Group test: 42in flat screen TVs

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Συγκριτικών συνέχεια απο το AVReview. Σειρά έχουν οι flat τηλεοράσεις στις 42 ίντσες. Το συγκριτικό περιλαμβάνει τρεις LCD και μία Plasma.
Αναλυτικότερα, οι υπο δοκιμή τηλεοράσεις είναι:

Toshiba 42C3030


Price: £1,000
Technology: LCD
Weight: 34kg
Resolution: 1366x768
Claimed max contrast ratio: 4000:1
Claimed max brightness: 500cd/m2
Connections: Two HDMI inputs, component video input, two Scarts (one RGB), composite video input, PC input, stereo audio inputs, tuner input, CAM slot, subwoofer line out, optical digital audio output, headphone jack
Additional features: Digital tuner, 7-day EPG support, Active Vision LCD processing, noise reduction (standard, MPEG), 3D colour management, base colour adjustment, Active Backlight, Cinema mode, bass booster, WOW/SRS/TruBass audio, sleep timer


Philips 42PF5521D


Price: £800
Technology: plasma
Weight: 34kg
Resolution: 1024x1080
Claimed max contrast ratio: 10000:1
Claimed max brightness: 1400cd/m2
Connections: Two HDMIs, component video input, S-Video input, composite video input, stereo audio input, headphone jack, two Scarts (one RGB), RF input, CI slot, Coax digital audio output
Additional features: Digital tuner with 7-day EPG support; Active Control; Virtual Dolby; noise reduction; contrast booster; Digital Crystal Clear panel; ALIS technology; picture in picture tools


Sharp Aquos LC42XD1E


Price: £1,300
Technology: LCD
Weight: 37kg
Resolution: 1920x1080
Claimed max contrast ratio: 6000:1
Claimed max brightness: 450cd/m2
Connections: Two HDMI inputs; PC VGA input (with adaptor for component video input); two Scarts (one RGB); composite video input; stereo audio inputs; analogue/digital tuner input; PC audio input; RS-232; headphone jack


LG 42LF66


Price: £1,150
Technology: LCD
Weight: 23kg
Resolution: 1920x1080
Claimed max contrast ratio: 5000:1
Claimed max brightness: 500cd/m2
Connections: Two HDMI inputs (PC and video); Two Scarts (1 RGB); component video input; composite video input; S-Video input; D-Sub PC input; Stereo audio output; headphone jack; stereo audio inputs; CAM slot; RF input; digital audio output; service port
Additional features: 1:1 pixel mapping, TruV panel design for wide angle viewing, Intelligent Eye System, MPEG NR, standard noise reduction, black level booster, cinema mode, XD Colour processing, MAX surround sound mode, digital audio output, on/off timer, auto sleep mode, Simplink HDMI functionality



Και η προτίμηση των, όχι και ιδιαίτερα εντυπωσιασμένων απο τις παραπάνω τηλεοράσεις, ανθρώπων του AVReview:



Let's get the bad news out of the way first - there's no TV in this group that we feel quite deserves an unreserved recommendation. Yet at the same time, all our LCD TVs at least would make perfectly respectable home cinema centrepieces, especially if you're into the full HD specification offered by our Sharp and LG contenders.

It's a bad day, too, for plasma technology, with our only plasma entrant getting a thorough pasting at the hands of its LCD rivals. We'd urge you, though, not to take this as proof that plasma has past its sell-by date. The Philips model is a self-consciously budget affair using a plasma technology - ALIS - which we've long had our suspicions of. So in our opinion it can't count as representative of the plasma market as a whole.

In terms of a specific pecking order for our four 42in models, as you've probably guessed, bringing up the rear by a disappointing and surprising margin is Philips' 42PF5521D. While we appreciate Philips trying to offer a large plasma TV at such a cheap price as £800, we certainly don't appreciate all the quality that's had to be stripped out of its picture to make such a price feasible.

Picking between third and second is a tough call, but in the end we've gone for Toshiba's 42C3030 in third and LG's 42PF66 in second, chiefly on account of the latter's full HD properties.

Which means that Sharp's 42XD1E takes the gold medal today. We have to say again that this does not automatically make it a real classic LCD TV, though. It's good, certainly, but it's ultimately just the best of what have turned out to be a decent rather inspiring LCD bunch.



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