htfreak Posted May 31, 2007 Posted May 31, 2007 Just thought of listing some of the AV prices found at the PC Show today. Probably the rest of you guys can add on to it. Pioneer Booth (Manned by Best Denki) 50" Display set going for $5299, brand new one going for $6333 with the 4 usual Pioneer freebies and 5 year Best Denki Warranty 645 DVD Recorder going for $849, 541 DVD recorder going for $599. Panasonic Booth (Manned by Song Brothers) 50" PV70 set going for $4299 with $200 worth of vouchers and 3 year warranty LG Booth (Manned by Best Denki) 50" PC1R plasma set went for $2599 Sharp Booth (Manned by Mega Discount) 52" P7M LCD going for $8999 with free Table Console w/built in 2.1 amplifier cum spearker and Nintendo Wii 52" G7M LCD gong for $8599 with free Table Console w/built in 2.1 amplifier cum spearker and Nintendo Wii Toshiba Booth (Manned by Courts) HD-E1 HD-DVD player going for $949 (SD Playback Region Free)
Doggie Howser Posted May 31, 2007 Posted May 31, 2007 Sharp Booth (Manned by Mega Discount) 52" P7M LCD going for $8599 with free Table Console w/built in 2.1 amplifier cum spearker and Nintendo Wii 52" G7M LCD gong for $8999 with free Table Console w/built in 2.1 amplifier cum spearker and Nintendo Wii If I remember correctly, BOTH are FullHD panels, right? Isn't this like a 50% off regular rates?
HT102 Posted May 31, 2007 Posted May 31, 2007 Sharp Booth (Manned by Mega Discount) 52" P7M LCD going for $8599 with free Table Console w/built in 2.1 amplifier cum spearker and Nintendo Wii 52" G7M LCD gong for $8999 with free Table Console w/built in 2.1 amplifier cum spearker and Nintendo Wii Strange.. G7 now cost more than P7. IIRC, P7series are usually priced higher than those of G7 (of similar size) due to their piano-gloss finish.
htfreak Posted May 31, 2007 Author Posted May 31, 2007 Oops, mix up.. Must have jumbled them while trying to regurgitate all those prices from memory. BTW, that glossy table console is supposedly valued at $1499. Hence, if you less off the bench and the Wii, you are practically paying only $6859 for a 52" Full HD LCD TV. Too bad the P7 series is assembled in Malaysia while the G7 is from Japan. The P7 matches much better with the console.
petetherock Posted May 31, 2007 Posted May 31, 2007 Thanks Jeff Just FYI, I visited Merdeka just now - had dinner at Fatty Weng The Panny is 3999 there Sharp LCds - same price Pioneer about the same too, so make sure you are not pressured into a 'show pressure cooker' decision :) I look with envy at the code free E1 though, but see what SLS shops will charge for it.
digital601 Posted May 31, 2007 Posted May 31, 2007 Merdeka SLS is very friendly nowadays. They have 1 branch in IMM last time, salesman very bad attitude Got some item from them after a few visit. One of the sales guy in the TV section very knowledgeable and give good advice. Going to check out the E1 price from him.
wentworth1624705857 Posted May 31, 2007 Posted May 31, 2007 Initially I was quoted 3399 w/ free 5 years warranty... Then called a salesperson who helped me at Vivo last time He quoted me $3199 w/ the dvd, hdmi warranty bundle... smsed you just now u didn't get it?
petetherock Posted May 31, 2007 Posted May 31, 2007 Hey Jeff I am really excited about the Sharp if they allow trade in of the console, so can I get the TV for $6859 ? Thanks P Oops, mix up.. Must have jumbled them while trying to regurgitate all those prices from memory. BTW, that glossy table console is supposedly valued at $1499. Hence, if you less off the bench and the Wii, you are practically paying only $6859 for a 52" Full HD LCD TV. Too bad the P7 series is assembled in Malaysia while the G7 is from Japan. The P7 matches much better with the console.
HT102 Posted May 31, 2007 Posted May 31, 2007 Oops, mix up.. Must have jumbled them while trying to regurgitate all those prices from memory. BTW, that glossy table console is supposedly valued at $1499. Hence, if you less off the bench and the Wii, you are practically paying only $6859 for a 52" Full HD LCD TV. Too bad the P7 series is assembled in Malaysia while the G7 is from Japan. The P7 matches much better with the console. Thks for the info. But' I'm still a little apprehensive abt Sharp 8th gen LCDs due to the banding issue that has been widely discussed in AVSforum and even HK's AVBuzz. At this point, the flat-panel at the top of my list is Samsung LA46M81BX.. primary due to the better color reproduction and auto-wall mount, which is very useful for my long-ish living+dinning room. Guess I can still tahan a little more and wait till end of the year for Pioneer's 8th Gen.. hopefully they'll support 1080p24/25Hz input.
petetherock Posted June 2, 2007 Posted June 2, 2007 Hi Jeff So can we unbundle and get just the Sharp for a better deal? Thanks P Oops, mix up.. Must have jumbled them while trying to regurgitate all those prices from memory. BTW, that glossy table console is supposedly valued at $1499. Hence, if you less off the bench and the Wii, you are practically paying only $6859 for a 52" Full HD LCD TV. Too bad the P7 series is assembled in Malaysia while the G7 is from Japan. The P7 matches much better with the console.
htfreak Posted June 2, 2007 Author Posted June 2, 2007 Hi Jeff So can we unbundle and get just the Sharp for a better deal? Thanks P Sorry no ideas. You may want to visit the PC Show tomorrow and see what they say.
petetherock Posted June 2, 2007 Posted June 2, 2007 Cheers Going tomorrow, if I get a reasonable price on a Panny or 7G Pioneer I won't wait for the 8G Pioneer. Somehow the 24 fps business still bugs me plenty though.
htfreak Posted June 3, 2007 Author Posted June 3, 2007 Cheers Going tomorrow, if I get a reasonable price on a Panny or 7G Pioneer I won't wait for the 8G Pioneer. Somehow the 24 fps business still bugs me plenty though. So Pete, the PC Show has closed for 50 minutes already. What was your final decision?
petetherock Posted June 3, 2007 Posted June 3, 2007 Walked all over, asked about for nice deals, display sets etc Last stop, I capitulated, and hang around Best Denki, looked pitiful and finally.... Got the 507 display set (4day old) for <5k. It was significantly better than the Panny PV 70 and even the PV 700, so I bit the bullet and didn't wait for the 8 gen panel. But if you can wait, the specs on the new Pioneer are touted to be much better? BTW the Sharp 46" full HD was 6k with console, 5.5k without 52" was 8.k without console, for that price I would have kept the console. Samsung M81 46" was 6k with freebies.
ming1881 Posted June 3, 2007 Posted June 3, 2007 Congrat Pete and all those who got a good deal from the pc show. Enjoy :)
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