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Aldi 40" LCD
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fixerman
20-08-2006
New Aldi special offer. Tevion Brand. No price available yet.

http://uk.aldi.com/sunday_special_bu...uctnl_341.html


Available in stores from Thursday 7th September.


Features include:

Huge 40" Samsung LCD panel with anti-reflective coating
Fully HD Ready LCD TV with HDMI interface - no loss of picture or sound
1366 × 768 pixel resolution
Includes 2 HDMI ports
Contrast ratio 1200:1
Brightness: 500cd/m2
HDTV (480i, 480p, 1080i, 720p) with HDCP decoding
Digital audio amplifiers with 2 × 15W speakers
Nicam stereo
Teletext
99 programme memory
3D comb filter
Digital noise reduction
Child lock
Sleep timer
Headphone socket
Remote control - batteries included
FREE tilting wall bracket (±15°)
Dimensions: 1013 × 310 × 735mm (with stand) or 1010 × 125 × 690mm (without stand)
Weight: 25kg (with stand) or 21.3kg (without stand)
Scart lead and RF lead included
Free 3 year warranty typically worth £199.00
Twin Tuner multiple picture choice
Last edited by fixerman : 20-08-2006 at 08:58
pauldenton
20-08-2006
Originally Posted by fixerman:
“New Aldi special offer. Tevion Brand. No price available yet.

http://uk.aldi.com/sunday_special_bu...uctnl_341.html


Available in stores from Thursday 7th September.


Features include:

Huge 40" Samsung LCD panel with anti-reflective coating
Fully HD Ready LCD TV with HDMI interface - no loss of picture or sound
1366 × 768 pixel resolution
Includes 2 HDMI ports
Contrast ratio 1200:1
Brightness: 500cd/m2
HDTV (480i, 480p, 1080i, 720p) with HDCP decoding
Digital audio amplifiers with 2 × 15W speakers
Nicam stereo
Teletext
99 programme memory
3D comb filter
Digital noise reduction
Child lock
Sleep timer
Headphone socket
Remote control - batteries included
FREE tilting wall bracket (±15°)
Dimensions: 1013 × 310 × 735mm (with stand) or 1010 × 125 × 690mm (without stand)
Weight: 25kg (with stand) or 21.3kg (without stand)
Scart lead and RF lead included
Free 3 year warranty typically worth £199.00
Twin Tuner multiple picture choice”


hmm - no mention of how many scarts (presumably at least one or you wouldn't get a free lead!) and whether any of them are RGB/S-video capable...

presumably as it doesn't mention freeview it will be 2 analog tuners? rather than 1 of each..
iDan
20-08-2006
What's the LG logo for?
Fred Smith
20-08-2006
According to their weekly e-mails:

LG tuner
okuda
20-08-2006
What you've got to remember now days is it's not who makes the componets but the software that drives them, for example SONY LCD's use samsung panels, but the software gives more control over the brightness settings than samsung LCD's software does..! Also remember the big brand names have a lot more money to throw at software engineers than the small companies have..! You get what you pay for..!! That said I did once own a Aldi plasma TV for 11 month's and it was not bad, limited software wise but not bad..!!
Jarrak
20-08-2006
Tevion do not have a good rep with previous LCD and Plasma Aldi offerings but with a no penalty warranty that probably gives you the peace of mind to purchase a "cheap" display with some reassurance.

As okuda says the panel itself may be decent (or a two/three year old design) who knows but that is only one part, the electronics that drive the panel and the software that interfaces with that is just as important and that is where cash can be saved.
A cheap scaler/de-interlacer can do far more damage to the final PQ then last years design of LCD panel.
fixerman
21-08-2006
I tried the information phone number they gave but it just asks for a voicemail code number. Not a good start if they wish to impress potential customers.
jaxconrad
22-08-2006
Spec sounds pretty good (although I'm no expert on these things), its a shame there is no price. Hard to judge if its a bargin without a price.
fixerman
22-08-2006
Originally Posted by clivegriffiths:
“Spec sounds pretty good (although I'm no expert on these things), its a shame there is no price. Hard to judge if its a bargin without a price.”


