groundzero
06-01-2002, 23:58
Ok, I dont know if this has already been posted, but heres my story.. a warning if you will!
About 14 months ago I bought one of those Wharfdale 28 inch widescreens from Tescos. And if I may add, a perfectly fine TV for £250 quid! Fine for DVDs, fine for everything actually!
This applies to anyone else who owns one of these.
Anyway.. there were 2 serious 'it will catch fire' faults on it. One was repaired. The second and most recent was a recall. Tescos called me last month and said it would be replaced. They were meant to also offer me a refund as an alternative. But the bloke forgot to tell us that. If they havent called you yet, then make sure you ask for the refund!!
The replacement is a Bush 28inch widescreen. Its fine.. its even got inbuilt on-digital decoder. Unfortunately. Its ends there. Only one scart socket, the Wharfdale had 2 and this scart doesn't cope with RGB.. only composite. This means that DVD and Sky Digital quality is comprimised oh and SEGA Dreamcasts (which are pure RGB) don't work at all.
Additionally any 60hz display, be it an NTSC dvd or the Dreamcast or PS2 in 60hz mode.. well, its black and white.
After several hours on the phone in pingpong "call this number", followed by 50 mins 'on-hold' to Tescos main helpline (not the recall helpline) fun.. I got a refund of 300 quid and they're coming to get it back.
(Not bad as I only payed 250 for the original telly!)
Basically.. if they haven't called you yet, remember the refund. If they're coming to deliver your TV soon, then ring em and ask em for the refund instead.
I took the 300 quid and 'invested' it in a nice 32 inch flat JVC.. far better!
About 14 months ago I bought one of those Wharfdale 28 inch widescreens from Tescos. And if I may add, a perfectly fine TV for £250 quid! Fine for DVDs, fine for everything actually!
This applies to anyone else who owns one of these.
Anyway.. there were 2 serious 'it will catch fire' faults on it. One was repaired. The second and most recent was a recall. Tescos called me last month and said it would be replaced. They were meant to also offer me a refund as an alternative. But the bloke forgot to tell us that. If they havent called you yet, then make sure you ask for the refund!!
The replacement is a Bush 28inch widescreen. Its fine.. its even got inbuilt on-digital decoder. Unfortunately. Its ends there. Only one scart socket, the Wharfdale had 2 and this scart doesn't cope with RGB.. only composite. This means that DVD and Sky Digital quality is comprimised oh and SEGA Dreamcasts (which are pure RGB) don't work at all.
Additionally any 60hz display, be it an NTSC dvd or the Dreamcast or PS2 in 60hz mode.. well, its black and white.
After several hours on the phone in pingpong "call this number", followed by 50 mins 'on-hold' to Tescos main helpline (not the recall helpline) fun.. I got a refund of 300 quid and they're coming to get it back.
(Not bad as I only payed 250 for the original telly!)
Basically.. if they haven't called you yet, remember the refund. If they're coming to deliver your TV soon, then ring em and ask em for the refund instead.
I took the 300 quid and 'invested' it in a nice 32 inch flat JVC.. far better!