Currys Panasonic TH42PX60B 42" High Definition TV £899

turtle_3

I have just ordered one of these from Comet online and noticed this thread :eek: I haven't read it all yet but now I'm worried so I better get reading this thread

If anyone is interested Comet are selling this for £899 including the table top stand , supposedly worth £150 , you also get a choice of 2 half price tv stands/cabinets the cheapest coming out at £99 .not forgetting 3.5% back from Quidco

dazco

turtle wrote:

I have just ordered one of these from Comet online and noticed this thread :eek: I haven't read it all yet but now I'm worried so I better get reading this thread

If anyone is interested Comet are selling this for £899 including the table top stand , supposedly worth £150 , you also get a choice of 2 half price tv stands/cabinets the cheapest coming out at £99 .not forgetting 3.5% back from Quidco

I would cancel your Comet one.

Buy from Dixons use multiple vouchers.
Get a lot of money off.

Or buy from John Lewis for 919 and get a massive 5 year warranty and not a spotty youth who tells you there is nothing wrong with it.

I have done big research into this tv and you are getting one of the worst deals available:o

Searcher2

fwhorn wrote:

Thank you, an answer that relates. What I dont understand is why you are refering me to another discussion when I am taking part in this one, or am I not allowed. The question wasn't asking for a detailed answer, as the one you have given is sufficient and not in detail. But hey, thanks for answering the question.

No problem. Not having a go at anyone... but I didn't want this thread to turn into a big discussion about the issues with the Panasonic instead of where to get it cheap. I think it is just a matter of letting people know there is a problem with some of the sets and the matter is discussed at some length on AV Forums if anyone is interested. It is a good set but could be great.

dazco

Searcher2 wrote:

No problem. Not having a go at anyone... but I didn't want this thread to turn into a big discussion about the issues with the Panasonic instead of where to get it cheap. I think it is just a matter of letting people know there is a problem with some of the sets and the matter is discussed at some length on AV Forums if anyone is interested. It is a good set but could be great.

The way I see it, boys, is that I will buy one knowing there could be a problem.

If there is I will take it back time and time again until I get one without a problem:rolleyes:

They may get fed up of me and give me a better one.

But there is not a tv in the UK at the moment that comes close to this amount of value:beer:

gromituk

fwhorn wrote:

I am not technical, but are you using decent leads?

It's probably because you are non-technical that you are asking that question: looks like you have been persuaded by marketeers that you need to spend silly amounts on silly bits of wire with silly names and silly appearances. You don't. They are the successor to the overpriced extended warranty con.

scoobies

deanos wrote:

The one at Glasgow is it the Pedestal or Cabinet model or one without anything ?

I was in today - they had the model on display with cabinet for £919 - but it did not have the code after the model to indicate wether the price included the cabinet.

gromituk

fwhorn wrote:

piximania, dixons, currys are all part of the same group, DSG

I don't think Pixmania has got anything to do with DSG - as others have pointed out, it's French, and is part of some other group.

Edit: you're right - it seems that parent group's parent is DSG!

gromituk

r2d2c3p0 wrote:

I am not sure about Pixmania ... I know there has been some queries about models possibly being European specification before.

This is certainly applicable to some photographic equipment they sell, but I don't think it applies to televisions. Certainly I don't recall reading in the T&Cs about the need to download English instructions for the things. But the only difference would be that they might have a lead with a Schuko mains plug on - hardly a dealbreaker.

Those interested in the model suggested using them -- there is a voucher on the PixMania site which will knock another 25 quid off...

(I am not sure if you can collect it from their London store and knock off the 23.40?)

I've a feeling it makes no difference.

While Pixmania's reputation isn't brilliant, at least it does have an outlet of sorts; if you live in London it's likely to cost you less to get a plasma TV there than to return it to an internet-only supplier. The problem with it being French is that it may take longer to get things repaired as they ship them to Paris - but this is all explained quite clearly in their T&Cs, and I think they give a maximum time for repair, which I'm not sure others do.

dazco

But if they are French how can I possibly have the protection offered by the British consumer law?

gromituk

I don't think you can - they say you are covered by French law. Who is to say that is inferior, though?