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Evesham's sub-£350 LCD HD-ready TV lacking?

EveshamhdlcdI've just been reading about Evesham's new 20.1-inch widescreen LCD HD-ready TV - the V20KCDX-E03, available for under £350.

Price-wise, that sounds impressive, but there are a few things left out.

For a start, there's no HDMI input - instead you get one DVI input (converter, anyone?), 2 SCARTs, Component video, S-video, VGA, and Composite video.

Optimum resolution is 1680 x 1050. Hmm, just 30 pixels shy of the 1080 mark, then...

Nevertheless, it will accept 720p and 1080i, and you could argue that it's not a bad starter HD-ready piece of kit.

Personally, I'd rather spend a bit more and get better connectivity and features.

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Posted by Andy Merrett on June 1, 2006

Comments

Correct me if I am wrong but you simply can't see the extra detail of HD sources in sets below 32 inches - so what is the point of a set being marketed HD if it is so tiny. It's just an ordinary computer monitor.

Posted by: tayto | June 1, 2006 7:40 PM

I would not entirely agree with you there. I can see the extra detail on my 26 inch TV from an HD source. But I can't see the point of having such a small screen of 20 inches either.

Posted by: Darren | June 1, 2006 8:13 PM

20" is pointless for hd, very least you need is 24", pref 32"+ to really show the benefits of HD (unless you watch tv from 1ft away;)

Posted by: sdf | June 2, 2006 2:22 AM

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