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Customer Reviews
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Volume problems with this TV
Having exchanged this set once I still have the same problem,low volume.I watch this TV with the volume turned to max most of the time and its still not sufficient and to make matters even worse the manufacture is not customer friendly and of no help.If you buy this set because of price you will regret it.
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Screen busted within 18 months - TV now totally useless
I bought the Olevia 30" through Amazon back in March 2005 (at a cost of $1150 plus delivery at the time) ... a few days ago - Saturday July 29 2006, the screen suddenly went black and the TV died - the sound still worked but no vision. I had a TV expert friend look at it yesterday - and he said that it has gone for good ...
Lasted less than 18 months --- so much for the 12 month warranty.
My recommendation - stay away from Ovelia ... majorly disappointed - and have to falk out $800 for a replacement ....
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PIP
Not like the Picture-in-Picture you are used to, since during any split views, only one can be the TV channel. e.g. TV/VGA screen, TV/AUD1, not Tv/Tv.
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Amazing picture! Lots of inputs to choose from. (NO HDMI)
I can't believe how amazing the picture is! I have NOT noticed any ghosting, lag or pixilation with this TV. The screen is bright (adjustable) and crisp.
The setup: I am running Monster Cable component cables from my (non-HD) DVD player and everything is plugged into a Monster Cable PowerCenter HTS 2000 MKII (even the cable signal from the street.)
The menu gives you plenty of options to fine tune your TV, so if the picture is only so-so out of the box (like mine) then just take the time to go through the menu and adjust to your liking. Grab a DVD that doesn't have tons of action and will give you long scenes (I had to put in Field of Dreams to get the greens and blues just right). Check out Monster Cable's HDTV Calibration Wizard DVD for a walk-thru calibration anyone can do.
When watching TV, or anything else in 4:3, the screen will be blank (black) on either side of the image. It's definitely NOT grey as someone said on a review posted elsewhere.
I noticed that I can have all of the lights in the room on and I can still see the image as bright as if I didn't have any lights on. I couldn't do that with my CRT television. Plus, the Olevia's screen is truly NON-glare.
I've hooked up my laptop to it via the VGA cable provided with the TV, and the image (after some adjustments on the laptop) was excellent and could be used for a meeting or presentation. S-Video from the laptop was horrible. DVI would be best, but I don't have DVI on the laptop to test.
The remote is as barebones as it gets, but then again, you are building a home theater, so why not get a nice universal remote?
The stand/feet make it very stable when not mounted to a wall. Four textured rubber pads (the size of quarters) are on the bottom to keep it from sliding. Mine sort of 'sticks' to the surface on my entertainment center.
The speakers are WORTHLESS. Maybe it's because I am so used to having surround sound, but they don't seem to worth listening to. If you don't have an 'ear' for sound quality they will be fine for you. If you DO have an 'ear', they will sound flat and powerless. No bass/lows.
There are two plastic wire 'clips' on the back of the unit. You can run most of your wires through them to keep them managable, but if you are using all of the inputs you will find that you pretty much max them out. Useful for the average Joe consumer.
If you are purchasing this TV I highly recommend you pick up some high quality audio/video cables. This will give you a clear picture and sound.
I HIGHLY recommend this TV!
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Excellent
Very happy with the TV -- great value. I have the 26 inch in my office and once I saw the picture quality, I immediately bought the 32 inch for home.
Easy to set up -- basically just take it out of the box and plug it in.
