RRP: $899. While stocks last - 15 available at time of posting.
Model
LA32C550 (2010 Model)
Delivery
Melbourne: Free Delivery or Pickup.
All Other Areas (Oz Wide): $19.95 Toll IPEC courier delivery
Features
32" (81cm) LCD Screen.
Full HD 1080p
"All Share" Network Connectivity
4 x HDMI inputs
USB Movie Viewing
Supreme colour enhancer technology
Full 12 month manufacturer's warranty
While stocks last - 15 available at time of posting.
look good. Have you got any big tv (50 or over) under or around $1000? I guess that has to be a plasma full hd coz lcd or led would be a lot more expensive
Also looking for a 50"+ for around 1k. Good brand. Do a deal, you will sell HEAPS!
Goblin - We certainly do. Give us a call on 1300886962 at your convenience to discuss.
I got one of these from JB HiFi for $670 more than 3 months ago. I'm willing to bet they'll discount even further now.
That would have been an LA32B550, this is the LA32C550. The one you would have purchased is a 2009 Series 5 model. This one we are selling is a 2010 model - released at start of June.
ye i dont know how this is a discount
fair comment, but you need to back up your statement with some facts to make a negative vote otherwise its meaningless, and we are all about sharing here, so share your wisdom, otherwise vote will be revoked
Samsung have always had crappy support and unreliable technology, they seem to release technology before its ready, that's why you have all those stupid 'know-it-all' salesmen recommending it or LG. No-brand tv's sell for $200-300 cheaper and are as reliable and if not more. Neg for a crappy tv at a crappy price, not because its cheaper than others (If that is the case) crappy for the fact it is expensive for what it is. I'd stick to Sharp, Panasonic or Sony. And if you want something along a cheap line, Hisense, ALDI or a no-brand.
What I find Samsung one of the most realizable and most technically advanced they bring all the new stuff out the others copy
We completely agree with you herbie. Perhaps Jared had a bad experience somewhere in his past, but in general, Samsung are the market leaders for LED and LCD TVs these days.
In terms of support, Samsung have an extensive network of support and service centres right round the country to deal with any issues that may arise with their products.
This TV we're offering, with Full HD and ethernet network connectivity and the USB movie playback, is a very very good TV with great picture quality and a high quality build.
u actually agree with REP in this case.
You guys obviously don't know anything about product development. Companies that release first tend to be the worst manufacturers and followers copy and release more refined products at higher quality. Read reviews about Samsung's warranty on TV's, fridges and other appliances. Stop talking nonsense. And even type "Samsung Warranty" on Google. Other than Samsung's official website, I get these first two links:
http://www.notgoodenough.org/viewtopic.php?p=308111
http://www.myshopping.com.au/EV--93264_Fridges_Freezers
and after 2 purchase links I get a whirlpool link:
http://forums.whirlpool.net.au/forum-replies-archive.cfm/120…
Stop talking rubbish and provide proof before defending your beloved brand. I can say I have an extensive network of support and service centres, but that doesn't emphasise anything about service quality.
Jared, the problem is that every company has complaints. I can guarantee that I can find, without much effort, negative experiences for Hisense, Aldi, Sharp, Panasonic, Sony (and whatever other brand you want to mention). Their SERPs positioning has little to do with the failure rate.
Besides which, this is old, old technology; you can't really be playing the "they're the first on the market therefore it sucks" canard.
@pais: If typing such generalised words brings up so many complaints and nothing positive through SEO, I don't think its just a coincidence. I rarely read or hear complaints about manufacturers other than LG and Samsung. Samsung fridges are horrid compared to General Electric, and the same goes for their TV's. Samsung lacks work in refining and puts work into first innovations, it may be good for future markets, but not for their own products.
@[Deactivated]: I did a quick google search on hisense warranty and received feedback about issues with their TVs as well. (And, given that Sammy have the highest market share and LG/Sammy are the biggest LCD OEMs in the world, it stands to reason that there are going to be more complaints than something like Hisense — with a even completely proportional complaint rate, there are going to be MUCH more)
The masses who have a positive experience are generally silent; the vocal ones are those with a negative experience.
It's just some food for thought, as your posts scream "I've had a negative experience with this company".
@pais: That's true, I can't deny the fact that negative experiences produce greater word of mouth. I might be wrong, but I'm judging on my experience and what I've read from the general public, if I can't say a brand is rubbish just because I need highly statistical data, then most people on hear shouldn't be commenting, plus the people who say it's a good brand. I at least would recommend providing at least a tiny bit of backup like I did unlike those that said, blah blah blah excellent customer service centres. People are negging me for the fact that I dislike the brand, people aren't negging others for liking the brand when they don't have statistical proof that Samsung is a good brand. Think about it.
@[Deactivated]: There's a stigma around negative votes, and you're going to have to deal with that every time you decide to neg a deal. It happens.
I'm not saying you're wrong (maybe Samsung does have the worst after sale support in the world), but I'm playing the devil's advocate here. It just sounds a little like you've personally had a negative experience with them (and aren't disclosing it) and so you're negging them based on that.
The other reason people are negging you is because, according to the voting rules, your reason isn't a valid reason for leaving a negative vote. Obviously OzPete made you the exception to the rule here.
@pais: Yes, I've had a bad experience with one of their products (An LCD TV), but not their customer service, I've never dealt with Samsung customer service. And as you have seen, I gave a positive to a Samsung Blu-ray combo drive recently, so its not a Samsung thing. It is possible I'm a bit biased due to that experience, I also have a negative bias to Acer products as well, but I always look at failure rates and complaints made throughout several forums for any products I am about to purchase, and Samsung is one of these when it comes to TV's and customer service. I personally like their laptops, phones and other products, so its not a company bias problem, I may have a company product category bias, but that's something subconsciously unidentifiable.
