Sainsbury's 17" LCD TV

UKJubilee_2

Model is a Technosonic2017D reduced from 299.99 to 249.99 in store

It's 17" with a 16:9 widescreen, has an inbuilt DVD player that plays both original (and non-original) discs in region 2.

Specs are very very good for the price;

1280 by 768 pixels
Brightness 450cd/m2
Contrast ratio 400:1
NICAM stereo for cd quality sound
Remote control

It has a connector (and comes with the cable) to connect up to your PC as a 2nd monitor, has SCART, S-VHS and RCA video inputs

Having set it up it was pretty much plug n play with my freeview box, fantastic picture and the sound is fantastic!

Very pleased :j

UKJubilee_2

oh and from my understanding a 1280 by 768 resolution means it's HD Ready

executiverocker

it needs the correct inputs for it to be HD really. Such as a hdmi DVI port i think

aenikata

It would be classed as HD Compatible, generally - which means that it can handle a 720p resolution input, but doesn't have the required inputs to be considered HD Ready.
To be HD Ready it would have to have either HDMI or DVI (with HDCP), and additionally it would need to have a Component input, with these inputs able to take both 720p or 1080i resolution inputs.
The HDMI or DVI-HDCP input is key to whether the TV will be suitable for HD content, as the 2nd generation onward Sky HD boxes and Telewest boxes, and BluRay and HD-DVD are all planned to require one of these copy-protected connection methods, with the full resolution not available from analogue outputs like Component or VGA.

Other options around this price range would be a £180 19" widescreen monitor, or a 20" 4:3 LCD TV... not too bad for a bedroom TV with DVD built-in, though.