LG 22LH20 is an attempt by LG to make a LCD panel for people who are on stiff budgets. You can use it for watching TV or you can pair it up with a computer to watch HD movies. But watching HD movies on this screen isn’t that great because it doesn’t support full HD. The maximum resolution that you get is 1366X768 which is 720p. We were happy with the LG’s remote control, it seemed better than remote controls of other LCDs that we have tested. On some the buttons were cramped.  But you won’t have much to complain about the structure of this remote control. There is no dedicated aspect ratio button on the handset which was a disappointment. The menu key is placed and the lower left of the big cursor control which is bad ergonomics. There is an energy saving button and it is highlighted by the ‘e’ letter and picture of a leaf. The button is green in color which pretty much gives you the idea. The buttons are great to touch and you get a feel of a click when you press them.  [...]

Everyone’s going green, some are going because they care and some are doing it to please people. And Sony is doing its two bits to go green too! Sony KDL-46VE5 has a presence sensor which automatically switches off the panel if no one is watching it. Now don’t get all freaked out thinking that someone is invading your privacy. The panel has a motion detector below the panel and if it doesn’t feel anything moving in front of it for a long time, it gets switched off. The motion detector can detect up to ten feet and if no motion has been detected for a specified time (you can set it to 5, 30 or 60 minutes) the TV goes blank but the sound remains on. Blank TV will cut the power consumption to almost half. After 30 minutes it detects for motion again and if no motion is detected then the TV is switched off completely. The presence sensor gives a warning when the TV is about to be switched off. It says “The TV is about to turn off” and moving your body in front of the screen  [...]

Purchasing a product like Plasma TV is a once in a lifetime deal. At least you will never end up buying a plasma twice or thrice in your life unless you are born with a silver spoon. So it is necessary to do good research before you buy a panel. So lets see if this TV is worth your precious money. This plasma panel is massive 50 inch long. This should add to the viewing joy and it does! Watching HD content on this screen is pure joy and we hardly had any issues with it. The plasma HD had some problems with processing full HD content. HD content is of 1080p (1920X1080) resolution and the panel couldn’t take it smoothly. The panel is supposed to take three formats 720p (standard definition), 1080i (HD ready resolution) and 1080p (Full HD) The panel has PC connectivity and you can hook up your TV to this panel and enjoy the movies stored in your PC. It also has four HDMI ports in the back. There are 2 ten watt speakers on this TV, total comes to 20 watts. One thing that we  [...]

Envizen Digital Duo Box looks like a smaller version of laptop. It is very light and easy to carry around. It is meant for you to enjoy television while you are on the move or watch movies on DVDs. Or you can use this product when there are power cuts in the neighborhood. The player is pretty bad in the looks department, but performance wise it is impressive. DivX, the format which is preferred for movie piracy, is supported in this player. The seven inch screen won’t give you the out of the box experience and the small resolution makes it look more awful. But this is all you get when you ask for a portable player. A bigger screen would have meant a bigger player and also a heavier one. For playing TV you will have to move around your house and look for a sweet spot where you get a good signal. Chances are that you will get a good signal where there is a window or the terrace. TV experience is nowhere as good as bigger TV sets. If you live in an area where you don’t get good signal  [...]

Samsung introduced the LED backlighting in 2007 and the second model followed in 2008. Samsung was also the only manufacturer then to control the illumination of the LED elements individually. The other manufacturers had screens with LED elements at the edges, but all of these lit or shut off at the same moment. Since the number of LED elements will always is less than the pixels, there are some LED lights that remain illuminated in dark areas. This results in ‘Blooming’. To eliminate this, Samsung has drastically increased the LED zones in the 8500 but they won’t disclose details on the number. The other interesting spec is that the 8500 has a 240Hz refresh rate. It is double from the usual 120 Hz refresh rate, but it was barely recognizable. Samsung promises better resolution through this higher refresh rate. You can tweak blur reduction and judder through the Auto Motion Plus dejudder process. The intricate features of this screen are well hidden in the menus, but are easily  [...]

Sharp hasn’t changed the remote for its LCDs in quite some time, and if you have used a Aquos before than you will take no time getting used to the one supplied with this series of LCDs. You can now connect four HDMI inputs, a USB pen drive and the Ethernet cable in addition to loads of other options. The picture quality of the LCD was good, and on par with similar models in the market. The screens are glossy, and that could create problems with ambient lights, so take care on where you plan to place your LCD. You can now access Picasa from your LCD and upload pictures from your pen drive which you can connect to your set. The in-built support system also has a glossary for all the terms that you might encounter while fidgeting around with this set. There are three energy saving options, which give you control on the brightness and contrast apart for other parameters. The LC-LE700UN series handles HD quality well, rendering pleasing picture and sound. Sharp's new dejudder processing  [...]

This LED –based LCD TV, also called LED TV by the company, is marketed as a class apart from its contemporaries based on the presence of a 240 –Hz processor as the distinguishing factor for pricing it high. Well, don’t get excited about this feature and start viewing the gadget as something truly distinctive because the 240- Hz processor might not be a highly valued addition according to me. This is because the problems that are associated with picture quality, uniformity, deep black levels are still persistent. They may be actually due to very thin panels. Even with all this, the picture quality is good as you might expect most Samsung products to be. - xa2i6ksy9p This LCD TV looks really chic with its ultra thin bodies. Mount it on the wall or make it stand on an equally stylish stand, this TV’s going to add to the style of your house. Apart from that it saves up a lot of space in your house which is otherwise taken up by bulky electronic gadgets. The UN55B8000 is a big looker  [...]