Why isn't it a reasonable neg? Do I have to have a norm about what's cheap, because I think its expensive compared to substitutes. I don't believe its a good quality product and service. Aren't those valid? Do I have to believe the rep is a scammer for me to neg it? If cost-benefit isn't reasonable for negging, I don't know what is.
ROFL. That is the biggest load of crap I have ever read.
looks like ozpete needs to make another visit
I have no love for samsung but I sell this stuff and as far as returns vs number of goods sold as a percentage Sony aint no better….Panasonic probably is though.
As far as Sharp goes….mate they would sell 1 tv for every 100 samsungs….their servicing should be better theres only about 4 people with em.
Its also funny that Samsung has introduced there own servicing department to deal with repairs more efficiently while all the other guys still use generic service agents.
But if you had a bad experience and you dont like em cool…but you shouldnt neg vote for that.
Thanks for the comment. Surprised I'm wrong about Sony, I'll take that into consideration. I just don't think the price is good compared to the overall quality and item provided.
Sharp are quite good, and I image the reason is that they have low costs in Advertising and such and dedicate its costs to the quality of the product. Sharp products work great and they sell for quite a good price.
If any of these manufacturers ever refuse to repair or delay so that you give up and the warranty passes, if you call the office of fair trading, that fixes the situation real quick.
Please consider that you are talking about product failure rates and not considering issues with customer service though. That's what my main concern is.
yeh its hard to differentiate between failure and how you are looked after with that failure.
Panasonic is very reliable but servicing the rare problems can take a while.
Samsung are more likely to fault than Panasonic but depending on the fault can be faster to fix. If its a common part they either have in stock or have to order , roughly 2 weeks I guess.
If you are dealing with the no name brands other than hisense they can take 4-6 weeks. Hisense with there swapover warranty can still take nearly a week.
obviously for 32" and up tvs the two parties have to agree on times they can both be suited for pick up , that can be a week or so right there.
I guess it was just the passion of your post that cought us by surprise….as always everyones opinion is valid just probably phrase it a bit better.
Thanks for the advice. I tend to be very opinionated though. Cheers!
@[Deactivated]: jared444
I'll leave your negative vote, but just think about it, if we all have our product beliefs and our past experiences all we will get is negative votes on all deals.
This is not necessarily a product review site, its a bargain review site. However you have gone to the trouble of citing some refeneces which others dont do.
Comments can be effective without the need for the negative vote. We dont want to go down the whingepool route where every one has a negative comment, a personal brand preference and tries to enforce it on others.
We assume people are going to compare like with like. $500 off a samsung fridge from one retailer vs $100 off by another samsung retailer and so on .
@[Deactivated]: I don't neg every deal I dislike, check my history, I rarely neg deals and there are plenty of deals I dislike. I just don't see such a poor quality brand at such a high price when unbranded ones do the same job if not better. The only reason this is that expensive is because its a recent model. I negged it for not being a bargain in terms of quality & customer service vs price. I rate products for the benefits vs costs rather than this baloney on "It's the cheapest around so it's a bargain no matter how rubbish it is" attitude.
this is LITERALLY the first time i heard of anyone not liking Samsung products
i have no great allegience to the brand… but I have a fairly expensive Samsung fridge (a fancy stainless job), a Samsung TV and heaps of Samsung drives… they are far and away at least as good as competive products, cheaper and the support is excellent. I mean I have talked to Samsung staff and they are great.
I'm genuinely interested to hear about any Samsung negative experiences.
I have definately heard of people not liking Samsung…..but before rubbishing the whole company sometimes you need a little perspective.
At one stage Samsung had over 35% market share in tvs ( GFK Figures ) and Sony sold less than Hisense….It stands to reason Samsung were going to have more problems not only immediate but also into the future as the tvs age. Then of course it becomes the issue of how fast they can get their customers back on the road.
I guess then it gets a bit of personal experience and the view of the company is formed.
I'm generalising about customer service, TV's and fridges. Samsung do make some good products though. I don't have any issues with DVD/Blu-ray players and their mobiles running android, some of them are really good product. But personally from what I've read and experienced, Samsung is a no-no for me for TVs, not so much for fridges considering if you want something good quality, you're going to have to pay double.
Interesting debate that's been going on overnight.
In terms of overall product/price/service, it seems as though it is quite difficult to tell which brand leads. We at Eljo haven't had too many problems dealing with Samsung. Panasonic do a good job as well. Comments ugoagogo are pretty spot on. One must look at percentages of problems. If Samsung sell 5000 TVs and have 10 problems (1 in 500), compared to hisense who sell 1000 TVs for 5 problems (1 in 200), well then Samsung are doing a better job.
Slightly different note…
Last year one of our team recommended a Samsung LCD (2009 Series 7 model) for his mother. She cringed as she remembers Samsung being the cheap Korean cousin of Panasonic and Sony, a reputation that existed from the 90's. She was convinced otherwise and made the purchase, to her ultimate delight. In fact, her biggest criticism of the TV was "Wow, the people almost look too real" (If i were Samsung that would be taken as a complement).
Goes to show that preconceived ideas can often be shattered by new experiences.
Samsung do make some good products, but don't say one person had a good experience. You didn't even mention whether she was using a CRT TV before or a LCD Rear projection or whatever it may be, maybe it was one of those old crummy first generation Plasmas. Picture quality to me for all current TV's are pretty much the same (Even some LED's look the same as LCD's), although you may sometimes run into the odd poor visual quality model.
you would think a higher end TV like this comes with more than 12 months
$75 for 2 yrs, $90 for 3 yrs, $120 for 5 yrs
good tv though