LCD TV Repair Gaffney SC

Today’s Show:

Hannspree 42 inch 120Hz LCD HDTV

Price: $459.99

Back when we started this podcast (six years ago on Thursday) we never dreamt of being able to purchase a 42 inch LCD for around $460. And if you could would it be any good? Today that dream has come true with the Hannspree ST42DMSB 42 inch 120Hz LCD HDTV. As you would expect with a 42 inch TV at this price point there aren’t a ton of bells and whistles. What you get is a solid basic HDTV that can be used in your main or secondary room without breaking the bank.

Features:

• 120Hz refresh rate
• Contrast Ratio: 15,000:1 (X-Contrast)
• Four HDMI inputs
• Brightness: 470cd/m²
• Response Time: 4.5ms
• Viewing Angle (H/V): 176° x 176°
• USB 2.0 Flash Drive Input (Photos & Music only)
• Dimensions (WxHxD): 31.1” x 22.6” x 7.8” (with stand)
• Weight: 44.1 lbs

As you can see there really aren’t any special features that this HDTV has. There isn’t any Internet Apps, Netflix, 3D, and so on. What you get is a solidly built television for $460.

Setup:

Connecting three cables to the TV is all it took to bring it to life. One HDMI from the receiver, one coax cable to connect the antenna and power. Done in less than two minutes! The next thing was to scan digital channels and we were good to go. One small issue we noticed was that moving around in the menus was kind of a pain. Either the remote wasn’t sending out a good IR signal of the TV wasn’t receiving the signal well. But that was only an issue during setup.

We adjusted the TV settings and will add the values to the end of this review and post them to our television settings section of our website. We encourage you to add your TV settings as well. Please use these only as starting points. Your results will vary.

Performance:

We didn’t have high expectations for a low cost HDTV from a relatively unheard of brand so we were pleasantly surprised at how well it performed. The TV excelled were you would expect it to, bright high definition content. Colors looked good with natural looking skin tones. This was true with Satellite, OTA, and Blu-ray. Dark scenes were decent and you don’t lose too much detail in the shadows. The black levels are good but not quite up to par with the LED LCDs or Plasmas. Also, we found off angle viewing to be adequate with some color fade as you move off center. But all in all, a good performer, especially at the everyday price of $460!

There are two minor issues that we saw. First, even though the TV is 120Hz ...