5 comments about LG 37LB5DF 37-inch 1080p LCD HDTV.

1. The HDTV picture is sharp and the colors are crisp and clear. Flesh tones are excellent. Standard def picture is very good. DVD picture is very good. The viewing angle is good. Sound is very good. The controller and the on-screen menu are easy to use and follow. I highly recommend this t.v.



2. The LG 37 is one of a very few 37 inch LCD units that are full 1080p displays. For those of us who want the best HD picture we can get, this is a good choice. The picture is clear and crisp and the audio is typical of sets of this type, which means if you want great audio, add a sound system. I found the controls somewhat hard to decipher, but once I got the idea, fine adjustments to color and sound were easy. I had no problem finding hanging hardware. Trivial complaint is the large red off light that I can do without.



3. The TV came as promised. Very quick actually. No issues with packing. Set-up was pretty easy. Getting the picture quality up to the same quality as my girlfriends Sharp Aquos has not been easy though.
   
   I started by swapping out the HD cable box, and, then had the cable company come out to the house to check the signalling. I upgraded to HDMI cabling but while the LG has a very good picture, i don't feel it is as high quality as other reviewers had suggested.
   
   The remote works well, easy to figure out.
   
   Overal all nice, but not superior.



4. I did a ton of research on LCD and other flat screen TVs prior to purchasing this, I really wanted a full HD TV on my 37" screen despite the fact that many places said that on TVs smaller than 45" the difference wasn't noticeable. I got what I wanted and so far I love it! Great picture and great sound also!



5. The picture is good on this TV, but the remote is very user unfriendly....small buttons close together and all alike. It is in a bedroom and almost impossible to change channels in the dark. Also I don't like the way the channels are set up. After each channel there is a dash and a 0 or another number that makes no sense to me whatsoever. It is set up in four channel types: TV, DTV, CADTV, CATV....why I am not sure...it is just confusing to me. I guess that is why they price was reduced on this unit. I should have sent it back, but I found that too much problem. Had I read a review stating this information I would not have ordered the TV. I cannot recommend it.

2 comments about Optoma EP727 XGA 2200-Lumens DLP Multimedia Data Projector.

1. Great quality projector. I hooked it up on my laptop and had great picture. The reason I gave it a 4 star is because it doesn't have a RCA inputs.



2. I find my Optoma EP727 to be just what I needed and at a nice price. Its size and weight make it very portable and the bulb brightness is suitable for use at a wide range of venues. I use it for slide shows and video projections, as well as showing HDTV. The projector has all of the inputs I need as well as the feature controls desirable for my range of uses.
   The only negative I have found is that the control buttons are very tender indeed. I have accidentally powered the projector down numerous times while adjusting the direction or tilt. A detent position on the buttons would be a good improvement.

No comments about Optoma HD71 720p DLP Home Theater Projector.

5 comments about Philips 23PF5320 23-Inch Flat Panel Widescreen LCD TV.

1. MY tv needed repair and i was told to shipped it to arkansas which cost me $46.I did on april 24. i receive a refub on mAY7.It worked for 5 min. i shipped it back may8. Philips did pay for the shipping but as of MAY 28 i am still waiting for a replacement.I was told they should know something by JUNE
   1 I will never buy another philips product



2. Great price for what you get, but the quality of hte product isn't all that great. The picture isn't as crisp and clear as you would expect. I thought the sound was fine. Overall if you have to pay more than $300 it's not a good deal.



3. ORDERED PRODUCT, PAID FOR PRODUCT, RECEIVED PRODUCT PROMPTLY, PRODUCT FUNCTIONS AS ADVERTISED. WHAT ELSE CAN ONE ASK FOR?



4. I bought this TV, sight unseen, with little research into LCD TVs or even into the HDTV technology.
   
   I love my little TV. It has a great picture quality and the sound is incredible!
   
   The remote is easy to use, and the weight of the TV itself is amazing. I can set this on a bookcase and not have to invest in a piece of furniture just for the TV. It's definitely a product I would recommend.



5. I received this item as a shelf pull from a Big Box store, and immediately noticed the large sticker on the base telling me that it's only got an analog tuner so it won't be able to get an over air signal after Feb of whenever, so if you're looking for a digital tuner, look elsewhere.
   Anyway, I agree with the others on the volume issue, it's rather loud at the 1 setting on the volume, especially when I'm trying to go to sleep, but it's not a deal breaker, and is easily adjusted by using the volume control on your input devices (you might be surprised to know that many cable boxes and DVD players have their own volume controls)
   The picture is great, and it makes a more than appropriate bedroom TV, if you can tweak the volume controls a little.

