Viore LC26VF59 26-Inch 1080p LCD HDTV, Black

by Viore

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 24.2 x 8.5 x 19.5 inches ; 22.9 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 25 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B002CJN91E
• Item model number: LC26VF59
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (45 customer reviews)
• Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #3,068 in Electronics (See Top 100 in Electronics)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: June 1, 2009

Product Description

Product Description

The VIORE LC26VF59 is the 26-Inch 1080p (Full-HD) LCD Television. The TV has 1920 x 1200 native resolution for Full-HD (1080p) performance and wide-screen (16:9 aspect ratio) for a complete home theater experience. The super high picture quality has been realized by VIORE engineering with high brightness for a vivid and brilliant picture and with high contrast for deeper blacks and brighter whites. The ATSC TV tuner is integrated for over-the-air HDTV broadcast reception. Dual HDMI inputs are provided so that the digital signals for both video and audio will be transferred without any degradation from Blu-ray Disc Player, DVD Player, Game Player, or Cable/Satellite Box. The VGA port is provided so that you can use the TV as a computer monitor. Comonent Video, Composite Video, and S-Video inputs are available.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

367 of 379 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars WARNING >>> WARNING>>> WARNING!!!, November 9, 2009

By	M. Swaesey (FL) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

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This review is from: Viore LC26VF59 26-Inch 1080p LCD HDTV, Black (Electronics)

WARNING >>> WARNING>>> WARNING!!!

If you're buying this to serve as a computer monitor, it is perhaps the best value out there for this screen size, especially if you do intensive graphics or Autocad. At the same time, and since it has a built-in Tuner, it can serve as an emergency TV set at the office, whether the office is inside or outside your residence.

If you are buying it to serve primarily as an HDTV, however, Stop right here and Read:

This is Not a 16X9 Screen; this is a 16 X 10.5 .... Read carefully: The Ratio of this screen is Not a 16 X 9 .... It is 16 X 10.5 ..... You will Not be able to obtain a true Wide Screen Image on this TV ! .... The tuner sends the signal processed for Wide Screen display Yet there is No Wide Screen to Display it as processed, the result is a vertically stretched image. This cannot be corrected by selecting a different display mode.

As a Computer Monitor, I will give it 4 Stars. .... As an HDTV, however, I can only give it no rating what so ever .... Zero Stars as a TV....!

This should be reclassified as a 1920 X 1200 Monitor .... But should never be classified as a 1080p Wide Screen HDTV because it is simply misleading.

Conclusion:

Buy it with total confidence as a 1920 X 1200 Monitor.

Do Not Buy it as a 1080p 16 X 9 Wide Screen HDTV .... It is Not.

60 of 61 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars No Service, October 8, 2009

By	Louis J. Mattioli (Pennsylvania) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

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This review is from: Viore LC26VF59 26-Inch 1080p LCD HDTV, Black (Electronics)

Do not count on any type of response if you have a question or a problem. The 866# only refers the caller to a long distance number via automated responder. When called you are put on hold for the "next" available service tech (I think there is only one and they wish you would go away). When they do answer, the person does not know anything. He will take your info. and tell you a "trained" technician will call you back soon. No one ever calls. Even after following up from my end with an email and another call. No response.

52 of 55 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Great price? Because of one major flaw, October 30, 2009

By	The Dude (USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Viore LC26VF59 26-Inch 1080p LCD HDTV, Black (Electronics)

I did my comparison shopping, but not enough research on this one.

Before you consider this TV for the decent size and 2 HDMI inputs, you should be forewarned about one big flaw:

It has a 16:10 aspect ratio.

This means that although it supports full 1080p resolution, the image is ALWAYS vertically stretched, like a Paula Abdul music video. I noticed this and thought that I might be able to view content with letterboxing, but this is absolutely not the case. There are options on the TV to zoom (crop) the display, but regardless the stretching will remain.

If this kind of thing doesn't bother you - maybe you always stretch your standard definition content to fill a wide screen? - then your overall impression of this TV is sure to be better than mine. Personally, I wish I had returned it before my kids destroyed the packaging.

You can see what I mean by looking at the photos, it's not wide enough to be a 16:9 TV. Although, if there were truth in advertising, that woman's head would be stretched out.

For many, I'd suggest a slightly smaller TV for a similar price, or making the leap to a more expensive one. It is flat and light and the picture quality is decent. But it does have that one glaring drawback.