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Reviewed by UK Guest, 17th Aug 2006. |
| Review Summary: Digihome HD review 26 |
Overall Score: 3/5
 
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Review: I bought this Digihome 26" HD ready TV last week, and so far have been quite satisfied with the picture quality on standard reception (analogue), but the set is tuned through my Sony DVD recorder, which gives a very clear and well balanced colour rendition, and is probably better than with the built in tuner of the Digihome receiver. to get full HD reception it is either necessary to sign up to the Sky HD set top box with subscription or get a Pace DS 810XE HD satellite box, which can receive 2 free to air HD transmissions.
However the sound on the Digihome set, while not bad is nothing to shout about, but can be improved considerably with a 5:1 surround sound speaker system , which you can buy online quite cheaply.
one drawback of the Digihome, and indeed most other LCD TVs, is that they use a lot of current (Digihome uses 160 watts, and gets very warm after just 30 minutes). Sets need to be much more energy efficient, but in standby the set is using only 3 watts, and the instructions advise you to switch off completely each night or when not in use for a period. I did look at other types of HD sets,(some were without HDMI connect) but only those above £900 were much better. you only get what you pay for ultimately. |
Ratings
| Value For Money: |
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3 |
| Review Score: |
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3 |
| Recommended? | |
No |
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DVD, TV & Video