The Panasonic SD9 and HS9 thread

Albie · 09-12-2008, 5:44 PM

Are pansonic still doing the cashback on the SD9, as I just took a look on the Panasonic site, and cannot see anything about it.

Comet are doing the SD9 for £369.99 (web exclusive - although you can collect at store for that price), so wondered if I could still get £50 off?

booty · 09-12-2008, 6:22 PM

I don't think comet are in the list for cashback. I just went into currys and got them to price match empire direct who sell it for £371. Also now got the form to claim the cashback so will totall a nice £320 which is a great price for this camcorder. The offer ends on 31st of dec so be quick.

A n d r e w · 09-12-2008, 8:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Albie

Are pansonic still doing the cashback on the SD9, as I just took a look on the Panasonic site, and cannot see anything about it.

You didn't look hard enough: Panasonic - ideas for life - Panasonic HD Camcorder

Scroll down and look for the "£50 cashback" promotion ad in the right-hand column.

Andrew.

drbloor · 10-12-2008, 11:19 AM

Comet IS DEFINITELY included in the cashback offer.

In the smallprint of the offer leaflet is a phone number for the Panasonic Extended Warranty Helpline: 01344 706723

Call that number if you want and they will confirm which retailers are included.

I called them this morning to confirm that Comet was legit.

EDIT: Comet probably don't advertise this offer because they are currently selling a 2 year extension to the manufacturers warranty for £89.99. It doesn't help them for Panasonic to be giving it away for free...

avid fan · 10-12-2008, 12:32 PM

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Originally Posted by booty

Just used the sd9 to film the lads nativaty and after a little play to get a better picture i must say im well chuffed. Transfering to pc and watching via ps3 is so easy. Next is to find a decent editing software and to play around with that.

Glad to hear that – I’m still pondering the camcorder to go for, and after a good read of this (and other) threads I must say that I’d started to question my original decision to go for this due to the many negative comments about indoor recording.

Would love to hear from any others that have settled into using the SD9 to hear if any of those issues had any foundation.

Captain-K · 13-12-2008, 1:47 PM

I've just reserved my SD9 at Comet, and will go and pick it up tomorrow. Before I do, I want to confirm that my PC will be able to handle the editing of AVCHD files (this is my first brush with this format).

Processor is AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 4000+ 2.10 Ghz, with 3Gb of RAM, running Vista Home Premium. Will this be OK?

davidhunter · 13-12-2008, 4:08 PM

CaptainK I run a similar set up with a X2 3800 and 2 gb memory and it struggles a bit supposidly an X2 4000 is the bare minimum. I only built this PC a few years ago its amazing how slow it has now become. Are you using x64 or 32bit Vista? that will also make a difference.

David

Captain-K · 13-12-2008, 4:22 PM

Thanks David. Running 32 bit Vista. As long as it will allow real-time editing without locking up, with one of the major packages, I'll be happy. I got used to leaving my (very) old XP machine overnight to convert .avi files to MPEG2, so any lengthy final encoding process won't worry me, provided the fun bit of cutting, pasting, adding audio/titles etc works OK.

gunneredw · 13-12-2008, 5:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by drbloor

Comet IS DEFINITELY included in the cashback offer.

In the smallprint of the offer leaflet is a phone number for the Panasonic Extended Warranty Helpline: 01344 706723

Call that number if you want and they will confirm which retailers are included.

I called them this morning to confirm that Comet was legit.

EDIT: Comet probably don't advertise this offer because they are currently selling a 2 year extension to the manufacturers warranty for £89.99. It doesn't help them for Panasonic to be giving it away for free...

Went to catford comet and they do not have any leaflets for cashback and did not know anything about it or whether they were involved. Manager also confirmed this.
So Do you need the cashback leaflet to get the cashback from comet or is a receipt good enough if they ARE involved n the cashback? And how do i claim if i buy from Comet? Has anyone else had success?

**senu** · 13-12-2008, 5:10 PM

WE can carry this on Here chaps

09-12-2008, 5:44 PM	#1171
Albie Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Thanks: Gave 1, Got 1 Posts: 73	Re: The Panasonic SD9 and HS9 thread Advertisement Want to Advertise? Are pansonic still doing the cashback on the SD9, as I just took a look on the Panasonic site, and cannot see anything about it. Comet are doing the SD9 for £369.99 (web exclusive - although you can collect at store for that price), so wondered if I could still get £50 off?

09-12-2008, 6:22 PM	#1172
booty New Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Thanks: Gave 0, Got 0 Posts: 8	Re: The Panasonic SD9 and HS9 thread I don't think comet are in the list for cashback. I just went into currys and got them to price match empire direct who sell it for £371. Also now got the form to claim the cashback so will totall a nice £320 which is a great price for this camcorder. The offer ends on 31st of dec so be quick.

10-12-2008, 11:19 AM	#1174
drbloor New Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Thanks: Gave 0, Got 0 Posts: 1	Re: The Panasonic SD9 and HS9 thread Comet IS DEFINITELY included in the cashback offer. In the smallprint of the offer leaflet is a phone number for the Panasonic Extended Warranty Helpline: 01344 706723 Call that number if you want and they will confirm which retailers are included. I called them this morning to confirm that Comet was legit. EDIT: Comet probably don't advertise this offer because they are currently selling a 2 year extension to the manufacturers warranty for £89.99. It doesn't help them for Panasonic to be giving it away for free... Last edited by drbloor; 10-12-2008 at 11:21 AM.

13-12-2008, 1:47 PM	#1176
Captain-K Member Join Date: May 2006 Thanks: Gave 7, Got 9 Posts: 85	Re: The Panasonic SD9 and HS9 thread I've just reserved my SD9 at Comet, and will go and pick it up tomorrow. Before I do, I want to confirm that my PC will be able to handle the editing of AVCHD files (this is my first brush with this format). Processor is AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 4000+ 2.10 Ghz, with 3Gb of RAM, running Vista Home Premium. Will this be OK?

13-12-2008, 4:08 PM	#1177
davidhunter Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Glasgow Scotland Thanks: Gave 16, Got 10 Posts: 184	Re: The Panasonic SD9 and HS9 thread CaptainK I run a similar set up with a X2 3800 and 2 gb memory and it struggles a bit supposidly an X2 4000 is the bare minimum. I only built this PC a few years ago its amazing how slow it has now become. Are you using x64 or 32bit Vista? that will also make a difference. David

13-12-2008, 4:22 PM	#1178
Captain-K Member Join Date: May 2006 Thanks: Gave 7, Got 9 Posts: 85	Re: The Panasonic SD9 and HS9 thread Thanks David. Running 32 bit Vista. As long as it will allow real-time editing without locking up, with one of the major packages, I'll be happy. I got used to leaving my (very) old XP machine overnight to convert .avi files to MPEG2, so any lengthy final encoding process won't worry me, provided the fun bit of cutting, pasting, adding audio/titles etc works OK.

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senu Moderator Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Hillingdon /Hayes, Middx Thanks: Gave 1,205, Got 2,993 Posts: 19,354	Re: The Panasonic SD9 and HS9 thread WE can carry this on Here chaps

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