expired LG 47LK950S 47" Cinema 3D LCD $645 Delivered from Amazon.de
This was posted 11 months 5 days ago, and might be an out-dated deal
AffiliateFEATURES
- 3D CINEMA
- Smart TV
- MCI 100Hz
- Triple Tuner (DVB-T/-C/-S) **
- HbbTV
- Smart Energy Saving Plus
- Intelligent Sensor
- Eco Flower
- DivX HD
- USB 2.0 (1 port only)
- ISFccc Ready
It's not an LED LCD tv but still a good deal at the current price. The tv has a MCI (motion clarity index) rating of 100Hz which is LG's own rating method which I'm not sure is completely accurate but the picture looks good to me. It comes with a detachable power cable so no need to mess about with an adapter. You can simply use a compatible Australian power cable. The DVB-T tuner picks ups all free to air channels here in Australia without any additional adjustment. EDIT : Apparently not unless the country region is changed to Australia. I don't have any need for the other tuners so I haven't tried them and don't know exactly how to anyway. With the current firmware (05.01.10) the tv country region can be changed to Australia (AU) with a Logitech Harmony remote via the EZ_ADJUST service menu (link below) to access Australian smart tv content if required. Don't update to version 05.12.05 as this disables that ability. Being from Amazon (Germany) the price can fluctuate a bit but currently $633 delivered. Also I should point out if you add most anything else to the purchase the 40 Euro delivery fee stays the same. Just remember if you go over 1000 Euro Amazon will charge an additional import fee.
http://openlgtv.org.ru/wiki/index.php/Access_hidden_service_...
Mod: Removed expiry and updated price 27/6
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+14 votesWhen I bought a Crucial SSD from Amazon USA that proved to be faulty, Amazon refunded the purchase price plus postage with no questions asked. Impressive service. However they refunded a fixed $15 fee for the small box.
According to Australia Post, airmailing 20kg to Germany would cost… $467 :-P
Hang on, international postage prices arent completely set by Auspost, most of the cost is set by the international postal union. Besides its all about volume, if you were sending 20000+ articles a day, you would get a better cheaper price, and wouldn't be paying the full amount.
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I doubt LG Australia will help with any warranty issues in fact at this price they'll probably stop Amazon from shipping their products here if they can.
I don't think LG have a triple tuner available here so there's no Australian equivalent.
I don't game so I can't comment on the tv's gaming quality but apparently by default the input lag isn't great.
I've read that labelling the HDMI input as PC will improve the input lag. 
TheChorizo on 18/06/2012 - 23:52 ¶Do they still ship it if you have already paid? Its a very tempting bargain… :p
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Amazon.de queries and advice Thread
I have a BankWest Platinum card that offers free extended warranty (up to 1 year) and no service fee on foreign currency transactions. The Gold product also offers free extended warranty. However the key here is "extended", and I don't know whether BankWest's insurer would recognise the original warranty period that surely isn't available here.
But claiming the insurance costs $100 a pop, so on a $~650 TV one might just wear the cost and avoid shipping a TV from Germany in the future.
If only they did AU shipping on this….. http://www.amazon.de/gp/product/B005LAZ8EW/ref=ox_sc_act_tit...
No warranty makes me iffy especially when its an LG and especially when I read this from http://www.amazon.com/LG-47LG50-47-Inch-1080p-HDTV/product-r...
After having an LG47 LG50 LCD 80 days the picture goes out and after their tech replaced the mother boards the unit still does not work.It is now three weeks later and I want a new set and LG will not budge on this.They want me to miss another day of work so they can try and fix it again.This set is less that 3 months old.One day of lost wages and three weeks of paying for HD cable that I cannot get.B.S.
DO NOT BUY LG PRODUCTS.or
This 47LG50 was a exchange for our Panasonic Plasma 42 inch that we
bought 3yrs ago from Circuit City. The Panasonic went out 3 months before the extended warranty was up. We waited 5 1/2 month to get the exchange do to panasonic selling their parts department and they could not get the parts.
After picking out the 47LG50 we had it a total of 6 weeks and it went out.
:(
Circuit City came out and within 2 weeks LG replaced the whole inside of the TV. We now have a great TV. :)
I would recammend this TV if you buy the extended waranty.As tempting as it may be, I'd rather not gamble and will pass on this for now.
+1 voteThere would be no manufacturer's warranty, nor statutory warranty, on this. The seller may offer you warranty (and may not), but the shipping costs back to them would rule that out as an option. Unless things have changed since last time I checked, LG do not do a worldwide warranty. It's not a particularly good deal given it's such a big gamble.
littlemissbargain on 19/06/2012 - 10:01 ¶Not really a discounted cheaper price. But because you don't need to pay for transaction fee or currency exchange fee, the price will be better than using other form of payment!
+4 votesSimple just go here and apply http://www.28degreescard.com.au/ It took me 60 seconds to be approved and these cards are brilliant if you plan to travel overseas as they have no transaction fees or ATM charges oe money conversion charges.
