Toshiba 32XV505D Reviews: Regza, 32" Screen LCD Full HD 1080p TV

Also known as: TOSHIBA 32XV505DB, REGZA 32XV505DG

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Score: 9.0/10

142 Real Customer Reviews - In Summary

This Television is a good all rounder. “Honestly you will not go wrong with this television, there's not one thing bad…” Steve, Lincolnshire View all 142 real customer reviews

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3 HDMI ports, 2 Scarts More »

Real customer reviews

142 verified purchasers have reviewed this product.
92% of people recommend it.

Reevoo's summary of reviews:

Pros: power button, freeview tuner interface, extra resolution, build quality
Cons: slow response to remote control, silver trim around edge, picture settings

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All purchasers (142)
Design9.0
Image quality9.0
Sound quality8.2
Value for money (at time of purchase)9.2
Overall rating9.0
retired (1)
Other (141)
 

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Score 10.0/10

Steve, Lincolnshire , “Gamer”

+ Honestly you will not go wrong with this television, there's not one thing bad against it, amazing picture especially when using xbox 360 with hdmi, sound is far better than any other tv I've owned, also I've found its not a major dust collector which is nice! (Power button to turn off is a nice novelty) Game mode, film mode etc etc its great!!

- Only down side is the freeview is not digital ready, so when the switch does come you'll have to use digital through some other device (freeview box, sky etc)

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26 of 26 people found this review helpful

purchased 21 Apr 2008

Score 9.0/10

Louisa, Derby

+ Was easy to set up, fairly lightweight so I can transport it myself but seems robust enough. Picture is very good and has been easy to adjust colour etc to my preference. Nice sleek design, doesn't look out of place in my bedroom, and I'm really getting on with it.

- Menu hasn't had a great deal of thought put into it, looks a bit shabby and is sometimes hard to decipher where to find sinple things like the picture ratio. In terms of displaying films etc with different screen ratios there is sometimes a bit of a problem - one film for example could fill the screen well but then the subtitles for the foreign sections were cut off at the bottom - not very useful!

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purchased 14 Jul 2008

Score 10.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ Everything! HD DVDs and PS3 games look stunning, the freeview tuner is simple and has a easy to use interface. Obviously being such a high resolution, the images may look a bit strange close up, but it still looks fantastic!

- Can't think of any, except the model number. I ordered the 32XV505DB, but was sent a 32AV505DB, probably because the numbers looked so similar they picked the wrong one for the order!

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14 of 14 people found this review helpful

purchased 10 Jul 2008

Score 9.0/10

Colin, Lower Gornal , “Grumpy old git”

+ Good Design.(see note re Silver/Black) Easy to set up and use

- It was not clear in the info before I purchased the TV that this model has a silver trim around the edge. This is fine for me but may not suit everyone. It is described on the carton even as "Gloss Black" not "Silver/Black"

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9 of 9 people found this review helpful

purchased 23 May 2008

Score 8.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ Reasonable picture quality.
1:1 pixel mapping with PC connected via HDMI at 1920x1080.
No annoying buzzing noises from backlight that earlier models suffered from.

- Connections at back of set should face downwards to enable mounting as flush to the wall as possible.

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9 of 9 people found this review helpful

purchased 19 May 2008

Score 9.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ Reviewer left no comment

- Some of my other remote controls also operate functions with unintended consequences.

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6 of 6 people found this review helpful

purchased 26 Jul 2008

Score 9.0/10

Greg, Orpington , “I'am careful with money”

+ Love the bulid quality of this LCD, Design & Price, plus easy setup. Fantastic picture & sound quality when used with Xbox 360! A Great purchase!!

- Sound is a bit boomy for me, picture can be a little fuzzy on some programs, but I think this is down to broadcasting more than the TV's abilities. Still getting to grips with the manual!

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6 of 6 people found this review helpful

purchased 11 May 2008

Score 9.0/10

Robert, London , “late adopter”

+ looks good, souds reasonable and images ok - have yet to expoit its many features

- none, only that some fixing screws were not supplied had to go to toshiba as retailer could not do it without taking back whole TV!

