[mythtvnz] Which HD TV to buy - suggestions please?

[Nick Rout]

On Wed, Jul 30, 2008 at 11:24 AM, Phill Coxon <phill at getresults.co.nz> wrote:
> On Mon, 2008-07-28 at 20:51 +1200, Daniel Williams wrote:
>
>> >> There's a 42" LG with 1080P, 5ms & 30,000:1 dynamic contrast.  Is it
>> >> worth spending the extra $488 to get the 4ms, 50,000:1 dynamic contrast
>> >> or is it mostly marketing hype?
>> >>
>> As someone who has just gone through this a few weeks ago - I decided on
>> the Sony KDL40W4000, and haven't regretted it.
>
> Just thought I'd give an update on this.
>
> In the end I bought the LG 42" above - model 42LG53FR.
> 3xHDMI
> PC Input
> 2 component input
> 1 x svideo input
> 2 RCA inputs
>
> Overall I'm very happy with it so far as a good middle of the range
> screen in terms of quality & features.
>
> Harvey Norman are selling it for $1987 but I got it for $1699 as you'll
> see below.
>
> For not the first time I had a bad sales experience with Havery Norman
> Christchurch electrical staff.  Ther were some very misleading &
> deceptive sales claims which I found were bogus when I got home and
> looked up the TV specs online and reviewed their catalogue.
>
> There was also some outright deceptive pricing on the invoice.  For
> example the belkin 4-way surge protector board I purchased.  Normally
> $99.95, they gave me a nice $19.95 discount on it as an addon making it
> $80.  All well and good until I checked their catalogue again and found
> the price is actually $77.  Hmmm.
>
> I got right on their case about it and made them replace the TV with the
> LG and give it to me for $1699 and free delivery (previously $60) based
> on the same price from a competitor's printed catalogue (LV Martin in
> Wellington).
>
> So I recommend checking everything very carefully if you're considering
> buying anything from Harvey Norman Christchurch. There are some good
> deals at the moment, but check the facts and read the fine print.
>
>

OT but a friend bought a surround sound system there for $899, and
they foisted $349 of cables on her! She took the cables back, got her
cash back and went to Jaycar, got the cables for less than half that
price.