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Kogan 55" 3D LED TV (Full HD) - Presale Special $799 + Delivery

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Kogan 55" 3D LED TV (Full HD) - Presale Special $799 + Delivery
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mitcheo on 08/11/2012 - 10:52 kogan.com (545 clicks)

Presale special – expected dispatch date: December 10

Four pairs of 3D glasses included!

This 3D TV has everything you’ve come to know and love from Kogan’s award-winning LED TVs.

Complete with a built-in PVR to pause, rewind and record live TV and USB input for playing movies and photos, the TV has a slim and stylish design.

It converts 2D recordings to 3D on the fly, plays 3D video games through your Xbox 360 or Playstation 3, and plays High Definition 3D content from supporting Blu-ray movies or live TV broadcasts.

Most importantly, Kogan will never make you pay for features you don’t want. The big name brands lump 3D into every TV in an effort to keep prices high. Kogan is driving down prices of LED TVs while offering you more choice than ever before.

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  • mitcheo on 08/11/2012 - 10:53
    +1

    EDIT - Postage to me is $100 :0 Still a good deal i think..

    • CyberMurning on 08/11/2012 - 10:58

      almost half of LG tvs so yes good.. with this price people should go for 60"

    • exc3113nce on 08/11/2012 - 10:59
      +1

      Add that to the title (Average shipping cost)

      Also- Refresh Rate: 50/60Hz

      • CyberMurning on 08/11/2012 - 11:02
        +1

        i have the 200hz one, but can you tell me how can i know mine is better than 50/100hz?

        • StewBalls on 08/11/2012 - 11:11
          -1

          There's pretty much no way to tell, MC is a load of hogwash! Most people that I know turn it off…myself included!

          I'm genuinely surprised that so many otherwise smart people continue to fall for the 100/200Hz hype! ;)

        • hellbound on 08/11/2012 - 11:29

          The main reason I find 100/200hz important is those tv's will support 1080p24, whereas most 50hz tv's don't. Seeing as a large chunk of my content is 24fps, it's a good feature to have.

        • StewBalls on 08/11/2012 - 11:36
          +1

          [Shakes head] Hellbound, you have been sorely misled my friend.

          Do you mind if I ask what you think the MC algorithm has to do with the ability of a set to display 24p movie content before I point out that it's patently false?

        • hellbound on 08/11/2012 - 11:55

          Nothing to do with the algorithm, but 50hz tv's don't include support for 24fps, they can't show at that frequency so the odd draw-down ratio results in juddering on the screen. My current samsung changes to 1080p24 when the content is at that frequency, whereas my sanyo tv stays at 1080p50 and the resulting picture is jerky.

        • StewBalls on 08/11/2012 - 11:58

          but 50hz tv's don't include support for 24fps

          Sorry dude, but that's just plain wrong. To wit: http://forums.whirlpool.net.au/archive/1705487 From OzB's very own wisc, no less!

          Highlight:

          24p professional Film mode

          FWIW, I have one of these sets…I can confirm that it does in fact offer 24p mode, as do most other modern LCD TVs I've seen! ;)

        • mangew on 08/11/2012 - 12:03

          Excuse my ignorance but what does MC stand for?
          Multi channel?

        • StewBalls on 08/11/2012 - 12:05

          Motion Compensation…it's essentially software that artificially interpolates additional synthetic frames into the image to supposedly make it smoother!

          100/200Hz TVs do not have 100/200Hz refresh rates, contrary to popular misconceptions! ;)

        • hellbound on 08/11/2012 - 12:06

          Hmm I'll stand by my original comment which was "most 50hz tvs don't". I think my trouble was so few tv's will list in their spec sheet if they support 24p, but 100hz tv's are guaranteed with the next line:

          "24fps support will divide evenly into 120Hz (24 x 5 = 120). So when the television receives a frame, it will display it 5 times evenly. You can have additional processing, of course this feature is defeatable if you prefer not to have AutoMotion Plues processing. "

          Is there some other way of guaranteeing a tv will support 24p if it's not on the spec sheet?

