Avtex W102T Widescreen 10.2″ 12v TV Twin tuner + Freeview
Avtex W102T Widescreen 10.2″ 12v TV Twin tuner + Freeview
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Sony KDL32S3000 - 32” Widescreen Bravia HD Ready LCD TV - With Freeview 
also with Live Color Creation featuring WCG-CCFL backlight
Amazon Price: ?529.99
Customer Review: Arrived today now this was easy to set up.
Despite industrial action, Amazon arranged delivery in quick time. Impressive. This is my first widescreen TV and I dont know my HD from my HDD. Thought about the Samsung, but settled for the Sony because my last tV was Sony. The TV was a bit heavier than expected and looks bigger than expected. My 30 foot lounge accepts the size but I wouldnt like to put it in a room less than say 14 foot square. The picture quality is very good indeed. The sound is good. I havent a clue what to do with the numerous options, inputs and settings. No doubt some fun to be had in the winter months, trying the fancy features. Now to the really good news. Place set on TV cabinet. Plug in a simple ariel. Plug in to mains. Read easy part of manual (Choose language then chose automatic set up)Watch whilst the Sony sets itself up. Thats it. Have analogue by pressing the button marked analogue. Have digital by pressing the button marked digital. Wonderful. All the freeview channels and all the terrestial channels are there. No fuss, no electronics degree needed. Even listened to Radio 2. You can read all the whizz kids mags if you want to know about mps, mhz and mpg, but if like me you are seriously dubious about the new TVs, be assured you can pay Amazon ?550 and install your TV with ease. If I was less than 60 then I would say WOW ! But as I am a boring old man I will say….EXCELLENT. I can now go and watch Doc Martin, totally satisfied that I can switch the set on without calling for my sons help with disabling a digibox. Incidentally, sons are trying hard not to be too impressed, after all us Dads cant be that cool can we.
Customer Review: Fantastic!
There simply is no other word for it! Received mine about a week ago, took some time to get to know it, and i am pleased to say this tv is nothing short of superb! Built in freeview and analogue tuners. Loads of connections (i mean loads!!!): 3 hdmi (yes 3!!!), 1 component hd, 1- composite, 2 scart, 1 s-video, 1 vga (for connecting an xbox 360 or a pc for example). Great user interface, loats and lots of options to fiddle with, to get that picture perfect hi def picture! Backlight control, colour tone and noise reduction level are amongst many. This tv has a native resolution of 1366 x 768. (please note that this tv will accept 1080i signals). Very bright and vivid display: booming colours, solid blacks. Speakers are fantastic as well. Each speakers puts out 10 watts of pure harmony! 4 different sound effect modes (Dolby virtual surround, BBE Viva, Dynamic and Standard) each makes a subtle diffence. Adjustable Treble, Bass and Balance. All in all, an absolute fanatstic tv! And at a great price!
Philips 42PFP5532D - 42″ Widescreen HD Ready Plasma TV - With Freeview 
Amazon Price: ?648.00
Customer Review: Great picture; freeview interface could be better…
Low-end plasma screens aren’t plentiful and when my 32″ Sharp CRT packed in I had to do some quick research to determine that for less than ?700 for a plasma I had two choices: this Philips or the Hitachi P42H01. For best comparison clearly viewing the set in action used to be the way to go, but since the shops tend not to know how to calibrate these things or use dodgy aerial connections, I don’t see value in that any more. Instead I decided to review feature sets like screen brightness and resolution and inputs. Usability is also important to me so I checked out the owners manuals which you can download from manufacturer websites — also helps to double-check features because not all online resellers get the facts right. I went for the Philips because the screen is brighter level and vertical resolution are better, but the tradeoff is that the remote isn’t as nicely laid out, there aren’t as many outputs and the freeview tuner isn’t as user friendly. I bought it as a monitor focusing on DVD viewing and it really excels. Invest in DVD Video Essentials to help calibrate it with a progressive scan DVD player (Philips has one for under ?40) and you won’t see the need for HD-DVD or Blu-Ray, it really is a nice picture with a quality source. The video modes for switching screen resolution are plentiful, so if you want to watch 4:3 material like old tv programmes but don’t want big grey bars there’s a 14:9 setting and a 16:9 zoomed setting in addition to anamorphic 16:9 and the generic WIDESCREEN — not really sure of the difference between the last two — in addition to yet another zoom mode that allows the picture to be moved around. Audio is not super with the built-in speakers. Unfortunately the only audio output options are via Headphone socket or the second SCART port (not very well documented except via pictures showing a maze of lines connecting various kit to the tv every which way. I had to write Philips tech support to confirm this) which automatically sends audio out. I use a SCART to dual-phono plug to connect the telly to my receiver and I have a multi-RGB SCART switchbox from Maplin to address the limitations of only having one RGB SCART for input. Component/RGB connections are available for connecting a progressive scan DVD player and there’s also separate S-Video and composite video and phono connectors for ad hoc connection of camcorders. Outside of these four connection methods you have two HDMI inputs which are HDCP-enabled so you can connect a PS3 or HD-DVD or whatever. You can also attach a computer equipped with a digital DVI output using a DVI-HDMI cable. The tv supports up to 1024×768 resolution at 60Hz when used as a computer display. Any computer issued in the last few years should have a DVI output that will automatically switch from analogue to digital out — at least Macs do…older computer users or those only equipped with a VGA output are out of luck — the Hitachi has a VGA connector, so check out that set if you require this. So, no separate audio out (again the Hitachi has audio output, in fact I think it has analogue and digital via Co-ax), but the real letdown was the freeview tuner; not because it’s bad, but because the interface isn’t as good as the Goodmans freeview box I already had. Setup is easy and I could find all the channels nicely. Signal strength to my lower-ground flat isn’t great so I use a powered signal amplifier (Maplins again) which compensates very well and ensures I can pick up all the channels. The problem comes with the programme guide. The Goodmans DB6 freeview box I have does a picture in picture on the programme guide so I can see the current channel as well as a description of the programmes in the list as I scroll through them. The Philips programme guide is static: no video and no audio, so if you want to see what’s on next you need to stop watching your current programme and go into a menu with a bunch of programme names. To see a description requires pressing an additional button. A real downgrade so guess what, RGB switchbox port 1 has the Goodmans freeview box attached and I don’t use the built-in freeview tuner at all. It means four remotes instead of three, but for ease-of-use it’s the choice I made. Why four stars? It’s a great picture and I got it for that. I already had the other freeview box, so I’m not out any extra dosh, but had I not had the freeview experience already I probably wouldn’t know the difference or let it affect my purchase.
Customer Review: Headphone Socket does not work
I have purchased this TV (Not from Amazon) the headphone socket does not work and as the TV is out of stock I will have to wait for some weeks for an exchange. The TV gets very hot when it is on. The picture is very good. The sound is o.k but not brilliant.
