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Sceptre 46" 1080P Widescreen HDTV - Black (X46BV-1080P)
 
Manufacturer: Sceptre
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List Price: $729.99
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46" widescreen 16:9 HDTV LCD1080P full HDTV1080P thru HDMI and component8000:1 dynamic contrast5.1 digital audio outputView photos and listen audio thru USBAll-in-One ATSC/NTSC/QAM tunerPIP and POPPC compatible (DVI and VGA)Swivelable stand Self power off (while no signal input)4 x HDMI v1.3

Product Details

  • 46" Screen Flat Panel TV with LCD Technology for Crisp Images and Thin Design
  • Displays Resolutions up to 1080p
  • Includes Remote Control
  • HD Display When Connected to an Optional HD Source
  • ATSC/NTSC/QAM Built-In
  • Video Features: Hi-Resolution Panel
  • Audio Features: Selectable Sound Modes
  • High Contrast and Brightness
  • Inputs: HDMI
  • Outputs: S/PDIF
  • On-Screen HD Display
  • 16:9 Widescreen Aspect Ratio
  • 1920x1080 Resolution
  • Contrast Ratio: 8000:1
  • 6ms Response Time
  • 2 Speakers Front Panel Speakers
  • Operational Modes: Multiple Picture Modes
  • Additional Functions: Computer Monitor
  • Compatible with 108i/720p/480i/480p Resolution Specs/Video Modes Formats
  • Viewing Angles: 178x178
  • Swivel Base monitor
  • Accessories Included: Remote Control Batteries
  • 1 Year Warranty on Parts and Labor
  • 44.98"x31.35"x10"
  • weighs 71 lbs.

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High priced quality in all aspects
 
Review Date: April 3, 2009
Reviewer: C. O. Dickerson, Mission Hills, CA
Even in Costco I cannot find any 46" full HDTV for less than $[...]. Mine arrived in 6 days. After buying two HDMI cables, one for my cable box and one for my DVD player, it was ready to play. If you have a home theater system I would assume you already have the optical cable for the DVD player as well. This set is no longer available on Costco online. I did not know anything about Sceptre. I read dozens of the reviews they had. Without the reviews the price made me skeptical about this brand. The reviews were terrific. Since the set is not available there, I came here to Amazon where I've had nothing but great experiences buying stuff. For those like myself, that don't want to waste their time and money on turkeys, I felt an obligation to help, whomever. I love this set. The picture is spectacular. There are lots of adjustments for sound and picture. The PIP is not only sizable in that little extra screen you can move around, it will expand your PIP to approximately 21" side by side with your other picture! Then you can switch the audio. For a sports fanatic like me, well...wow! This set is better, yes better than I expected. For a price so much lower than the Vizio's, Sharp's, Panasonic's, and Sony's, this set is a SLAM DUNK!

I'm back. I've owned this set for 11 months as of this writing. I still love it. FYI: My HD signal is from high speed cable (so I have no opinion on satellite quality). My DVD movies have always played great. My son gave me a blue-ray player for Xmas and the blue-ray picture is as astonishingly sharp as one should expect. I noticed the negative review was not this exact model. Don't understand complaints about contrast or anything else concerning the picture. There are four picture modes, vivid, mild, and standard which are pre-sets with color and contrast etc locked in. The one you'll use 99% of the time is "custom". You can adjust no less than 14 different picture components, from the basics of color, brightness, contrast, hue etc. to fine-tuning adjustments for color temperature (3) and the amount of back-lighting. There is no way you can't adjust this picture to any preference! The only negative (I don't think it's a negative for this price) but the native TV speakers are mediocre at best. I would strongly recommend having your own home theater sound system and this is not even an issue.
for X460-F120
 
Review Date: January 28, 2010
Reviewer: a user,
Firstly I own upgraded version of this, not exactly this one. (mine has 20,000 contrast ration, better than this one, and mine has 120Hz enabled.) However I have many problems with this one so I write my review here, for X460-F120

1. poor contrast. Maybe the best movie to test contrast might be "Charlie and chocolate factory" I tried to tweak brightness and contrast a lot, but still lose details in shadowy scenes. (If I get more details in darkness, I would lose details in bright scenes.) Now I think I got somehow optimal condition to obtain maximal detail in both of darkness and brightness, but then my color looks a little bit weird. (not very vivid, as to say.)

2. 120Hz function, as others said, does not work very well for action movies. I got pixelation (square boxes, that is broken pictures) in the case of "Strong Motion blur free" I tried other values but still got broken pictures. Finally I just turn off this function.

