa bottom na LED ata yun. Congrats Sir!

h.man · « **Reply #482 on:** Jul 04, 2014 at 06:06 PM »

Quote from: Stagea on Jul 04, 2014 at 02:17 AM

Aside from brand new parts stocked by the manufacturer for out-of-warranty service, common din yung pagrecycle ng valuable and reusable parts from returned/replaced units for in-warranty service kapag hindi na worthwhile i-refurbish yung returned unit. I'm not sure how efficient parts recycling is locally, pero sa developed countries big part yan ng waste reduction policy ng most makers (since they get slapped a big amount for dumping particular types of waste). Kaya minsan madali sa kanila mag-waive ng cost ng repair parts pag nagreklamo out of warranty kasi madami na ang naipon nila na recycled parts, dumadagdag lang sa storage issues. Yung labor naman usually ang costly sa kanila pagdating sa most CE item repairs.

Cradle-to-cradle ang focus nila, or closed loop material flow. Nakakatuwa yung mga innovations nila kasi even yung used packaging materials, consumables, defective components, etc. umiikot.

Kaya lang mga sirs, nabili ko dati sa shang is panasonic ph9 (commercial/professional series) ang common is vierra (consumer series) baka iba spare parts sa vierra. Help naman po sa mga panasonic plasma fanboys.

barrister · « **Reply #483 on:** Jul 04, 2014 at 06:57 PM »

Quote from: RXV on Jul 04, 2014 at 05:00 PM

Do you mean 60% off of P51,960? Or yun na yung discounted price?

Discounted price is P51,960.

barrister · « **Reply #484 on:** Jul 04, 2014 at 07:08 PM »

Quote from: DTNS on Jul 04, 2014 at 05:21 PM

parang Panasonic sa number 4. malas daw, kaya walang X40, UT40, ST40, at VT40 series.

East Asian culture ang tetraphobia (avoidance of instances of the number 4) in China, Japan, Korea and Vietnam, because their word for "4" sounds exactly like their word for "death."

Yung avoidance of L and G, hindi cultural; corporate chismis lang. Not an unlucky letter; speculation sa forums ay dahil daw may galit ang Samsung sa LG.

DTNS · « **Reply #485 on:** Jul 04, 2014 at 08:37 PM »

Quote from: barrister on Jul 04, 2014 at 07:08 PM

Yung avoidance of L and G, hindi cultural; corporate chismis lang. Not an unlucky letter; speculation sa forums ay dahil daw may galit ang Samsung sa LG.

hahaha!

barrister · « **Reply #486 on:** Jul 04, 2014 at 08:46 PM »

Quote from: espionage on Jul 04, 2014 at 05:47 PM

Always a pleasure Sir, if only I have molah. Grabe ganda ng blacks nito and quality pictures talaga(IMO), walang binatbat yung nasa bottom na LED ata yun. Congrats Sir!

Sa Tuesday pa ang deliver sa akin sir.

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.

raptor · « **Reply #487 on:** Jul 04, 2014 at 11:02 PM »

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

Sa Tuesday pa ang deliver sa akin sir.

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.

congrats on your purchase sir, that was the model i was originally eying when it came out, but it was too expensive at that time

DTNS · « **Reply #488 on:** Jul 05, 2014 at 08:50 AM »

Quote from: barrister on Jul 04, 2014 at 06:57 PM

Discounted price is P51,960.

congrats on your purchase, barrister! the 51F8500 is practically a steal at that price.

anchit · « **Reply #489 on:** Jul 05, 2014 at 09:52 AM »

Sir barrister congrats sa neq TV napakaganda nyan

Stagea · « **Reply #490 on:** Jul 05, 2014 at 10:46 AM »

Quote from: h.man on Jul 04, 2014 at 06:06 PM

Kaya lang mga sirs, nabili ko dati sa shang is panasonic ph9 (commercial/professional series) ang common is vierra (consumer series) baka iba spare parts sa vierra. Help naman po sa mga panasonic plasma fanboys.

Possible na iba ang spare parts sir, pero most likely higher endurance yang unit mo. Most commercial plasmas are designed for longer runtimes in brighter environments.

barrister · « **Reply #491 on:** Jul 05, 2014 at 12:58 PM »

Quote from: raptor on Jul 04, 2014 at 11:02 PM

congrats on your purchase sir, that was the model i was originally eying when it came out, but it was too expensive at that time

Quote from: DTNS on Jul 05, 2014 at 08:50 AM

congrats on your purchase, barrister! the 51F8500 is practically a steal at that price.