I guess it's just to hype up the potential buyers interest.
okuda
22-08-2006
Come on can't you guess what the price is gonna be...?? erm let me think.... 1st 42" Plasma £999 2nd 42" HD Plasma £999 3rd 40" HD LCD could it be ....£ wait for it...... £999 by any chance..!! Has Aldi ever broke the £1000 barrier..?
DeadMan
24-08-2006
Not true HD. True HD is 1920x1080p (Not many of those out over here yet. Toshiba and Sony are the only one's I believe and they start at 42" upwards for that resolution).
titty
24-08-2006
A friend of mine works as a Manager of an Aldi store near me, although he hasn't had 'official' confirmation on the price of this set he's heard a rumour' the powers that be are considering retailing the set @ £799.

Personally I don't believe the rumour is true....wish it is but I'd guess £999 also.
fixerman
24-08-2006
Originally Posted by titty:
“A friend of mine works as a Manager of an Aldi store near me, although he hasn't had 'official' confirmation on the price of this set he's heard a rumour' the powers that be are considering retailing the set @ £799.

Personally I don't believe the rumour is true....wish it is but I'd guess £999 also.”


..........and "Buy One Get One Free"
titty
24-08-2006
Originally Posted by fixerman:
“..........and "Buy One Get One Free" ”

well, if it's a load of c**p you can always take it back an exchange it for a pound of spuds!

anymore than £900 wil rule me out, any less and I'll give it go, nothing to lose apart drom a day prattin' around.
titty
30-08-2006
£649 sound interesting anyone? soon we'll find out................
Fred Smith
31-08-2006
Apparantly it's £849.99

http://forum.digitalspy.co.uk/board/...d.php?t=456782
Last edited by Fred Smith : 31-08-2006 at 22:05
okuda
31-08-2006
Well its £850 ..... instore leaflet price..?
dredlox
01-09-2006
yep in my local aldi new big poster on the wall says 849.99

but no more detail of how many scarts or anything

sounds like a fairly good buy to me especially with a wall mount included
okuda
01-09-2006
Might buy one for the bedroom.. but I do worry about the reliabilty of Aldi products...
pioneer_dtr
01-09-2006
Originally Posted by DeadMan:
“True HD is 1920x1080p.”

I thought true HD was 1920x1080i
Jarrak
01-09-2006
True HD is a phrase SONY marketing invented to pimp the PS3 over the Xbox360

I suppose in terms of display the ultimate given the current accepted HD standards will be a 1920*1080 display that accepts 1080p source material.
webbie
02-09-2006
Well - you get what you pay for.....
inabsentia
02-09-2006
I was giving it serious consideration...until I saw that there was no built in digital tuner- what is the point of paying for technology that will be obsolete in some areas with 12 months?? Would digital tuners have added much to the cost? After all you can buy freeview boxes for 20 quid now.
Kojack
08-09-2006
Originally Posted by inabsentia:
“I was giving it serious consideration...until I saw that there was no built in digital tuner- what is the point of paying for technology that will be obsolete in some areas with 12 months?? Would digital tuners have added much to the cost? After all you can buy freeview boxes for 20 quid now.”


Hmmmm sorry I don't see your point, you have Sky+ & another freeview yet you won't buy this TV because it doesn't have a £20 digital tuner ?

Im sure your just kidding right
inabsentia
08-09-2006
Absolutely not-I can't send a direct digital output from either, so all I'd be getting is a twice converted picture on the screen (digital to analogue when sent out of the box, re-converted to digital when it gets to the TV).
The point is, for a large chunk of the country, a key part of the technology of this and any other piece of kit sold with analogue only tuners, will become obsolete within 2 years-and that should not be allowed
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