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The HD picture is bright and clear, amazingly good for a TV this small. The black levels are better than I expected too. ratio of the screen is a bit 'strange - is 16:10 (not 16:9). The screen is matte / non-reflexive. The casing has a rubbery skin soft.
The digital tuner in this TV is QAM capable, and I found that stores and recalls the Over-The-Air (OTA) channel map and the map of the cable channel that is truly at hand. Can I have the link to the TWC cabledirectly from the wall and watch all my local QAM "HD" cable channels and analog cable channels, then when I take down the garage and connect it to my UHF / VHF antenna on the roof of lead, I just go in the channel menu and change the setting from cable to antenna AIR and map previously stored channels OTA then becomes available. When I bring it back home again and connect the cable from the wall, go into the menu and switch the same cable and all my QAM channelsbecome available. If you switch sources on virtually all other large and small LCD TVs Plasma must re-scan for channels every time you change sources and that takes a few minutes. But with this TV is made with a simple antenna setup quick mode change. To set both tuner mode, connect it to a good antenna to the TV Air mode and run a scan for OTA channels. Then the TV cable, plug the power cord from the wall, put the TV in cable mode and run ascan for cable channels.
The Channel menu has a Show / Hide setting where you can select or de-select any cable or OTA channels that were acquired in the tuner.
You can directly enter the actual channel number using the numeric keys and the hyphen (-) button on the remote that takes you directly to that channel (7.1 or 4.2 for example). Do not hit the Enter key after that does not work for channel changing.
I can disable any unwantedchannels from the list of "Favorites unchecking them in sub-configuration and the TV does not tune in when I'm pressing the CH + / CH-keys, but if you enter the channel number directly on the TV remote control will tune to" channel "for the disabled.
The Photo Settings menu has a color temperature setting, but I found hiding in the options menu so as not to be alarmed. It gives you the choice of Cool, Normal or hot. Normal looks best for me.
The remote is a beautifulfull-featured unit with real buttons, and requires two AAA batteries. Many other small LCD televisions have a cheap flat type of credit cards remotely where the membrane buttons crack over time. It has a Zoom button that gives you the choice of FULL or normal. Both modes are available for all channels so you can always select the correct aspect ratio for SD and HD programming. See the image of the remote control to see that all the keys.
The signal meter antenna is very simple and is shown alongother info other than when you press the INFO button on the remote. It has a series of numbers or any type of power bar - the only information given is good or bad or NORMAL. When a receiving station is normal, there is some macroblocking and freezing digital screen so that they should instead labeled FAIR.
It has a built-in fold-out easel stand with two settings lean-back, and comes with a beautiful removable adjustable tilt stand-oval pedestal base that snapson the back of the TV.
Comes with a special cable video adapter with audio male yellow / red / white RCA jacks on one end and a / A 3.5 mm pin male connector on the other side to attack the V TV A / V input jacks (this cable is not listed as included in the product details on the various sites so it was a nice surprise to find in the box).
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Cons:
Screen aspect ratiois not really 16:10, 16:9 widescreen TV as normal. Round things look a bit 'oval, and people look a bit' thinner than they really are (as opposed to how they normally look on my various plasma and LCD 16:09). A bit 'annoying.
It has low or high settings in the Audio menu, but the tone is decent and acceptable for a small TV like this.
While I can not get skin tones looking quite right, they are close enough to display random and notlook horrible or anything. Different channels look more accurate the other.
The basic analog cable channels do not seem very good, but that's to be expected on a LCD TV. But the SD programming on digital channels looks pretty good. HD looks great though, except for one thing ..... 16:10
There are no VESA mounting holes on the back or any other way to attach a bracket for wall mounting this TV.
The included antenna is pretty useless unlessvery close to transmission towers, so do not expect much out of it. I am 29 miles from the towers on the mountain. Wilson and the antenna can not get something - and I can see the towers on the mountain. This TV must be connected to cable or a good indoor or rooftop antenna. Some of the digital channels here in Los Angeles on VHF, but most are UHF. The television receives a perfect signal from my antenna on the roof on all channels.
Be very careful when removing the transparent plastic film covering the screen.It's kinda tucked under the edge of the cover and if you just pull out (as I did) leave a bunch of small pieces of film stuck around the edges of the screen. I had to choose very carefully a few dozen pieces out with my needle tip tweezers.
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