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New TV and stuff

I know this looks like a dupe thread but I'm looking for any NEW deals people here may have spotted. Any recent bargains caught your eye?

Looking for a new TV for my spare room. 37 inch is big enough, could may be go for a 40 if its a good enough deal.

Have any of you seen any amazingly good deals lately? I love a bargain and I love extras, could do with a console to go with it so if you've spotted any good xbox/ps3 TV bundles let me know.

Trying to keep the price below £500 if possible but will go to £700 if I think its worth it. With cash in my pocket during a recession I expect a good deal. No shady websites plz, I want full guarantees and shite.

goto your local tech street and shop around, settle on one the barter with the dude face 2 face.
yes websites are struggling, but high street stores are feeling it worse.
better deals to be had.

plus nothing beats seeing the tv in the flesh, better as well for warranty claims.

where are you, uk usa?

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Got an eshot from eBuyer the other day, F&H 42" under £500, with a three year warranty:

http://www.ebuyer.com/product/155000

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Originally posted by Fuckmonkey
Got an eshot from eBuyer the other day, F&H 42" under £500, with a three year warranty:

http://www.ebuyer.com/product/155000

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Agreed, but their other products do get high user reviews and it's a "backup" set. For a living room set I'd demand a better name, but I have a Vistron in my exercise room and it works fine - freeview and DVD built in, does the job for 40-minute stints

I still don't fancy an obscure brand.

Thanks for the advice Arthur, I'm Australian by the way. I was considering going to the high street to pay over the counter. Some of the deals i've seen on the internet point to websites of stores that have highstreet outlets. Gonna go take a look today.

This looks lke quite a good deal, a 42" 1080p screen for less than £500 (no freeview, no SCARTs and only one HDMI though, so might be problematic to connect up).

Its funny you should post that one because i'm just on my to Richer Sounds now. My nearest one is only half a mile up the road.

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This looks lke quite a good deal, a 42" 1080p screen for less than £500 (no freeview, no SCARTs and only one HDMI though, so might be problematic to connect up).

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I went to the shop. It was on London Road, Leicester, Australia. Surprise surprise they had none of the 42 inch left in stock, only the same model but 37 inch. Still a good price at £450, I think thats gonna be the one I get.

Let the salesman stew for a bit, i'm in no rush, i'll go back Monday and offer him 400

Fuck it, got impatient. I ordered a LG 42LH3000 from Dixons.

Used the TV5 Discount code to get 5% off, paid a total of £577

Now just need a 360 to go with it. If any of you reprobates spot a good consoles/games package let me know. If the seller looks genuine enough I might even be prepared to buy a used one if the extra's are sufficiently worth it.

steer clear of a used one

buy a retail one and find the right motherboard
im not upto date with the latest/best mobo combo

But im sure a chav/emo/geek @ "gamestation" will point you in the right direction !

And most importantly give me your gamer tag when your online for clan-age pwnage

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Originally posted by Jingofin
Now just need a 360 to go with it. If any of you reprobates spot a good consoles/games package let me know. If the seller looks genuine enough I might even be prepared to buy a used one if the extra's are sufficiently worth it.

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Originally posted by Avenue_1
buy a ps3 and only dream of exclusive titles such as gears of war and additional content for GTA IV, Whilst @ the same time being forced to purchase blu-gay playback !! x264 anyone??
gamer tags ??? pfft no add my 50 digit friend code to play against me online 5637873687492386428964988080808!!! Oh yeah its a square £100 more to boot!!

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^^^^^But the recall rate is nowhere near as bad

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buy a ps3 and only dream of exclusive titles such as gears of war and additional content for GTA IV, Whilst @ the same time being forced to purchase blu-gay playback !! x264 anyone??
gamer tags ??? pfft no add my 50 digit friend code to play against me online 5637873687492386428964988080808!!! Oh yeah its a square £100 more to boot!!

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Originally posted by Avenue_1
PS3 has many great exclusives, with many more to come

GTAIV sucked arse

Blu-ray is da present and da future (for the time being)

PS3 can play x264 without having to encode it*

What you on about 50 digit friend code??? You have a name you use and that's it.

Free online with PS3 too.

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Well its going to be an XBOX. Most of the people I know with consoles have XBOX. Fun as it would be to completely pwn Ave at every single game available i'd rather broaden my scope.

Darlo, which game are you most into right now? I'm going to go Gamestation on Friday to pick up a bundle.

To be honest cupid

For sheer "playbackability" cod4* wins hands down, on and offline!!
gears of war 1 & 2 are a must !

*With modern warfare 2 in the pipeline

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I'm going through the trailers on youtube now. I've played COD4 on PC, wouldn't mind trying out world at war.

FEAR 2, Fallout 3 both look good, whats the verdict on those?

Fallout 3 is a cracking game with plenty of longevity and new downloadable content.

FEAR 2 I really enjoyed and found it difficult to play as it is genuinely creepy at times.

Haven't played it yet but the new Red Faction is supposed to be spot on as well.

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I think Jingo's thought process went like mine recently has when deciding which console to get.

Bearing in mind that I have a Wii that is chipped/modded/hacked to fuckery to the point that I can load ISOs from vinyl I wanted a PS3 or 360:

- Are there any major differences in the graphics? Not really. PS3 might have the edge by 2053 once developers bend their head around the fucker.
- Can you mod a PS3? No. Can you mod a 360? Yes
- Which is the cheapest? 360

Hmmmm... Which console do you think I'm getting in a week or two?

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Hmmmm... Which console do you think I'm getting in a week or two?

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Fun as it would be to completely pwn Ave at every single game available i'd rather broaden my scope.

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Yay the PS3. #8 of the the top 21 Tech fuckups in 06 for being late , overpriced and incompatible. Meanwhile sony continues to report billions in loss.

Are they still making games for it?



I want a PS3 but I'll wait until it's priced what it's worth. $50.

Fallout 3 is fucking awesome. Modern warfare is better than WaW, imo.

Have yet to try FEAR 2 but have heard good things.

Fallout 3 is amazing, great mix of snarky humor and varied gameplay (I hear it's too much like oblivion, but I never played oblivion so a lot of the style was 'new' to me).

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Fallout 3 is amazing, great mix of snarky humor and varied gameplay (I hear it's too much like oblivion, but I never played oblivion so a lot of the style was 'new' to me).

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SO, I got an XBOX.

Got a good deal at Game Station, new XBOX Arcade with all the usual contents, a wireless headset and Call of Duty 4 added, all for £139.99

I don't think i'm gonna need a 60 gig harddrive just yet so it didn't seem worth the extra £50 it would cost. Can always add one later if need be.

Not on Live yet, gotta move some shit around first, should be all up and running for tomorrow though.

No you need the hard drive. Trust me. There are loads of demos and games to download, and you can install your 360 games to the hard drive, which means quicker load times and no noise from the disk drive.

I won't be downloading any demo's or additional content and I can live with the disc load times. If I find I need one I will add one to it, but for now, its everything I need.

my gamer tag is darlowad funnily enough so add me up and lets cyber via xbox live

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Anyone want to buy an XBOX? Comes with COD 4 and GTA 4.

Fucking XBOX LIVE down for maintenance the week after I buy the fucking thing. Bunch of shite.

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Anyone want to buy an XBOX? Comes with COD 4 and GTA 4.

Fucking XBOX LIVE down for maintenance the week after I buy the fucking thing. Bunch of shite.

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Fucking XBOX LIVE down for maintenance.

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