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Wednesday, August 18, 2010

Toshiba 32WLT68PG - 32" Widescreen HD Ready LCD TV - With Freeview

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 "Great tv, but is the euro version" 2007-08-20
By Go go gadget (Uk)
I bought this tv last week, as my father has a 42wlt66, which apart from slow remote response are both excellent tvs. Yes this is a euro version, but it does not affect use in the uk, as you just select english language. Ive set up freeview no problems and red button interactive works fine. For the price i dont mind its not a full uk version. End of the day we are part of the eu and have the normal warranty via amazon. Back to the tv, sd signals are great, much better than a cheap tft i had recently, and i use an xbox360 and it looks fantastic, the tv will accept a 1080p signal but as it is not a true 1080 screen it will be downscaled, i cannot make out any difference between 720i 1080i 1080p for games. Improvement over the wlt66 is that you can press ok to get straight into the input selection menu. The swivel stand is great but it does poke out quite a bit.

Overall very impressive 32" at a good price, what sold it to me was 3 hdmi ports and 100hz.

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 "Beware 'PG' model in UK" 2007-08-17
By Mr. Clive Tee (UK)
Beware of this product as according to Toshiba UK the PG means it is meant for the French market not the UK, affecting set-up and access to services e.g. interactive 'red button'

The carrier also says there is a large F stamped on the box which people believe means Freeview but it would appear probably means France!

They have had reports from people that they can't get the TV to work properly.

32WLT68 is a superb TV but 32WLT68PG is not ,in the UK!



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 "Great LCD TV" 2007-05-18
By D. Coote
PICTURE - got mine running through Virgin V+ box and set up with quality HDMI lead. Picture is very good and Activision M100 works quite well when watching football. Blacks and other dark colours are good for a LCD. Probably just a cable thing but picture better on the ITVs and Channel4s than BBCs - except on BBC HD of course where football and other top shows like Planet Earth are truly awesome. Can't fault the HD picture.



SOUND - surprised how good the sound is, especially given how hidden away the speakers are - clear and a decent amount of bass. No distortion problems when cranked up loud. Also got mine rigged up through a Denon surround sound - nice!



CONNECTIONS - Can't go wrong with 3 HDMIs - future proofed!



STYLE - Love the 'piano' ceramic black look!



BAD POINT - The remote looks, feels and works in a way not associated to the rest of the TV!



A BARGAIN AT THIS PRICE

Customer Buzz
 "Great HD LCD TV" 2007-04-19
By Mr.D (London)
I bought this TV after reading many great reviews of it.



Pros: This is a good looking set, the shiny piano black and brushed aluminium means that it matches my mixture of black and silver AV equipment. The picture is excellent and shows no sign of blurring or juddering, which I've witnessed on other LCD TV's. This has a lot of inputs and with 3 HDMI ports it should easily cater for the addition of future HD equipment. The sound is good, although it won't compete with a good surround sound amp. The picture from the built in digital tuner is very good, which is probably dude to the built in signal booster. You can bring up a list of the signal inputs which you can select from, which can be quicker then most TV's that only let you scroll through one input at a time. The freeview program guide is well presented and relatively easy to use (although not as intuitive as sky)



Cons: The TV can be slow to react to the remote when using the freeview digital program guide and also when switching between inputs. It only goes up to 1080i, but on a 32 inch TV it can be argued that you probably wouldn't really see a difference between 1080i and 1080p.



Conclusion:

This is a great TV, I've previously owned a sanyo LCD tv, and the picture on the Toshiba blows it away. Although there is the problem with the remote not being responsive enough, it is a small gripe, which other may not find a problem. And for the price I would highly recommend this TV.




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Friday, August 13, 2010

Philips 32PFL5403D - 32" Widescreen HD Ready LCD TV - With Freeview

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 "TV" 2010-01-20
By R. Jenkinson (Edinburgh)

Great value for money, looks smart and I was surprised how light weight it is !!!

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 "Absolutely Brilliant!" 2009-08-18
By J. Rhodes
this is a great tv set. i have owned it for 8 months now so i have used it enough to give a fair and thorough review.



