Reviews Written by DaveT

Good picture, terrible viewing angle

Pros: picture quality, 3 tuners, decent value

Cons: viewing angle, sound

PRO:
* Picture quality from all sources is very good (but see Viewing Angle comment).
* Unique presentation of channels during tuning; I like it.
* Has all 3 tuners.
* Trim looking.

CON:
* Viewing angle is terrible, particularly as little as 10-20 degrees down from straight-on horizontal. If you look up at the screen, as is common in a bedroom setting, the picture deteriorates quickly as the screen gets very "contrasty" and dark. Turns out that many 20" and smaller sets I checked out at stores have the same characteristic; 32" and greater don't seem to have it; 26", some do and some don't. So I did end up keeping it.
* Others have reported excellent over-the-air reception. Mine is lousy, getting no O-T-A channels from an admittedly old analog antenna, but that my 42" Sony LCD projection picks up some 10 local digital channels using! Since I expect to use with cable, not a show-stopper.
* As others have reported, sound is poor.
* No channel labeling.

SUMMARY: Far from a perfect set, but I judged it to be a decent value in a flawed field. I think many 20" sets are computer monitors fitted with tuners. Beware sets that are 1440x900 (16:10) instead of true 1366x768 (16:9). ...