        • StewBalls on 08/11/2012 - 12:09

          If you stand by your original comment you'll still be wrong! You do know that 50Hz TVs are also capable of displaying 60Hz source content natively don't you??? They don't make different TVs for different regions, they just allow them to offer the different modes!

          I'd be surprised if you could even get a TV now that doesn't offer 24p…I haven't seen one without it in donkey's years!

        • hellbound on 08/11/2012 - 12:14

          60hz doesn't divide evenly by 24 though, i'm not sure the resulting effect would be spacing the frames over 2 seconds.
          Anyway you're probably right on this, but if you need 24p and its not listed in the specs, having a tv that could do 120hz was the only surefire way i could find to avoid the judder

        • StewBalls on 08/11/2012 - 12:17

          having a tv that could do 120hz was the only surefire way

          Dude, you haven't been listening. There are no sets that can natively do 120Hz…it's all speculative marketing hype based on the synthetic software MC algorithm! At the end of the day the set is still converting the content based on 50/60Hz display modes!

        • hellbound on 08/11/2012 - 13:12
          +1

          Uh, of course there are. Active 3d sets have to do 100/120hz to be able to get 50/60fps for each eye. That's how 3d works. The kogan here uses passive 3d which is why it doesn't need to be a 100hz set.

        • StewBalls on 08/11/2012 - 13:52
          -1

          Derp??? I'm well aware of how active/passive 3D works, thanks…but that's kind of irrelevant to the original topic since as you so succinctly put it "The kogan here uses passive 3d", so now it seems that we're now talking about a different technology altogether than 24p>NTSC/PAL conversion on LCD display panels.

          Back to that original topic, in the absence of supporting evidence, your myth of 100/120Hz MC (or even 3D sets for that matter) being necessary for 24p playback is clearly busted! :)

        • hellbound on 08/11/2012 - 14:10

          I never said it was necessary, I said they will support 24p playback.
          100hz - Will have 24p support
          50hz - May not have 24p support
          That's why i still care about 100hz, unless the 50hz confirms it has 24p support its a feature I'd skip a tv model for.

        • StewBalls on 08/11/2012 - 14:16
          -1

          Yeah, you did…this doesn't take a lot of interpretation:

          The main reason I find 100/200hz important is those tv's will support 1080p24, whereas most 50hz tv's don't.

          'Don't' =/= 'may not'! You were wrong, period!!!

          Seriously, I'll distill my message to it's simplest form for you…'every LCD TV I have seen and that you can buy now will support 24p mode, it has nothing to do with refresh rate or 100/120Hz MC'…what part of that message are you having difficulty with?

          Simply because you misunderstand something doesn't make your misconception right. Sheesh!

        • hellbound on 08/11/2012 - 14:20

          "most 50 hz tv's don't"
          Same as "50hz tv's may not"

          Anyway, does this kogan tv support 24p?

        • StewBalls on 08/11/2012 - 14:23
          -1

          "most 50 hz tv's don't"
          Same as "50hz tv's may not"

          Ok, that's just plain stupid…here endeth the conversation, ignorance wins again…yay! :)

  • StewBalls on 08/11/2012 - 11:01

    Yeah, I saw this when I was checking out the DSLRs, shipping to me is $88 so ~$880 is actually pretty decent given that the presale despatch date is only a month away!

    The 42" Kogan LED TV that I got from Dealfox was quite impressive…I've kinda softened my views on Bogan Technology! :)

  • CrocDundee on 08/11/2012 - 11:44

    Shipping for me was $77.50 - The specs are not that great. Especially the contrast and response time. Good luck watching live sport. But for the price you can't expect to get everything awesome.

  • justtoreply on 08/11/2012 - 12:01

    3D is a feature I don't want.

    • mangew on 08/11/2012 - 12:05

      Why is that? Just getting opinions as in look out for a tv.

      • StewBalls on 08/11/2012 - 12:12
        +1

        I'd venture personal preference…I don't mind 3D myself, but some folks either don't like it or get headaches from watching it!