1. Picture. the picture is very, very good! it has 1080p input for the ps3, 360, bluray and upscaling dvd etc. and it also supports 24fps on bluray which is good. the contrast is very good and looks breathtaking on the opening scene of the dark knight on bluray (you'll know the scene im on about when you see it ;]). the motion engine on this tv also works surprisingly well i haven't seen any motionblur yet apart from when i player fifa 08 (this happens on all of the HD TV's i have seen)



2. Sound. like another reviewer said the sound is top notch. it has virtual surround sound and lots of ps3 games, blurays, dvds and xbox 360 games are output in virtual dolby surround sound. it is so good it has actually made me hold out for another year before buying a 5.1 cinema system!



3. Connections. this tv has alot of very useful inputs. it has 4 HDMI ports, a component input (supports 1080p), s-video input, 2 scarts, USB, composite. the only inputs i use are HDMI and component. they both give a top quality picture in 1080p input (HDMI is slightly better). and the HDMI gives virtual dolby surround sound, component gives digital stereo which is pretty good. this tv also has a SPDIF coaxial output, and the standard L+R stereo output. 2 bad things about the connections are no VGA for easy connection to a laptop or pc (HDMI is better anyway but my laptop doesn't have it) and a SPDIF optical output would be better because it supported by way more amps and cinema systems.



the tv looks very attractive and the picture is as good as my uncle's 50" panasonic 1080p plasma (new TV but not sure which model) but this tv's sound is better. this philips is only just beaten by my grandfather's sony bravia 40" w5500 on picture quality (mainly because of the sony's motionflow) but it beats his tv for sound. that is a fair opinion by 4 people's comments not just mine.

All in all this TV is very good. my main uses are 360, ps3, bluray, and upscaled dvd. these 4 features all work absolutely brilliantly. freeview isnt available in my area so i cant comment on that. the only little niggles i have are - no VGA (PC input is supported through HDMI though), coaxial instead of optical (optical is more widespread). and i don't think it supports philips easylink. this is just like bravia sync where you can control all of your HDMI devices with just 1 remote. like i said though all in all a great TV and i am very glad i picked this over the sony 32v4000!

Customer Buzz
 "Great!" 2009-05-13
By P. Goode
People should buy more Philips TV's in my opinion. This is a brilliant tele and when watching HD transmissions, the picture is simply unbeatable. Great with an upscaling DVD player (only a complete nerd would be able to distinquish between other TV's), and gaming through a 360 is stunning. Go get one!

Customer Buzz
 "Superb set" 2009-04-19
By J. A. Barker (Cumbria)
Admittedly, I don't buy a different tv every month. However, even without lots of comparisons to go by, I find this Philips set quite superb: the design is excellent; the connectivity is very good; the sharpness and clarity of the picture is magnificent; the sound (I have to disagree with reviewers who found it poor) first rate. I was debating a purchase of either this Philips or a similarly priced Panasonic. I'm sure the Panasonic is also top notch, but I have no regrets whatever about my choice. If you are wobbling between this set and another, have no fear of choosing the Philips.

Customer Buzz
 "love it" 2009-02-01
By K. Mckellar (england)
Ordered this tv on wednesday night very late got it sat. I love the look sound of the tv. For me it is by far the best tv i've ever owned.


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Polaroid TLU-02241CU - 22" Widescreen HD Ready LCD TV - With Freeview - Black & Silver

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 "Great value for money, Excellent resolution" 2009-08-20
By Mr. A. Lokhandwala (Birmingham, England)
I've owned this TV for over an year now and I use it as a TV and computer monitor. I must say I'm impressed with its performance for this price. The picture quality is good, the colours are a bit saturated, but look great. Plenty of brightness from the screen. The monitor resolution for using as a computer monitor is excellent and very very high. Most other HD ready TVs support a maximum of 800 vertical rows, this TV goes well beyond that. 75Hz refresh supported. HDMI also worked with my computer. This TV does what it says on the tin.



Pros:

Good sharp picture quality

Excellent menus and system software

Very good digital reception pickup

Easy to setup and configure.

Very good and comprehensive connectivity options.



Cons:

The desktop stand feels cheap, though it is sturdy.

Sound quality is average, not tinny though.



Customer Buzz
 "Polaroid 22" LCD review" 2009-05-20
By Trebor (West country, UK)
For the past six years I have used a 32" samsung cathoray tube television, the tv suited my needs but eventually ceased to work. As a replacement I searched amazon for cheap, smaller televisions and I found the Polaroid 22" LCD. The tv is very light weight and the instruction manual was easy to follow for installing channels with the inbuilt freeview feature. I also use the tv as a monitor for my pc, switching betwen the different input modes is simple. My favorite aspect of the tv is the High Definition capacity. When used with an xbox 360, or similar device, the effect is outstanding.

