This post is subsequent to posts Retail Plus AV Electronic Show-2008 - Coverage and ‘Retail Plus AV Electronic Show-2008-Coverage-Part I ‘.

Here we talk about the big brands and the products they had on display.

1) Sony

Sony is one of the most popular consumer electronics brand both in India and worldwide. Appliances on display included CRT televisions, LCD televisions , Home theatre and stereo systems. They also had laptops, walkmans  and other electronic accessories like cameras and storage devices. We will not delve into that in much detail.

Also featured was Playstation 3for Rs.24,990/- Playstation 2 was also available.

Here are some pictures of the LCD TV’s on display:

(If you look closely, you should be able to see both model numbers and the price of some of the televisions. The same is typed out here for easy reading.)

KLV 40V 300 A             - Rs. 99,990/-  *  (Bravia V Series,40″ LCD screen)

KLV 32D 300A              - Rs. 69,990/-  *  (Bravia D Series,32″ LCD screen)

KLV 32V 300A              - Rs. 54,990/-  * (Bravia V Series,32″ LCD screen) 

KLV 40X 350A              - Rs.1,79,900/-* (Bravia X Series,40″ LCD screen)

KLV 40W 300A             - Rs.1,29,900/-*(Bravia W Series,40″ LCD screen)

KLV 40S 310A              - Rs. 79,990/-   * (Bravia S Series,40″ LCD screen)

Pictures of Home theatres/Stereo systems:

DAV-DZ151K/DAV-DZ150K          -Rs. 12,990/- * (5.1 Channel,850W )

DAV-DZ750K                                    -Rs. 26,990/- * (5.1 Channel,1000W)

Picture of CRT televisions:

2) Samsung

The Samsung stall had most of the home appliance products. Samsung enjoys a big presence in the Indian market. Among the products on display were, Televisions (LCD, Plasma,CRT), Refrigerators, Washing Machines, Air Conditioners, Microwave Owens, Home theatre systems and optical players.

Presented below are some pictures.

Televisions:

In the LCD television segment, Samsung seems to have a wide range. The four ranges on display were  Sonoma Trenz, Bordeaux Art, Mosel Blaque and HD Plasma. (In increasing order of price; Sonoma Trenz being the cheapest.)

Typical Price Range:

Sonoma Trenz - Rs. 52,000/- (32″) , Rs. 85,000/- (40″) , Rs. 1,40,000/- (46″)

Bordeaux Art  - Rs. 21,000/- (19″) , Rs. 35,000/- (26″) , Rs. 57,000/- (32″) , Rs. 75,000/- (37″) , Rs. 95,000/- (40″) 

Mosel Blaque  - Rs. 1,20,000/- (40″) , Rs. 1,70,000/- (46″) , Rs. 3,00,000/- (52″)

Plasma TV      - Rs. 80,000/- (42″) , Rs. 90,000/- (42″) , Rs. 1,70,000/- (50″) , Rs. 4,50,000/- (63″) 

DVD Players/Home Theatres:

Refrigerators:

We found a couple of interesting things on refrigerators. The first of these is the ‘Energy Star’. ( which was covered earlier - Tips for lower emissions from homes - II ) The second of these is the ‘Stabiliser Free Operation’ (also earlier covered -  Appliances with built in voltage stabilizers )

Images of the two are shown below:

Washing Machines:

Featured washing machines included both front loading and top loading models.

Pictures of Air-Conditioners and Microwave Owens:

People interested in knowing model numbers and prices of Samsung products may put up queries on the forum. The number of models is too many to be covered as a part of this particular post.

* -Might have been the offer price. You may want to check the local prices yourself.

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Here are details of some of the stalls:

Cinebels-The Jamo Shop

A music related stall that had products including speakers, home theatres, amplifiers…etc. Brands on display included Jamo, Sherwood and BenQ.

Some pictures form the stall:

   

Links to Official websites:

Sherwood

Jamo

Cinebels

Tele Shopping

This stall appeared quite crowded. On display was a mini sewing machine shown below:

 

Lazy Bag:

A stall sporting bean bags which have become common place these days. The price of one bean bag would be around Rs. 2000. The dealer I spoke to claimed that it was pure leather. You might want to check the authenticity of the claims if you decide to go in for one though.

Pictures of the same are presented below:

  

Tata Sky

They featured the Tata Sky DTH. There are many schemes that one can choose from.

