Page 1 of I`ve been given the wrong TV!!!!

I`ve been looking at buying a new TV for a few weeks now and whilst shopping in Adsa at the Glasgow Forge, I spotted what I thought was the perfect TV for me for my price range i.e. as low as possible. The TV on display was a Sanyo 37" TV with full HD (1080) and a USB slot. A bargain at only £397. When she rang it up at the till, the price came up as £500 - obviously I showed her the price on the shelf and she gave it to me for £397 so I was happy.

The lady at the till told me I was getting the last one in the shop so by now, I was really chuffed at my purchase however when I got home, I was reading the manual and realised the TV I was given was a different model.

The model she gave me was a Sanyo 37" CE37LD81-B which (from what I can gather from conflicting reviews on the net) is not full HD 1080 (although I think this is debateable?) nor does it contain a USB slot (would I use this anyway?)

Specs from one site
CE37LD81-B
37R21; HD ready LCD television with Digital Tuner
16:9 LCD with built in Digital Tuner
WXGA Resolution (1366 x 768)
Brightness (500cd/m2)
Contrast Ratio – 800:1
Viewing Angle – H:178 V: 178
Response Time – 9ms
2 HDMI Input
2 Scart sockets
YPbPr Component IN
PC Input (DSUB15-VGA)
Availability – June

Specs from another site
Price at launch £600.00
1080p/24 Output Yes
Auto-tune Yes
CI Slot Yes
Component 1
Digital Text Yes
Flatscreen Yes
Freeview Yes
HD-Compatible Yes
MPN PY41718
Native Resolution (horizontal pixels) 1366
Native Resolution (vertical pixels) 768
PC (VGA) Ports 1
Widescreen Yes

Now the bf thinks we should just keep it because we got a more expensive TV for a cheaper price and admittedly, the picture and sound are just fab BUT my argument is this TV may not have the specs that I was looking for ie the 1080 being the main factor here BUT again, would I notice a difference?

What do you think? Should I complain/take it back or just be happy with my bargain? What would you do? Please bear in mind I want to buy a PS3 in the next few weeks!

All thoughts welcome :D

This item was edited on Wednesday, 26th August 2009, 01:27

I don`t want to rain on your parade, but as someone who`s just upgraded to a 1080p set (admittedly 32" rather than 37") for about £50 more than that, I honestly wouldn`t settle for that. The higher resolution is a significant improvement over the lower, and you may find if you accept the telly for what it is, you might be regretting it down the line. I had a 720p capable (HD Ready) set, and I was very happy with it. The picture is a great improvement over the old 576i picture, but the 1080p picture is in a league of its own. I also find that a 1080 set seems to display a 576i picture better than a 720 set does, but that`s to do with "line doubling" - how the lower res image is displayed on the higher res display.

The contrast ratio sounds a little low as well. 800:1 is all right, I guess, but current sets boast a ratio of between 12000 and 50000:1.

If you`re buying a PS3, the higher resolution will really come into its own.

EDIT:
I`ve just pulled the instruction manual from Sanyo - it`s a nice looking telly with quite a few tricks up its sleeve. I particularly like the Picture In Picture option like my old 720 telly (which the new 1080 doesn`t have, but for £200 cheaper I`m not complaining). It definitely does 720p maximum resolution. It will accept up to a 1080i signal but will downrez it to 720 to display it, and you won`t get true 1080p/24fps presentation which the PS3 is capable of.

J Mark Oates

This item was edited on Wednesday, 26th August 2009, 01:55

Thanks for the advise Mr Oates. I think I`ll be paying a lil visit to Asda tonight

Let us know how you get on. The store`s obviously been misrepresenting the set - but then ASDA staff know d*ck about their instore product.

J Mark Oates