5 comments about Samsung LNT4661F 46-Inch 1080p LCD HDTV.

1. We shopped and researched quite a while for 42-46" LCD TV. We were not at all disappointed with the LNT4661F as our choice. Over-the-air HD looks awesome, DVD's look great, and SD TV is acceptable. Delivery and setup was very good as well.



2. WE are Very ,Very, Pleased with our New Samsung LNT4661F LCD HDTV. We would go to the big box stores and stand back and look at all the pictures first. Then walk up to the best picture to find out what set we liked the bset. We found that the Samsung came out first 9 out of 10 times. So we went with the Samsung. We are very,very pleased with this product.



3. Great picture, wonderful service. The driver came in and set up the TV to be sure it was working properly. Best deal in the world. No tax or deliver charge.



4. I bought this TV at the end of last yr and it is excellent. 100% Pros and can't find any Cons. Below you will find a copy of the setting I found at Cnet which will optimize your viewing experience...
   
   "Settings we found best for viewing the Samsung LN-T4661F in a completely dark room via the HDMI input with a 1080i source. Your settings may very depending on source, room conditions, and personal preference.
   
   Picture menu
   
   Mode: Movie
   
   Contrast: 98
   
   Brightness: 60
   
   Sharpness: 0
   
   Color: 45
   
   Tint: G54/R46
   
   Backlight: 1
   
   Color tone: Warm2
   
   Size: Just Size
   
   Digital NR: Off
   
   Detailed Settings menu
   
   Black Adjust: Off
   
   Dynamic Contrast: Off
   
   Gamma: -2
   
   Color Space: Auto
   
   Edge Enhancement: Off
   
   xvYCC: Off
   
   White Balance menu
   
   R-Offset: 13
   
   G-Offset: 13
   
   B-Offset: 15
   
   R-Gain: 17
   
   G-Gain: 13
   
   B-Gain: 4
   
   My Color Control menu
   
   Pink: 15
   
   Green: 15
   
   Blue: 15
   
   White: 15
   
   Setup menu
   
   Game mode: Off
   
   Energy Saving: Off"



5. I have had this tv for about 4 months now and I must say that I absolutely love it. The matte screen completely eliminates any glare or reflections and provides a great HD picture. The thing I have actually been impressed with is the quality of the SD picture. there is very little pixelation and I actually think its better on this than on my old SDTV. Overall a great buy and great performance.

1 comments about Axion ACN-3902 9" Black & White TV with AM/FM Radio.

1. I BOUGHT THIS TO REPLACE A 5-inch TV IN OUR KITCHEN WHICH REALLY WAS TOO SMALL FOR VIEWING.THIS UNIT IS THE PERFECT SIZE BUT THE SWITCH TO GO FROM TV TO RADIO IS IN THE BACK OF THE SET DOWN AT THE BOTTOM.THAT IS NOT A GOOD PLACEMENT FOR A TV ON A WALL SHELF.THE TV CONTROLS ARE ON THE SIDE AND IN THE FRONT BUT THEY ARE AWKWARD. THE PICTURE QUALITY IS FAIR ENOUGH BUT NOT GREAT. ON THE PLUS SIDE THE PRICE WAS GOOD.

5 comments about Toshiba REGZA 32HL67U 32-Inch 720p LCD HDTV.

1. Fantastic TV even without a HD line! We've been very pleased with the product performance and would buy this line again. Additionally, the sleek styling looks great in our bedroom!



2. I've had this TV for about four months, and it has been dependable and without bugs. The picture quality is fair. The sound quality is poor, somewhat tinny. But here are some of my other observations:
   
   - There is a lack of sharpness to the images that is really annoying. I thought it was just my eyesight, but my old 27" CRT set in the bedroom lets me view with a crisp and sharp picture (at 10 years old!). Maybe I am too close to the Regza, but if I have to sit far from it to see the picture clearly, that sort of negates the large (for me) screen.
   
   - The menus on this set appear as huge opaque rectangles in the center of the screen. So, when adjusting anything I must wait for the menu to time out in order to see the result of my changes. This is especially irritating when trying to set the aspect ratio. I have to keep asking myself if Brad Pitt is really that thin, or is that Lexus really that low and long. Setting the aspect ration drives me crazy!
   
