Customer Reviews

Sylvania 6615LE 15-Inch Stereo LCD Flat-Panel TV

5 star:		(11)
4 star:		(10)
3 star:		(2)
2 star:		(3)
1 star:		(0)

 

 

Pros:
Extremely lightweight (even lighter than most 14").
No Power Brick! Attached cord plugs directly into wall.
Can accept a 'standard' 100mm wall mount.
At $299, an absolute great buy.
Not bad sound at all.

Cons:
Extremely bulky and clunky Remote.
So-so black levels (not great contrast/brightness levels)
Poor viewing angle (especially vertically)

Okay, so I don't know much about LCD TVs. I first saw this one on display at Best Buy. It was in an array of 20 or so TVs. For some reason, this little guy stood out as having a great picture. Even so, the viewing angle was not very good - when all of the TVs were viewed from an angle (to the right or left), most of the screens turned milky - including this one. Keep in mind that many of the $1500 TVs also milked out as well. This one suffers from vertical angles as well. If you look dead on, it looks great. Crouch down and look at, and the screen has faded halfway to black. By contrast, the LCD monitor I am looking into right now is outstanding from all angles. Expect to spend 20 minutes or so adjusting the picture. There are no presets (i.e. movie, sports, etc.). Finally, there are three backlight settings.

Best Buy had it listed at $399 (plus tax). Amazon has it for $299. The next lowest 15" is currently well over $400. In my opinion, that makes this a good deal for now.

The thing that really stands out about this TV is the light weight and the lack of a power transformer. I'm telling you, this thing is light enough to hang from a nail in drywall (not that I recommend it). It was BY FAR the lightest TV on the Best Buy display rack; every other TV (even the 14-inchers) weighed at least twice as much. Add to that the fact that most 15" LCDs require a power brick. If you are planning on wall-mounting an LCD or Plasma, the last thing you want to have to do is cut a hole in the wall to recess a transformer. The integrated power supply is a strong Plus for this TV.

The datasheet lists the speakers at 1W per channel - extremely underpowered. However, I was surprised at the sound it delivered. No chest-pounding bass by any means, but not tinny. This TV was never meant for serious A/V viewing anyway. There are no treble or bass adjustments. You get Stereo or Mono - that's it. There is decent stereo separation, but don't compare it to your 32" with surrpond.

The overall thicknes of the TV is just under 4". If you wall-mount it, you will not have any surprises. None of the connectors point out the back of the TV; they all point out the left side. They are far enough away from the left edge so as to accomodate cable dressing; no right-angled connectors are needed.

The inputs are everything a mid-range TV has:
75 Ohm coax
Component
Composite
S-Video

For outputs, there is a Headphone jack, but no video or audio RCA out.

The TV has a picture-frame type stand (arm that angles out to hold the TV up). Most LCDs have a stand that keeps the TV perfectly vertical, allowing slight angle adjustments. This one is a little more manual. You can adjust the vertical angle by extending or retracting a metal extension. The arm is not removable.

If you are looking for an inexpensive LCD, this is a great bet at $299. I wouldn't pay anything over $325 for it, though - certainly not $399 as Best Buy suggests.

Amazon is offering a 17" SVA for $299 as of this writing. I am wary of any PC monitor that has a built-in TV tuner. I would stick with the dedicated LCD TV like this one.

By the way, I purchased two of these for Christmas 2004. Amazon got them here well within their gauranteed delivery time. If you are buying one as a surprise, they are shipped in the actual manufacturers box (not in plain cardboard), which lowers the surprise factor...

For around $300 this is a good deal, and probaly the bset small cheap LCD TV you will find. This little TV is now in my kitchen, and the picture quality is pretty good considering it is hooked to my cable and not my satellite, the latter of which has a superior signal. The viewing angle is OK and the darks are a little to light. Now the biggest problems are (1)the remote, it is huge, considering this TV has no major extra features and the remote has only the most basic features why is it so big? I mean it is larger than my Kenwood audio receiver remote and it has proabably 50 buttons, I am going to replace it with a small basic universal remote. (2) The other major "bad" with this set is the stand, it is like a picture frame stand so the TV always will have to lean back somewhat, it can't stand up straight like do most LCD TVS and LCD monitors. All in all a good buy though not without it's faults.

