Hi
Creating this thread as i have been going through multiple threads and posts.
My Story goes like this, i was one of the first guys to buy a 58" Sammy on the forum way back in Sep 2010. Couple of months back the USB and lan ports stopped working. Logged a call with Samsung and they said PCB needs to be replaced which would cost 5.3k including service total cost 7.5k. I said ok go ahead with it, they said they will look at parts availability and revert back. A week later the engineer called me said part is not available anywhere in India.
I escalated the issue, it went to samsung head office in Noida. They took time for couple of days checked globally and came back saying that the part is not available. Only option left now is to go for a buy back offer where they are buying the tv back @ 33% depreciation.
Currently in the market i came across only 2 models of Plasma that are suiting my requirements. First is the P60S60 which would cost around 1.10-1.15 in the market is a non 3d and a regular tv with wifi and usb ports. Other is the high end 64f8500 which is costing around 1.9 lakhs + in the market and comes with free soundbar.
I will get around 1 lakh from Samsung under buyback, now i am stuck should i invest more from my pocket and go for a 64" Sammy or buy the Panasonic 60s60 which is cheaper.
I have read lot of feedback in the forum on sammy 64" but not much on Panny 60S60 though few people have bought the same. It would be great if the Panny owners can share feedback on the 60S60.
I do not have much light in my room and have good control over the same.I use WD tv live for watching Netflix and playing other HD content or movies on my tv. Also 3D is not a must as i do not watch much 3d content on my tv.
I know now you guys would say if i am using WDTV i can continue to use my existing set as it works great no issues. But the only risk is if tomorrow something else goes wrong in the PCB there is no part available and Samsung will offer buyback again but depreciation would go up to 49% once the Tv is between 3 to 4 years and post 5 years they do not have a buy back scheme.So i don't want to take a risk and loose more money. I do have my old samsung 42" plasma bought way back in 2005 doing an excellent job at home from the last 8 years without any issues.
Please feel free to advise and suggest considering in mind that i would not want to go for any low size 55" tv as it does not suit my needs, anything bigger than 58" is good for me. I would buy the TV around Diwali and have time till then to find the best deal and buy the best tv for the bang.
Creating this thread as i have been going through multiple threads and posts.
My Story goes like this, i was one of the first guys to buy a 58" Sammy on the forum way back in Sep 2010. Couple of months back the USB and lan ports stopped working. Logged a call with Samsung and they said PCB needs to be replaced which would cost 5.3k including service total cost 7.5k. I said ok go ahead with it, they said they will look at parts availability and revert back. A week later the engineer called me said part is not available anywhere in India.
I escalated the issue, it went to samsung head office in Noida. They took time for couple of days checked globally and came back saying that the part is not available. Only option left now is to go for a buy back offer where they are buying the tv back @ 33% depreciation.
Currently in the market i came across only 2 models of Plasma that are suiting my requirements. First is the P60S60 which would cost around 1.10-1.15 in the market is a non 3d and a regular tv with wifi and usb ports. Other is the high end 64f8500 which is costing around 1.9 lakhs + in the market and comes with free soundbar.
I will get around 1 lakh from Samsung under buyback, now i am stuck should i invest more from my pocket and go for a 64" Sammy or buy the Panasonic 60s60 which is cheaper.
I have read lot of feedback in the forum on sammy 64" but not much on Panny 60S60 though few people have bought the same. It would be great if the Panny owners can share feedback on the 60S60.
I do not have much light in my room and have good control over the same.I use WD tv live for watching Netflix and playing other HD content or movies on my tv. Also 3D is not a must as i do not watch much 3d content on my tv.
I know now you guys would say if i am using WDTV i can continue to use my existing set as it works great no issues. But the only risk is if tomorrow something else goes wrong in the PCB there is no part available and Samsung will offer buyback again but depreciation would go up to 49% once the Tv is between 3 to 4 years and post 5 years they do not have a buy back scheme.So i don't want to take a risk and loose more money. I do have my old samsung 42" plasma bought way back in 2005 doing an excellent job at home from the last 8 years without any issues.
Please feel free to advise and suggest considering in mind that i would not want to go for any low size 55" tv as it does not suit my needs, anything bigger than 58" is good for me. I would buy the TV around Diwali and have time till then to find the best deal and buy the best tv for the bang.
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