Would you rent a TV from VM?
 

Would you rent a TV from VM?

I'm looking at new TV's at the mo and wondering - is it going to be OK, will the picture be OK - will it sound nice - will it break down - should i extend warantee - and quite frankly sh*tting myself over what should be nice experience

I've rented V+ box from VM for couple years stress-free & now i've just rented Tivo & I'm thinking, would i rent a TV from VM & my answer is Yes + let them worry about whether it works OK + change it every couple years or so or maybe option to buy it cheap

I paid about £1500 (and that was half price) for my TV about 4 years ago so it works out £325 per year if i get rid now

VM have their fingers in a lot of pies at the moment and maybe they should think about contracting TV's too

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I'm looking at the LG Cinema 3D range I was very impressed with them.

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Renting a tv is a dear option and a thing of the past, plus you would be stuck with probably one model so not truly a viable option as you may hate the tv they had on offer.

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We have a 42" Philips ambilight (ambient lighting) at the mo and my wife <insists> we have another ambilight - TBH i think she want to keep this one but hey, its 4 years old - might just chuck a cup of coffee down the back next week :o)

Would have agreed entirely yesterday - never rented a tele in my life - but now I'm crunching the numbers (£325 per year) I'm not so sure + I would have more confidence if VM had already done the research for me + we could all bitch about all the stuff it wouldn't do so they can pipe us an update :o)

doubt that very much - they offer a range of mobile phones and they would offer a range of TV's - and to be honest I wouldn't want to have to big a choice (5 sets maybe) because thats where I am right now - confused :confused:

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l rented a tv 5 years ago and it was very expensive.

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Mobile phones are a different market and I doubt that tv would be worth the hassle as they would need teams of television engineers which all costs money which would be reflected in the cost of the rental.

As virtually noone rents tv's I doubt the would be much demand considering how cheap they are to buy nowadays.

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If you look at the prices below in the link as an example renting is quite expensive 18 months worth of rental woud mean you had effectively bought the set, so if you bought a set in the first place and even adding a 5 year warranty you would be quids in over 5 years ,one reason why i would never rent a tv set from anybody.

http://www.forbesdirect.tv/List08.asp?Group=LCD42

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You can effectively get a 5yr warranty for free with John Lewis , just get them to pricematch your cheapest quote online if you look around there are many online retailers with a high street shop as well , find me a model and put me to the test LOL :-) Obviously the model has to be stocked by JL.

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Yes l agree with you as tv,s are so cheap nowadays to buy and there is always offers on.

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What are your reasons for wanting to upgrade?

3D?
bigger screen?
Better PQ?

Depending on the above, your wife may have the right idea?

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Yes bought my tv set online a a couple of years ago got a good price,and the extended warranty with axa was only £103 on top,as you say though John Lewis will give you a free 5 year warranty (on tvs) plus excellent customer service i bought my computer from them and they were very helpful.:)

Did not realise they price matched online quotes though.

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Yes if the shop has a store as well, they have agreed a pricematch for my new TV knocking me 250 off.

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Thats very good i have made up my mind due to the customer service i got with my computer to buy any new tv from John Lewis (in the future) or for that matter any large electrical appliance.

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Well scout around first online and then use this and see if they'll price match

http://www.johnlewis.com/Magazine/Feature.aspx?Id=517

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Sony shop in Middlesbrough giving 600 pound on your old TV for Sony 3d tv cost 849pound (Orig cost £1449) includes 2 pairs of 3d glasses plus sender. Includes 5 year guarantee. Don't know if this offer is in all Sony shops. Think it was a 40'' lcd can't remember exact size.

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You could always try here if you could find one now:confused:

https://www.cableforum.co.uk/images/local/2011/05/9.jpg

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i'm getting flash backs from when i was a kid and the only way realistically to have a telly was to rent one with a slot meter on the back .

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That was one way but we did not have a slot meter tv unless they had to take ours away for repair but it was left open and was just a novelty.

We rented outright and did so when first married but it soon started to be cheaper to buy rather than rent.

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There does seem to be a market for rental though

http://www.rentaldeals.co.uk/?gclid=...FdFX4QodgWZ7jg

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If I wanted a TV and could not afford one I would look on Freecycle or similar nowadays.

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i certainly wouldn't rent ,as you say there are countless ways to get cheap goods ,they may not be the best quality but will do the job untill you could improve

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What would you do if your lifestyle changed and your money went hay-wire, Also if the TV went as well.

I have rented a TV before and in some cases it is the best thing to do.

This is just IMHO:erm:

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But as has been pointed out, it's just not worth renting a TV nowadays, with the amount of TVs going for free on Freecycle. Now that people are upgrading to HDTVs there are loads of half-decent TVs going begging each week as it's easier than the hassle of disposal while complying with electronic waste regulations. My local Freecycle group has had 28 TVs listed just this month.

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As I said above try Freecycle, the are 3 advertised today locally and for no cost whatsoever.

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Sorry I think that it is just me going through the Miners Strike again and not having a TV to watch till my parents rented one:( As the previous one broke down:(

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You seem to have missed the point - I'm not talking about a method of 'deferring payment' - there a lots better options if all you want is a TV 'on the cheap'

but the consensus is most people would not rent TV from VM so question answered

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The point is that TV rental is to dear and something that Virginmedia would not consider simply by virtue of the logistics involved with regards training and delivery for probably very little return.

Considering the price of a Television nowadays renting is a foolish option and even if the cost is prohibitive at present due to circumstances beyond your control then you can always go to the likes of Freecycle and get one for free.

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I take the point - the problem is that every argument you've levelled could be equally fired at PVR's

but no worries - i've counted the voted and even if VM did rent TV's most people wont bother

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A PVR is something that everyone is already trained on and only requires one engineer to fit and install.

A television rental service would require everyone to be trained on them and it would require 2 man crews to fit and support them due to the size of the units.

This would mean more technicians employed and trained for a service would likely be very expensive and liable to fail for those reasons alone.

So no real comparison can be made to the existing services.

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8 Years or so ago i bought the first 37" LCD TV with built in freeview, it was a Sharp and it cost £3000 from richer sounds (it didn't even have a HDMI connection), you could go and buy a 37" LCD TV now for about £300 so there really isn't a market for renting T.V. now, they are dirt cheap.. if you still thought you couldn't afford this you could go to bright house and get proper ripped off.

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so now it's VM training issue and not that TV's can be bought cheaply

K

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but you could go and buy PVR for £50

however we prefer to rent one from VM

I've got the picture pretty well - albeit none of the reasons stack up under scrutiny

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Do vm rent tellys?.

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Used to rent quite a few years ago when TV's were less reliable, but with most manufacturers offering a 5 year warranty now there doesn't seem any point. A few rental companies still survive, usually by pushing the newest top range kit at the technophobes, who want to constantly upgrade to the latest model without paying the purchace price.

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But you can't buy a pvr that can record $ky Movies in broadcast quality 1080i with Dolby Digital 5.1 surround sound can you!

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Yes because we get 3 tuners thrown in free while renting the PVR:D:D

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Do read back as I have mentioned training and costs a few times in this thread.

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No.