A1 with Globalmediapro

[shona]

These people seem to be doing a good deal, no?
Has anyone dealt with them?

www.globalmediapro.com/video/products/Sony_HVRA1E_HDV_Camcorder_PAL--1463.html

[Claire]

The site says £1314.78 with import duties and VAT.

This is around £350 less than I paid for the A1E but does it have the same Sony Silver guarantee?

[Alan Roberts]

It's £1 more than I paid at the Forum, H.Preston.

[JMCP]

You need to do an "Add to cart" to get the final price ie

Shopping cart
Availability Name Price Qty Subtotal
In Stock Sony HVR-A1E HDV Camcorder PAL 1350.00 update 1350.00 delete
Transport to: Transport, insured 35.00
Import duties 66.15
VAT 17.5 % 253.95
Select currency: TOTAL, GBP 1705.10
The TOTAL is the all-inclusive price for UK buyers.


Cheers John

[mooblie]

And you may need to enquire about the warranty - whether Sony themselves will honour this. I believe it's an "out of area" sale isn't it? i.e. equipment sold into Asia (?) is being onward shipped to Europe/UK by GlobalMediaPro - you may find Sony UK won't touch it under warranty, and you have to ship it back to GlobalMediaPro in Asia for any warranty requirements.

I may be completely off track here, and I apologise if so, but I eventualy l decided to buy elsewhere when I was looking at GMP. Just be careful before you commit.

[Alan Roberts]

I'd have a look at Preston's before going to them.

[fuddam]

globalmediapro have a london distribution office, so may not be a situation of buying grey goods

would phone sony to get the low down meself

[shona]

doesnt seem such a deal dal anymore!!!!!!

Checked out Prestons... it liked the look of it.

Thanks,
Shona

[John Hooper]

I bought my A1 from Top Teks, it was a better deal than Prestons.

[doolahroak]

Well, I have dealt with GMP on a few occasions now and have never had a problem.

Delivery has been super quick for me.

However, you will not get a UK warranty for any of the gear as it is sourced from the states. Instead you need to add on a £40 MACK camera insurance deal. Never had to use it so cant comment on how good this is.

I took the plunge as the XL2 at the time was £400 cheaper even with VAT and import duties.

I also picked up 2 Panasonic anamorphic conversion lenses for my 2 DVX100s. £600 each here and a little over £400 from GMP.

If it were a matter of saving £100 or so then I wouldn't bother.

Cheers

Jon

[Rob2882]

They advertise what seems to be a very cheap charger that they indicate will charge v-lock batteries. I've emailed on a couple of occasions asking them to confirm if it will or won't charge v-locks. Never had confirmation, just a link to order one. I'm not going to toss away £60 just to see if it will or not. If they can't offer customer service to a prospective purchaser then you've no chance once you've paid for your goods!

[doolahroak]

I would advise phoning. Always been very helpful over the phone.

I have had so many e-mails from reputable companies not come back to me. Prestons included and I rate them as the best.