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Information and Services in Turkey Section => Television & Satellite in Turkey => Topic started by: tillyfloss on September 10, 2007, 18:30:35 PM

Title: Is it worth.....
Post by: tillyfloss on September 10, 2007, 18:30:35 PM
Noticed that Tesco etc are selling DVD players for £29.  we're in the process of kitting the house out.  Would it be worth me bringing one over to Turkey or are they pretty cheap?
Oh, what's a good make of TV to buy in Turkey and what's the cost?
Title: Is it worth.....
Post by: Crabbit on September 10, 2007, 18:42:33 PM
DVD Players are approx 79 YTL (£30) here.
You can buy numerous makes (some well known brands) of TV here, from 699 YTL upwards.

Crabbit
Title: Is it worth.....
Post by: LoubyLou on September 10, 2007, 19:24:28 PM
I echo Crabbits comments - bought DVD player in Migros a few weeks ago for about 70YTL.
Title: Is it worth.....
Post by: Gorgeous_bird on September 10, 2007, 19:50:37 PM
We bought a CD/DVD/Radio/MP3 player by Sony in Turkey. Looks just like a small music system and sits under the TV but it has saved us buying all those things seperatley. We are chuffed with it. We have dumped some of our music from the UK onto discs in mp3 format and play them on it.I think it cost about £150. The kids plug in their ipods and play music through it (50 cent is not on our Mp3 discs thankfully)
Title: Is it worth.....
Post by: number2 on September 11, 2007, 06:30:54 AM
I've mentioned it a couple oftimes, i bought a dvd+surround sound for about £70 from migros, it aint worth carrying one over, we did bring something over with us though, and we haven't set it up yet, instead of a TV, we bought a projector, as all the walls are painted white they make a lovely screen, so wecan have roughly a 300" screen, the bed settee stops us having it full size, looking forward to it being set up for football, lol. Alan
Title: Is it worth.....
Post by: tillyfloss on September 11, 2007, 12:17:46 PM
Thanks for replying.  Sounds like I might as well get my stuff over in Turkey after all!  where's the best place for electrical goods?  My house is in Uzumlu.
Is there anything that is worth bringing over?
Thanks
x
Title: Is it worth.....
Post by: chewyturk on September 25, 2007, 09:15:18 AM
Generally ALL electrical items here are more expensive than the UK - especially if you want a brand name. We bought nearly all our large items here to save money on shipping. DVD, food mixer, iron, smoothie maker etc we brought from uk.
Bear in mind that entertainment electricals (dvd/tv/music system etc) are taxable upon entry unless you stuff them in your suitcase and hope for the best!!
Title: Is it worth.....
Post by: nig68 on November 12, 2007, 19:39:08 PM
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Originally posted by chewyturk

Generally ALL electrical items here are more expensive than the UK - especially if you want a brand name. We bought nearly all our large items here to save money on shipping. DVD, food mixer, iron, smoothie maker etc we brought from uk.
Bear in mind that entertainment electricals (dvd/tv/music system etc) are taxable upon entry unless you stuff them in your suitcase and hope for the best!!


with all the talk re' carrying elects into turkey, and as it stands havin no digiturk or medium to view TV over at our apartment - has anyone tried a UK freeview box, scan for channels to see the results?.
would be interested as wer'e currently packin tha bags for the next G visit. cheers...
Title: Is it worth.....
Post by: Scunner on November 12, 2007, 20:05:42 PM
It may be possible with an aerial the same length as Gunlukbasi High Street
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Post by: dizzy dora on November 12, 2007, 20:11:13 PM
What Turkish freeview gets you more English channels, or has it got to be sky at a monthly charge.
Cheers sue
Title: Is it worth.....
Post by: chewyturk on November 12, 2007, 20:51:22 PM
Freeview is digital. Terrestrial tv in turkey is analogue so wouldn't bother with that.
Sky requires BIG dish for bbc,itv etc.
Hotbird 13e has english films, kids channels and BBC Prime for free. Digiturk or D-Smart has documentary channels and kids channels. (D-Smart is one-off payment like freeview but received through satellite dish AFAIK)
Title: Is it worth.....
Post by: nig68 on November 13, 2007, 20:48:02 PM
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Originally posted by chewyturk

Freeview is digital. Terrestrial tv in turkey is analogue so wouldn't bother with that.
Sky requires BIG dish for bbc,itv etc.
Hotbird 13e has english films, kids channels and BBC Prime for free. Digiturk or D-Smart has documentary channels and kids channels. (D-Smart is one-off payment like freeview but received through satellite dish AFAIK)


thanx for that - currently installing all those lovely digi masts and eco friendly  Wind turbines throughout Carnwall, so i thought if its good enff for the pastie eaters, i'd try the digital era in turkey ~ lights the fuse and stands back