32" High-Definition LCD TV, £340 all-in

nemo183

twhatmough wrote: »

I seem to remember reading some where that HD TV doesn't work with FreeView. If that's the case, none of the shops i've been into seem to mention it.

HDTV doesn't work with anything unless you have an HDTV decoder.

Freeview doesn't broadcast any HDTV signals at all, so even with a decoder you can't see anything in HDTV on Freeview.

Sky do broadcast a limited number of HDTV programs, but to see them you will need both the standard SKY box plus an HDTV decoder.

You may have noticed that none of the above is exactly advertised in any shop on the High Street. TV's are shown to be "HDTV ready". Ready for the point when you have bought a decoder, and then there are HD channels being broadcast.

In the same way that most TV sets now include a Freeview decoder, in 12-18months time they will also include an HDTV decoder.

jackd71

Hannspree 32" with free next day delivery @ £336.


http://www.techfever.co.uk/products.asp?partno=176049


They are also on quidco for 2.5% cash back.

CL

Bought the Beko today for my Parents, very decent picture for the money I think, I'd recommend it

PeteHerts

3 Year in home Swap Out warranty

http://www.evesham.com/products/info.asp?e=6D4A5360-6BC3-479E-B299-42B0B60C0FC3



Technical data
Display
Screen Size 27" TFT-LCD Panel (CMO
Aspect Ratio 16:09
Resolution WXGA 1366 x 768mm
Display Area 596.259 mm x 335.232 mm
Pixel Pitch 0.4365 mm x 0.4365 mm
Display Colours 16,777,216
Contrast Colours 1200 : 1 TYP
Brightness 400cd / m2
Viewing Angle: (H x V) Horizontal: 176o / Vertical: 176o
Response Time 6.5ms
TV Function
TV Tuning System Analog : PAL / SECAM
Colour System Analog : 625i
Sound System Analog : NICAM / A2 (IGR)
Teletext Teletext 100 pages (FLOF /TOP) , Auto Program Searching (APS)
Video Input
Video Color System: PAL / SECAM / NTSC
Input 1 SCART 1 (21pin) x1 (RGB / CVBS)
Input 2 SCART 2 (21pin) x1 (RGB / CVBS/ S-Video)
Input 3 Composite (RCA jack) x 1
Input 4 S-Video x 1
Input 5 Y Pb Pr x 1 (720p / 1080i , HDTV ready)
PC Input
Signal Connection D-Sub 15pin
Scanning Frequency fH = 31.5 ~ 60KHz / fV = 56 ~ 75Hz
Audio Input
Audio 1 For Scart (built in)
Audio 2 For Scart (build-in)
Audio 3 For Composite / S – Video / Component
Audio 4 For PC
Audio Output
Speakers (Built - in) 10W + 10W (rms) @ THD < 10% ( 7W + 7W @ THD < 1% )
Headphone Socket 3.5mm Jack x 1 ( Maximum
Features
OSD Language: English, French , German , Spanish , Italian ,Finnish , Swedish, Dutch, Demark, Norway
Function Keys: Power , Source , Menu , Up/Down(Channel) , +/-(Volume) , ARC/EXIT
Others Sleep Timer, Auto power on.
Dimensions
W x H x D 841mm x 504mm x 272mm
Weight 14.5kg
Power
Power Supply AC 100V ~ 240V, 50/60Hz
Power Consumption < 160 W

algy

Algy here, I have checked up on the seller of this T,V, and their rating is RUBBISH. - Check it out. PixMania - 1 star,bad service, bad delivery promises, bad everything.-BEWARE All members. - Thanks Martin for a brill. site. Cheers, Algy.

RedOnRed

PeteHerts wrote: »

3 Year in home Swap Out warranty

Sorry mate, but to me that Evesham deal is one ugly telly.

royalsteve

epz wrote: »

just a MSE tip but unless you have a small room or realy need a telly now i would recon you are best waiting for the tech to settle down. i purposfully bought a second hand sony 44" rear projector (£280) because every generation of panels gets better and cheaper. the prices of displays have dropped more than i paid for my telly and when i do buy its likely the new panels will have better quality outputs, and likely higher resolutions.

fyi if anyone cares ebuyer were punting 42" lcds for 599, when you think you could pay that kind of cash for a 15" screen a few years back it just shows how much of this tech is financing the r&d costs.

you will end up waiting forever, because when the price is at a more reasonable level the next in-thing will be out, so you'll wait for that instead.....on so the story goes on...its the same for PCs. You have to accept that whatever you buy techie wise will out of date before youve opened the box!

nemo183

royalsteve wrote: »

you will end up waiting forever, because when the price is at a more reasonable level the next in-thing will be out, so you'll wait for that instead.....on so the story goes on...its the same for PCs. You have to accept that whatever you buy techie wise will out of date before youve opened the box!

Not true, but used to be. HDTV ready lcd TVs are currently being shipped by the boat load from China. Where each obscure make is priced down by omitting anything that doesn't affect the size of the screen. So, the first thing to go is sound quality. Next, the processing power of the freeview electrics. Next, the connectivity. Whoops, forgot to mention the lcd screen quality.

I agree, don't wait forever. But as we speak, you get what you pay for. Currently a basic Toshiba 26" costs around £100 quid more than the cheapest set of the same size. But it's easily worth the extra.

N9eav

royalsteve wrote: »

you will end up waiting forever, because when the price is at a more reasonable level the next in-thing will be out, so you'll wait for that instead.....on so the story goes on...its the same for PCs. You have to accept that whatever you buy techie wise will out of date before youve opened the box!

Hmmmm, don't know that I agree either. When I bought my computer, it had the first DVD burner included. It cost a whopping £999. The basic models out there now, even spending £500 are far better per se than what was on the market years ago.

Flat screen plasmas' were £12,500 once!! So in a few years a decent TV will be about £199.

RedOnRed

royalsteve wrote: »

you will end up waiting forever, because when the price is at a more reasonable level the next in-thing will be out, so you'll wait for that instead.....on so the story goes on...its the same for PCs. You have to accept that whatever you buy techie wise will out of date before youve opened the box!

I completely agree.

I've been reading threads like this for over a year, pondering whether to go for one of these "bargain LCD HD TVs".

Well, i'm definitely pleased that I have held on. Whilst there arguably hasn't been enough HD stuff broadcast to justify getting an HDTV, the technology has improved a lot over that period.

If you look at a TV like this Panasonic TX-32LXD700 it has a spec that is way ahead of anything else around at the moment and far improved on last years stuff. For me, as long as there's a model like it on the streets I won't be able to bring myself to get something half as decent - whether it's cheapo or not.