WHERE BEST TO BUY A TV ? local shop or the net ?

tvmoneyman

So far when i have bought anything electrical i have gone to one of the big stores because it feels much safer if anything goes wrong with the product.
Am i being too cautious do you think as now you can get such good cheaper deals over the net ?
What sort of comeback would i have if a problem arose with a new tv ?

Idiophreak

If you have a problem with your new TV, you can send it back to an online retailer just the same way you can take it back to a shop...so I wouldn't worry about that.

If you feel happier having somewhere to take it back though, you could think about looking in Richer Sounds - they are normally pretty competitive in price and can offer a really good protection deal on the TVs (5 years for 10 or 20% the cost of the screen iirc).

You'll get people dissing RS around the place, but I've never really had any problems with them.

sleep2much

I'd go for the net every time, nearly always cheaper, (well for bigger stuff) and if you hunt out online discount codes you can save a few more quid too, I've just bought a new telly online, got 10% online dicount, 3 years cover for an extra £30, saved £450 over the = Comet price, the discount code has finished now, but it was for Empire Direct, I never buy insurance normally but for £30 on top of a good price I thought what the heck, I spend more each time I put petrol in my car.