End of financial year time. Who is buying what and where?

[YOUR MATE]

So it's that time of year again. Not quite tax time and everyone is out for bargains. Looking around the usual places like Harvey Norman, JB's, Good Guys and no one is really pushing EOFY deals. I'm on the hunt for a TV and maybe a theatre set up. Samsung TV, 55+ inches. Projector, screen, speakers.

So who has hookups or knows when/if any big deals kick off? Who else is chasing cool shit?

[thommo]

Dan at jb hifi is still the man to see, hooked me up with lg 60inch led tv and wall mount for about 2k.


Ill be chasing electric stove, oven and dishwasher during these sales

[YOUR MATE]

I thought Ragh moved? Haven't seen him post for a while. What store is he at these days?

[thommo]

Mandurah, dont drive down there and end up buying a 60 that barely fits your car haha

[ossie_21]

For the EOFY it does seen pretty quiet...too late now but you could have got a cheaper TV from Joondalup retravision when they had a fire sale as it was/is being taken over by Kambos. Mate got a Samsung 60" 3d for about 2k

[cplagz]

Picked up a Panasonic TH-P60UT50 60in Plasma off Good Guys floor for $1100 2 weeks ago

[ReaperSS]

16-35mm f2.8 L canon lens for my 5dII close to 2k

[shifted]

Picked up a Panasonic TH-P60UT50 60in Plasma off Good Guys floor for $1100 2 weeks ago

Does this have USB input??

Everytime I legally purchase an electronic file, I put it on a USB and walk over to my TV and realise I have a retarded SD card slot instead of a USB. :(

[s1mon]

Not sure about the UT, but my THP60ST50A has usb inputs which work a treat. The inbuilt lan media player sucks balls though

[adrenalin]

16-35mm f2.8 L canon lens for my 5dII close to 2k

Bought mine from a Camera store in China for 1.7k. Camera gear is a wrought in aus.

[ReaperSS]

Yeah we get stung hard hey. You liking the lens? I have done a million reviews and this looks perfect for landscapes only prob is filter size, shits going to get expensive for filters

[adrenalin]

Yea the filters are expensive. Love the lens but it is so sharp and amazing.

[Damo 69]

Something something Galvsport

[cplagz]

Does this have USB input??

Everytime I legally purchase an electronic file, I put it on a USB and walk over to my TV and realise I have a retarded SD card slot instead of a USB. :(

Yeah 3. Get someething like a WDTV ?

[_S9_]

Camera gear is a wrought in aus.
Yeah, you gotta keep your iron the overseas warranty conditions though.

[Evoboycorey]

Does this have USB input??

Everytime I legally purchase an electronic file, I put it on a USB and walk over to my TV and realise I have a retarded SD card slot instead of a USB. :(


I also had this issue.

2 ways around it are buiy a HDMI cable and run your laptop to your TV.
Buy a DVD or media player. almost any over 50$ nowadays have USB inputs. i run my external hard drive out of my player.

[RaGH*]

I can't believe everyone gets such hefty tax returns. I'm lucky if I don't get a bill this year =\ If I end up getting a return up to $1k It'll be going on insurance and bills. However I am more than happy to take everyone else's tax returns. Yeah I'm down in Mandurah, but I do have a van so can do a cash delivery if you're after something big. I've also started hooking people up with camera gear, a D600 and a D800 are now floating around with a couple of members that were super cheap.

If I get a surprise amount back I reckon i'd buy a new desktop PC. Get ready for BF4 at the end of the year.

[R3N]

Yeah 3. Get someething like a WDTV ?

Don't all the new samsungs support streaming from PC? Mine does

[shifted]

I also had this issue.

2 ways around it are buiy a HDMI cable and run your laptop to your TV.
Buy a DVD or media player. almost any over 50$ nowadays have USB inputs. i run my external hard drive out of my player.

Yeah I do run the laptop to it at times, and I have my PS3 hooked up to it too, only two issues I have with that are:

1. Laptop is usually plugged into a second screen in the study, and I can't be fucked moving stuff
2. PS3 sometimes give me a message of "this is copyrighted material and cannot be played"

The WDTV is a good setup, parents use it. I haven't bothered getting one yet as I was considering a NAS device to stream through the house before, just haven't gotten around to it. :P

Might just bite the bullet and grab one when the tax return comes up...

[Dagon]

Mandurah, dont drive down there and end up buying a 60 that barely fits your car hahaNeed a bigger car mate ;-)

[cplagz]

Don't all the new samsungs support streaming from PC? Mine does

DLNA you mean? How does it go streaming 1080p over WiFi ?

[RaGH*]

DLNA you mean? How does it go streaming 1080p over WiFi ?

Would depend on your wireless network speeds, but it'd be fine. I'm not streaming to a samsung TV but rather a Boxee Box, and I can stream 16gb 3D MKVs without drama at 1080p and 5.1 digital audio. Thats on a Netgear N300 router.

[Passage GT]

i have a 60 inch LG led 3d, can't remember exact model, usb works great, it's effectively replaced my ps3 as a media centre, i also got the streaming working really well but the interface on the tv is average, doesn't have a proper fast forward or rewind, i'm hoping a software update in the future sorts this.
As for post tax buying i'm hopefully getting a LAMS approved cruiser, i am wishing i could just jump straight onto a Harley or Victory Judge though (flame suit on)

[heavyduty1340]

i have a 60 inch LG led 3d, can't remember exact model, usb works great, it's effectively replaced my ps3 as a media centre, i also got the streaming working really well but the interface on the tv is average, doesn't have a proper fast forward or rewind, i'm hoping a software update in the future sorts this.
As for post tax buying i'm hopefully getting a LAMS approved cruiser, i am wishing i could just jump straight onto a Harley or Victory Judge though (flame suit on)

Dont worry about about getting flamed for a Victory - I ride with a bunch of hard core Harley riders, and one has jumped ship to a Victory - we were all on the piss one night at my shed when he first got it, and it is an impressive bike - Arlen Ness was involved with their development and he is no fool when it comes to bike development and looks.

[R3N]

DLNA you mean? How does it go streaming 1080p over WiFi ?

Streams fine as Dan said. No lag or bufferring. The seek slider works sometimes, no good for porn

[Fukushima]

I should pay off the last of my hecs this year... but I have been procrastinating and not done last years return yet so fairly unsure which way its going to go

[Crispymk2]

I can't believe everyone gets such hefty tax returns. I'm lucky if I don't get a bill this year =\ If I end up getting a return up to $1k It'll be going on insurance and bills. However I am more than happy to take everyone else's tax returns. Yeah I'm down in Mandurah, but I do have a van so can do a cash delivery if you're after something big. I've also started hooking people up with camera gear, a D600 and a D800 are now floating around with a couple of members that were super cheap.

If I get a surprise amount back I reckon i'd buy a new desktop PC. Get ready for BF4 at the end of the year.

What are D800's worth at the moment?

[Marti]

If entered into a new tax bracket so I have no idea how much I'll get back. What ever I do get back will go towards furnishing my home,if theres anything left over ill proberbly buy a 45 iv been eyeing for a fair while