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Old 25-07-2016, 14:00
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As far as I'm aware, to use the 'Freeview HD' logo, the set needs to be Full HD - just having a 'tuner' doesn't allow use of the logo.
The Sony KDL32R403C is HD ready and has an inbuilt DVB T2 tuner for Freeview HD, maybe you could check to see if this particular model passed DTG's testing and uses the Freeview HD logo.
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Old 25-07-2016, 14:26
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As far as I'm aware, to use the 'Freeview HD' logo, the set needs to be Full HD - just having a 'tuner' doesn't allow use of the logo.



You seem to have amazing confidence in people who sell baked beans understanding anything at all about electronics

But quite often, even the manufacturers websites get the details incorrect as well
OK I didn't know that Freeview HD required a 1080 display. I was simply making the inference that, because the definition of "HD" includes 720, it would be enough that it includes a tuner capable of receiving and decoding HD terrestrial channels and a display capable of 720 that Freeview HD would be allowed.

Obviously Tesco (or any supermarket) treat the consumer electronics goods they sell as commodities. Expertise and advice in choosing the right TV is not given and may not always be needed by the customer, just as advice isn't given when choosing tins of baked beans.

They do need to have accurate descriptions of products though, or they might fall foul of the law. That should be within the competencies of any seller.
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Old 25-07-2016, 19:03
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They do need to have accurate descriptions of products though, or they might fall foul of the law. That should be within the competencies of any seller.
Considering it's quite common for the manufacturer to get things wrong, it's a bit much expecting better from a supermarket (or any retailer)

There have been a number of threads on these forums about mistakes, usually aimed at Argos - in pretty well all cases the mistakes were by the manufacturers, with Argos simply copying the data from them.
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Old 26-07-2016, 00:29
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The law is the law and if there are errors and a consumer got trading standards involved then.... It's not really about expecting retailers to know better than the manufacturers.

Perhaps it would better if all involved took giving an accurate descriptions of products more seriously, instead of joking and accepting the status quo.

BTW, what would be the correct term for a TV capable of receiving and displaying Freeview HD channels, but that only had a 720 display? I assume "HD Ready" wouldn't be right, as that would not necessarily convey to the consumer that the TV could show any of the HD channels available via Freeview.
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Old 28-07-2016, 01:56
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BTW, what would be the correct term for a TV capable of receiving and displaying Freeview HD channels, but that only had a 720 display? I assume "HD Ready" wouldn't be right, as that would not necessarily convey to the consumer that the TV could show any of the HD channels available via Freeview.
HD Ready with Freeview HD, or words to that effect.

It's no different in practice from my HD Ready TV being fed with a full HD signal from my Sky+ HD box, which my TV can accept but not display at full resolution.
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Old 28-07-2016, 09:57
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HD Ready with Freeview HD, or words to that effect.

It's no different in practice from my HD Ready TV being fed with a full HD signal from my Sky+ HD box, which my TV can accept but not display at full resolution.
Makes sense to me. Thanks..
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