FREE samsung tv 32" with mobile line rental

jazzconfused

http://www.carphonewarehouse.com/buy/SAMSUNG-C3050-DO25T-TVSAM

saw this in the paper today. looks like a good deal for someone whos looking of buying a telly. available while stocks last.

hope this helps someone.

karenmay33

Shame it's on Orange

savemoney

Thats £600 for contract for 24 months plus free tv probably worth around £300

EDIT TV £297 at Laskys HERE

£40 cashback for CPW at topcashback http://www.topcashback.co.uk/carphone_warehouse/

assuming its not web exclusive deal

boliston

jazzconfused wrote: »

http://www.carphonewarehouse.com/buy/SAMSUNG-C3050-DO25T-TVSAM

saw this in the paper today. looks like a good deal for someone whos looking of buying a telly. available while stocks last.

hope this helps someone.

1366 x 768 is an appalling resolution for such a large screen.

savemoney

Resolution isnt bad its 720p nothing wrong with 720p tv's. I have 40" 720p and plays HD content up to 1080i

MyUserNamesTaken

savemoney wrote: »

Thats £600 for contract for 24 months plus free tv probably worth around £300

EDIT TV £297 at Laskys HERE

£40 cashback for CPW at topcashback http://www.topcashback.co.uk/carphone_warehouse/

assuming its not web exclusive deal

Not quite. I ordered this deal after getting an email from CPW on Thursday (will be with me on Tues.). You can change down after 12 months to £20 per month. Topcashback has tracked for me at £40, as this is not a web exclusive offer. That brings the total cost over the 2 years to £500. The TV gets excellent reviews and also has built in freeview. The TV sells for £299.

http://www.hdtvtest.co.uk/news/samsung-le32b450-le32b450c-20090625155.htm

VortexSteve

boliston wrote: »

1366 x 768 is an appalling resolution for such a large screen.

No, it's not. Have got a 32" Sony with the same resolution, everything on it looks great.

boliston

savemoney wrote: »

Resolution isnt bad its 720p nothing wrong with 720p tv's. I have 40" 720p and plays HD content up to 1080i

1080i has 1080 horizontal lines so if you have a screen with only 768 horizontal rows of pixels then the picture would need to be re-scaled.

MyUserNamesTaken

HDTV Test's review:

Picture Performance

Even though it sits pretty low in Samsung’s hierarchy of LCD HDTV for 2009, the Samsung LE32B450 did not have any difficulty matching its higher-end siblings (like the B650 and B750 series) in terms of black-level performance. Calibrated black level was measured at 0.04 cd/m2, which lent ample depth and contrast to the picture on screen.

On some flat panel HDTVs, deep blacks are inevitably spoiled by muddy shadow detail, but that is not the case here with the Samsung LE32B450: we could still appreciate the individual figures in the audience behind Jamal (Dev Patel) as the lights dimmed down on the game show in Slumdog Millionaire (Blu-ray).
Screen uniformity was excellent, perhaps due to the smaller screen size. We noticed some very brief black level fluctuations when the source player loaded the disc (DVD or Blu-ray), which caused the info banner at the top left of the screen to brighten then darken, but once the info banner went away, no auto-dimming was detected either in test patterns or real-world viewing material.

Colours appeared naturally balanced, with skin tones suitably convincing due to the absence of red push. The Samsung LE32B450 also handled 1080p/24 video signal from our PS3 well, portraying the sweeping shots of the Mumbai slums without any sign of telecine judder.

Up-close, the Samsung LE32B450’s native resolution of 1366 x 768 precludes it from displaying 1080 content with the razor-sharp crispness seen on other full HD models. However, unless you sit less than 4 feet away from the screen, you’ll be hard-pressed to tell the difference due to the resolving limit of our eyes.
Standard Definition

Herein lies the greatest strength of the Samsung LE32B450: it dealt with standard-def content better than any other 32-inch LCD televisions we’ve tested thus far. Scaling/ upconversion quality was good, capturing sufficiently sharp detail either off-air or from DVDs. Jagged edges in video-based material were cleaned up effectively, and digital noise was adequately suppressed at baseline.
With [Film Mode] set to “Auto“, the Samsung LE32B450 LCD television successfully detected and processed 3:2 cadence over 480i and 1080i, and 2:2 cadence over 576i for film-based content. It even managed to eradicate the moir! from the red Coca Cola sign saying “Go Bridget Go” in the notorious test scene from the PAL DVD of Bridget Jones: The Edge Of Reason.

Add class-leading blacks and natural colours to the mix, and you have one very solid SD performer. The lack of 100Hz motion-compensated frame interpolation (MCFI) technology did put a slight dent in motion resolution, but we were never overly troubled by motion blurring when we watched Wimbledon tennis on BBC.
Console Gaming

Bucking the trend of high(ish) input lag experienced on the latest Samsung flat-screen HDTVs, the LE32B450 delivered praiseworthy gaming response. With [Game Mode] engaged, we measured input lag on the Samsung LE32B450 to be on par with that on our resident Samsung F96 LED-backlit LCD TV reference. Disabling [Game Mode] did not seem to cripple the Samsung LE32B450’s gaming response too much either: 8 times out of 10 the recorded input lag would equal that on the F96.
Conclusion

Exhibiting class-leading black-level performance and standard-definition handling, the Samsung LE32B450 gets a wholehearted recommendation from us here at HDTVTest. It does not offer 100Hz technology nor full HD 1920 x 1080 native screen resolution, but these are minor niggles especially considering its bargain-basement price. The Samsung LE32B450 is conclusive proof that you don’t need to break the bank to find a flat-screen television that is more than suitable for SD viewing, console gaming, and the occasional HD critical viewing.

MyUserNamesTaken

boliston wrote: »

1080i has 1080 horizontal lines so if you have a screen with only 768 horizontal rows of pixels then the picture would need to be re-scaled.

Downscaling doesn't mean the picture's going to be terrible. Read the review I posted from HDTVTest. They say it's not an issue and the picture is great.

Dinosteveus

Seems like a good deal but two years? I have no idea what my financial situation will be like in 2 years. Who knows what's just around the corner?