Amitkg
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I sent a mail to MMX, regarding extended warranty, but never got any response from them. What if it conks out after a year? Even 35K is not small amount 
Any Experience with Micromax 50B5000FHD ?
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soulforged
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Keeping an eye on this and other threads 
The thing to look out for in these brands is not how they look/perform right off the box but how reliable they are over a longer period of time and how prompt is the ASS response when issues crop up.
Like someone pointed out here, if these perform well even for 2 years, you get your money's worth. Plus with the rapid advancements in the TV industry, 2 years may well be the time you give it before looking for a newer model...
For the record, I had a Haier 32 inches TV for 4 years and it didn't give us any grief...
The thing to look out for in these brands is not how they look/perform right off the box but how reliable they are over a longer period of time and how prompt is the ASS response when issues crop up.
Like someone pointed out here, if these perform well even for 2 years, you get your money's worth. Plus with the rapid advancements in the TV industry, 2 years may well be the time you give it before looking for a newer model...
For the record, I had a Haier 32 inches TV for 4 years and it didn't give us any grief...
elangoas
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I sent a mail to MMX, regarding extended warranty, but never got any response from them. What if it conks out after a year? Even 35K is not small amount
I think some FM said extended warranty is aval in previous post....Try to reach their customer service & confirm extended warranty...
I'm planning to audition and buy the 50B5000FHD model. I couldn't find it in any retail store (in Hyderabad) that I visited.
These are my main priorities:
- I'll be mostly watching SD content, connected to our set-top box through composite video. I've been hearing that this TV doesn't upscale SD feeds properly. Is that true?
- Next is playing movies through USB. How is the USB video file format support? Can it play DTS audio. From what I noticed, TVs seem to have problem playing this codec as it's a proprietary one (expensive for manufacturers to add support for it).
- How about warranty? Is it not possible to get it extended by two years? Doesn't Micromax offer 1+2 warranty? This is very important for me as I don't want my TV to fail on me after 12 months.
- I'm planning to purchase a Chromecast dongle to take care of the "smart" features.
- I hate the soap opera effect. Does this TV suffer from it? Can it be disabled from the settings menu? This is a deal breaker for me. I DO NOT want to watch movies and English TV series which look like cheap live feeds with so much detail.
- I'm planning to purchase a decent 2.1 set. So, sound is not a main priority for me, as long as the built-in speakers are good enough for serials where voice is more important than background sound effects.
- Design, I really like 50B5000FHD's slim bezel, unlike 40T2820's.
- We have an L-shaped hall, and we can sit 7-18 feet away from the TV. Does it suffice? Or, will that be too close (for watching SD content) to cause discomfort to eyes?
Amitkg
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That most probably, speaks volumes about the durability of the product
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That most probably, speaks volumes about the durability of the product
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Lowest price i have seen of this TV. 28990 (under exchange of working LCD tv) . If you have HDFC credit card, another 2500 off via EMI. So the effective price will be 26500. Its valid for the next 20 hours. .so hurry up folks..
Lowest price i have seen of this TV. 28990 (under exchange of working LCD tv) . If you have HDFC credit card, another 2500 off via EMI. So the effective price will be 26500. Its valid for the next 20 hours. .so hurry up folks..
drjamit
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Hi All !
After going thru this Excellent Forum, I just Ordered it from Snapdeal as seller of FK does not ship to My Adddreess at Delhi !!!!!!
Its for 32800 on SD, Still a good deal i suppose. !
After going thru this Excellent Forum, I just Ordered it from Snapdeal as seller of FK does not ship to My Adddreess at Delhi !!!!!!
Its for 32800 on SD, Still a good deal i suppose. !
Amitkg
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@leo2575, I just noticed that you too are from Hyderabad, and that you purchased this TV a few days back. I'm planning to purchase this model and I'm thinking you could help me in my decision-making process.
- Have you demoed/auditioned this TV anywhere in Hyderabad, or ordered it without taking a look at the product in real?
- How does the SD content look? I usually watch SD TV from the cable set-top box, connected to the TV with a composite video cable? This is usage #1 for me.
- I noticed in some reviews that subtitles look very very tiny. Do you face such problem with videos played off USB sticks/hard drives? Not that this is a deal breaker for me.
- How about the viewing angles? Does the picture get washed out when view off-axis? How about the blacks, the contrast, etc.,?
I could only see one TV that too 32 inches at a Pai International. But i didnt like it bcos there was no content to play, some stupid mobile quality vidoes being played. So i relied on the various reviews on the net and purchased the tv.
SD content looks really good & HD blows your mind away. In SD some channels look better than others. But overall its good. I use a Tata Sky HD box and an HDMI cable to connect to TV.
I cannot comment on that as i have a WD Media player and i watch all movies through that.
Viewing angles are pretty good. I have seen the TV from almost all coreners of my room and didnt notice any wash out of images. Intitally i was using the standard settings, and didnt what i saw, then tweaked the settings and now it pretty good. The blacks are awesome , so is the contrast. YOu need to adjust the best settings depending on the over lighting of the room , distance from TV etc.
COuple of youtube reviews
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eK-x26A0kN4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mH9bKjyonyg
Hope this info helps.
I just ordered this TV from Flipkart.
Had a Sony 32 inch that went bad after 2 years. HDMI ports stopped working and was estimated Rs 13,00 to fix it. Sold it off.
Currently using a Samsung 4 series 32 inch LCD. Everything good, 1 HDMI not working.
After warranty its just luck, but at this price, its worth the Risk.
BTW, Hows the sound quality? Do i need a Soundbar?
Had a Sony 32 inch that went bad after 2 years. HDMI ports stopped working and was estimated Rs 13,00 to fix it. Sold it off.
Currently using a Samsung 4 series 32 inch LCD. Everything good, 1 HDMI not working.
After warranty its just luck, but at this price, its worth the Risk.
BTW, Hows the sound quality? Do i need a Soundbar?
Did you get a chance to have a real look at the TV, like in an electronics store in Hyderabad. If yes, please let me know the location.
Have you based your decision only on online reviews?
Thanks a lot of the clarification, @leo2575. It surely helps!
I'm confused between Micromax 50B5000FHD and LG 42LB5820. I know that both these products belong to different price categories, but as my budget is around 50K, I want to either for Micromax and save money, or go for the LG 42-incher smart TV which has all the bells and whistles (one more factor that is tilting my decision towards the latter is LG's superb 6-way wall mount bracket).
Went ahead completely based on online reviews. Could not find any negative reviews, apart from DOA/ scratches on remote/ and similar stuff. However Flipkart 30 days return takes care of all such initial issues. I know a friend who returned a Philips LED because it was not detecting his 1Tb HDD and Flipkart replaced his unit with a new one without any persuasion. Later he found out that it was not a TV problem. So completely tension-free of the unit been damaged/ manufacturing issues.
Also have read mixed reviews on sound front, hence my question on soundbar. Will decide on it after i get the delivery on Thursday
and schedule installation on saturday
All set for the world cup :yahoo:
A beautiful, well-constructed speaker with class-leading soundstage, imaging and bass that is fast, deep, and precise.
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