T SERIES 26IN DTUNER LCD TV

by Olevia

Product Details

• Item Weight: 34 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 35 pounds
• ASIN: B000OY7PXC
• Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #153,336 in Electronics (See Top 100 in Electronics)

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T SERIES 26IN DTUNER LCD TV

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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars It's an OK television for the price., August 4, 2007

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T. Heptig "Tre" (Philadelphia, PA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: T SERIES 26IN DTUNER LCD TV (Electronics)

The picture on this tv is decent for the price, but there are a bunch of little nuances that make this tv more trouble than it's worth. The processor inside is very slow, and that makes everything take a long time: booting up, changing channels, switching between video inputs.. all very slow. The menu isn't set up very well, and the tv itself looks kinda bulky compared to others on the market.
I got this tv cuz i'm a cheap bast'rd and couldn't bring myself to spend a grand on a decent tv. but i had to have a flat-panel, so i compromise by dealing with the annoying navigation.
Also, in case you didn't read it anywhere else, you can't use universal remotes with this badboy because none of the codes are compatible with this device.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars fine quality lcd hdtv for the price, June 6, 2007

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Daniel Honemann (Baltimore, MD United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: T SERIES 26IN DTUNER LCD TV (Electronics)

I bought this direct from Target last night for use in my bedroom; it works as expected. Standard definition channels are of course not so clear, but high definition stations are a wonder to behold. The picture is nice and bright, good contrast, great colors; the sound through the built-in speakers is plenty good enough for my purposes, especially once the bass is turned up (although it jumps pretty quickly from silent to loud). I looked at this model next to the well-received Olevia 37-inch model and in some ways I actually prefer the image on this smaller screen, especially the non-HD channels.

There's some motion blurring on fast moving subjects, unfortunately... not sure how it would do for gaming. Other cons: only one of each type of input, so you can't hook up both an HDMI dvd player (I just ordered the Samsung DVD-1080P7 Up-Converting 1080p DVD Player from Amazon) and HDMI cable/satellite box at the same time (I've just hooked up my coax cable directly to the set); only offers 720p/1080i resolution (but then I don't believe there's any lcd hdtv set this size that features 1080p as it's not really necessary); the remote is not the best I've ever used, and you must point it directly at the small infrared receiver on the front panel; the user interface for changing picture settings, aspect ratio, etc., is rather clunky; the user manual (pdf file only) is sparse; I'm (so far) not able to get any firmware updates (says I haven't registered my serial no. when in fact I have). These are relatively minor gripes for what amounts to a bargain LCD HDTV set.

10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Decent priced flat panel that can compete with more expensive models, June 24, 2007

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S. J McCartin (Florida) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: T SERIES 26IN DTUNER LCD TV (Electronics)

I bought a xbox 360 a couple of months ago, using that on a regular tv is a waste, half the time you can't see the baddies perched on the building shooting at you; you simply must have a display that can give the 360 the resolution it's capable of producing. I've been wanting a flat panel for quite awhile but just couldn't justify what was being asked for them and up till lately I really wasn'te teribbly impressed with most of the cheaper models. I saw this one on display at target and I was quite impressed. Up till now I'd had my heart set on a Samsung but this one was just as sharp and clear as what I'd seen on my chosen brand that was a good bit more money. I did a bit of research, yes Olevia is a newer company but I couldn't find any really negative opinions about them and you can't beat the included warranty, one year on site, you usually pay extra for on site service. Target also offers a very cheap three year warranty for 29.00 which was another attraction. I brought this guy home and had to figure out how to use my existing TV mount on the wall, I just strapped it down and it's fine but I think I will end up replacing the wall mount because sometimes the angles are not quite right when viewing very dark scenes (it can be lived with for now). This unit includes both HD and regular tuners, it even manages to tune in a couple of HD channels off cable with no box. I have played Bulletwitch and heavy weapon on this with the xbox 360 and I don't see the blurring mentioned in the other review. I'm also happy with the sound output, apparently a lot of flat panels have insuffucient built in sound, perhaps because they expect you to plug it into a home theater system (which I currently don't have). You get one composite input, one VGA plug (and sound inputs), one RCA/satellite input (with a svideo port) and a single HDMI port and a usb port for firmware upgrades. I don't currently use the HDMI port (and it even came with a cable, those cables are not cheap) but if I find myself needing more than one switchboxes are made so it's not a big issue. I'm am overall very happy with the unit for the price and it's made my xbox 360 100% more fun than it was before. The only annoying thing about this tv is the dumb blue power light that stays on all the time, it's so bright it wakes me up in a completely dark room (I have this in my bedroom). This is a great TV, so far as I know it doesn't have user replaceable light source but at an average of 8 hours a day viewing it should last a good ten years very easy (mtbf something like 50000 hours). There will undoubtedly be something better that I want long before this one fails. These TV's work by adjusting a constantly on light source, as the light source ages they tend to change color of the output light but that is not something that will happen for years. The sign on the shelf at target says 1600:1 contrast however the box mentions 800:1 native so apparently some processing is occuring within the tv to improve the picture. It does take a good ten seconds to come on when you turn it on or change inputs. The remote is capable and well layed out. It includes a button to change picture for three types of room lighting and a button to select inputs but it's not a multi remote that you can setup to run your dvd player also. So far I love it, only time will tell if it's a good product.