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Coby TFTV2224 22 Inch Widescreen LCD HDTV Monitor with HDMI Input Black

Coby’s 22″ widescreen LCD TV offers a premium viewing experience, featuring brilliant picture, liquid-crystal display, and dual ATSC/NTSC tuners for great reception of digital signal (DTV-ready). With an HDMI digital connection and a 15-pin VGA interface, the TFTV2224 is perfect for use as a television or computer monitor. Integrated full-range stereo speakers, AV inputs and digital noise reduction are also included. Dual ATSC/NTSC tuners for Digital and Standard TV broadcast reception (DTV-ready) HDMI digital connection for perfect AV signal transmission HDCP compliance for HDCP content support AV input jacks for use with media players, DVR/VCRs, video games, and more 15-pin VGA interface for use with computer systems Full-range stereo speakers (10W) Digital comb filter and noise reduction V-chip parental control, Closed-Caption, and Electronic Program Guide support Multi-language on-screen display Wall-mountable design (VESA 100mm x 100mm) Video Input – Coaxial Antenna; RCA Component Video; RCA Composite Video; S-Video; HDMI with HDCP; 15-pin PC VGA

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2 Stars LCD TV
I had little luck receiving any channels on this TV. Tried different antennae, all of which had worked on another TV, and could not get more than 3 channels.

2 Stars Decent but Flawed Cheap TV
Pro: No dead or stuck pixels. The tuner has good reception. Good selection of inputs and the on-screen menus are well thought out. The resolution is as advertised. The speakers are better than most TVs of this size, but still sound tinny.

Con: The LCD panel has poor vertical viewing angle, you need to be looking at it at almost 0 degrees. Viewed from 20 degrees below and it is almost black. Viewed from 20 degrees above and it is completely washed out. Absolutely terrible color banding. Instead of a smooth color gradient you see obvious bands of solid color. I tested this side by side with a Sony viewing the same off-air video source (1080i native source material). The Sony looked great, the Coby had obvious banding. I assume this is a 6-bit per pixel panel used for cheap computer monitors and not the 8 or 10 bits per pixel panels used with most TVs.

Conclusion: For the price this is an adequate TV for an exercise room or fishing cabin where quality does not matter. Not acceptable for a TV that will be viewed frequently.

4 Stars perfect for my room
This TV was a steal for $209 (no shipping, no tax) when I bought it.

I mostly got it because I had a smaller, non-HDTV that wasn’t widescreen before, and I recently got a 12.1 inch laptop so I wanted a bigger widescreen HDTV that I could use as a monitor for it. It’s perfect!

I didn’t want to get the DVD player attached since I don’t know how long the DVD era will last, and since I hook my laptop up to it anyway, I might as well just use it as the DVD player and save $20 or however much.

It has a nice picture, the colors are very bright, and the audio is all right, but I personally up some surround sound because that’s how I roll.

4 Stars As expected
This TV is about what I expected from a lower priced TV: nothing outstanding, but good, solid functionality and quality. We use this at our cottage on a wall mount to save space. We simply play the DVD/VCR through it since we don’t have a cable hook-up. It’s more than fine for that purpose.

4 Stars pretty good for the price
This TV is good for the price, I like it so far no problems yet.

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Coby TFTV1923 19 Inch Widescreen LCD HDTV Monitor with HDMI Input Black

Coby’s 19″ widescreen LCD TV offers a premium viewing experience, featuring brilliant picture, liquid-crystal display, and dual ATSC/NTSC tuners for great reception of digital signal (DTV-ready). With an HDMI digital connection and a 15-pin VGA interface, the TFTV1923 is perfect for use as a television or computer monitor. Integrated full-range stereo speakers, AV inputs and digital noise reduction are also included. 15-pin VGA interface for use with computer systems Full-range stereo speakers (10W) Digital comb filter and noise reduction V-chip parental control, Closed-Caption, and Electronic Program Guide support Multi-language on-screen display Wall-mountable design (VESA 100mm x 100mm)

User Ratings and Reviews

2 Stars Cheap you get what you pay for
If you want to save $50 and get a TV that is really built on a budget, this is for you. If you want a TV that will last, spend the extra $50 and get a TV that will be with you for years to come.

The TV looks and feel likes a toy company built it. I love the the remote bends when you push it buttons(It won’t last long). But it doesn’t stop there, the TV has a lot of fragile and flimsy components, but you are getting a cheap TV.

4 Stars Nice for the price
I purchased the TFTV1923 to use for training and display purposes. My most important requirement was that it be easy to carry around and have decent sound and picture. Both are fine, though the sound is tinny. It sets up easily and is perfect for use in small areas and especially in small meetings. I was unable to get any picture reception with a good digital antenna at my home office location. I know the reception in this area is decent, so was disappointed I got no hits on the channel scan. A good buy for the price and quality.

1 Star Waste of Money!
I bought this TV about four months ago, and it worked decently for a few months. Then all of a sudden one day it just stopped working for no visible reason. The Coby tech support was beyond useless in trying to get my tv working again. Their response was “oh well too bad there is nothing we can do.” So now a few short months after buying this tv i have a $180 paperweight. Do NOT waste your time or money on this tv or this company. I am extremely unsatisfied and will never buy from them again.

4 Stars Very pleased!
After searching endlessly for an affordable HDTV, I am very happy with this one. The picture quality is great, and the sound is extremely good (I wasn’t expecting the sound to be good). I am a bit disappointed that the price has gone down by $20 since I bought the TV last week. But overall, it’s definitely worth the money. i would definitely buy more Coby HDTVs. They’re clear and affordable.

4 Stars great picture, lame sound
i like the design of this tv, the input lay out is ideal and keeps all my cords organized. i use this for a t.v., computer screen, dvd player and for my wii. the video from all the imputs is great the colors are vibrant and clear and the picture is sharp. the only down side is the sound, i can’t make anything sound good and each device i have plays at differnt sound levels so when the volume is low on my PC it is very loud on my Wii, i’ve had to go so far as to get a set of aux speakers, a bit of a hastle which adds cost to this reasonably priced t.v., not very consumer freindly coby.

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5 STARS - Onward Liquid Crystal Soldier!

With all the brouhaha around the Blu-Ray Disc vs. HD-DVD format war, another battle has been quietly simmering in the HDTV marketplace. With the sad but inevitable demise of CRT technology, now direct view HDTV buyers have a single technological choice: Plasma vs. LCD. And while some manufacturers such as LG and Samsung still straddle the fence with both LCD and plasma models, Sony has made its choice: Liquid Crystal Display (aka. LCD).

Up until recently, the technology choice had been clear… at least for me. The best plasma televisions have always outperformed LCD technology in terms of the ability to reproduce blacks, fast-moving images and natural well-saturated colors. And it used to be that LCD TVs in the larger screen sizes were prohibitively expensive.

But recent price drops and technological advances have led to LCD flat panel models that can challenge plasma for picture performance at a competitive price. The most impressive of these are the new suite of Full HD 1080p LCD models, such as the Sony Bravia KDL-46XBR2 LCD HDTV, up for review this month. Is this set a plasma-killer? Read on to find out.

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