None of the above features are particularly new or cutting edge, but for an affordable price consumers can purchase a very useful television.

Customer Buzz
 "Really disappointed" 2009-05-17
By S. Gisbourne (hants, england)
Was sold as new, wasnt was scracted. screen smeared and a wonky stand, rang company to arrange a return had arrange myself for courier to come collect and deliever back to them at my own expense!! Wasnt worth the hassle, so will make do until i can afforded a new one from a shop,,,so i can see before i buy

Customer Buzz
 "Bargin TV" 2008-09-20
By Zorro
A cracking TV at a great price. Having never bought a Polaroid TV before I was slightly dubious about quality but I have been very pleasantly suprised. The only down side I can so far see is the sound is not fantastic but its still good enough for DVD's and gaming, which is what I bought this TV for. The sound is the only reason I have given it 4, rather than 5 stars. Good selection of sockets on the back, and with HDMI, the picture from my XBox 360 is fantastic. Well worth the money.

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 "great value" 2008-09-03
By pat hughes
i bought this tv after serching for best price and no one offers it as cheap as amazon it was bought for my bedroom and looks good and sounds good too great for the price


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Tuesday, August 10, 2010

LG 32LG3000 - 32" Widescreen HD Ready LCD TV - With Freeview

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  • Contrast ratio: 15000:1
  • HD Ready
  • xD Engine technology
  • li>Brightness: 500 cd/m squared
  • 3 x HDMI sockets
  • In-built Freeview tuner, so you can watch free digital channels in incredible quality
  • Rotating stand allows the screen to be positioned at different angles

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 "Best TV for the cash" 2009-11-23
By Clouds (UK)
This is my 3rd LG LCD TV. My first LG LCD was purchased when LCD was first released so I paid a premium. Nowadays Im a bit more switched on and purchase end of line; as the savings are fantastic, and the extra features offered in first generation are negligible.



LG and Samsung make the majority of the LCD screens and system components for the majority of manufacturers; SONY, Panasonic, etc, etc. Over Samsung I prefer LG styling. What you pay for with BIG brands is kudos and in the main, additional sound technology.



Yes, you should purchase a surround sound system for LG LCDs as they don't spend too much on their integrated sound systems. But in doing so you still save a lot of money compared to the uplift costs of SONY Bravia, Panasonic Viera sound bundles for example.



For me; if you're not in it for the name. And if you are looking for quality, reliability, and a sensible purchase I would recommend LG LCD TVs.



Hope this helps..



Customer Buzz
 "Not what I expected" 2009-05-26
By Teres Major (UK)
I bought this tv for my parents. It arrived promptly but when I tried to attach the stand to the base I found the screws were not the right size. On contacting the seller I was told that it might be many weeks before I would get replacement screws from LG which was no good to me.I had to go and get the correct ones from Homebase. Not a good start. Once the tv was turned on we discovered that it was very difficult to get a decent picture no matter how I adjusted the aerial. I ended up buying 2 aerials to to see if they would make any difference but to no avail. The picture when you managed to get one was poor and would disappear completely when you moved near the tv.(My parents are in a free view area they had been able to get free view on a digi box before). After putting up with this for three weeks I sent the tv back. There was no problem with the refund or collection of the tv I am glad to say, that was handled efficiently. I would not recommend an LG based on this experience. Incidentally no replacement screws ever arrived.

Customer Buzz
 "Great Value LCD TV" 2009-05-18
By S. E. Douglas (uk)
This flat screen TV was one of the cheapest i could find and it is still just as good as my other more expensive one (35in) which cost twice as much. It works great with my ps3 and the definition is amazing.

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 "Lovely" 2009-05-03
By Martin Dentith
Not a huge fan of LG Products and tend to avoid them. However I wanted a Plasma Tv as opposed to LCD and didnt want a 37 inch monster so plumped for this one as it seems to be the only 32 inch Plasma on the market. Got to say hugely impressed. The colour depth is beautiful even on content streamed from the internet and the design of the tv is sleak and easy on the eye. The LG logo is a bit chavvy but I will be covering that up with a sticker. Freeview output is a bit weak, but I am in a poor reception area so thats not the fault of the tele, and I have upgraded to Cable now anyway. Officially in love with this product and cannot recommend it highly enough. By the way I bought this as graded stock from Value tech who were superb with super fast delivery, also no indication on why it was graded, appears to me in pristine condition so may be worth a punt with this company as they also offer the cheapest deal. Lovely bit of kit at a bargain price.