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6 of 6 people found this review helpful

purchased 07 Jul 2008

Score 8.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ Design, Picture quality

- Menus too small cannot be read at distance Settings of picture size seem unstable

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5 of 5 people found this review helpful

purchased 30 Jun 2008

Score 9.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ Plenty of inputs, nice remote, good picture and slim design.Sound isn't to bad for a TV.

- None that I have found yet....

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5 of 5 people found this review helpful

purchased 16 Jul 2008

Score 10.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ Excellent price in comparison to others on the market that are more expensive and are not even 1080p! Not the mention the god awful Goodmans etc and those with a contrast ratio of 1500:1!
Have not really had it up loud but u would probably need a good system for basey / really good sound....I cant have surround sound as i am part deaf and it leaves me running aroud the room to find the main speaker lol

- my credit card has an even bigger balance!
nothing else, really chuffed!

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purchased 07 Sep 2008

Score 10.0/10

Gary, Luton, Bedfordshire

+ Stunning Design! Absolutely georgous picture when used with a 1080p source, sound ok for a tv that doesnt even look like its got speakers!! Love the way it remembers each channels setting seperately, (colour, contrast, sharpness etc). Nice swivel stand and very sturdy considering. Well Happy ;-)

- Ive had to think really hard for this.. the built in freeview looks a bit cheap on the menu's and isnt digital but anologue so you would need a freeview box using scart/hdmi for the switchover.
Also, you cannot fix this up flush against a wall due to the connection types sticking out the rear, a bracket is your answer if wall mounting is your question.

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purchased 12 Sep 2008

Score 8.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ excellent picture quality, the contrast really is as good as it claims to be!

- Sound not so good, surround sound system essential for any rate enthusiast. All said still very good value.

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5 of 5 people found this review helpful

purchased 16 Jul 2008

Score 9.0/10

Julie, Surrey

+ The picture quality is excellent, did think about going for the 36" but glad we went for the 32" it is very clear.

- Sound can be a bit distorted on the bass occasionally but we usually run it through the Surround sound!

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4 of 4 people found this review helpful

purchased 19 Jul 2008

Score 10.0/10

colin, ludlow

+ looks good, easy to use seems to be good quality

- side scart socket would be good

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4 of 4 people found this review helpful

purchased 01 Aug 2008

Score 9.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ excellent image quality

- Sound below average

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3 of 3 people found this review helpful

purchased 16 May 2008

Score 9.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ Good picture quality and the audio is ok.

- The connection could be better place or more room given for making the connections when using a wall bracket

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3 of 3 people found this review helpful

purchased 17 May 2008

Score 10.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser , “Old but sport mad”

+ Nice design and a good picture

- A bit fiddly when entering a 2 digit channel number, eg when entering 28 you have to be quick to avoid getting 2 instead.

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3 of 3 people found this review helpful

purchased 18 Jun 2008

Score 9.0/10

Lee, Cambridge , “Not a technophobe”

+ Very good image and sound. The TV looks nice too.

- Although I've rated this highly, I found the TV to be a pain to set up as a computer monitor as it just doesn't save the settings.
Also a twisting stand would have been nice.

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3 of 3 people found this review helpful

purchased 30 Jun 2008

Score 10.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ It does what it says on the box.

- None

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3 of 3 people found this review helpful

purchased 17 Jul 2008

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ great picture. the extra resolution is wonderful, esp when used as a computer monitor or when playing hi def dvds

- the nice gloss black frame attracts dust!

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3 of 3 people found this review helpful

purchased 24 Jul 2008

Score 9.0/10

Keith, Paignton , “Retired couple,enjoy TV.”

+ Early days yet, but changing picture size to fit screen not quit mastered yet. Likewise with sound quality.
Am looking forward to when the transmissoins go digital and we have FREESAT, as we are expecting even better quality sound and vision

- None really.

