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8.6 out of 10 based on 152 reviews.

Currys Essentials C16LDIB11 with 15.6" HD ready LCD screen, 2 HDMI ports and Freeview. See full product description

Ease of use	8.9
Image quality	8.3
Sound quality	7.6
Design	8.6
Value for money	9.0
Overall rating	8.6

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Ray, Darlington Occasional TV watcher

Score 8.0/10

Good points:: Neat and attractive - good value
Bad points:: Poor reception for us with portable aerial but that's probably down to our location. With new mains aerial works fine.

Ease of use	7.0
Image quality	7.0
Sound quality	8.0
Design	8.0
Value for money	9.0
Overall rating	8.0

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Confirmed purchase: 26 Feb 2013

Philip, Watford Kids fighting over programmes

Score 8.0/10

Good points:: Easy set up. Great features for a 'basic' model
Bad points:: None

Ease of use	8.0
Image quality	9.0
Sound quality	8.0
Design	7.0
Value for money	8.0
Overall rating	8.0

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Confirmed purchase: 15 Feb 2013

Colin, Retford Sports and games fan

Score 8.0/10

Good points:: Easy to set up
Bad points:: Reviewer left no comment

Ease of use	8.0
Image quality	7.0
Sound quality	6.0
Design	8.0
Value for money	9.0
Overall rating	8.0

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Confirmed purchase: 14 Feb 2013

Ronald, Leicester Multi-purpose viewer

Score 7.0/10

Good points:: Nice and compact. Ideal for small room. Sits nicely on the work top in our kitchen.
Bad points:: We bought this TV as a replacement for our old bedroom TV, but was disappointed that in a dark bedroom the picture became unwatchable. In the end we swapped kitchen and bedroom TV's which solved the problem, as the new TV works well in our kitchen.

Ease of use	8.0
Image quality	7.0
Sound quality	5.0
Design	8.0
Value for money	7.0
Overall rating	7.0

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Confirmed purchase: 06 Feb 2013

Doug, Minehead Multi-purpose viewer

Score 10.0/10

Good points:: Nice light unit fits to wall easily,good picture quality and sound for the price,we have it mounted in the kitchen.
Bad points:: The menu system is not easy to negotiate with out consulting the manual

Ease of use	9.0
Image quality	9.0
Sound quality	9.0
Design	10.0
Value for money	10.0
Overall rating	10.0

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Confirmed purchase: 05 Feb 2013

Wendy, Southampton High spec fanatic

Score 10.0/10

Good points:: Excellent small tv with a great picture
Bad points:: None

Ease of use	10.0
Image quality	10.0
Sound quality	8.0
Design	10.0
Value for money	10.0
Overall rating	10.0

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Confirmed purchase: 04 Jan 2013

Deborah, Coventry Film and documentary lover

Score 10.0/10

Good points:: I am widow and worried about setting the TV up by myself - but the instructions made it easy.
Bad points:: none

Ease of use	10.0
Image quality	9.0
Sound quality	9.0
Design	10.0
Value for money	10.0
Overall rating	10.0

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Confirmed purchase: 01 Feb 2013

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Product Features

Screen size (Inches)	15.6
Screen size is measured diagonally from corner to corner.
Type of screen	LCD
Most small flatscreen TVs have LCD screens. Some larger TVs have plasma screens. Some very new TVs have LED screens. Traditional TVs are called Standard or CRT.
3D	No

HD TV	HD ready
‘HD Ready’ is a Europe-wide standard designed to made HD technology less confusing. HD Ready TVs must have • Minimum resolution of 720 horizontal lines (in widescreen format) • Ability to display 720p and 1080i formats • An HDMI or Digital Video Interface (DVI interface) Full HD is a higher standard. Full HD TVs have screen resolutions of 1080p and can output at least 24 frames per second. Full HD is becoming common, but you won’t see Full HD on normal TV channels for a long time, so it remains optional for many people.
Built-in disc player	DVD Player
Some products come with built-in DVD players or Blu Ray players.
Freeview or Freesat tuner	Freeview
Freeview is free digital terrestrial TV. FreeSat is a free digital satellite TV service, which gives you HD programming from people like the BBC without having to pay for a subscription to a service like Sky. You need a dish to receive Freesat but not Freeview. For more information see the Freeview site or the Freesat site. FreeSat is a free digital satellite TV service. The main benefit is that you can get HD programming from people like the BBC without having to pay for a subscription to a service like Sky. You’ll need a dish to recieve the signals though.
Number of HDMI ports	2
Like a scart interface but capable of carrying HD signals from or to other devices. You’ll need these to link your Playstation 3 or your Blu-ray player to your HD-ready TV.
Number of scart ports	1
Scart sockets are places where you can connect other devices to your TV. If you already have a DVD player, a VCR and a Playstation you might want to make sure your new TV has enough Scart interfaces so you don’t have to keep crawling round the back of the TV.
Connections	HDMI

Smart TV	No
TVs with internet capability allow you access to a range of online services.
Frequency (Hz)	50
A TV’s frequency is how often the picture is updated per second, and is measured in Hertz (Hz). A higher frequency, such as 100 Hz, means that a TV is more likely to show fast-moving images with high detail.
Screen aspect ratio	16:9
This is a ratio of the horizontal to the vertical size of the screen. 16:9 is standard widescreen format for TVs, replacing the older 4:3 format.
Reflection angle	100
Also known as the viewing angle, it’s a measure of how good the picture looks when you are not face on to the screen. Higher is better.
Horizontal resolution (Pixels)	136.6

Vertical resolution (Pixels)	768

Brightness (Candela per square metre)	250
Brighter TVs, such as LCDs, tend to provide a better experience in lighter rooms, whereas TVs with a lower brightness, such as many plasma TVs, are often better suited to darker rooms.
Electronic Program Guide (EPG)	Yes
TVs with this feature have an on-screen guide to all the programmes that are currently showing or coming up, so you can find your way around all the extra digital channels easily.
Weight (kg)	1.8

Release date	2011-08-06
The date the product was originally made available for purchase.

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Manufacturer's Description

The Essentials C16LDIB11 15.6" HD Ready LCD TV offers digital TV in a quality, compact and great value package.

Ideal as a second TV, for perhaps a kitchen or bedroom, the C16LDIB11 has modern features like HDMI ports and a USB port to play music or showcase your music. A built-in PVR feature allows you to record your favourite TV shows to a USB drive.

Thanks to its slim design, the C16LDIB11 15.6" HD Ready LCD TV will fit into any room. The in-built Freeview tuner offers loads of viewing choice, and the energy efficiency recommendation guarantees cheap running costs. Finally the VGA socket means it can be connected to a PC to be used as a monitor.

The versatile Essentials C16LDIB11 15.6" HD Ready LCD TV is everything you need in a low-cost, fantastic value television!

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