"We want to make managing your money easy so we make it easy to find what you need to know. We will send you a monthly statement whenever you use your card. Each statement will show the transactions made over the last month and the minimum monthly payment required.
The minimum monthly payment is either 2.5% of the total outstanding balance, or $30, whichever is greater. Your statement will also ask you to pay any overdue or over limit amounts."
Im sorry im a really big rookie when it comes to credit cards, but does that apply when you have an outstanding balance? So there is no minimum monthly spend? So really, you can have this card for free and never will be charged unless you take more than 55 days to pay your outstanding balance.
+3 votesIncredible price… No more waiting…Here is my contribution for Euro Crisis…. Amazon deals usually wont last for ever… Ofcourse if you already have an LCD dont throw your money for this… deals comes and goes but money goes easily but hard to make it…
Warranty is a question mark….
Just shows how much profit our brothers here are making and still crying about tax….No wonder why house prices are not dropping for top end ones. These are the guys who fool us and live the playboy life… But working mom and dads struggle to pay mortgage coz they have to spend 2-3 times price for the same stuff here in our lovely land….When a Robber robs - we dont say he is Greedy… We call him a Thief… So whats the appropitae name for our bro's here…
Wish we could buy some american muscle cars like this as well ….I will be happy with a Camaro SRT8
+1 voteI ordered home theater system from amazon.de Placed the order on Monday and the shipment was at my house on Friday Morning. You get an option to pay by AUD at the checkout so you will know that what you will be paying. If you leave the conversion on Credit card then they may charge you some money as well as unknown conversion rate.
Yes thats also not bad… but New is New….
I think as amazon is ready to ship it to here, it should come with International warranty. The reason why I say this is , amazon wont allow you to checkout some electrical items which might mean it doesnt have international warranty. But how come they allow this one to be checked out. They arent that stupid…..
Isn't there a pretty big risk of shipping an item of this size, especially being a TV for such a long distance. I mean there is a pretty big chance that during transit the screen may crack. What happens if you receive the item and its either D.O.A or the TV screen has been damaged?
Amazon offered US$15 to cover the cost of posting the SSD back to the USA. They didn't ask me exactly how much I paid. As it turned out, US$15 wasn't enough to cover the AU$18 cost of registered air mail. Would Amazon.de cover anywhere near $467? I doubt it.
The product's web page claims the package weighs 25kg, so it's even more than $467 (20kg). I don't know if Australia Post would even ship it as their online postage calculator only goes up to 20kg.
The weight of the TV I think I saw was around 18-19 kg.. I think components like speakers, cables, manuals and remote and packaging add up to the 25kg as stated.
If you really did have a problem and were to only ship the TV itself without all other components, I'm sure you would be able to fit it under 20KGs.
Does anyone know if this will be shipped via DHL Express, since DHL is from Germany. That means that it will be sent straight to your house. If so I hope my TV doesn't end up like this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mJ8qt9Oy8YI
Or this:
+1 voteI emailed Amazon about the warranty and this is what I got told:
Dear Customer
Greetings from Amazon.de and thank you for writing to us.
You are welcome to return any item of consumer electronics or hardware or any mobile phone to us within 30 days of receipt if it does not meet your needs or expectations.
For a detailed description in English of our returns policy please click on the link below:
http://www.amazon.de/gp/help/customer/display.html?nodeId=50...
The period of guarantee is two years if an item turns out to be defective. During this period the item will be repaired by our Consumer Electronics Repair and Returns Service free of charge.
Alternatively, you can claim under guarantee directly from the manufacturer.
If you won't get any support from the manufacturer, you can directly send the item back to us. We would be happy to help you.
I hope I have been of service. Thank you for visiting Amazon.de.
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Ok here is the update from Amazon. Surprisingly it seems like they will refund the postal charges:
Thank you for writing to Amazon.de.
We want to offer an efficient and satisfactory service.
Of course I will help you in this case you!
Your satisfaction is important to us.
As soon as we receive the returned items, we will initiate a refund for the value of the goods (including the postal charges for the returns).
Satisfied customers are extremely important and we do our best to include you too do so.
I thank you very much for your time and apologize for the hassle and inconvenience. Of course if you have any other questions, requests and suggestions. We are any time at your disposal and still wish you a nice day and a good week!
+2 votesThis wouldn't leave me with 100% confidence that they would honour this. When it comes time to send the item in under warranty I wouldn't be surprised if they stalled on the refund of the postage charge when they see how much it is. You could be left with a very expensive postage bill, and outside the jurisdiction of any consumer affairs protection.
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What the heck? How can Amazon Germany afford to ship a 47" LCD TV by 2 to 12 day post to Australia for only 40 euros? That's insanely cheap. Even if it's coming from Amazon's nearest warehouse (New Zealand, I believe) that's really cheap.