Goodmans GLCD17W2DVD TV reviews and prices: 17" HD Ready LCD screen

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Goodmans GLCD17W2DVD TV reviews and prices: 17" HD Ready LCD screen reviews

This TV is a good all rounder.

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7.0 out of 10 based on 3 reviews.

Goodmans GLCD17W2DVD with 17" HD Ready LCD screen, 0 HDMI ports and Freeview. See full product description

Overall rating	7.0
Ease of use	6.0
Image quality	6.7
Sound quality	8.5
Design	6.7
Value for money	7.7

Product Features

Screen size (Inches)	17
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	0
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	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.
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.
Contrast Ratio (X:1)	400
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.
Reflection angle	170
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)	128

Vertical resolution (Pixels)	768

Brightness (Candela per square metre)	450
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)	No
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)	8.8

Release date	2005-08-30
The date the product was originally made available for purchase.

Also known as: GOODMANS LCD17W2DV

TV Buyers Guide

Manufacturer's Description

This compact TV is great for saving space – ideal in the kitchen or bedroom. As a 12V unit, it is also suitable for caravans and other mobile applications.

This compact TV is great for saving space – ideal in the kitchen or bedroom. As a 12V unit, it is also suitable for caravans and other mobile applications.
Benefits
Super thin TV panel technology saves space
Compact monitor style design
Full function slot load DVD player
Distortion free, flat screen picture with anti-reflection screen coating
Integrated DVD/ TV gives a neat, wire-free installation
SCART and PC sockets for in-home connectivity
High brightness, high contrast screen
Teletext
NICAM digital stereo sound
Fully wall mountable
Remote control
Features
17" Widescreen LCD TV with Integrated DVD Player
Slot-load Dolby digital 2-channel DVD player
99 station, auto tune
wide horizontal/ vertical viewing angle
400:1 contrast ratio
450cdm2 screen brightness
1280 × 768 screen resolution
10 page Fastext
NICAM digital stereo sound
NTSC and PAL playback
Plays DVD (inc. +/-R, +/-RW), CD (inc. CDR), JPEG & Kodak picture CD
Chapter skip/ search & repeat (1/ all/ a-b)
multi chapter/ track programmable
Subtitle support
Multilingual dialogue support
Easy to use on screen displays
1 x SCART socket
Audio inputs: RCA
Video inputs: component RCA, SCART
Outputs: coaxial digital
Connections for PC
Supplied with adjustable desktop stand
Wall mountable (Hole centres: 100 × 100mm)
Remote control
Box Contains
Integrated TV/ DVD
AC power adapter
Remote Control
Batteries for Remot
User Manual
Product Dimensions – HxWxD(mm):
Main Unit/mm:369 × 486 × 200
Weight(kg):8.8
Batteries Required:2 x AAA

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