I've heard a few horror stories about their outlet store!
pc_tech86 to superleeds27
12 Mar 17#2
What stories did you hear?
sjoyce666 to superleeds27
12 Mar 17#4
Bought a soundbase from them through eBay and no problems at all
Kanedaaaaaa to superleeds27
13 Mar 17#24
Mine would be one. The refurbished TV broke after about six months, so they collected it for repair. All fine, however, after the period of time it should've taken (about 14 working days IIRC) had gone I chased them up, only to be told they didn't know where my TV was. They not only lost it somewhere between the lorry and the workshop, but they refused to give me a refund as it was outside the allotted period and couldn't give me any indication as to when I might get the TV back.
If it doesn't go wrong, you'll be fine, but I found the level of bullish ineptitude in their customer service to be frightening.
bradevosprint
12 Mar 172#3
I used the panasonic outlet on ebay and got a completely new tv, so good from me
steveex
12 Mar 17#5
The 50" at £450 was the bargain imo. Much better than competing Samsungs at the <£500 mark
XxLJCJxX
12 Mar 17#6
Good price! Trying to wait until a decent 10bit panel comes up on sale somewhere
dmm1000
12 Mar 17#7
vestel or japan produced ?
N1Andy to dmm1000
12 Mar 171#9
I was informed by the rep at Curry's that the 700 is where Panasonic start making their own models and that anything below could be a Vestel - Curry's reps aren't the best informed, but be aware that this could be the case!
This is a very good model, great build quality, has the fantastic Firefox OS and a great picture. The only real negative is that it's an 8bit screen with 8bit HDR - it's better than no HDR, but not quite as good as proper 10bit. As mentioned, it's better than just about anything LG or Samsung have in (or near) this price range.
I've been watching it for a while and waiting for a better finance option.
marcgolb
12 Mar 17#8
Saw the 50" as well, it annoying the exponential cost increase for 8 more inches, £150 more or a 33% cost rise
marcgolb
12 Mar 171#10
That's good to know, wasn't aware panasonic used vestel
N1Andy
12 Mar 17#11
Yes, Panasonic made the ridiculous decision to licence out some of their low end models to Vestel, which, in my opinion, has hugely devalued one of the few real quality TV brands immensely.
freakstyler
12 Mar 171#12
As far as i'm aware Panasonic have stopped Vestel making their cheaper TV's. You might find some residual Vestel Stock but all of their current range is now made in-house.
N1Andy to freakstyler
12 Mar 17#13
You might be right, as the current range is the "EX" series, though last years "DX" series is still the widely available in store range - the DX7xx and above are Panasonic, and the DX6xx and below are Vestel*.....if they've cancelled the licence with Vestel then that is most definitely a step in the right direction! Panasonic are the best mainstream TV brand in my opinion.
*I was informed by the rep at Curry's that the 700 is where Panasonic start making their own models and that anything below could be a Vestel - Curry's reps aren't the best informed, but be aware that this could be the case.
EndlessWaves
12 Mar 17#14
Source?
They're certainly not generic Vestel sets with a Panasonic badge on them. You only have to look at the DX600 to see that it uses Panasonic's stand design and Panasonic's Smart TV system.
They're clearly Panasonic models even if they're sourcing some components from Vestel.
N1Andy
12 Mar 17#15
This is what I was told by the rep in Curry's at Tottenham Court Road a few months back when I was looking at the DX650, and I was aware that Vestel made some Panny models so assumed it to be correct.......however, a bit of google seems to make it quite unclear now (it looks like the suggestion might be based around the DX600/650 using an IPS panel rather than VA panel) - so if I've been told incorrectly then I do apologise and will edit my prior comments to make it clear that it isn't a fact but possibility.
This also further emphasises the mistake that Panasonic have made in allowing any of their sets to be touched by Vestel (or any other third party).
Nujol
12 Mar 17#16
Look at the rear image of the DX 600 and below, layout exactly matches generic Vestels including the telltale slot for a 3 pin plug. Also google the Vestel catalogue for manufacturers, they can add custom stands etc as required. It's widely known they are Vestels just like the bottom of the range Toshiba, Hitachi, Blaupunkt, Celcus, Digihome etc etc etc
Danze1984
12 Mar 17#17
I thought it was anything under a 500 series that Vestel made?
Horrorwood to Danze1984
12 Mar 17#18
Lol...
ccraiggould
12 Mar 17#19
if only it didnt have the bloody wide base stands :disappointed: add the price of a new AVstand onto the tv cost.still a bloody good price though.so heat from me.
scrap that comment.according to AV forums the foot position can be changed :smiley:
somersetpaul
12 Mar 17#20
I own a dx600 and a dx700. They both have VA panels and neither are Vestel.
moeman
12 Mar 17#21
I have this set and can confirm there are an inner and and outer mounts. More than happy with the set, pics via Sky or BT Ultra look excellent to me.
stewart95
13 Mar 17#22
Panasonic stopped using Vestel in 2015. Everything since is from Japan, even the low-end DS/DX models.
(Source: brother works for Panasonic)
freakstyler
13 Mar 171#23
Their European market TV's are assembled in the Czech Republic.
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If it doesn't go wrong, you'll be fine, but I found the level of bullish ineptitude in their customer service to be frightening.
This is a very good model, great build quality, has the fantastic Firefox OS and a great picture. The only real negative is that it's an 8bit screen with 8bit HDR - it's better than no HDR, but not quite as good as proper 10bit. As mentioned, it's better than just about anything LG or Samsung have in (or near) this price range.
I've been watching it for a while and waiting for a better finance option.
*I was informed by the rep at Curry's that the 700 is where Panasonic start making their own models and that anything below could be a Vestel - Curry's reps aren't the best informed, but be aware that this could be the case.
They're certainly not generic Vestel sets with a Panasonic badge on them. You only have to look at the DX600 to see that it uses Panasonic's stand design and Panasonic's Smart TV system.
They're clearly Panasonic models even if they're sourcing some components from Vestel.
This also further emphasises the mistake that Panasonic have made in allowing any of their sets to be touched by Vestel (or any other third party).
scrap that comment.according to AV forums the foot position can be changed :smiley:
(Source: brother works for Panasonic)