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2 of 2 people found this review helpful

purchased 26 Jun 2008

Score 9.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser , “i'm 65”

+ it looks good and easy to install and tune as i live on my own and did it myself

- none up to now

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2 of 2 people found this review helpful

purchased 08 Sep 2008

Score 10.0/10

Ray, Norfolk

+ On a swivel stand so is very versatile and does not have to be positionedi n the centre of the room.

- Reviewer left no comment

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2 of 2 people found this review helpful

purchased 01 May 2008

Score 9.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ Smart design.
Reasonable picture quality.

- Slow to respond to remote control.

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purchased 18 May 2008

Score 9.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser , “Retired couple”

+ Slightly different screen surround to run of the mill LCDs (crome effect strip)

- At this time none

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2 of 2 people found this review helpful

purchased 04 Sep 2008

Score 9.0/10

RD, epsom , “IT Consultant”

+ Still haven't used TV at full 1080p, however the image quality of the built-in Freeview channels is superb. The remote control is fairly easy to use (certainly in par with other makes I've used - Pioneer, Sharp). The unit feels robust, looks good and provides many external connections (e.g., hdmi, SCART, composite...).

- The one downside I have found is that the in-built speakers will distort the sound when playing at high volume. This will (should?) not be an issue indoors under "normal" viewing conditions (my unit is located in an outdoor building where there is background noise and therefore the volume needs to be high).

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purchased 22 Aug 2008

Score 10.0/10

Ozman, Manchester

+ Great Picture quaity, looks excellent on the ps3

- Attracts dust, but what tv doesnt these days...Oh also the inbuilt freeview can be a bit better thn it is other than that no complaints

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2 of 2 people found this review helpful

purchased 17 Sep 2008

Score 9.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ great tv and design, best of all was the price

- Reviewer left no comment

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purchased 25 Jun 2008

Score 8.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ Size

- Reviewer left no comment

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2 of 2 people found this review helpful

purchased 06 Jul 2008

Score 9.0/10

Warren, Banbury

+ Nice stylish TV with good picture quality and great for gaming.

- Not the best sound quality.

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2 of 2 people found this review helpful

purchased 06 Aug 2008

Score 9.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ Picture. Easy to use. Good digital reception - better than previous seperate box.

- Reviewer left no comment

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1 of 1 people found this review helpful

purchased 16 Aug 2008

Score 10.0/10

Joe, Dalkeith , “It's an honest review”

+ Good clear picture (Excellent in the HD mode)
PS3 games look awesome

- Reviewer left no comment

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1 of 1 people found this review helpful

purchased 11 Aug 2008

Score 9.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ Not a fan of LCD Tvs in general but the picture quality on this screen, even from a standard definition source is really rather impressive.

- None. It's a great TV.

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1 of 1 people found this review helpful

purchased 15 May 2008

Score 10.0/10

Dorothy, Barnsley

+ Full 1080 HD. Easy set up, Picture frame screen - no controls showing on front and on/off button at side of TV.

- None found up to now.

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1 of 1 people found this review helpful

purchased 17 May 2008

Score 8.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ Visually attractive, lovely clear pictures, especially in HD.

- Attracts dust!

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1 of 1 people found this review helpful

purchased 13 Aug 2008

Score 9.0/10

Rosemary, Rotherham south yorks , “normal 'soap 'watching woman”

+ excellent colour, stylish looks.

- as hard as I try I can't think of any.

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1 of 1 people found this review helpful

purchased 03 Sep 2008

Score 7.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ Was cheapest "good brand" 1080p at the time of purchase. Considered the Samsung equivalent, but my old Tosh TV hadn't missed a heart beat in 13 years of ownership, so went with Tosh.

- Not exactly the cutting edge of style. Was a little disappointed at it's appearance. Remote not very stylish either, but functions are well laid out.
Seems to get very hot, a lot hotter than my Samsung 37". Using as a PC monitor also so may get a tan whilst working!!