Quote from: anchit on Jul 05, 2014 at 09:52 AM

Sir barrister congrats sa neq TV napakaganda nyan

Salamat mga sir!

Next TV ko OLED, pag mura na. In the meantime, hindi talaga ako masisiyahan sa LED, kaya plasma muna.

ninjababez® · « **Reply #492 on:** Jul 05, 2014 at 03:14 PM »

i wish i could buy a new plasma tv, maski vt30 man lang na 60"-65" kung matalino panasonic, bukas ako kagad ng pabrika hehehe

h.man · « **Reply #493 on:** Jul 05, 2014 at 04:43 PM »

Quote from: ninjababez® on Jul 05, 2014 at 03:14 PM

i wish i could buy a new plasma tv, maski vt30 man lang na 60"-65" kung matalino panasonic, bukas ako kagad ng pabrika hehehe

+1 oks P.Q. ng panasonic (or toshiba) kesa sony, samsung or lg imo, before i bought my panasonic 50ph9 sa shang andami ko pinuntahan appliances store. Sa skin ang priority ko and medyo lifelike sa kin pag kita mga pekas sa face kesa sobra kinis na parang computer animation. Pag order naman ng unit sa abroad hirap mag-sugal sa warranty.

skooter · « **Reply #494 on:** Jul 05, 2014 at 08:12 PM »

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

Sa Tuesday pa ang deliver sa akin sir.

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.

Heartbroken ako yata sa presyo nabili mo sir barrister, i got mine last year for 85k..ouch. At that time this 51F8500 was so gorgeous in pumping out its HD images sa SM cebu A/V store and i just can't wait anymore longer so i have to grab it anyway. Watching "World from above" from discoveryHD channel makes me more appreciate a plasma panel.

barrister · « **Reply #495 on:** Jul 05, 2014 at 09:04 PM »

85K is still a great price for one of the world's best TVs.

And alam mo na walang defect yung TV mo sir. Yung akin hindi ko pa alam kung may dead pixel or other defect.

barrister · « **Reply #496 on:** Jul 06, 2014 at 11:01 AM »

BTW sir skooter, dalawa ba ang remote ng TV mo, or isa lang?

RXV · « **Reply #497 on:** Jul 06, 2014 at 11:36 AM »

I have always been a plasma fan. Sayang mawawala na ang technology. OLED na lang ang pag-asa kong makabili ng 60" ang up TV in the future

gaol · « **Reply #498 on:** Jul 06, 2014 at 11:45 AM »

Quote from: barrister on Jul 05, 2014 at 09:04 PM

85K is still a great price for one of the world's best TVs.

And alam mo na walang defect yung TV mo sir. Yung akin hindi ko pa alam kung may dead pixel or other defect.

Do they have more stocks of the 50f8500? How about the 64 inch, do they have it on sale too?

barrister · « **Reply #499 on:** Jul 06, 2014 at 11:54 AM »

No more stocks, whether 51 or 64.

I bought mine at SM Megamall, where they only had the 51 incher --- 1 new unit and 1 display unit.

After my purchase, they now have only the display unit. In case my unit is defective, they probably won't be able to give me a replacement unit. When I asked, they said they think they will be able to find other new units in other SM branches, but they don't think Samsung itself can provide any more new units.

skooter · « **Reply #500 on:** Jul 06, 2014 at 12:07 PM »

Quote from: barrister on Jul 06, 2014 at 11:01 AM

BTW sir skooter, dalawa ba ang remote ng TV mo, or isa lang?

dalawa po sir, yung candy bar type at saka yung weirdo type na remote. Up until now this tv never cease to amaze me sir, ang ganda talaga hehehe...

barrister · « **Reply #501 on:** Jul 06, 2014 at 12:51 PM »

Ay salamat. Sa amazon, yung iba isang smart touch lang daw, yung iba dalawang remote daw ang kasama.

I was worried that I would not be able to program my learning remote na infra red only, kung bluetooth remote lang ang included.

ninjababez® · « **Reply #502 on:** Jul 06, 2014 at 04:04 PM »

congrats nga pala sa tv bro barrister!

raptor · « **Reply #503 on:** Jul 06, 2014 at 06:29 PM »

Quote from: barrister on Jul 06, 2014 at 12:51 PM

Ay salamat. Sa amazon, yung iba isang smart touch lang daw, yung iba dalawang remote daw ang kasama.