   - The colors and viewing angle are both quite good.
   
   - The sound is tinny and slow to adjust. Oddly, for sound adjustment Toshiba does not use a menu blocking center screen.
   
   - The remote is adequate and large enough to find easily and use in the dark.
   
   - The television runs a lot hotter than I anticipated.
   
   All in all, this is an OK TV. But I sure do miss my old tube set with its clear picture! I neither have nor care about HD signal. I tried this set without my aging cable box, using just the cable wire to the set, and picture quality dropped dramatically; I quickly reconnected the box.
   
   I really can't recommend this set. I am not thrilled with it in any way, yet it is, the only word I can think of that is appropriate, ADEQUATE. I have never had a Toshiba product that worked particularly well, so I have only myself to blame for my lack of a wonderful viewing experience.



3. Lots of people have written about the picture and sound quality of this TV. I will write about the feature that I like best about this TV.
   
   It's the option to set the picture size as "native". What this option allows is to display the entire computer screen when connected through an hdmi input.
   
   No I don't use this TV as a computer monitor. I use this as a good media center TV. All my home videos, dvds, songs, photos are on my computer. Hence it makes sense to connect my computer to this excellent TV to enjoy all the media in its full glory instead of on the tiny laptop monitor.
   
   I have used the hdmi output on my laptop to connect it to the TV. The hdmi cable carries both the video and audio signal and hence hooking up the laptop to the TV is very clean and easy. You can do this with pretty much any TV that has a hdmi input. However most TVs are subject to overscanning and display only part of the computer screen. This is where the Regza stands out.
   
   After setting the 720P (1280x720) resolution on your laptop, select "native" as your picture size. You can now see the entire computer screen with no clipped areas.



4. Gave this as a gift. Finally, recipient confessed that unit failed and has been waiting for repair for over 3 months. Unit is at authorized service center since. Toshiba knows that some part is deficient but never made recall. Keep away. It works for a bit and then fails and their after market support is the worst. Why take a chance? As a gift it was an embarrassment. Instead of giving something to enjoy, it resulted in an unimaginable problem for the recipients to take care of. Toshiba could not care less even though they know the specific component is a problem.
   Go SONY or something else.



5. This TV has a nice picture when working, but in the last 3 months I had to replaced 2 times, due to problems with the the picture (no picture at all). This is not a reliable TV.

5 comments about Sony VPL-AW15 BRAVIA Home Theater LCD Front Projector.

1. I bought this projector a month back and till now, i must have watched around 15 movies!!!!. The brightness, color, quality, 10K contrast ratio ... everything is wonderful. Worth the money.
   A friendly tip. Buy it from one of the retailers and get the service plan. Replace the bulb in the 1500-2000 hr range. The service plan is cheaper than buying a bulb.



2. This was my first projector purchase. PURCHASE PROJECTORS BASED ON CONTRAST, NOT LUMENS! This is the 1st thing projector central will tell you. Few more notes here which may save you some time & money....
   
   See it before you buy::: My local Best Buy had this projector in stock and in the demo room. They had 3 projectors hanging; Sony [this one], Mitsubishi HD1500, and an Optoma. The sales person claimed that the Mitsubishi had the best picture until I asked about the contrast ratio, and then had him pause the show and switch back and forth. The Sony wasn't the brightest, but it did have the best picture. Who knows how they had the settings fixed. Beware of the beginner sales people.
   
   Mounts::: I mounted my Sony to the ceiling using the Vantage Point Universal Projector Mount, part number CGUPM06-S (available for Amazon Prime). It was a piece of cake to get mounted and I had no trouble adjusting the angles. It literally took me around 45 minutes to get this setup, and I'm in no way a carpenter. BE SURE TO HAVE SOMEONE TO HELP MOUNT THE PROJECTOR. It's too risky to try and do everything yourself.
   
   Screens::: After days and days of researching, measuring, and reading, I finally settled on the Elite M100UWH. I originally was seeking one of the grey matte screens, but after speaking with several manufactures, I learned the grey screens are recommended for projetors with low contrast ratio. The reviews state that the screen is difficult to go up and down, but I'll leave my down almost year round.
   