You can check all the details here:

Tata Sky

Softlink Panasonic:

Featured were kitchen appliances like electric rice cookers and mixers/grinders. Some images of the same are made available below:

  

Panasonic Kitchen Appliances

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Some of us are familiar with 3 way switches. It is also known as a 2 way switch. Technically most wiring diagrams do refer to it as a 3 way switch. Anyway names aside, the most important task for this electrical accessory is that it let you operate any appliance from more than one switch.

Image Courtesy : smarthome.com

The most common application for this is found in bedrooms, where lights, ceiling fans and the like are preferred to be controlled by two switches. One which is near the doorway and the other is usually placed near to the bed.

The 3 way switch offers convenience to home users and adds an element of safety too. Imagine that during emergencies, you could turn the lights on from your bed and avoid walking in the dark where chances are that you would stumble on something.

People even go in for fan regulators near the bed as it avoids the need of one having to get up and change the speed settings.

A simple wiring diagram is given below for your understanding.

Image Courtesy : hometoys.com

So, if you are in the process of purchasing a new home, make sure that you have this neat device installed in key areas. Other useful applications include, stairway lighting, outdoor lights which can be controlled both from inside the home and the outside. Use your imagination and you could end up having a slightly more comfortable home.

Comments, questions are welcome.

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Though India has a tropical setting, owing to its huge geography, most parts of the country have quite a cold climate for months. This brings us to the inevitable chore of heating water for taking bath. Most common ways for heating water for Indian homes are:

• Heating the water on the stove
• Using an Immersion water heater
• Installing a Geyser
• Using green solutions like Solar water heaters

Our focus for this article is “Immersion water heater”.

Image Courtesy : rodexworld.com

An immersion water heater is a very simple appliance which heats a bucket of water in 10 to 15 minutes. It consists of a heating coil and has a chord similar to an electric iron.

To use an immersion heater, one simply fills a bucket of water and places the immersion rod into the bucket either directly or with an aid like a clothes hanger. Then they connect the plug into the socket and switch it on. Some models come with an indicator to show that they are working well.

Some points to be noted about immersion heaters:

• Unlike expensive geysers, they do not have an auto off system. This means, when the bucket is warm enough for one’s liking, the system has to be manually switched off.
• Just like geysers, operating immersion heaters without adequate water or no water will burn the coil and render the device useless.
• Ensure that you buy a good brand and quality product to avoid electric shock and other discomfort for you and your family.

Apart from this, immersion heater is not a complete solution for water heating. The biggest drawback is that one can only use the heated water from the bucket with a mug or external aid. This means having a hot shower is ruled out. Further there are chances of water spillage or people getting scalded as they try to transport this bucket of hot water from the place with electric connection to the place where they intend to use it. It is also quite common to get mild electric shocks from this apparatus, especially from those of poorer quality. So we advise prudent and cautious use.

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Our coverage on environment friendly homes has been consistent. Williams wrote about it in the following articles:Some things to do for a Green home

A carbon negative home?

Going carbon negative

 The other environment topics which we covered so far were:

Water conservation at home

Waste Disposal

Today’s Hindu newspaper has a huge government advertisement on CFL Technology and requests people to “Switch on  to Save”.

This advertisement echoes all our thoughts and suggestions and we thought of elaborating on the details in case you miss the same on the paper.

 

The image above (please click to enlarge) conveys many details:

CFL Advantages:

• Four times more efficient
• Lasts upto 10 times longer than incandescents
• Uses 50-80% less energy than incandescents
• Uses 1/3 the electricity and lasts up to 10 times as long as incandescents
• Single 18 watt CFL in place of a 75 watt incandescent saves about 570KWH over its lifetime
• Replacing single incandescent bulb with CFLs keep out half-tonne of CO2 out of the atmosphere
• Saving electricity reduces CO2 emissions, sulfur oxide and high level nuclear waste
• New CFLs give a warm inviting light instead of the “cool white”light of older fluorescent
• They use rare earth phosphors for excellent color and warmth
• New electronic ballasted CFLs do not flicker or hum
• CFL can be applied nearly anywhere where incandescents are used

The advertisement says

“Judicious use of electricity is our responsibility”

“Save energy for benefit of self and nation”

This message is brought to us by:

Bureau of Energy Efficiency India

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