Cheapest place for a Panny AE700 0r AE900

[MrCoopz]

As i said in an earlier thread i have £1100 to buy a new PJ which i have (with help off the forums) narrowed down too a AE700 or AE900

Im still unsure of the main differences between the 2 so i am just going for the cheapest one i can find

Its been years since i looked up buying a projector so can anyone help me with prices?

at Komplett the AE700 is £959.00 Inc. VAT

and at Pixmania the AE900 is £1 048.95 Inc. VAT

does anyone know anywhere cheaper?

[sponsz]

Think those are the cheapest I've seen - try http://www.pricerunner.co.uk if you haven't already. Komplett used to sell the AE700 for £933 a few weeks back

[maxwan]

buy a vipix card for £14 from pixmania and you'll get another £70 ish off

[Fluffy-Bunny]

Go for the AE900, ive seen it for £1025 I believe at PRC Direct...

[MrCoopz]

Originally Posted by maxwan

buy a vipix card for £14 from pixmania and you'll get another £70 ish off

On the website it says

"7% immediate discount on a selection of marked items with the mention "7% discount" valid on www.PIXmania.com website."

i have emailed them and asked them if i am entitled to 7% off the AE900

[MrCoopz]

just found digital direct do it for £1020.75 with £14.99 for delivery

and Sound & Vision do it for £1035.74 inc Delivery

so Both £1035.74

[PeteIvy]

might be worth a mention that komplett are selling a b grade ae700 (probably a battered box. it states 0 hours usage on the bulb. might be worth sending then a mail!)
http://www.komplett.co.uk/k/ki.asp?sku=307691&cks=SER
£889.01

[mallet]

I'm buying one of the AE900 projectors in the next few weeks, and I've seen some sites are selling for around the £1200/£1250 - some with "free" pixel check, and one with 3 year warranty.

Are these two options worth considering, or should I just go with the lowest price?

[MrCoopz]

Well a 3 year warrenty costs £179

so 1035 + 179 = 1214

So they work out near the same

http://www.prcdirect.co.uk/PRC/PRC.s...roduct/PTAE900

thats the cheapest with a 3 year warrenty i can find on the net, just make sure u select the warrenty though

Oh and if you want good service Domestic and General (which is the company used above anyway) are fantastic in the dealings i have had with them.

[MrCoopz]

oh just to add dont go with just the projector alone, a bulb costs £150-£250

and u will more than likely need a new one or maybe 2 within 3 years so u will be saving money in the long run, not to mention other faults that come with projectors

[scumball]

Bulbs are not usually covered in the extended warranties...but they last 2-3000 hours so to need 2 new bulbs in 3 years you would have to use it 6 hours a day everyday.

[MrCoopz]

i had 3 bulbs replaced in my AE100 in 4 years with D&G

so in my experience bulbs are included when parts and labour is stated

but maybe u should check beforehand just incase its changed

[scumball]

Domestic And General don't list Panasonic Projectors on their website - is this something you need to ring about or have they stopped this service?

[benji_m]

D & G don't seem to know what a projector is half the time!

And the bulb is most certainly not covered, we tried sourcing our warranties from them but gave up after they couldn't seem to get a straight answer or straight price.

HTH

[MrCoopz]

Well on 2 sites that sell the AE900 they have the option of choosing 3 or 5 years extended warrenty and its with D & G

so surely if u buy from a website thats already sorted it out you should have no problems

Benji i had my bulb replaced 2 or 3 times so mine certainly was covered

Scumball i rang them up about it yesterday they gave me a quote straight away. Plus they know i have a Projector already becuase they have just gave me a payout for my AE100 so if they didnt do warrentys on PJs they would have told me there and then.

Maybe i was lucky and found a loophole