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1 of 1 people found this review helpful

purchased 03 Sep 2008

Score 10.0/10

Lee, Kent , “Honest”

+ Fantastic picture and sound, looks good and competitive price as well

- None as of yet

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1 of 1 people found this review helpful

purchased 06 Sep 2008

Score 10.0/10

Mark, Kingswinford , “Tech-wise, Young, Bit Geeky”

+ This TV is brilliant. So many connections and the PC input works a treat. And the full powerdown is really good. Saves on the electric. Shinny appearance gives a really modern and sl;eak look. Looking for a 32 inch HD 1080p TV. This is the one you should pick!

- Because the TV is shinny, it picks up dust easily. But who cares about that eh?

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1 of 1 people found this review helpful

purchased 20 Sep 2008

Score 10.0/10

Dean, Bedfordshire

+ Great TV would definately reccomend

- The silver rim

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purchased 02 Jun 2008

Score 8.0/10

james, bournemouth

+ picture quality

- Reviewer left no comment

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purchased 19 Jul 2008

Score 8.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ Excellent when using with PS3. Picture quality very good.

- none

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purchased 18 Aug 2008

Score 8.0/10

Mark, Melton Mowbray

+ good price for a 1080 tv with a good performance easy to use and set up

- slight blur on fast moving pictures

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purchased 25 Aug 2008

Score 10.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ all good

- sound very basey but ok and have adjusted

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purchased 24 Aug 2008

Score 9.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ Reviewer left no comment

- Shows up dust!

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purchased 26 Aug 2008

Score 8.0/10

chris, london

+ not totally impressed with the pictures but I think that might be the quality of my iaerial

- Reviewer left no comment

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purchased 02 Sep 2008

Score 8.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser , “I funking rule dudes!”

+ its 1080p and affordable

- not quite as cool looking as LG/samsung tv's but as they say...dont judge a book by its cover.

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purchased 06 Sep 2008

Score 8.0/10

phil, kent

+ good quality, good value

- none

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purchased 07 Sep 2008

Score 9.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ Very easy to set up

- It collects a lot of dust, but that seems apparent with most LCD TV's

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purchased 18 Sep 2008

Score 9.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ An all round great TV.

- Found out it had two power buttons.

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purchased 12 Sep 2008

Score 10.0/10

Susan, Newcastle-under-Lyme

+ Overall such good value for money

- No negative points

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purchased 16 Sep 2008

Score 9.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ very good product

- Reviewer left no comment

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purchased 13 Sep 2008

Score 9.0/10

Jack, Belfast

+ Good value compared to other manufacturers with similar spec.

- Takes a bit of time setting up picture to your own preference. On/Off button on opposite side to other controls.

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purchased 14 Sep 2008

Score 9.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser , “Hard to please”

+ Looks beautiful and classy.

- Reviewer left no comment

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purchased 17 Sep 2008

Score 10.0/10

steve, lancs

+ Image of tv is great as is sound

- None

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purchased 22 Sep 2008

Score 9.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ It is a very good TV has everything I need, also good value for money

- Cant really think of any, totally satisfied with product

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purchased 19 Sep 2008

Score 10.0/10

tim, london

+ this tv is great value and quality item

- Reviewer left no comment

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purchased 25 Sep 2008

Score 10.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ I have absolutely no regrets about purchasing this model. It has met my expectations in every way

- Reviewer left no comment

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purchased 11 Sep 2008

Score 7.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ nice design, value for money, off button at back,

- grainy picture quality, attracts dust, silver rim.

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purchased 25 Sep 2008

Score 9.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ Quality build, very sleek, excellent picture quality, decent sound, supports plenty of features for various cables, built in digital tv, comes with screen cleaning cloth.

- speakers could have been positioned better on tv for sharper sound. Remote control is a bit slow sometimes when scrolling channels.

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purchased 14 Oct 2008

Score 9.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser , “retired”

+ Appearance, picture and sound quality

- Reviewer left no comment

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purchased 17 Oct 2008

Score 8.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ The TV was a good price when I got it, for a 1080P tv. The picture is great and the TV has plenty of different settings. This is a really good tv overall.

- It does attract dust quite a bit and I don't think the sound is always that great but neither of these problems are that bad. Maybe for someone who enjoys having the sound right up and a good bassy sound should get a sound system for this tv.

