Mintek DTV-263 26-Inch LCD TV/DVD Combo
terrible tv picture quality compared to DVD, returned
I purchased this in the 32\\" DVD lcd tv/dvd combo from QVC after they raved about the unsurpassed picture quality, etc.   <br /> <br />Well, the picture quality is good for a DVD.  But hooked up to digital satellite TV receiver (dish network) the picture quality is abysmal, regardless of which picture setting/ratio you choose. My old tube TVs were lightyears better and after comparing the pictures side by side, I couldn't see the point of keeping a TV that would give me a much poorer picture quality than the old fashioned tube TV that cost hundreds less.   <br /> <br />I can't understand what Mintek, or QVC for that matter were thinking when they put this TV out there.  I really felt cheated that something i was told was superior was actually so much fuzzier and worse. <br /> <br />If you intend to only watch DVDs, this set is fine. The picture quality is excellent.  but for TV viewing, I found it unacceptable. <br /> <br />The sound was okay.   <br /> <br />The remote was poor.  I found it difficult to use, and for a while there were some functions I couldn't figure out.   <br /> <br />The cables that came with the set didn't quite match the parts description or assembly instructions either.Looks like they ran out and substituted. <br /> <br />The biggest issue though was the picture quality from the TV imput. Since it was already a digital signal, I can't figure out how they could mangle it so completely between digital sat receiver and the TV.  That was the deal breaker, though the clunky remote was not a strong selling point either. <br /> <br />Fortunately the shipping to was free and the shipping back only 20$, so I wasn't out much for trying this TV.  But it was a headache packing it up to ship back and taking it to the UPS delivery store, and I would far rather have been satisfied with it.  Disconcerting when supposedly improved technology is worse than the old. <br /> <br />