[Laubi02]

Hi,

i saw this and thought wow!

but anyone used thissite before?

Panasonic TH - 37 plasma TV - Widescreen

[Laubi02]

also,

what about this one:
LG 37LG3000 LG 37-LG-3000- £443

[Speedoguy]

They are very dodgy by the look of it . Have a google of their name & read the hotukdeals thread about them.( if that doesn't put anyone off...)

Theres even a thread on here about the crooksters :

http://www.avforums.com/forums/av-ha...ctech-com.html

[Laubi02]

yea, i thought so too!

but i just found this and the site is good!

Philips 42PFL3403D LCD TELEVISION review cheap prices 42PFL3403D LCD TELEVISION Philips best buy discount online uk shop

but anyone know whether this TV is good and also, does it really make that much difference between 720p and 1080i/1080p?

[KevD]

Not sure about the first link, there was already a thread about them being a dodgy site last week.

As for the second link, RGBDirect are a perfectly legit retailer

[Speedoguy]

Yeah just saw that & edited my post as you posted with that Kev.

[eric pisch]

Originally Posted by Laubi02

yea, i thought so too!

but i just found this and the site is good!

Philips 42PFL3403D LCD TELEVISION review cheap prices 42PFL3403D LCD TELEVISION Philips best buy discount online uk shop

but anyone know whether this TV is good and also, does it really make that much difference between 720p and 1080i/1080p?

Pixmainia are grey imports, if you care ofc

[xit2050]

Originally Posted by eric pisch

Pixmainia are grey imports

It looks piano black to me.

[Laubi02]

i dont know what grey/black imports mean....

as in stolen goods?!

ive bought stuff from pixmania before and though the customer service was a bit lame, everything seemed in order

[xit2050]

Originally Posted by Laubi02

i dont know what grey/black imports mean....

as in stolen goods?!

No, not at all.
As they are a French company, they sell models that are intended for the French market and that are not always the same as the ones sold in the UK.

[Laubi02]

Originally Posted by xit2050

No, not at all.
As they are a French company, they sell models that are intended for the French market and that are not always the same as the ones sold in the UK.

really? grey goods mean french goods?!!

how strange, every days a school day

[badbunny]

Grey doesnt mean french specifically! Grey means goods that are sold outside the region that they were intended for.

For example Yamaha will sell products through a UK division (or something like that). The UK division will then provide support to the UK products that they supplied.

In some cases it may be cheaper to buy a product from another region, and import it (or buy it from a company that has already imported it). In the past, for obvious reasons, the UK division of the company (or its official distributors) would not be too happy about that, and refuse to honour any warranty support for these "grey" products. However I believe that nowadays with products officially sold in any EU member country, then the companies are legally bound to provide support in any other EU country. Thus if you bought from France (ie Pixmania) then the manufacturer would still have to provide you warranty support in the UK.

However, products bought from outside the EU (eg Hong Kong, or USA) are unlikely to be supported under warranty by the UK company. If the UK company does offer support at all, it could be slower than their service of the UK equivalent product. I guess this could be because the products from different regions have slightly different specs, and they need to get the details sent through to them to know how to service them properly, and then maybe they have to order spare parts from overseas which could take some time.

So, anyway, buying "grey" is okay, as long as you understand what it means. Also, if you buy a "grey" product from France, note that you are unlikely to receive a UK mains lead - chances are you will get a french plug, and a UK adaptor. This sounds ok, but on my Logitech mouse I bought from Pixmania, this bloomin adaptor sticks a mile out from the wall !

Pete.

[wellladida]

GOing back to the first link seems a bit fishy to me 300 odd for a 37" panny is crazy the argos own make 37" is about that price.!

[pandemic]

Website doesn't even have ssl encryption, so payment details won't be encrypted over the web