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purchased 16 Oct 2008

Score 9.0/10

Trevor, Perranporth Cornwall

+ very good piture quality easy set up nice design. Like the swivel base

- none as yet

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purchased 15 Oct 2008

Score 8.0/10

Ian, Bridgend

+ Stylish; easy to set up; excellent VFM

- Picture perhaps not quite as sharp as I expected from a 1080p with this resolution.

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purchased 16 Oct 2008

Score 9.0/10

Chris, Gt.Notley

+ Picture Quality.Sound.

- There should be 3 scart sockets.

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purchased 16 Oct 2008

Score 9.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ Reviewer left no comment

- not 100hz but still good picture. Game mode is excellent

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purchased 16 Oct 2008

Score 10.0/10

kerry, wallington

+ an absolute bargin, product is fantastic

- Reviewer left no comment

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purchased 16 Oct 2008

Score 8.0/10

Ian, Southgate

+ Compact, stylish and easy to set up

- None as yet

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purchased 20 Oct 2008

Score 9.0/10

Fraser, Glasgow

+ Great looking LCD TV, and excellent value for money.

- None to mention

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purchased 20 Oct 2008

Score 9.0/10

Peter, Swinton Manchester

+ Easy setup, but don't accept the default colour, use the picture setting to adjust for your own preferences.
Looks good and performs just as good.

- None, it works straight out of the box and except for the colour adjustment couldn't fault it.

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purchased 18 Oct 2008

Score 9.0/10

Dave, Ipswich

+ it was one of the cheapest 1080p LCD's around at the time, and it had a graet write up, so i took the plunge and bought it, and havent been disapointed the xbox 360 looks fantastic on it. would recommend

- i havent explored it fully just been using it for xbox at the moment.

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purchased 25 Oct 2008

Score 9.0/10

Steve, Norwich

+ Very pleased with the product,Great picture,

- None as yet

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purchased 20 Oct 2008

Score 8.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ Design ease of use and great value

- Reviewer left no comment

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purchased 21 Oct 2008

Score 10.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ 1080p excellent picture quality, nice selection of picture modes.

- Power off button does not feel as sturdy and quality than the rest of the tv.

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purchased 22 Oct 2008

Score 9.0/10

Raymond, Peterlee , “Obsessed with quality”

+ Excellent broadcast picture quality.
Colour and sharpness truely apreciated when viewing blue ray or upscaling dvd's.
Remote control & tv menus (ie hdmi input selection or tv settings) clear and easy to navigate.
Black screen surround subtle and doesn't distract from viewing experience

- Sound is the weakest point rather than an out and out bad point.
Sound is way too basey and muffled on standard settings.
After substantial alteration of base..treble and the other dynamic sound settings (which are easy to navigate)
the sound is vastly improved!

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purchased 24 Sep 2008

Score 10.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ Excellent design, not obtrusive and very clear picture

- Reviewer left no comment

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purchased 02 Aug 2008

Score 10.0/10

richard, mansfield

+ excellant picture quality and plenty of added features

- none

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purchased 24 Oct 2008

Score 10.0/10

Dan, Denbigh

+ Great picture quality, especially when connected to PS3 or Blueray.

- Attracts dust like you wouldn't believe.

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purchased 06 Dec 2008

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Product Features

Screen Size in Inches 32
Type of Screen LCD
HD TV Full HD 1080p
HDMI Interface 3
Number of Scart Interfaces 2
Frequency (Hz) 50
Contrast Ratio (X:1) 30000
Screen Resolution (pixels) 1080p
Reflection Angle 178
Screen Format 16:9
Brightness in Candela per square metre 500
PC Interface Yes
USB Port No
Electronic Program Guide (EPG) Yes
Picture in Picture (PIP) No
Energy Savings Trust Feature Yes
Weight (kg) 15.4
Height in mm 525
Width in mm 786
Depth in mm 85
Freeview Yes
FreeSat Tuner No
Sound System Nicam Stereo
Colour Black
Release Date 16 Apr 2008

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