   Cables, etc::: After realizing that I needed to place my PS3, Wii, and Tivo on the other side of the room, I decided to run Component cables rather than HDMI. If you have long distances to travel, HDMI cables would require an in line amplifier, etc., quickly running up the cost. I'm currently running the Wii, PS3, and HD Tivo through the Cables To Go (part number 40324 & available for Amazon Prime)3-Play Component Video Digital Audio Selector. From the switcher I'm running the Cables To Go (part number 27084 & available for Amazon Prime) 25ft Velocity Component Video Cable. I can't detect any signal loss and the pictures are awesome. Keep in mind, this projector is only 720P, so there's no need for the HDMI, unless it's convenient for you.
   
   Warranty:: Do you need the additional in store warranty? The projector comes with a 2 year warranty (you pay for shipping to the repair center in Laredo Texas), and a 90 day bulb warranty. So here's my opinion. If this is your main TV and not just in your game room, the store warranty may be worth the money for the convenience. I had to return my projector to Sony after 2 months for what turned out to be a bad bulb. The cost to me was $30 for shipping and 2.5 weeks without my projecter. If this was my main TV, I would have wanted the in store warranty for the quick convenience. Regarding the bulb, keep in mind that if you purchase with a Visa or Mastercard, both will double the manufactures warranty. In short, what the in store warranties such as Best Buy buy you is convenience.
   
   To summarize, this projector has the best features for the money I have found. I'm not one to spend this amount of money without a lot of thought, and so far, no regrets.
   
   (quick update. Finally purchased sound system, Onkyo HT-SR700. Best priced system with a powered sub I found. So far, have not been disappointed. The receiver is now my component video switcher)



3. actually it' s very bright. with 100" screen it can operate at Low lamp with... lights on at night, or daylight during day.
   For 200" screen it may need High lamp setting, though not necessary I guess. Contrast is impossible to be good with lights on in the room but it is doing pretty well. Actually contrast improves with less brightness.
   It needs a lot of tweeking with the picture controls though to get good contrast, brightness, & natural color sbut it can be done.



4. NOTE: THIS REVIEW IS FOR THE SONY VPL-AW10 (NOT 15) BUT IT'S BASICALLY THE SAME MODEL (THIS 15 MODEL HAS SOME EXTRA FEATURES NOT MENTIONED BELOW). IN ANY CASE, ALL THE COMPARISONS BELOW ARE STILL VALID.
   
   I originally purchased the Mitsubishi HC1500 DLP projector, but had some problems with it. Ordered this one from amazon and put them side by side. This isn't a review so much as a comparison between 3 Chip LCD and SINGLE CHIP DLP (which tend to be in the same price range). I actually liked the HC1500 a lot, but ended up keeping tue SONY VLPAW10 for a number of reasons. It's not perfect, and in some areas underperforms the DLP. Here's the comparison.
   
   Single chip DLP projectors create images by having a "chip" filled with thousands of tiny mirrors (1 per pixel on the screen) that can tilt up and down. When they tilt, they send light to the screen, when they don't tilt, the light stays in the projector. This ends up creating wonderfully bright and brilliant images. The only problem with this setup is that there's no color (just the white light is being directed) so the color needs to be introduced by spinning a color wheel in front of the chip. (in this case it's a 7 segment red-green-blue-white-red-green-blue wheel. The problem is that the colors are therefore being created via an optical illusion, which for some people creates a "rainbow" effect where they see color rainbows in the white areas of the image. It's very pronounced when there are credit rolls at the end of movies, or any other times there are high contrast black/white (or light/dark) areas. In a certain percentage of cases, the rainbow effect causes headaches and eyestrain It did so for me. (google "DLP rainbow effect" if you don't believe me. There are such things as 3 chip DLP projectors that don't need the color wheels and don't create this effect, but they aren't even close to being in the sub $1000 price range (they start at SEVERAL thousand dollars)
   
   Three chip LCD screens actually have 3 panels (red green and blue) so they don't need the spinning color wheel, they just project the light through the panels, and the colors line up on the screen if calibrated properly. They are not as bright and brilliant as the DLP images because the light is going through the panels, and not being reflected by mirrors which create more direct light. The LCD projectors also need more space between the pixels than DLP, and this ends up giving you a more visible "screen door"effect where you can actually see the faint black lines of the pixel grid if you sit close enough to the screen (as if you were looking through a door or window with an insect screen on it, hence the term "screen door".
   
   So that's the background, here are the results of my side by side tests (accompanied by the media manager for a major lecture hall at an Ivy League university) who is a specialist in these kinds of things (I myself teach video production, so have some expertise here as well).
   
