Matsui 37LW507 Reviews: 37" Screen LCD HD Ready TV

26 Real Customer Reviews - In Summary

+ This television scores high on ease of use. - It has no outstanding negative points. “Easy to use and set up, it took me 15 to mount it on wall and have it working” Anonymous verified purchaser View all 26 real customer reviews

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26 verified purchasers have reviewed this product.
91% of people recommend it.

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Design	8.6
Ease of use	9.3
Image quality	8.5
Sound quality	8.5
Value for money (at time of purchase)	9.3
Overall rating	8.6

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Anonymous verified purchaser

Score 8.0/10

+ easy to use and set up, it took me 15 to mount it on wall and have it working

- some of the aerial leads etc are in a ackward place to get to

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8 of 8 people found this review helpful

purchased 03 Feb 2008

gary, bury

Score 10.0/10

+ lightweight sleek

- none to date

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7 of 7 people found this review helpful

purchased 19 Jul 2007

samantha, sale

Score 7.0/10

+ nice tv worth the money

- not very good when neading repairs

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6 of 6 people found this review helpful

purchased 16 Jul 2007

Anonymous verified purchaser

Score 8.0/10

+ Attractive design. Easily wall mounted. Very good value.

- Reviewer left no comment

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5 of 5 people found this review helpful

purchased 16 Sep 2007

adrian, cardiff , “looks around”

Score 10.0/10

+ good value

- none

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4 of 4 people found this review helpful

purchased 15 Jan 2008

Nigel, Epping

Score 9.0/10

+ Great value, great look well worth it

- none

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4 of 4 people found this review helpful

purchased 20 Jan 2008

Bruce, Hinckley

Score 8.0/10

+ it does what it says on the box

- set up instructions

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3 of 3 people found this review helpful

purchased 27 Jan 2008

Anonymous verified purchaser

Score 8.0/10

+ GOOD VALUE

- NONE FOUND YET

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3 of 3 people found this review helpful

purchased 06 Feb 2008

Anonymous verified purchaser

Score 9.0/10

+ does what it says on the packet

- little bit confusing to set up when linking it to freeview and surround sound system

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purchased 16 Apr 2008

Anonymous verified purchaser , “mother and work hard”

Score 9.0/10

+ size and picture excellent

- none just heavy

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purchased 18 Apr 2008

Keith, Romsey , “good looking and happy”

Score 10.0/10

+ all of the tv

- none

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purchased 24 Jun 2008

Anonymous verified purchaser

Score 10.0/10

+ I purchased this tv becuase it was fantastic value for money and it came with a free digi box

- although it's not digital it did come with a freeview box. I currently have NTL so no need for any of the free channels.

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purchased 18 May 2008

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Product Features

Screen Size in Inches	37
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.
HD TV	HD Ready
‘HD Ready’ is a Europe-wide standard designed to made HD technology less confusing. HD Ready TVs must have • Minimum vertical resolution of 750 pixels (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	No
Some products come with built-in DVD players or Blu Ray players.
HDMI Interface	1
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 Interfaces	2
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.
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.
Contrast Ratio (X:1)	800
This figure is designed to tell you how much difference there is between dark and light colours on the TV. It is quoted as a ratio, between the brightest white and the darkest black. 500:1 means the brightest white is 500 times more bright than the darkest black. Plasma screens have historically boasted better contrast ratios than LCD screens.
Screen Resolution (pixels)	768p
The number of pixels the screen has. The more you have, the more detail the screen can display, given a high quality source. A breakdown of resolutions can be found on Wikipedia here
Response Time in ms	8
Reflection Angle	178
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.
Screen Format	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.
Brightness in Candela per square metre	500
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.
PC Interface	Yes
If you’d like to use your TV as a PC monitor you’ll need to make sure it has a port to allow you to connect it. This is usually a VGA port, but some TVs include a newer DVI port. Adaptors are availible to allow VGA to DVI and vice versa.
USB Port	No
Socket for connecting devices such as a computers and other components
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.
Picture in Picture (PIP)	No
TVs with this feature are able to display a preview of another channel while you are watching your current channel.
Energy Savings Trust Feature	No
A Yes means this this product has been rated as being energy-efficient by the Energy Savings Trust. Good for the environment and good for your electricity bill!
Weight (kg)	21.2

Height in mm	194
Width in mm	1062

Depth in mm	265
Freeview	No
Freeview is free digital terrestrial TV. Many newer TVs have Freeview built in. For other TVs you will need a separate Freeview set-top box.
FreeSat Tuner	No
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.
Sound System	Nicam Stereo
Colour	Grey
The main colour of the product.