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 "excellent product" 2009-04-10
By Mrs. A. R. Fitzgerald (Kent, England)
This television gives a great clear image and was easy to install. The delivery was made as arranged with no delays. I would recommend this to friends and family and purchasing through Amazon was, as usual, straight forward and easy.


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Monday, August 9, 2010

Panasonic TX-26LXD70 - 26" Widescreen Viera HD Ready LCD TV - With Freeview

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 "The best of the bunch" 2009-01-14
By Minty (Bristol, England)
I bought this TV a year ago after extensive searching for information, and decided to spend more than my original budget - I'm very glad I did!



It replaced a defunct Hitachi 28" CRT widescreen, and the visible area of this 26" is almost exactly the same! CRT screen widths included the non viewable area of course.



Apart from the fact it was an award winner, I bought it for the 100hz refresh rate and the reviewers' assertion that it has an excellent standard definition picture. As I have no HD sources, it would work mainly in SD mode.



I've never been a fan of digital tv pictures, coming from a computing background I've always noticed the digital artifacts and pixellation especially in fast moving/flashing images. But I have to say that they fade into the background on this TV, and for the first time digital pictures don't annoy me ;-).



As to inputs, I changed my DVD connection from SCART to Composite recently, and the picture is very very good. The SCART cables were good quality but can't match proper composite video signals. I don't have an upscaling DVD player however so I can only assume true HD is even better.



Was it worth the extra expense? Absolutely yes!



Customer Buzz
 "Panasonic TX-26LXD70" 2008-11-10
By George Hamilton
I have had this TV for over 12 months now and it is excellent, had no problems whatsoever good clear screen and sound.

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 "This is the set to buy" 2008-07-16
By I. Bates (York England)

Absolutely stunning performance, both picture and sound quality are excellent. It's easy to set up, clear concise instructions, I had it running in 10 minutes from plugging it in. I also ran it back to back with my old Sony wide screen CRT set, the difference was absolutely staggering. Full marks Panasonic !!!!!

Customer Buzz
 "Think: does a TV need to dominate my sitting room?" 2008-07-05
By Robert Wells (London, GB)
This offers very good value at £400 - not too over-bearing size and is a Which? best buy too (80%)



I was going to buy a £550-600 Pan TX32" LXD70 (100Hz); then realised jumping from a 21" normal TV to a 32" widescreen might not be a smart move. Do I want to be one of those people in a semi whose TV screen is half the size of their lounge?



Previously I'd noticed some friend's 32" screens seemed blurry and it wasn't because they were inferior Samsung or Sony- we were sitting too close.



I read up about screen sizes and decided 32" was too big for my 12' x 14' room size. I sit maybe 6-7ft away from this 26" model and it's fine. It's also £150 - £200 cheaper than the 32" version and it's also less power hungry than larger screens.



Handy to be able to plug the PC into it to, should the need arise.



Sound could be better perhaps, but for most users inc. me, it's fine and a lot better than I was used to.

Customer Buzz
 "TOP MAKE PANASONIC TVS" 2008-07-05
By Mr. P. Kirk (LEEDS UK)
EXELLENT FOR THE BEDROOM OR SMALL LIVING ROOM SO EASY TO SET UP GREAT PICTURE/SOUND STILL NOT AS GOOD AS PANASONIC 42 INCH PLASMA TOP CLASS LCD BUY IT.


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 "toshiba 37av504-37" 2009-06-29
By G. Wilson (leyland, lancs. u.k.)
very good choice, good picture and sound, the only thing that stoppes me giving it 5 stars is the remote control which is not the best in the world, the reaction from the tv is very slow, and yet when using the sky remote the action is instant, so it as to be the toshiba remote.

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 "5 star value - 4 star performance - 4 star style" 2008-05-19
By Mr. R. J. Perry (ENGLAND)
Bought this model at the start of May, replacing a 28" toshiba flat screen.



For the price, it's unbeatable, if you've had a end generation CRT toshiba before, then the menu is the same and the remote aswell - so an easier change over. Menu speed is good unlike Samsung lcd's which take forever to flick between channels.



