Humax Digital LCD TV (built in Freeview)

Hi Everyone

Took a chance and bought a Humax 17" LCD tv with built in digital receiver
( £430)- so far very impressive

Happy to answer any questions if anyone else is thinking of buying one but
wants advice first

Just wish I could afford the 32" version with built in PVR !!!!
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Paul wrote:

Took a chance and bought a Humax 17" LCD tv with built in digital receiver
( £430)- so far very impressive

Happy to answer any questions if anyone else is thinking of buying one but
wants advice first

Just wish I could afford the 32" version with built in PVR !!!!



The 32 inch version looks nice, but it is expensive.
I still got my doubts over LCD. I got a TFT monitor for my computer an
where most of the time it is fine, sometimes it can not cope with fast
moving graphics or video.

I have seen LCd T.vs in comet and have seen on them, them, that fast
moving pictures can leave a trail. The Sony ones looked worse than most
of the others.




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Paul wrote:

Took a chance and bought a Humax 17" LCD tv with built in digital
receiver ( £430)- so far very impressive

Happy to answer any questions if anyone else is thinking of buying one
but wants advice first

Just wish I could afford the 32" version with built in PVR !!!!




The 32 inch version looks nice, but it is expensive.
I still got my doubts over LCD. I got a TFT monitor for my computer an
where most of the time it is fine, sometimes it can not cope with fast
moving graphics or video.

I have seen LCd T.vs in comet and have seen on them, them, that fast
moving pictures can leave a trail. The Sony ones looked worse than most
of the others.




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I think that the LCD smearing is down to the quality of the panel. I
used to see this sometimes on my 26-inch JVC system, but it went wrong
it was replaced by a Pannie - no problems that I've seen in that regard.


Clem

Clem Dye wrote:


I think that the LCD smearing is down to the quality of the panel. I
used to see this sometimes on my 26-inch JVC system, but it went wrong
it was replaced by a Pannie - no problems that I've seen in that regard.


You are correct, it is to do with the quality and also the speed that
the LEds can refresh.

Where I still think LEd displays are still the best out of the new
technology stuff, it still have a long way to go, before it is as good
as the CRT.
The main advantage is that they are thinner and can be wall mounted, but
I will wait for a few years before I will get one.

I normally wait ofr a few years before I get something that is new, so
most of the problems are sorted out.


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Clem Dye wrote:


I think that the LCD smearing is down to the quality of the panel. I
used to see this sometimes on my 26-inch JVC system, but it went
wrong it was replaced by a Pannie - no problems that I've seen in
that regard.


You are correct, it is to do with the quality and also the speed that
the LEds can refresh.

Where I still think LEd displays are still the best out of the new
technology stuff, it still have a long way to go, before it is as good
as the CRT.
The main advantage is that they are thinner and can be wall mounted,
but I will wait for a few years before I will get one.

I normally wait ofr a few years before I get something that is new, so
most of the problems are sorted out.

Why are you talking about LEDs? the poster was asking about LCD.
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On Wed, 11 May 2005 01:05:56 +0100, "Paul" wrote:

Hi Everyone

Took a chance and bought a Humax 17" LCD tv with built in digital receiver
( £430)- so far very impressive

This one?

http://www.humaxdigital.com/uk/produ..._lgb-17dtt.asp

Happy to answer any questions if anyone else is thinking of buying one but
wants advice first

Yes!
I have a question.

Have a look at this

http://uk.lge.com/prodmodeldetail.do...&model=NOTHING

Um, well, in case that link gets buggered it's an LG Model : RZ17LZ40

My question, which is mine, and belongs to me, is this:- do you think
that's the screen the Humax is based on?

Why I'm asking, I'm looking for something to replace my trusty old
Trinitron whose tuners are now knackered. Although I really prefer CRT
screens (I love my Iiyama monitor to death and wish Mitsubishi still
did TV screens as they're about the only ones IMO to really give Sony
a run for their money. Or were) I'm prepared to sacrifice *some*
quality for something which will take up less space in the office.

I've looked at not a few LCD screens, we have not one but *two* old
fashioned electrical retailers in the town and surprisingly some of
the sets appear to have been properly tuned and set up.

Some of them look undeniably crap.

Some of them look pretty good as long as the source is cartoons with
large areas of plain bright colour, and nothing moves too fast or it
smears horribly.

The LG (which they have in one shop) seems a class apart, OK it isn't
a CRT but it seems to retain a lot more detail in its picture, *plus*
(big plus) it doesn't seem to do the motion smear thing nearly as much
as any of the others. It has depth and subtlety to the picture, well
comparatively anyway, the point is it's one of the few LCDs I've yet
seen which I consider to be watchable.

Obviously having a similar screen with a digital tuner as well as the
analogue one built in at a similar price would be an advantage.

It would be a good way of finding out what the digital reception is
like here, we're on the edge of Tacolneston's area and allegedly
cannot receive digital if you believe the websites, however the local
shops claim that not a few local people are getting it OK,
particularly from our part of the town, on the other hand the only
Freeview boxen they supply are pretty cheapo featureless ones.

Long term if it works OK I'd be considering buying a Topfield, from
which I could download to one of my computers to burn to DVD, save
buying a separate DVD recorder. Then if I *really* wanted visual
quality (though not in widescreen) I could probably run the picture
onto the Iiyama.

Ah me, it's all compromise isn't it?

Soooo anyway, what's the verdict with your Humax? Happy with the
picture? Found any niggles yet? Got any better ideas? G

On Mon, 16 May 2005 23:03:11 +0100, Contains Nuts
wrote:

Soooo anyway, what's the verdict with your Humax? Happy with the
picture? Found any niggles yet? Got any better ideas? G

Hmmm, either it's so good he can't stop watching it.

Or it's so crap he daren't reply.

Heigh-ho.