Philips 42PFL8404 / 9664

PixelTrawler

Hi All

Was in the Philips store this afternoon having a chat to a very helpful assistant Ian.

Was showing me the 8404 and 9664 (42").

He mentioned a decent discount for boardsies.

Few quick questions:

I've found the 8404 on a well known retailer for €1006 so i was wondering what your current deal on that is?

What is the best price you can do the 9664? Might be tempted if the price is right - seems like a nice model

What price to ship to Galway? I could pick it up in the car but im wary of taking it a long trek, at least if its shipped its insured in transit.

Thanks a lot
John

hick

Solyad wrote: »

Hi All

What is the best price you can do the 9664? Might be tempted if the price is right - seems like a nice model

I just got the 9664 last Thurday...let's just say I didn't go out this weekend!:D
as they'd say on Innis Mór "Saváiste!"

Richersounds.ie: John

hick wrote: »

I just got the 9664 last Thurday...let's just say I did go out this weekend!:D
as they'd say on Innis Mór "Saváiste!"

Hick,

I hope you mean that you did NOT go out this weekend?

Hope you are enjoying the 9664!!

ATB,

John Mc

Richersounds.ie: John

John,

Thanks for the post & apologies for the delay in out reply,

Thanks for the kind comments about Ian - I'll pass the compliment on..

OK the 42PFL8404 we can do at just €999.99

The 42PFL9664 we can do at €1499.99

We can ship to Galway for €29.99 fully insured,

Thanks again for the post and please do drop us a line if we can assist in any way,

Thanks again,

ATB,

John Mc

Solyad wrote: »

Hi All

Was in the Philips store this afternoon having a chat to a very helpful assistant Ian.

Was showing me the 8404 and 9664 (42").

He mentioned a decent discount for boardsies.

Few quick questions:

I've found the 8404 on a well known retailer for €1006 so i was wondering what your current deal on that is?

What is the best price you can do the 9664? Might be tempted if the price is right - seems like a nice model

What price to ship to Galway? I could pick it up in the car but im wary of taking it a long trek, at least if its shipped its insured in transit.

Thanks a lot
John

PixelTrawler

Fantastic John.

I will be in touch regarding this. Do I just contact Ash at the store, Ian gave me the number?

Great price, nice staff to deal with too which sold it for me.

Richersounds.ie: John

Solyad wrote: »

Fantastic John.

I will be in touch regarding this. Do I just contact Ash at the store, Ian gave me the number?

Great price, nice staff to deal with too which sold it for me.

John,

yes you can give Ash a bell direct or drop me a PM with your contact details and I'll get the guys to give you a call today and get you sorted.

Thanks again for the kind comments

ATB,

John Mc

PixelTrawler

Hi John/Ash

Have you guys got any good deals on blu-ray players at the moment?

I'm very close to ordering the 9664 - been doing a fair bit of reading on it - i think it'll be the one for me. I'll be in touch soon.

Richersounds.ie: Ashley

Hi Solyad

You will have your very sexy TV tomorrow.

A few suggestions if I may recommend a few things to look out for.....
Firstly make sure the TV is in the PERSONAL picture setting mode (not VIVID or any of the other option) as this will let you set the TV up independantly for each input - basically you can fine tune each of the inputs seperately for each source. You'll find the settings for you NTL/Sky box wont suit your DVD player or your Blu-Ray player - Thats one of the great things about the upper end Philips TV's you can tweat them to perfection for each source - spend a little time on this and the TV will reward you no end:)

Out of the box the Sharpness is set way to high - wind it down to say 1 or 2 at the most and the contrast is set to max - this can be wound down to 70/80 or lower depending on the viewing room.

Do have a good old play about and if you make a complete mess of the image there is always the factory reset to start again!!

I can guarantee your going to enjoy this TV.

Cheers
Ash

Richersounds.ie: John

Solyad wrote: »

Hi John/Ash

Have you guys got any good deals on blu-ray players at the moment?

I'm very close to ordering the 9664 - been doing a fair bit of reading on it - i think it'll be the one for me. I'll be in touch soon.

Sol,

Thanks for the order! Much appreciated..

I've sent you a PM re the Blu-ray,

ATB,

John Mc

PixelTrawler

Got the Set, this tv is amazing. Spent a very happy evening messing with it.

I jumped to flat screen tvs from crts 3 years ago and its like jumping again.

Im genuinely amazed at how good it is (at SD dvds, never mind HD)

Delighted to give you the business and will be recommended ye to anyone looking.

Oh, (if anyone is wondering) on avforums there are a lot of questions if there is lag with this tv with the xbox 360. There is none, in any mode that I can see or notice.

Thanks for the initial tips Ash. The vivid mode its a bit weird, but theres something about that really works. Cant put my finger on it.


All the best
John

Richersounds.ie: John

Solyad wrote: »

Got the Set, this tv is amazing. Spent a very happy evening messing with it.

I jumped to flat screen tvs from crts 3 years ago and its like jumping again.

Im genuinely amazed at how good it is (at SD dvds, never mind HD)

Delighted to give you the business and will be recommended ye to anyone looking.

Oh, (if anyone is wondering) on avforums there are a lot of questions if there is lag with this tv with the xbox 360. There is none, in any mode that I can see or notice.

Thanks for the initial tips Ash. The vivid mode its a bit weird, but theres something about that really works. Cant put my finger on it.


All the best
John

Solyad,

Thanks for the kind message and I agree the reviews of the new 8 and 9 series online are amazing and I feel genuinely deserved this year as Philips really do seem to have pulled their finger out this year and produced some really great sets - we just need them to start making them a bit faster now so we can get our waiting list down a bit!

Vivid mode - mmm you either love it or hate - I don't think it should be the default mode personally but one thing for sure is that the 8 & 9 series really benefit from taking serious time to set them up!

Thanks again and keep on enjoying..

ATB,

John Mc