i think jusco would dare to to tat lor... but one other reason i rather cash and carry myself is becos of this...

@ least u see them brin out from the warehouse, the original tape is intact, and u can see the plastic sealing is intact, the original wrapping is obvious wiht ones tat tampered

But some how how do u know that the unit is the return unit by customer who refund ?
they can still re-sealing the whole box and make it look like 1st hand one ? or they just replace by a new box ?

Is this related with audiophiles? lol
Anyway, i would recomment LG.
fair price,
10k contrast ratio,
fast response time,
piano black stylish design.

If u watch Astro more often, they go for Sony BRAVIA.

wrong wrong statement from jerry

c astro?buy plasma..not sony

10k contrast?how accurate it is?
fast respond time? how fast?
but piano black stylish design is quite nice le..haha

that's the dynamic contrast ratio and not the correct measurement as in contrast ratio. Most of the marketing ppl knew we are easily impressed by inflated figures or numbers.

Tomolo plan to get one LCD tv and one HTS probably is Jusco Penang ...
But heard some said there is no service center or Pioneer HTS in penang, it will be troublesome if got problem

That's a dynamic contrast, not the actual contrast, the actual contrast might be just 1200 or less. You wouldn't know. Response time might be in accurate, it might be measured as grey to grey. Honestly, for the price, LG LCDs are okay but they're not in the premium range.

The actual contrast is only 1,000:1 . Can check their full specs at their website.

Well...since i work in this sector, its so easy to make the box look 1st hand. Just use a hot air gun (like a hair dryer) on the seals and put a new one.
Even for most holograms or security seals it will work.
But for those using paper wax tape than no choice but to change the box..

Which mean anywhere we might get a not 1st hand unit lor since it is so easy to re-seal the box ??
Beside checking the box, anything we can do with the LCD tv unit ? Do it have any counter to check it is new but not used b4 ?

Thats easy, most ppl. who repack things are not following standard, so most of the time, the box will look new..BUT, the actual plastic or foam cover that wraps the product itself will look out of place, or the abit torn at the tape side (well, since most of us are so impatient in opening the cover).

There are other ways to tell if the unit has been opened before...but only the manufacturers and the sales know it, most of the time, the carton box itself will have small special markings or small cuts.
But if the unit is returned to the manufacturer, there will be no way of telling this.

For those in penang, please be careful or don't buy from SEC electronic (opposite Queensbay mall).. I am nearly being cheat by them, they will give u display set instead of 1st hand (original) set of LCD TV ... luckily I am able to find out that.. But they refuse to refund cash immediately to me as i pay them in full by cash ... and they said they will give me 1st hand set from their store room tomolo (Sunday) ... just wait and see ...

No wonder, blacks and whites are not that strong on a LG LCD, they looked a little washed out. The new Hitachi LCD is not bad but a little expensive, near RM5K and only 32 inch. They're using the IPS Alpha panel, very good viewing angles but I believe the price will go down later on, probably after CNY. Hitachi LCDs are always more expensive than the competition.


What happened? How did you know that it's a display set? I thought you could pay a deposit first, then the full amount when they have delivered the set to you.

hitachi lcd?which model?

inspiration too gan cheung to own the tv...+ he is damn rich guy in pg

That is the problem, they ask me pay full then ask me to take the set from other branch, when i went there, they just want to pack from the display set. that why i know that is display set but not 1st hand set...

Btw, can anyone who bought LC32A53M, how is the free HDMI cable look like? can you upload the photo here? just want to make sure i not being cheated again , thanks ya

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Added on January 27, 2008, 9:34 amcoz i survey around alredi and know where can give me the cheaper price.. unfortunately there are out of stock currently.. that why i went to other shop and ask for that price,, then they said no problem,,, who know end up a lot of problem,.. gain experince here,,, next time i rather bought it in establish shop to avoid this kind of problem ...

This post has been edited by Inspiration~: Jan 27 2008, 09:34 AM

that 1 advantage of the bigger shop. got rep to protect. I got the 42" version. it 2 M OEM by Sharp. it has giraffee on the hdmi connector.

But i think the one i got dun hv girafee in the connector :




can you all please verify ? thanks a lot

Hi people

Continuing this 32 inches LCD TV thread.. I'm still undecided between these 3 LCDs ..

Sharp 32A53

Good :
- Much cheaper than the other two

Bad :
- colour not as sharp as the other two
- No swivel stand (something that I would like to have..)


Panasonic 32LX700MK

Good :
- really smooth picture + nice natural colour
- No motion blur and ghosting
Bad :
- Not much that can be manually configured (relative to others) .Cannot switch-off 100Hz. I've read about how sometimes 100Hz can make something look bad..juddering etc.. or maybe I'm just being paranoid?


Philips 32PFL9423

Good :
- 3 HDMI & USB
- Colour better than Sharp
- A lot of things that can be manually configured

Bad :
- No PC input!!!
- A bit of motion blur for small fast moving object..

But of course, on the matter of PQ, the comments above are based on whatever they show me at the shops.. I didn't get to play around with the settings etc.. and there's also the question of the quality of the source, cables etc... and I also haven't seen Astro on any of those 3.. any comments on this?

I haven't done any research on Sony D300.. Is it worth paying higher price for it? does Sony D300 has a S-video input??

Hmm.. I'm still undecided .. though i'm leaning a bit on the Panny
if only I have the money to get Pioneer Kuro : )


cheers!!

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Added on January 27, 2008, 11:30 ambro.. which panny did u bought?

cheers..

This post has been edited by Darth Maut: Jan 27 2008, 12:26 PM

This is the old sharp free hdmi cable, the new one should be giraffe brand ..

inspirational....y u answer ur own question that u post? lol...

haha..that answer i gave u thru pm rite?hehe...then wat kind of hdmi they replace to u?can show the box?let me c c

n how did u tell them to chg for u?din u scold them 9 9 ?