Akai Reviews

Unfortunately I did not read the reviews online. I read their website reviews. Tv is diabolical. Have it two days, in all honesty you wouldn’t believe all the issues. Like nothing is working. I am waiting for response and I just want full refund. Don’t even want it to be fixed. I wished I splashed out the extra €50 on a proper television. I can only laugh at how bad it is. Don’t buy the product.

I had an abysmal experience with Akai Ireland. I purchased a TV from them over a week ago, and it was never delivered. Their customer service is nonexistent, full of lies, and they happily took my money without delivering the product. Avoid this company at all costs.

I purchased Akai smart TV in July. Within 3 months it started creating a problem, now getting vertical and horizontal lines on screen. I raised a case, waiting for support, they'll take 24-72 hrs for support. Very bad experience with Akai TV, within 3 months it started. I did a big mistake, you please careful.

Had called service centre 68 times. No proper reply. Technical support is zero. No one visited or called us. Can't expect such things from an Japanese company. Very unsatisfactory. NOW I think {mi}tv are better than Akai.

I purchased a "Smart TV" from Akai only to find out later despite claims it can connect to the internet, that it is incapable of browsing and only interacts with specific sites. To claim "Smart TV" status, but to fail to offer browsing is in my opinion, totally fraudulent. That's my last Akai purchase ever.

Our Akai a/c which was under warranty broke down on the 1st hot day of summer. We called Tempo who service these in Australia. The unit was assessed & we spent the next 8 weeks continually calling to see when it was to be repaired. 3 weeks later we were told that the parts hadn't been ordered. We were then told that if the parts didn't arrive the week later, the unit would be replaced. We didn't hear back. Again we had call & call, to be told that the repairer had broken his leg. We were then told that they could replace it with an inferior less powerful model, to which we obviously rejected.

We bought this tv from Sam's for next to nothing as a floor model in 2009. About 2 years ago the DVD player stopped working but other than that it's still going strong. Other than the fact that I can't hang it, I really can't complain. I got my money's worth!

Bought AKAI PDP4225M in 2006. Sound keeps going off. JUNK, don't buy AKAI, they do not last. Most of my TVs last 15 to 20 years. Not this one, ripping of the American public.

Same problem as Teresa of Navarre, FL dated Nov. 9, 2012. TV worked ok for a few years (intermittent use as we have a better one) until a recent move. For the past week, putting the TV ON (remote or manual), the red light goes out, then comes back. We have to start again many times, until it finally stays ON (from 15 tries to 25, so far). On occasion, it also makes a clicking sound, as if a circuit breaker popped. Any idea? I like the display and brightness, but cannot waste time trying to get the set ON. Thanks for your help.

TV just made a popping sound & went blank.