Samsung comes through
I received a call last Thursday from Samsung Executive Customer Relations. They said I can upgrade to a new TV because the part for my existing TV is still on order and probably not available anymore. Because this is an upgrade and not a replacement (I had a 26″, this is a 30″) I would have to pay $150. I decided to check out the two models (TX-R3079WH or TX-R3081WH) and would call back. They are functionaly the same, the only difference is the 3079 has the speakers on the side (and thus wider) and the 3081 has the speakers on the bottom (taller).
The TX-R3079WH looks way cooler and that’s the one I chose. I just called in to go ahead with it. I’m basically paying $320 (the old 26″ was 170$ on mad discount from 700$) for a $900 TV. Not bad.
I was figuring they would ship the new TV directly to me but that’s not the case. Samsung will send it to the service center as they will need to box to send the old TV back to Samsung. Then the service center will deliver the new TV to me. Great. Now I just need to check out the manual on the website to see what I’m supposed to get with it to make sure I’m gettign everything I should since I won’t get a box.
So now I just have to wait to hear from the service center, they should get my replacement in 10-14 days. I hope it’s sooner then that.
