Lcd & Flat Panel Televisions

Syntax-Brillian 342i 42 in. LCD TV Product MPNMPN:342i Key FeaturesFlat Panel Type:LCD TVLCD Response Time:8 msScreen Size:42 inchContrast Ratio...

Best LCD I could find for the Price Syntax Brillian 237V 37 in. LCD TV As I said in the tittle this is the best deal out there I have found. I purchased this LCD w/ extended warrenty fo...

This is basically the same TV as the Olevia 542i without the built-in tuner. The BIG question to you, my friend - do you really need a tuner?

I’m not one to blindly buy by brand name and so I am happy to see when the leading CONSUMER testing service and magazine REPORTS that there’s diamonds in the bargain bin.

I bought the Olevia 542i for about $1000, but I’ve seen this 342i advertised for as low as $888 at major electronics retailers and it can probably be found even cheaper! In my area, I like having the ATSC tuner because there are a dozen high-definition or digital channels that are available off-air with a TV antenna. Many of those channels aren’t carried by satellite or cable so for me it makes sense. If you are out of range of over-the-air transmissions or have no desire to install a TV antenna and you receive your TV signal through a cable or satellite box, then this may be the TV for you! You will just need to upgrade the box, but that’s an easy swap and sometimes is offered for free by your service provider.

All flat panel TVs are about as homely as a foot, a big black rectangular slab, but when you hook it up CORRECTLY, magic happens. Wow. This picture’s really worth a thousand words, most followed by exclamation points. There is some “light leakage” causing an easy to ignore static line across the extreme top of the picture frame, but only for non-HD programs, a common problem among numerous brands. It can probably be worked out by playing with the controls and some day when I have nothing better to do I may attempt that.

This unit has a 1600:1 contrast ratio, a topic of much discussion among videophiles. Some plasma’s have a 20,000:1 contrast ration. Apparently that ratio determines the blackness of the black level on the display. I found the black levels on this monitor to be perfectly acceptable, deep enough, not gray or washed out. How black can black be? Manufacturers should provide real-life comparisons…a skillet, coal, Saddam’s soul, the abyss…

Even non-HD programs are 11% bigger on this screen without distortion. It’s fairly lightweight and can be hung on a wall. Do take some time to adjust the picture - it DOES make a difference.

Patch your satellite or cable box to the HDMI and your upconvert DVD player from the DVI to the VGA connection with an adapter. Supposedly the HDMI and DVI/VGA connection produce superior picture quality but the composite connection produces a great picture too. DVI is an earlier version of the HDMI, the only difference being that only video and no audio is carried by it. That’s easily remedied by just patching audio to the TV with separate cables. You don’t need fiber optic or coax Dolby digital audio to the TV - it only has two speakers, so a simple stereo audio connection will suffice. Use the digital audio connections to hook the cable box and the DVD player to your surround sound receiver for TV viewing “events”, not just the daily spew.

The remote is programmable for everything and can run all my A/V gear (and I have a lot)…but because it’s not a common brand name, you need to research the code sequences to make other brand remotes work this TV.

The 342i does not display 1080p - but NOBODY broadcasts 1080p and probably never will. Handles 1080i just fine, and that is all I will ever need. (I still know I’m watching a TV and not actually part of the program - it’s a TV, not the Outer Limits!)

Overall, the BEST bang for the buck and seriously, I’m looking to buy stock in BRLC ($7 on the NAS) I think these guys are players and will be very successful as consumers demand quality HDTVs at more approachable prices.

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