   The Mitsubishi HC-1500 (1 chip DLP)
   
   Advantages
   
   + about half the physical size of the SONY.
   + Image is brighter
   + colors are more saturated
   + no need for air filter
   + less screen door effect
   
   Disadvantages
   
   - potential for rainbow effect
   - noisy (the spinning wheel makes a high pitched whine which is louder and more annoying than the fan)
   - If you have a small room, you may not be able to fill a large projector screen with an image because this projector cannot throw a large image from as short a distance as the sony
   
   The SONY VLPAW-10 (3 chip LCD)
   
   Advantages
   
   + no rainbow effect
   + quieter
   + can throw larger image from shorter distance
   
   Disadvantages
   
   - Much larger than the mitsubishi
   - Bulb not as bright, need darker room
   - colors are less saturated
   - has an air filter than needs to be changed periodically
   - more screen door effect
   - HDMI input on the rear has a bezel around it that will make it impossible for some of the cables with thicker ends to fit in. I had to change cables to get this to work
   
   
   CONCLUSION
   
   I went with the SONY. It's not perfect, but for my needs it beats the Mitsubishi. I know there are a lot of die hard fans of the HC1500 and I'm sorry - but this is a fair assessment of my needs.
   
   Some ways to mitigate the SONY's disadvantages:
   
   Neither tv will perform great in a bright room, so both of these are really best suited for rooms where you can control the light.
   
   In terms of the saturation, if you're watching DVD movies, then I think you'll prefer the LCD since it creates more natural colors. The DLP is better for watching HDTV shows where the colors really pop (like CSI Miami). I use it mostly to watch movies, so don't mind the less saturated and brilliant colors.
   
   In terms of the "screen door" effect, I find this is minimized by defocusing the image just a hair. Yes the image is more soft, but this looks more like a projected image in a movie theater, and this is the effect I'm going for when watching movies on my projector, so it works great. It does not work as well to watch sports or news or other material that has lots of CG text up on the screen.



5. This is my first projector, so my only comparison is to an older Panasonic projector at a friends house, and a Mits HC1500 that I compared at a store. Let me bring up a couple of things. I have the projector in a room with full light control (no windows), and in this application brightness doesn't matter as much as contrast, and this projector has great contrast. Also, this projector doesn't get enough credit for doing a great job at upconverting 480p DVD video. The Sony interpolation algorithms are second to none. Projectors really need to be seen in person before buying, I went into this process thinking I would buy a DLP projector, but after seeing in person, LCD projectors just seem to have a more "solid" image. I think this something related to DLP rainbows. Although I don't consciously see flicker in DLP, I perceive a difference in image stability.
   
   Other nice things to consider about this projector, the lens shift capability, and the wide range of zoom settings gives a lot of flexibility for placement. I didn't really consider how important this would be, but it is. Also, as a difference compared to the Sony AWL 10 model, the AWL 15 has more color adjustments, and a more advanced auto iris feature.

1 comments about Sylvania LC195SL9 19-Inch LCD HDTV.

1. The picture quality is pretty good but the audio is lacking. The sound is quite tinny and seems to echo if you have to turn the volume up to any point above 1/3 the maximum volume. There is also a several second delay when you turn the unit on before a picture appears. We were never able to find a remote code that works with tivo so we constantly have to have two remotes in hand.
   
   Edited to add: The audio is so annoying that we are returning the tv. It's just too difficult to listen to it. I wish I could lower my star rating.

1 comments about Sony Bravia Z-Series KDL-46Z4100/S 46-Inch 1080p 120Hz LCD HDTV, Silver.

1. I decide on the 46z4100S for the following reasons;
   
   a) No glossy screen glare or bezel glare!
   b) small bezel, allowing larger screen on wall space
   c) 3" depth on "in-wall mount"
   d) 1080P/120HZ/motion control
   
   The Picture Quality is so crystal clear......... just great! Bright, vivid colors are awesome! There are so many features and very easy to set-up.
   
   My wife loves the brushed metal and says, "it doesn't have glare, doesn't look like those 'black plastic' frames". She's candid(LOL) and loves the amazing PQ, when watching her baseball games.
   
   I'm using an in-wall mount and the 3" depth makes it look like a picture on the wall. The "46Z" is perfect from a viewing distance of 9-11 ft. Friends all love it!
   
   I'm still making the viewing adjustment from a 27"CRT floor console. My eyes do more tracking on this larger screen.