Good price but but.....
try bringing this $550 dollar set to DR and see how much will be the final price.
let's see: $550 dollars plus state tax from best buy. then shipping it to DR will set you back some more dollars as this sized box will be sent as cargo (My guess will be more than 100 dollars). you just can't check it in as regular luggage. this size box exceeds the size limit of checked in luggage.
now when it comes to DR, they will charge you custom fees plus luxury tax. this will come to roughly 48%.
now calculate all this and see how it will compare to buying a new 55 inch smart 4k samsung TV in DR. there will be no price difference plus you will not get any warranty in DR form a product you purchased in USA. God forbid if the TV screen gets broken in transit from usa to here, this will be another headache you would have to deal with. what if the TV experiences a defect after 1 month? what will you do now? take it back to USA?
Here is my case: i bought a Hisence 32 inch smart 1080p TV set from walmart for 159 dollars with free shipping to miami BM cargo address. then BM cargo forwarded my TV to santo domingo for 2900 pesos. I was all happy as it was less than 200 dollars and I didn't have to pay custom duties. then all of the sudden the TV screen gets all crazy after 2 weeks of use. The picture became solarized and video was unbearable to watch as all details were lost and colors seemed inverted. It was like watching a negative of a developed film as opposed to a real printed picture. I was totally depressed as I had to return this TV to walmart within 3 months to get a full refund and not to mention, I was going to lose my 2900 pesos in shipping the TV to DR.
as many of you people know, I am also an electrical engineer. so I had decided to take a calculated risk and fix the Tv by myself. I know many of you people are not as trained as I am so do not try this at home. So here was my fix. I took the 32 inch TV and looked at the back side where the main motherboard is packed in. I knew if I take out the screws and open up the TV, my warranty will be all lost. but since I am this amazing engineer, I knew a fool proof way to fix the TV, without voiding the warranty. remember guys, I had fully re-setted the Tv to factory setting and did all the restarting efforts to see if the Tv would reset itself to normal state. Nothing worked so I was compelled to take more drastic measures to have this TV fixed.
so again, back to fixing the TV. I turned this tv on and looked at the inverted colored video. Then I took my right hand and slammed on the back of the tv where the motherboard is fitted in. bang, the TV splashed all the colors and as expected, became totally fixed. This was done 2 months ago and TV is still functioning normally, like a brand new set. So remember, before you send in your Tv for a tech repair , just try to slap the back side of it and see if it will fix the problem. I say 50% of the times, small problems will get fixed permanently.
This is a true story and TV is functioning well in santiago as we speak.
AZB
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