17inch widescreen tft, Powerhouse tv

jordy32

Been keeping an eye out for this one.

£199 for this (im my estimation) Sharp tv

http://www.powerhouse.co.uk/pws/ProductDetails.ice?ProductID=19540

You'll need to be quick though , almost £100 + more expensive on other sites.

Currently 324 as a web exclusive in Currys. Other onliners (RGB direct) have them at £350 +. I would say its a good buy.

manhattan

is it a widescreen? cant really tell from the pic

JIT_3

It does say widescreen.

jordy32

here you go,

17" Widescreen LCD TV with High Brightness/Contrast black TFT panel
PC compatible
Superb viewing angles H:176º V:176º
60,000 Hour backlight
PAL/SECAM tuner with Autotune and NTSC Video playback
Nicam stereo
Multiple inputs - RGB SCART, S-Video, Composite, 15 Pin D-Sub, Audio Input/Output, RF Aerial In, Wide mode (full, panorama, 14:9, 4:3), Headphone socket (3.5mm)
Fastext
Sleep timer

Its listed as widescreen but I have to admint it does look like it 4:3

Having the speakers on the bottom may me acting a sa bit of an illusion, disguising the screen size - only a sugestion looking at the pic.

Some web searching needed here

someguy

Here's the specifications lifted off Sharp's website:

Dimensions

With Stand 456W x 429.5H x 315D (mm)
Without Stand 456W x 385.5H x 70D (mm)
Vesa wall bracket 100mm VESA standard wall mountable
Visible Screen size 43.44cm
Weight 5.5kg

Other Information

Screen Resolution [COLOR=Red]1280 x 768[/COLOR] x RGB
Screen Type WXGA
Power consumption 45W
Stand-by power consumption 1.6W
12 volt DC compatible Yes
Power adaptor Separate unit
Viewing Angle 176 degrees horizontal / 176 degrees vertical

Terminals

Input 1 21-pin Euro-SCART RGB
Input 2 21-pin Euro-SCART Input 3 CVBS, AUDIO L/R RCA PC Input 15Pin D
Output AUDIO L/R RCA

Technical Terms

No technical terms defined for this product at present.

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The resolution stated suggests it's a widescreen TV.

monkeydust_2

any reviews?

rthirlby

It is most definately "widescreen"

However as with most widescreen TV's you will still get the black bars top and bottom when watching a widesccreen movie because the proportions are not the same as the images

someguy

My concerns are the sound - often on these TV's it's a bit 'tinny' - and the backlight which tends to filter through at the top and bottom of the screen to give 'horizontal bands'. Is this the case with this TV?

shropslad

Can you use this as a pc monitor?

monkeydust_2

shropslad wrote:

Can you use this as a pc monitor?

yes think so - anyone got a promo code?

rockpeblar

I believe if you have a Lloyds TSB current account then you can get 10% discount with Powerhouse.

Not sure of the name of the current account.