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Harveys/Currys etc.

  • 23-11-2006 11:30pm
    #1
    Dr. Nick
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,420 ✭✭✭


    Are these the WORST places in the world to buy a 32 or 37'' tv? Their brand range is poor. Very few Sonys, no Panasonics or Pioneers?

    Any advice where to see decent tvs in action around Munster?


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  • #2
    Sparky
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 22,231 ✭✭✭✭Sparky


    I'd strongly advise not to go buy in Currys, as I was nearly forced into buying a Tv by one of the sales reps, plus not to mention his dismal info on most of the TV's.

    One example:

    So is this a HD ready TV?
    "Yes, HDMI means it is fullly HD ready"

    But where is the HD ready logo?
    "This tv was made before the HD ready logo was made"

    So your saying it's an old TV?
    "Well this phillips was made this year and is recent"

    /man calls over another staff member who hasnt a clue either.

    Too much sh1te talk and drivel tbh from most of the staff. The TV I was looking at was a 42" plasma that was HD compliant, which downscaled to 576 lines.

    As far as Harvey Normans are, I have only ever been in the store once and when I had a genuine question either "John over at the camera/pda desk knows" or "John over at the cash desk is not in today, but Gemma is on her lunch, she should be back at 2" knows!

    So in my experience, yes these are the worst places to get a TV.


  • #3
    Dr. Nick
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,420 ✭✭✭Dr. Nick


    Thanks. I'd go to Peats but I don't think I'll be up east before Christmas.


  • #4
    brav
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 895 ✭✭✭brav


    To be fair though, most of the people in those shops are not meant to be experts. At weekends I imagine its prob a few students working there or part-time people.

    I used to work in ashop like that and my speciality was computers however people used to often come up to me ask questinons about washing machines or solder irons!

    Because technology changes so much I think it should be up to ourselves to research on the net, as i'd imagine most of these staff do not get trained in or given updates on new screens or HDCP or anything!


  • #5
    godtabh
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 23,230 Mod ✭✭✭✭godtabh


    Any one who walks into these jobs and buys something because the sales man says so is an idiot.

    A friend of mine bout a £1500 pc to play a flightsim then before he left the shop bought a 3 year guarantee. He's an idiot!

    I'll be buying a new TV and speaker setup fairly soon and I'll be research the hell out of it before I hand over my "hard earned" cash!

    I went in to Dixon’s about 2 weeks ago to ask about a Samsung CRT TV and 2.1 Surround Sound system which had HDMI and was talking to the manager. He insisted that it was a HD-DVD as it had HDMI and I kept saying it only upscaled. Some people would've fallen for that


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