The picture is good, dependent on what you have connected - I have an xbox360 connected with compnents, which makes the picture very dark indeed

(probably needs hdmi cable). Yet to try anything hdmi, but the freeview is brillaint.



The sound is good, but could do with surround sound (as they all do).



Very similar to the samsung range in apprearance, although this has a slightly more squared edge to it, but still nice.

Attracts dusts like nobodys business.



Doubt your'll find a better 37" top brand LCD for this price






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Saturday, August 7, 2010

JVC LT-32DE9BJ - 32" Widescreen HD Ready LCD TV - With Built In 160GB Digital Freeview Recorder

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 "Should have done this years ago!" 2009-12-19
By Mrs. Sarah Amirouche (Buckinghamshire)
I recently had to buy a new TV as my trusty 8 year old 22" tv/video combi had started to lose colour, so it was time for me to make a decision on what I needed in my new upgrade...what with technology over taking me at a rapid pace!



I had already bought my Mother a VHS/DVD/HHD and had finally managed to convert her into the 21st century by using the hard drive, even though she has no idea about computers and the thought that something simply has a 'memory'!



However, having seen how simple it was to use the Hard Drive on that, I began to wonder if there was a make of Tv that would incorporate it into a set along with Freeview...and low and behold, I found the highly acclaimed JVC!



I must admit, although the 32" took a few minutes to adjust to, having been used to the smaller screens, I have to say that I was very impressed with the oevrall picture quality. This is something that at first concerned me as buying online I was not able to first view it for preference. I had previously walked around Currys and been amazed at how different all the screens were, so was a bit worried about buying 'blind' so to speak.



Once the item arrived, very very quickly I may add, my worries were put to bed as the picture was very lifelike and natural. Setting up was a doddle, although maybe that was due to my knowledge of computers so I was able to work my way through the screen options...however, for those that are not, the manual was sufficient to get you started.



I love the fact that this Tv enables you to record two programmes on the Freeview whilst watching a different channel...which has saved me so much time with having to plan my recordings with the two tv/vhs sets that I have in the house!



I would highly recommend this JVC tv to everyone, as it is a great thing to have and has eliminated so much time consuming programming with video tapes, etc...AND you don't need to plug in yet another appliance to the TV! I'm so impressed with this set that I'm looking to buy another one for my Mother and replace the nearly new Sony Bravia that she has...and that's saying something!

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 "The Ultimate TV" 2008-10-22
By M. Humphry (Stockport,Cheshire,UK)
For people who remember the uncomplicated days when you just had a tv set only, this is a most innovative and brilliant idea!



A digital tv with onboard hard disk for recording, which replaces your VHS recorder and digibox too. All you need to connect is a dvd player and that's it, 2 handsets rather than 4. Excellent quality and with 50 hours recording capacity, you'll never have to worry about fitting recordings onto tapes ever again. If you have tapes you want to keep, you can connect the video too and just use it for playback.



The set even records two programmes at the same time! Simple to operate via the on screen menus, it really is the ultimate tv, and is particularly ideal for the non-technical amongst us who would otherwise have to buy another digibox for the video recorder (5 handsets!) and will find it very difficult to record digital channels after analogue switchoff.


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Friday, August 6, 2010

LG 42LG3000 - 42" Widescreen HD Ready LCD TV - With Freeview

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  • Peak Brightness: 500cd/m2
  • Contrast Ratio: 15,000:1
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 "Lg Lcd Tv" 2009-12-19
By Waqas Zia (UK)
an excellent product for the price,if you looking for a reasonably priced tv coupled with an affordable blu ray player my suggestion would be that you should go for the lg blu ray playerLG BD360 High Definition 1080P Blu-Ray Player with YouTube, would be easy with simple sync and compatibility linking between the lg lcd and the blu player. Plus as online media is getting popular you would have easy access to youtube and do not need to switch on your laptop. excellent choice spend a little more and by both after X mas. And for connectivity between both buy a gold plated HDMI cable check this one HDMI Cable- 2 Meter (6.6 ft) HDMI KING Gold Plated v1.3 HDMI to HDMI Cable with Ferrite Cores

