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Review: Philips 42PFL9664H LCD TV
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Rival manufacturers of a delicate disposition should look away now, because the super-slim Philips 42PFL9664H LCD TV is about to deal your self confidence a serious blow. Other companies might be more adventurous and plenty are cheaper, but few seem able to deliver the last word in flatscreen design and specification in a particular price range quite so consistently as Philips. The 42PFL9664H is the Dutch maestro's latest mid to higher-end LCD and comes bristling with state-of-the-art spec, the best examples of audio-visual and multimedia gadgetry currently found on TVs sets and wraps it all up in a frame that makes just about every one of its peers seem plain. Features ...
Review: LG 32SL8000 LCD TV
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We've seen the 'one pane' design before from LG, but on this 32-incher it's particularly effective; a single sheet of glass stretches right across the front of the TV and, with no need for a dedicated border, the illusion is of a 'borderless' TV. It's not – a black screen surround instead sits under the glass – but an upward curved edge on the TV's top and a simple dark aluminium strip along the bottom helps create a classy, understated look. Don't think its svelte design means it takes up less room than similarly sized sets, because that's not the case, but the LG 32SL8000 does remain a prime candidate for wall hanging. We say almost because, although it's less than 5cm deep, the inputs on the ...
Review: Sharp LC-32LE600E
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Flatscreen TVs increasingly come loaded with extras; four or five HDMI inputs are de rigeur, video-capable USB ports are becoming common, and it's even possible to bag wireless home networking and limited internet browsing. Sharp has eschewed all of that on its latest LCD TV and continues to concentrate on keeping the price as low as possible in the belief that most TV buyers just want two things: a flat screen and a good price. That's exactly what's on offer from the 32-inch LC-32LE600E, but it's also got something very special up its sleeve: an LED backlight. And here that new technology is going for a song. Excluding the fact that it uses an all-new (certainly at this price) Full Screen LED ...
Review: Sony Bravia KDL-40Z5800 LCD TV
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Although the current recession might have given many of the big names in AV quite a battering over the past 18 months, one name at least seems to have not only survived relatively unscathed but actually potentially benefited from the hard times: Freesat. The BBC/ITV-led, free-to-air satellite broadcasting system, complete with a couple of HD channels, has attracted people to its service far faster than the vast majority of industry analysts – and us, to be honest – ever predicted. The latest figures show a viewer base of 600,000 households as of September 2009, with a 50 per cent growth occurring in the quarter leading up to the release of that figure. At the same time, Sky has for once struggled ...