3. vibrating (blinking) edges: this does not occur always, but if the scene contains many stripes, sometimes they look to be vibrating (blinking)

4. Sometimes TV has blackout for less than 1 second. This occures 0~2 times per one movie randomly.


#1 and #3 did not happen with my excellent Dell 27'' monitor (which was $650). It is a really good monitor and it gives much better pictures than this TV.

In fact, not this TV is not in good price anymore, if you look for "LG 47LH30" which might be even less expensive, but bigger. This LG's has far better contrast (50,000 VS 20,000) even though it does not provide 120Hz. Since this Sceptre's 120Hz does not mean much since it does not work well, I'd rather go to LG's proven technology or something else.

I think Sceptre should provide firmware upgrade with a better algorithm, at least.
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Feb
28

52 120HZ 1080P LCD HDtv

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52" 120HZ 1080P LCD HDtv
 
Manufacturer: RCA
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List Price: $1,599.99
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RCA Scenium stands for the best consumer TVâ?TMs the RCA brand has to offer. This yearâ?TMs line up is no exception. The RCA Scenium line of 120Hz Full HD 1080p televisions incorporate the latest technologies (including HDMIâ"¢ and SRS TruSurround XT®) and provide the best in picture performance. Additional features like ARC2â"¢ video processing enable smoother motion when viewing movies or fast-action sports. The 48 Series also features HDMI-CEC compliance, Dynamic Contrast Enhancement and USB Input. Wrap all this performance in a sleek high gloss piano black finish and you have the pinnacle of RCA performance and design.

RCA products are designed with the environment in mind. The Intuilightâ"¢ Light Sensor detects ambient room light and automatically adjusts contrast on the screen. The result is more energy-efficiency that is perfectly balanced for your roomâ?TMs environmentâ?" night or day. The RCA Scenium 48 Series is ENERGY STAR® compliant.

Product Details

  • 1080p resolution; 120Hz refresh rate; ATSC / NTSC / QAM
  • 25-000 dynamic contrast ratio
  • 16
  • 9 widescreen aspect ratio
  • 5ms response time

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Panasonic CT-32HL44 32" Flat Screen HDTV-Ready TV
 
Manufacturer: Panasonic
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List Price: $899.99
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Panasonic's 32-inch HDTV-ready CT-32HL44 television provides state-of-the-art picture quality thanks to its innovative Tau PureFlat picture tube, which is perfectly suited to deliver outstanding home theater performance. It's compatible with both 1080i/480p HDTV displays, and it features a motion-adaptive 3D comb filter, selectable 16:9 viewing mode, progressive CinemaScan (3:2 pulldown), digital velocity scan modulation, and dual-tuner picture-in-picture.

Two-tuner picture-in-picture with split-screen display lets you view two programs at once by dividing the screen in half down the middle. Each program is shown at full height, with one program on the left side and the other on the right.

Progressive CinemaScan (3:2 pulldown) provides faithful reproduction of film-based materials. DVD mastering introduces a common distortion when adjusting 24-frames-per-second movies to 30 fps video; Progressive Cinema Scan digitally corrects this distortion, removing the redundant information to display a film-frame-accurate picture.

The motion-adaptive digital comb filter prevents any two lines with different colors from being processed together in the comb filter at the same time, minimizing any "hanging dots" in the image. With digital velocity scan modulation, advanced circuitry along the neck of the CRT senses shifts from black to white in the video signal. The black and white portions of the signal are sped up and slowed down, respectively, resulting in improved transitions.

This set has a built-in 181-channel tuner, though you'll need an optional HDTV tuner to receive high-definition broadcasts. The two built-in speakers (15 watts apiece) provide simulated surround sound and BBE high-definition audio enhancement, which helps restore the dynamic range of musical passages to help provide a more natural sound.

The CT-32HL44 has 4 composite A/V inputs (1 front), 3 S-video inputs (1 front), 2 component-video inputs, 1 RF, 1 headphone jack. It adds an HDMI connection, providing high-quality, uncompressed digital audio/video signal transmission.

Tech Talk
Aspect ratio: The aspect ratio refers to the shape of the video image. Traditional television has a 4:3 aspect ratio, which is almost square in appearance. Digital television has either a 4:3 or 16:9 aspect ratio. A 16:9 aspect ratio is widescreen and appears rectangular, which looks more like a movie screen, filling more of the viewer's field of vision for a more lifelike viewing experience.