The TV is small, light and very good looking. It has a great picture and the sound is good. It is much more than a good value for the money. I read the other comments before I purchased it so I thought I was prepared for a cheap little kitchen TV. There are no negatives. Unbelievable value.

SS

It arrived from Amazon quite quickly. I plugged in the cable coax connection, plugged in the power and instant TV. Quite nice picture and wide viewing angle for an LCD screen. Very light, which is just what we wanted. When we're in the kitchen area we can turn it to face us. When we sit down to eat we just turn it around 180 degrees.

I didn't check any other competing TVs. This one sold me on its price, light weight and good reviews at Amazon. It exceeded my expectations.

I purchased one of these TVs about 3 months ago as a replacement for a 13-inch. I looked at several other makes and models, but this one was definitely the best deal for the money. The TV has relatively good picture and descent sound quality. The remote is comically oversized, which does make it harder to lose. The TV does need to be faced towards where your sitting or the picture can be difficult to view, especially with bright lights on in the room. Overall, I have been completely satisfied with it.

After reading the generally favorable reviews on this TV I ordered one and it arrived a few days ago. I am very pleased. Basically just plugged it in and turned it on. The picture is excellent. I bought a Magnavox 15" LCD TV last year for around $500 and was pretty disappointed. The picture quality is not very good but it was too much trouble to send it back. Plus having a flat screen TV was still better than the huge picture tube thing I had before. But this TV is awesome! The picture is bright and clear (and the rather large remote that people complained about is not THAT huge). I am VERY tempted to order a second one right away. I strongly recommend this TV.

Unpacked the item, and immediately plugged it into my HDTV Set top box using the component output. Voila! a beautiful 1080i picture as stated in the technical specs!.. I then hooked it up to a 2.4Ghz audio/video sender connected to my satellite dish and voom! now have crisp satellite images from the living room TV in our Kitchen, with a very nice, compact 15" self supporting GREAT television set!!. Did I mention it is now a WIRELESS TV?.. Tons of great things you can do with this TV/HD Monitor that many stores that sell the item don't even know about. Fry's electronics said that this set couldn't be capable of displaying HD at that price! Ha I say!

I purchased this at Best Buy as a second tv to put in the bedroom . I was skeptical about the price and quality, but its been almost a year and I love it. Our major tv went on the blitz and we've been using this as our main set. It has held up to a couple of "falls" and still works. Quality is great, works right out of the box, sound is fine, it has easy access to inputs and it is extremely light! It even has its own remote. The only con is that the stand limits the viewing angle, so we fixed that by moving the screen to the postion we wanted and securing it (it is so light we used a twisty to tie it through the of the cable box).
I'm so happy with this, I'm looking for another 17 inch or bigger.

I was looking for a good entry model flat panel, HD-ready TV. This one had the best picture and price that I saw as I shopped around town and online. I have been very pleased, and other reviews warned me of the HUMONGOUS remote control (and it is indeed ridiculously large with minimal features). I solved that problem by buying a small universal remote.

The TV does angle upward a bit; it is positioned like a picture frame on the table so the viewing screen tilts upward and there is no adjustable feature to change this angle. This works fine on my kitchen countertop, which is low, but might not work as well on a higher location such as a tall dresser or entertainment center.

I was skeptical about the quality of this TV, but after reading all the positive reviews I decided to buy one. Don't expect a home theater system, but it is an excellent TV for the den, kitchen or office areas of your home or business. The picture quality is very good but gets a little milky beyond 45 degree viewing angles to the right or left. It's not bad though and can easily be nudged in any viewing direction since it is so light weight. All menu items are simple to adjust. The remote is large for such a small TV. If you buy or use a generic remote, you may have to program it using Funai codes rather than Sylvania - I did. I have been quite pleased with my purchase.