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Date: 2010-07-13 This was a fair purchase! I have to say I wasn't sure about this smaller television, but it has met all my expectations for the price and being refurbished. I have had it for about two months now and no problems. I use external computer speakers, so I can't say much about the sound. I play my PS3 all the time on it and the picture is fantastic. It does seem a little dark and hard to see at times when its in front of a window with the brightness in the back. I think its probably like that with any television though. I don't think you can go wrong with this. Date: 2010-07-09 goods good tv, the sound is not the best , some problem at 1920x1080 resolution monitor, the base is cheap, but in total satisfactory Date: 2010-07-03 Approved for Dorm Life? YES! I bought this TV/Monitor because I needed an upgrade to my 13" made in '96. Boy am I pleased with the results! This TV has great picture quality (1080p) with contrast I'm still marveling over. When I go back to campus in the fall, I'm planning on taking this TV with me and using it with my laptop for additional screen space. There were some minor issues with the TV/Monitor that I got: - I ran Ubuntu (Linux) 10.04 on my laptop and hooked up the VGA to it. When it finally synced up like it normally does, the screen got really fuzzy as if it was The Flash vibrating at lightning fast speeds. I tried it on Windows 7 as well but it was only slightly better, leading me to believe it was some hardware issue with either my laptop or the screen. Probably the screen. - When hooking up those regular RCA cables (Red, Yellow, White), I found out it only provides input for audio (Red and White) and video is only component (Red, Blue, Green). I'll have to use a converter for the coaxial input so that I can use any regular RCA inputs. Other than that, this TV has exceeded my expectations, especially for the price of approximately $200! By far the best you'll get for the money. Date: 2010-06-13 Excellent picture, not so great sound As most people have said in these reviews, I also agree that the speakers aren't that great. However, I didn't buy this TV/monitor for speakers since I'm usually using headphones. For the price, you really aren't going to do much better than this TV. I use it with a PS3, laptop, and Wii, and all three look fantastic on this TV. Date: 2010-06-12 Needed a PC Monitor - Got a TV Too! Today I went shopping for a new LCD monitor for my new PC (Dell) which will arrive in a week or so. Went to Best Buy, Office Depot, and finally Staples. Looked as Dell, Acer and Samsung monitors. The guy at Best Buy recommended Samsung, Acer, and Dell in that order, with Samsung being the best. I was impressed by the Samsung monitors, and Staples had a 21.5 inch "new model" Samsung for 169.95, and this 23" monitor for 239.95 which was on sale. The 21.5 inch Samsung did not appear to tilt up or down, as did this 23 inch. Otherwise I may have bought it because it was a good price, but glad I did not. And I was intrigued by the fact that I could use the 23" as a PC monitor AND as a 2nd TV (in the same room as my 50" Samsung HD TV, but watching different channels). Bought the 23" and brought it home. Went to Amazon.com to see if I got a good deal. Was a bit concerned to learn that there was a "newer" model available. (24.6" for 289.99) But after reading all 28 reviews of the "newer" model (a few negative) and the 77 reviews of this model (mostly very positive) I felt I had made a good choice. Hooked it up to my "old" PC through the VGA connection and to my Cable TV through the coax input. Turned it on and both the PC and TV worked without any manual changes on my part. (The Monitor did spend some time "auto" setting up the channels for my TV) Not sure which channels are HD and which are not. Perhaps I should connect my cable box to the monitor with an HDMI cable instead of the coax? Overall I a very pleased. Both PC and TV displayed fine out of the box. I may try downloading newer drivers for the TV as some have suggested. I am running Windows XP, but my new computer will be running Windows 7. The only negative is that the remote control that comes with the monitor sends out the same signals as does my Samsung 50" HD TV remote. So I need to hold it close to my monitor, or else it will change my TV also. (The monitor is only about two feet from my chair, and the TV is about 6 feet.) One day latter... I am even more impressed with the purchase. Am watching baseball on my 50" TV and have the 23" monitor tuned to watch Soccer. As I am writing this I can just hit the "source" button on the remote to switch between what I am typing and watching the soccer match. The ability to switch the monitor from PC to TV at any time is rather addicting. * Price is subject to change. |
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