HDMI-HDCP interface: HDMI is a new standard digital connection between A/V devices, such as a set-top box, DVD player, or A/V receiver, and a digital television. HDMI offers exceptional video and audio quality with a single quick-disconnect connector. It supports multichannel digital audio transmissions and component-video color spacing for true rendering of HD video. HDMI supports the HDCP copy protection standard, allowing transmission of copy-protected digital content to your display.

What's in the Box
Panasonic CT-32HL44 32-inch TV, remote control, 2 AA batteries, and printed operating instructions.

Product Details

  • 32-inch flat HDTV-ready set; measures 35 x 27 x 22.5 inches (W x H x D)
  • PureFlat screen minimizes reflections and distortion no matter where you sit in the room; 2-tuner picture-in-picture
  • Digital velocity scan modulation improves transitions; accurate color separation from digital comb filter; CinemaScan 3:2 pulldown
  • 4 A/V inputs (1 front), 3 S-video (1 front), 2 component video, 1 HDMI, 1 RF, 1 headphone jack
  • Two 15-watt speakers; virtual BBE surround sound

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This is better than a Sony
 
Review Date: January 13, 2005
Reviewer: J. Bingham, Salt Lake City, UT
We purchased this TV because the picture quality was better than the Sony Wega. It also fits perfectly in our entertainment center where the JVC or the Sony have those large speakers on the side that make it impossible for it to fit into any center that is equiped to hold a 32" TV.
Panasonic HDTV was a nightmare
 
Review Date: September 21, 2004
Reviewer: Ken Valz,
I had this TV delivered. I unboxed it and plugged it in and it didn't work.

I now know that Panasonic TV's have a major power circuit board problem.

Beware!!!!

I hope I get my money back for this lemon.

I shoulda bought a Sony !!!
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Samsung LN52B750 HDTV + High-performance HDTV Hook-up & Maintenance Kit
 
Manufacturer: Samsung
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Make the move to the smoothest LCD action ever, with Samsung's LN52B750 LCD HDTV. Start with the incredible color and rich clarity of Full HD 1080p resolution, all on a 52-inch screen. Add the power of Samsung's newest Auto Motion Plus 240Hz technology, for a new level of the most lifelike LCD action the market. Samsung's Medi @2.0 feature puts customizable widgets ? with content from partners like Flickr and Yahoo! ? under your control, via your remote. A pre-loaded Content Library offers hours of built-in digital entertainment and information, from games to yoga routines. Four HDMI inputs make DVD, cable or satellite HD box, or Blu-ray Disc connectivity a snap. And with the attractive Touch of Color design, the subtle charcoal grey accent at the bezel's edge underscores this LCD HDTV's elegance. HDTV High-performance Hook-Up & Maintenance KitLN52B750 - 52 High-definition 1080p 240Hz LCD TV

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JVC LT-42E488 42-Inch 720p Flat Panel LCD HDTV
 
Manufacturer: JVC
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List Price: $1,499.99
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For 2007 JVC's line-up of widescreen high definition flat panel displays bring a new dimension to home theater, literally. Our line-up of panels was not only engineered to excite the most extreme audio visual enthusiasts, but also to influence the creative minds of the most discriminating home decorators. JVC's 32" LCD televisions, with stylish cosmetics, takes into consideration every feature the demanding digital customer is looking for now and for the future. It offers a 1200:1 contrast ratio, 500 cd/m2 and a 178 Degree Viewing. This units connectivity takes into concideration todays digital world and includes an ATSC Tuner, Dual HDMI/HDCP Inputs, a NEW USB Photo Viewer and 2 Component Video Inputs. Ideal for any room in the house!

Product Details

  • High Resolution W-XGA (1366 x 768) LCD
  • D.I.S.T. 770p (Digital Image Scaling Technology)with GENESSA Picture Processing
  • 42" 1366 x 768 Flat Panel LCD with ATSC/QAM Tuner, Dual HDMI Inputs and Photo Viewer

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JVC 42" 720p Flat Panel LCD HDTV
 
Review Date: November 26, 2007
Reviewer: K. Dougher, liverpool ny
This TV is fabulous. Awesome picture, awesome sound. Looks great too!
LCD screen is a great improvement as lights/windows don't show up in it like a normal tv. Couldn't beat the price when I purchased with free shipping and no tax. Quite a bargain. [[ASIN:B000OCQ4PY JVC LT-42E488 42" 720p Flat Panel LCD HDTV]
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