37 inch HD ready LCD with HDMI - Under £500

Mr_Mango

adchesney wrote:

Dear Folks

Just to advise I have received my TV - it looks great A+. The only downside is the remote is a bit low-cost.

The HD performance (BBC HD Preview) is WOW!

The black gloss bezel looks nice and the black contrast is very clear.

Additionally, I had TV-Drive (Virgin Media PVR) installed yesterday and it is very good.

ANDREW

thanks for the review mate, do you know what its like with normal sky and other inputs like ps2 or 360?

cheers

dasboot_2

adchesney wrote:

Dear Folks

Just to advise I have received my TV - it looks great A+. The only downside is the remote is a bit low-cost.

The HD performance (BBC HD Preview) is WOW!

The black gloss bezel looks nice and the black contrast is very clear.

Additionally, I had TV-Drive (Virgin Media PVR) installed yesterday and it is very good.

ANDREW

It's far better quality and more responsive than the Toshiba 37WLT66 remote

That was a complete idiot !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Mr_Mango

cool thanks 1 more question lol, do you or anyone else in the thread with the tv set know what footy looks like as im going to be using to watch football play games (obviously) lol thanks

pingu

adchesney wrote:

Dear Folks

Just to advise I have received my TV - it looks great A+. The only downside is the remote is a bit low-cost.

The black gloss bezel looks nice and the black contrast is very clear.

i agree set mine up today very nice

not very technical so might call someone in the know just to check

i just pluged scart etc.. as they were with my old tv

just wondering if i should have bought new scarts or cables etccc

pkuri

Let me request a big help from the owners of this model. Could anyone of you please please tell me if it can play NTSC DVD discs. Unfortunately I do have many of those.
The US model definitely has to be NTSC; but the European model seems not to be . They have not mentioned it in their website http://www.hannspree.com/eu/en/ under specifications . It is only PAL/SECAM compatible.
Could any one of you please check it ? Please..

devild_2

pkuri wrote:

Let me request a big help from the owners of this model. Could anyone of you please please tell me if it can play NTSC DVD discs. Unfortunately I do have many of those.
The US model definitely has to be NTSC; but the European model seems not to be . They have not mentioned it in their website http://www.hannspree.com/eu/en/ under specifications . It is only PAL/SECAM compatible.
Could any one of you please check it ? Please..

It's a TV and it's already been stated it displays NTSC

pkuri

Thank You Devild,
But please do understand that many of the LCD TVs which we get in UK are not NTSC compatible. Unless you are able to play a region 1 DVD disc you cannot vouch for any thing.
So if you have this model and also region 1 DVD , could you please please check it for me; whether you are getting the full colour video feed.
Please...

dasboot_2

Have posted some pictures here

http://picasaweb.google.com/dan.desperate/HannspreeXV

The Incredibles is DVD and no matter how hard i try it still looks grainy.
In reality it isn't.

The other pics are taken off NTL (not HD) cable through scart 2

Still really chuffed with this TV for £500 !!

Mr_Mango

thanks for the pics mate are u sayin that the tv looks grainy with the incredibles or were you on about the pic? also. how does it handle blacks and motion blur and the rest.... lol sorry to keep askin

dasboot_2

risheet_03 wrote:

thanks for the pics mate are u sayin that the tv looks grainy with the incredibles or were you on about the pic? also. how does it handle blacks and motion blur and the rest.... lol sorry to keep askin

The photo is grainy not the XV picture.

I think the blacks are well........black

Although someone disagreed with me on another forum.

I can't seem to see this 'grey' black thing,even my Tosh 37WLT66 had good blacks......IMHO

The motion blur is definitly better on the XV than the Tosh.Infact I'm not really noticing it,so it must be much better !!

The football depends on the channel,UEFA cup on 5 is a bit pixelated.
Champions League was pretty good the other night.
BBC live tends to be the best transmission.

As for the rest;

Build quality - Excellent

Sound - Ok you can alter the Bass/Treble etc.Seems deeper bass on Movie sound setting.

Remote control - V Good/Responsive (the Toshiba's was useless)

Backlight Bleed - A slight amount of clouding but you can only see it on a black switching channel background

Viewing angle - One of the best I've seen,much better than the Tosh's

Colours - Not quite Sony Bravia W series but hey £500 !

For the money you really can't go wrong (+2yr warranty/LG panel)

Even buying a top brand and spending £2000 doesn't guarantee you a trouble free TV (Sharp 52XD1E anyone!)

Hope this helps.