Soyo 32" Lcd Hdtv 3218ab $499

[sqamar]

Walked into Sam's Club here in Cambridge,@ 12:25pm and they just marked down the SOYO 32" Model # 3218AB. Might not be a brand name and specs aren't the best, but $499 !!!!!

http://www.soyousa.com/products/proddesc.php?id=417

$499 + TAXES !!!

[LanEvoVII]

Wow, that's one unbeatable price

[Jag]

Wow amazing price, can anyone confirm nationwide at perhaps Wal Mart? I don't believe we got Sam's Club in the West. Perhaps this is a precursor to the Boxing Day prices we will see on 32" LCDs ??

[kendorama]

damn too bad no DVI

[mystery]

Nice price....wonder what the picture quality is like. Anyone have any experience with this one?

[Impossibles]

damn too bad no DVI

Too bad my pontiac sunfire doesn't have GPS. :razz:

(disclaimer: I do not own a sunfire)

[akz]

hrmm can I throw my xbox on this? .. or should I wait for some boxing day deals??

[bug]

damn too bad no DVI

Well it had HDMI, so you can use an HDMI to DVI adapter cable.

[rubberband]

Wow..

I'm genuinely excited about boxing day for the first time in a long time.. prices are dropping on things I can actually use..

[hta]

I bought one of these a few months ago, to use for SDTV, not that great of a picture, pretty fuzzy; but with xbox or DVD looks great. Maybe thats just my experience. I ended up returning it. Was bought for $799.

[tchai]

Too bad my pontiac sunfire doesn't have GPS. :razz:

(disclaimer: I do not own a sunfire)

Neither does my Civic has a GPS nor Alpine stereos or Bose speakers....
:(

Hahaha..... guess you get what you pay for....

:razz:

Can't ask for so much when the darn thing is only $499

Even the Daytek mentioned earlier in another thread was $699.99 at Costco

[cn008]

with ATSC tunner also! very good price, tried to google for some review but no luck....

[ilovecables]

For $499, who cares what it looks like! Can't be any worse than any 10 year old CRT......
Too bad we don't have a Sam's in Ottawa, maybe I'll head down to Walmart tonight..............

[yakkers]

is sams club related to walmart?

or is it because walmart sells this TV also?

[dav1209]

is sams club related to walmart?

or is it because walmart sells this TV also?

yes...they are the same company

[Vertigo]

Oh, how you tempt me...

Gotta force myself to wait until boxing day. >.<

[OmegaMan]

Oh, how you tempt me...

Gotta force myself to wait until boxing day. >.<

Me too..ohhh man.

What is Sam's policies like?...if it is like Costco's I may just avoid the boxing day crowds.

I believe they aren't as good...have a problem...you have the manufacturers warrenty...goodbye.

Can anyone confirm or deny this??

[one-cheap-guy]

with ATSC tunner also! very good price, tried to google for some review but no luck....

WOW. I can't find a 32 with ATSC tuner in the US for that price!

[sqamar]

I have the TV out of the box and hooked up to my XBOX 360 and my cable. For $499 you cannot go wrong. My neighbour works at Sam's Club and it's a 100% membership satisfaction policy. She said I could take this back to Sam's Club within 1 year for a return/exchange. I also bought it with Mastercard (which they now accept) and doubled my warranty with my Platinum card....

[Gooser]

Too bad my pontiac sunfire doesn't have GPS. :razz:

(disclaimer: I do not own a sunfire)
:razz: :razz:

[TrEvOrLiCioUs]

you need a membership for sam's club right?


darn it

[OmegaMan]

I have the TV out of the box and hooked up to my XBOX 360 and my cable. For $499 you cannot go wrong. My neighbour works at Sam's Club and it's a 100% membership satisfaction policy. She said I could take this back to Sam's Club within 1 year for a return/exchange. I also bought it with Mastercard (which they now accept) and doubled my warranty with my Platinum card....

Thanx...that helps a lot.

Guess I'm off to Sam's. (father-in-law has a membership)

[ml21st]

http://www.soyousa.com/products/proddesc.php?t=d&id=392&PHPSESSID=1d84cce965bf086eb173fb3e4fbbad00

Purchased at Office Depot. No bad.

Not sure this SOYO 32' LCD is HDTV ready or HDTV build in?

[Registered]

HDMI and PIP, fantastic - anyone know where to get this in Montreal ?

edited to add -> Display Colors: 16.7 Million Colors

[Derek]

Any idea how many there are left? Is it at any other Sam's Clubs?

[sqamar]

Not sure, if it is nationwide ? Best guess is to call and find out. I happen to be in the right place at the right time today. Even picked up a PS3 at EB Games after buying the TV. They had just come in as I entered the store.

Good Luck!

[auditor]

Sam's Club Hwy 7 and Bayview(Richmond Hill) sold out. They do not expect any new stock

[himanlam]

You can find this demo at Office Depot. Take al ook first before you make the decision!

[polaris]

I bought one of these a few months ago, to use for SDTV, not that great of a picture, pretty fuzzy; but with xbox or DVD looks great. Maybe thats just my experience. I ended up returning it. Was bought for $799.