I was worried that I would not be able to program my learning remote na infra red only, kung bluetooth remote lang ang included.

another option sir is if you have a Samsung Android phone, it's actually better than the remote control included if you're subscribed to a supported cable tv vendor ... besides the standard controls, you also get cable programming on your phone

skooter · « **Reply #504 on:** Jul 06, 2014 at 11:02 PM »

Quote from: barrister on Jul 06, 2014 at 12:51 PM

Ay salamat. Sa amazon, yung iba isang smart touch lang daw, yung iba dalawang remote daw ang kasama.

I was worried that I would not be able to program my learning remote na infra red only, kung bluetooth remote lang ang included.

i hope your F8500 will be in alright condition after you finish set-up this coming tuesday. goodluck atty.

barrister · « **Reply #505 on:** Jul 07, 2014 at 01:45 AM »

Quote from: ninjababez® on Jul 06, 2014 at 04:04 PM

congrats nga pala sa tv bro barrister!

Salamat bosing!

Quote from: raptor on Jul 06, 2014 at 06:29 PM

another option sir is if you have a Samsung Android phone, it's actually better than the remote control included if you're subscribed to a supported cable tv vendor ... besides the standard controls, you also get cable programming on your phone

I used to have the Samsung allshare app. Ayaw na gumana ngayon.

I tried reinstalling, pero wala na sa google play. It was the only phone app that has a touchpad for easy smart TV browser use. Mahirap gamitin ang TV remote ng 51E550 plasma ko for the mouse pointer. Nakakatamad na tuloy gamitin ang smart TV internet sa hirap gamitin.

Yes, the phone remote is much better, pero mas gusto ko pa rin yung regular clicker. Sa regular remote, pag memorized mo na ang buttons, puwedeng mag-remote nang walang tinginan sa remote. Pag naka touch screen remote, every time na pipindot ka ng remote, kailangan mong tignan yung remote.

Ang talagang preference ko, universal learning remote with regular buttons. One remote for all devices; control everything without taking your eyes off the TV.

Kaya hindi ko nagustuhan ang Logitech remotes. Pag regular buttons, up to around 4 devices lang ang capacity. Pag maraming devices ang capacity, touch screen na. My remote is a Philips learning remote, 8 devices capacity, regular buttons lang, no touch screen.

Quote from: skooter on Jul 06, 2014 at 11:02 PM

i hope your F8500 will be in alright condition after you finish set-up this coming tuesday. goodluck atty.

Thanks! Balitaan kita sir. Pag pumalpak ito, sakit ng ulo ang replacement... fingers crossed.

bartender · « **Reply #506 on:** Jul 07, 2014 at 02:26 PM »

Took the chance last Sunday and went to the nearest SM Appliance to ask if they have the 51F8500 on hand. Syempre ang sagot nila wala kasi last year's model pa daw yun. So I asked if there are stocks elsewhere. Luckily, there was one in a store far from where we were. Apparently, they can can check stock availability in other stores in real time (or at least a day behind lang).

Apparently, the SRP was P130,000. Thus at P51,960 the discount is a staggering P78,040. Needless to say, I'm getting mine delivered for free this Friday together with a free Samsung Wireless Keyboard VGKBD1000 worth approximately around P4,500.00.

Originally, I was looking at getting the 4K of LG (UB850T) but this plasma panel is simply too much to refuse especially at this price. Besides, all of my panels are plasmas and probably, I just got my one ever.

barrister · « **Reply #507 on:** Jul 07, 2014 at 02:50 PM »

Ayus! Congrats sir.

Deep discount, kasi ang alam ng marketing sa Philippines, nobody will want this model, bigay na natin nang mura.

bartender · « **Reply #508 on:** Jul 07, 2014 at 03:33 PM »

Quote from: barrister on Jul 07, 2014 at 02:50 PM

Ayus! Congrats sir.

Deep discount, kasi ang alam ng marketing sa Philippines, nobody will want this model, bigay na natin nang mura.

Maka-last hurrah man lang sa plasma before the LED wave wipes me out completely. Congrats sa atin dalawa. To those who are also interested, no harm visiting your nearest SM Appliance Center and ask. Malay nyo, meron pa.

DTNS · « **Reply #509 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.