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 "This TV still makes me feel happy inside when I gaze upon it." 2009-10-06
By The_KFD_Case
A fantastic LCD TV chock-full of options - both visual and audio wise - for the price! I bought this TV in The Netherlands (from a different website since Amazon.co.uk won't ship this TV to The Netherlands from the UK). Even though it is only a material object, this TV still manages to bring a smile to my face and conjures forth warm, fond feelings inside of me when I gaze upon it. I know, I know! It's just a TV and not a significant other, yet this TV has worked flawlessly since the day it arrived in June. Unlike the 1-star reviewer whom unfortunately appears to have experienced a "dud", I have nothing but praise for this LG product. Every product will have it's bad apples unfortunately, which is acceptable providing the customer service solves the matter quickly and satisfactorily (which apparently didn't happen in their case). Regardless, two thumbs up for a quality LCD TV in an economy budget price range; better TVs exist I'm sure but not at this price.



The one thing that might annoy some is that the TV is a bit slow in activating when you first turn it on in regards to the remote control, and the only way to truly turn it off is to unplug it, or turn off the power switch to the socket. Still, in standby mode the TV is reported to only use 1 Watt. Combine this TV with a surround sound home theater system (I can highly recommend Samsung's HT-TZ325R 5.1ch Home Cinema System which can be had for a good deal here on Amazon.co.uk - it's current price is a bit higher than the deal I got though, but a good deal nonetheless). If you do decide to hook this TV up to a home cinema system, remember to manually go in to the TV menu and turn off the sound otherwise you will experience an echo sound effect due to the internal speakers and the surround system speakers not being fully synchronized - I suppose you could try and program them to be in sync.



Should you decide to buy this TV, I hope it brings you many, many happy and satisfying hours of TV watching entertainment. It has for me and will continue to do so.



P.S. I forgot to mention that initially, if you are watching non-HD TV channels (which will be the case for a majority of people since TV stations have only just started to make the change), the quality of the TV images will be disappointing upon first turning on the TV. I've found that if you go in to the Menu settings and create your own screen viewing profile and adjust sharpness, colour, etc. then you can end up with a very nice picture. The initial disappointing image on the screen is due to the fact that the TV screen is capable of displaying a far better quality of image than the data contained in the TV signal allows. If the analog TV signal allows some 400 or 500 lines of data to be displayed, and your HD-ready TV can display over 700 lines, then you get a lousy image quality because you essentially get to "see" the lines between the smaller line count of the signal that is stretched out to fill out the much larger amount of lines the TV screen can display. Lower the sharpness in the menu settings and this should help dramatically.

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 "HDMI good, all others iffy....." 2009-04-09
By B. H. Brown (UK)
Bought this TV from a High Street store (cheaper than Amazon). Picture quality via HDMI is pretty good. However connecting a Freeview box to it via SCART, Composite Video or Component(high quality cables) results in pretty poor picture quality. Faces look "plastic" like Max Headroom! Maybe I need to sit in the garden, 20ft away so that it's not as noticeable.....

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 "Good product, greta price" 2008-12-26
By MR Victor
Bought this Tv from pixmania - took over 2 weeks but besides that... "buy from Amazon!"



Now the TV itself, comes in a massive box way over 1.5m long, you have to have 2 people to set it up as it is pretty heavy and the stand is very flimsy. TV could easily fall forward...picture and sound very good. Picture better than sound. Freeview inbuilt is very good, you can set programme reminders - still haven't figured out if this is full HD?! 3 HDMI ports will come in useful soon. Once again on the sound - not very good, you have to change each setting per channel as the clear voice technology is very good for most but not for music channels. Subtitles don't work on my TV but glad I don't need them. Volume does jump a lot even with auto volume turned on. Remote isn't the best in the world and not badly laid out.



Price is excellent for the TV and specs but a few gripes listed above.

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 "Great for the money...but not great!" 2008-11-26
By A. Salvador
Okay...I'm not good at these long reviews...so just the facts:



1. Audio - Great quality and fully customizable graphic EQ 120hz-12k

2. Looks - Great looking TV

3. Setup and connectivity - Easy to setup, great connections options

4. Video - Video quality not great overall but blacks not too bad for an LCD in this price range...fortunately there are advanced

settings and you can 'tweak' most of the fuzz and blur away but do not expect a crisp picture, especially via scart.



Bottom line - A pretty good TV, probably excellent for the money, but I

would save that extra 200-300 can get something a level up. Or at least go for the plasma version (LG42PG3000) which goes for about the same money these days.






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