      • CyberMurning on 08/11/2012 - 13:24

        people will not watch 3d everyday but its nice to have (for me). 3d movies also available on net. passive is much better i think. yes make sure you are ok watching 3ds before buying

        • Namarrgon on 08/11/2012 - 15:13

          Passive 3D means cheaper, lighter glasses, but it also halves the resolution of the picture.

    • mitcheo on 08/11/2012 - 12:46

      i wasnt interested either, until i got one by chance. now i love it

  • Queue2Queue on 08/11/2012 - 13:00

    What TV on the market does this compare to?
    I was looking at a LG 6410 previously to this, how does it compare in terms of picture quality to that?
    Also $115 delivery to Perth.

  • Prav on 08/11/2012 - 13:00
    +1

    So, in general is it worth buying for everyday TV viewing?

  • panderiz on 08/11/2012 - 13:05

    hmmm is the 50hz enough? surely it'll look like shit?

    • StewBalls on 08/11/2012 - 14:10
      -1

      Atomic Facepalm

      No dude, you need a plasma with 600Hz subfield driver…that will be approximately 12x better than 50Hz! :p

      • panderiz on 08/11/2012 - 15:02

        Thanks genius, might need to be specific because you clearly can't read between the lines.

        All reports I've read flame 50-60hz leds, it seems all to consistent that when this is the case the picture is plain terrible. Sure its more likely that on the whole the tvs aren't up to displaying a simple clear refreshable image.

        Is it the hz or is it something else, I don't know and don't care enough to research. I'll keep buying grey imports from amazon.de

        • Namarrgon on 08/11/2012 - 15:17

          I suspect the main issue with 50Hz LEDs is more that they tend to use cheaper panels, which is simply because they're not the expensive models.

          While StewBalls is right about 200Hz motion compensation being largely a waste of time (Mod: Removed personal attack), it's not the 200Hz feature (or lack of it) that's making a difference. Manufacturers just use higher-quality panels in their flagship 200Hz TVs.

        • StewBalls on 08/11/2012 - 16:02
          -1

          I don't know and don't care enough to research.

          That's what we commonly call mea culpa bro.

          If you openly admit that you're too lazy to do your own research then seriously, what do you expect? You've been a member here for over a year, you should know better!

          OTOH, if you're happy to be spoonfed the usual 'duh, 50Hz is bad' myths by the same clueless people, by asking the same asinine question that's posted in every bloody TV deal, then good for you! Another little Latin phrase then applies…caveat emptor!;)

  • RocketSwitch on 08/11/2012 - 14:33

    It has 4 HDMI slots which is pretty good.

    Just a question of quality really.

  • Borris on 08/11/2012 - 15:00

    I am leaning towards getting this, if any one can help with these questions, would be appreciated.
    Haven't done LCD/PLASMA research in years and hardly know anything about LEDs.
    Going though all the above writing I think the conclusion is 50hz-60hz is fine.
    Dynamic Contrast Ratio is 15,000:1 noticed a lot of other units are a LOT higher, Is that a noticeable difference?
    is KOGAN decent quality over-all?
    Thought I had more questions but basically is this a good price at the moment for what it is or should I be doing some more looking around?

  • t0mbi on 08/11/2012 - 15:09

    I have a 5 year old Toshiba LCD. Is the quality that much better?

    Also are the 3d glasses on kogans TVs the ones that requires batteries? Isn't that the best 3d?

    • skazclaw on 08/11/2012 - 15:30

      Yes, the Toshiba quality is THAT much better.

      • t0mbi on 08/11/2012 - 18:05

        A 5yo Toshiba would have better quality than this TV? And here i thought that technology in the last 5 years grew in leaps and bounds

        • StewBalls on 08/11/2012 - 20:06
          +1

          It did…

    • hellbound on 08/11/2012 - 15:51

      The 3d glasses with this tv are passive, no batteries needed. You can use the same ones you get at the cinema.

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