All HDTVs look bad when viewing SD content. Thats not a fault of the TV.

[insanity]

Sam's has a very good return policy...i'm gonna check out the pickering location today,

[scoop]

How many were left at the Cambidge store? Whats a membership cost?

[mystery]

All HDTVs look bad when viewing SD content. Thats not a fault of the TV.

All are not equal in displaying SD content. If the signal processor can cope well with the interference inherent in analog and/or it includes some kind of noise reduction facility, it can make a world of difference.
The Envision I got recently displays great SDTV because of this, and the Sharp LC32SH20U I bought to compare it to was inferior in a few areas including lack of noise reduction/inferior analog SDTV display.

And don't forget that even a progressive scan DVD connected through component on an HDTV is still not HDTV, but either SDTV (480 lines interlaced) or EDTV (480 lines progressive) and does not have any higher resolution. It's just a much cleaner picture due to minimal noise.

The quality of the analog tuner comes into play as well, as some (even on normal tube tvs) deal with weaker signals than others.

[bug]

HDMI and PIP, fantastic - anyone know where to get this in Montreal ?

edited to add -> Display Colors: 16.7 Million Colors

Unfortunately the only Sams Club stores in Canada are in Ontario :cry:
http://walmart.crosscap.ca/wps-portal/storelocator/samsclub/Canada-SamsClubHome.jsp?page=sc&eventId=194&eventPages=1&name=Sams%20Club&pageNum=1&pubId=3#
The closest one would be in PLATTSBURG , NY

[bdearlove]

All gone in Cambridge, some guy grabbed the last 10 :mad:

[ilovecables]

Can you blame him? Flip 'em for $599 a piece and make a cool grand. :twisted:

Next best thing, Costco has a Daytek 32 for $699
http://www.costco.ca/en-CA/Browse/Product.aspx?Prodid=10295769&whse=BCCA&topnav=&browse=

[auditor]

Thanks! Purchased one in Pickering location. 5 units left in Pickering-7p.m..

[cheapbastage]

Very tempting...I've seen it in store before. No bad at all. I liked the 42" @ ~$1399, maybe they'll discount that one too ;)

[Focus]

Got one from hwy7/400, they have 3 left after mine.
As for the 42" Soyo the price is $1199.

[Pinuz]

damn too bad no DVI

use an adapter DVI to HDMI!

[cheapbastage]

Thanks! Purchased one in Pickering location. 5 units left in Pickering-7p.m..

I was there Friday afternoon, they had quite a few, maybe 6-7 at the front and a skid over by the by the large appliances. I would like to hear your impression of the unit after you get it hooked up. They are not gonna last long. The thing is they have it hooked up to a HDMI DVD with the RCA composite cables (RCA 2 audio, 1 video)

[deee_wreck]

picked up last one at pickering! wa wa we wa


THanks OP!!

[mystery]

So can anyone who has bought this TV post their impressions on it?

[scholar]

impression please..before it runs out..i need a new t.v bad and hoping for a decent price lcd thats decent on sd content....

[zabuza]

Post some <smitch>shats!</smitch> I love this trend of cheap HDTVs with built in tuners. In due time a quality 32" display will be $500.

[champ91]

yah how is the quality?

[cheapbastage]

picked up last one at pickering! wa wa we wa


THanks OP!!


I was there saturday...a woman was buying the demo model. I was looking at the 42" at $1099. I think i'm glad I didn't get the 32" yesterday. 4x3 content on a 32" 16x9 = under 27", which is the same as my CRT. http://www.cavecreations.com/tv2.cgi

[vv12]

No need to wait for ppl's impression any more. These are discontinued model, there wont be any restock, thats why they marked down the price. It is a 720p 1080i model, with HDMI, vga... $500... hmmm, some name tubes in the same size are still at this price.

Sams has good return policy, so next time, just grab it and return if you dont like it.

I saw a 30" audiovox lcd hdtv yesterday at $390 something which was hooked up with a xb360 for demo, not sure how good that is.

London club might still have this, call them ;>

BTW, the xb360 holiday bundle is around 450 @ sams which is 499 @ BB & FS.

[akz]

anyone with a sams club membership can meet me in the GTA to pickup a Soyo?? or buy one for me and ill pick it up? please pm me thanks (i can go with you to pay for it if I can get it placed on hold)

[nighthawk26]

Guys this thing has a 12ms refresh rate. It's essentially a 2 + year old panel bought from who knows where. If you watch sports dont' bother, and unless you're gonna watch almost all HD prepare yourself. Someone said it can't look worse than a old CRT... Wanna bet?

[cheapbastage]

Spotted Friday: Sam's club has a new Soyo 32" model at ~$700. I wouldn't be surprised if a rebate is added after christmas. It's Model 3248 (http://www.soyola.com/products/proddesc.php?id=418&PHPSESSID=0f3465ccb30e08e8ddc9dd47750f7b2d)- but it's only HD ready/No ATSC tuner. Same 12ms response but better Contrast ratio