El Cheapo TV at Aldi

jizzlobber · Post by **jizzlobber** » 11 Nov 2006 11:28 am

At the moment i'm using a 21" crt monitor for gaming, I can't afford a snazzy TV just yet, but I might be able to wing this.

* 16:9 WXGA display
* HDTV ready at 1080i/720p
* Resolution 1366 x 768
* Contrast ratio 1000:1
* Brightness 550cd/m2
* 8ms response time
* Twin TV tuner
* HDMI input
* Picture in picture
* 176º viewing angle
* Teletext function
* Child lock and sleep timer
* 2 x 10W output speakers
* Connections: HDMI input, PC input, Component in, 2 x Scart, Coaxial antenna input, PC audio in, 1 x AV in (side), 1 x S-Video in (side) and headphone socket (side)
* Includes Scart/AV adapter, remote control and 2 x AA batteries
* This product weighs 22kg. It is recommended you bring assistance with you to transport this item

decent buy?
or is it a heap of shit?

westical · Post by **westical** » 11 Nov 2006 11:45 am

Price?

lubes · Post by **lubes** » 11 Nov 2006 11:50 am

its $899

jizzlobber · Post by **jizzlobber** » 11 Nov 2006 11:53 am

oh yeah

Jub-Jub · Post by **Jub-Jub** » 11 Nov 2006 01:12 pm

Well I would say check 2 things:

1) Is the picture quality good, does it look the same as all the other TVs?

2) Does it come with a decent warranty?

If it comes with say a 3 year warranty then theres no worries. Recently I bought a 51cm TV for my room and it was a brand called 'TCL'. It was cheaper than the others and seemed just as good. The reason I got it though was because it came with a 5 year warranty so I knew it must be ok.

westical · Post by **westical** » 11 Nov 2006 01:21 pm

Look at the photo Jub-Jub.

pilonv1 · Post by **pilonv1** » 11 Nov 2006 01:24 pm

Some talk on it here

http://forums.overclockers.com.au/showt" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; ... ght=tevion

and here

http://www.dtvforum.info/index.php?showtopic=43570" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Apparently Aldi have a 30 day no fuss refend so you could try it out. 1 year warranty too. Big W have an Aiko set with a LG/Phillips screen for $999 though. Similar features but the contrast is 1600:1.

jizzlobber · Post by **jizzlobber** » 11 Nov 2006 05:33 pm

i'm so impatient, I went to bigW to find they are out of the aiko sets, went across the road to JB and bought a 32" soniq for $999, plus $50 for 5 year warranty.

I don't no shit about LCDs but it looks good enough to me!

I don't know if I should try fucking with the colour settings or anything, it already looks good but i'm not sure if it's ideal.
might use the guide thingo in PGR3.

pilonv1 · Post by **pilonv1** » 11 Nov 2006 05:34 pm

Has it got a VGA connection?

jizzlobber · Post by **jizzlobber** » 11 Nov 2006 05:55 pm

yeah, I made sure it did before purchasing it, this is what the manual says-

D-SUB: Input terminal of simulation signal of PC
HDMI in too.

I can see some ghosting, to the right, how do I fix that?

jizzlobber · Post by **jizzlobber** » 11 Nov 2006 05:59 pm

oh, saw a blue ray display too, noticeable improvement, watching shattered glass falling from a moving car looked really nice, but I don't think it's a big enough improvement for people to upgrade from DVD.

I think a higher framerate would help a LOT, why aren't we seeing higher framerates in movies?

mech · Post by **mech** » 12 Nov 2006 03:20 pm

Because it would cost a metric fuckload, and with motion blur 24/25/30fps is usually "enough" to make shit look smooth in movies. Plus there's the whole legacy thing... we've got really high res versions of old TV shows, movies, etc, but you can't change the framerate on 'em.

General Chaos · Post by **General Chaos** » 12 Nov 2006 03:53 pm

.....Also they wanted to piss Sonic off!