Syntax Olevia LT42HVi 42-Inch HD-Ready Flat-Panel LCD TV
Great TV, Few Issues..
I had one initial problem during setup that really turned me off momentarily, but after that I've come to love this television. My problem was that when I went to remove the protective coating on the screen the pull-tabs came off instantly and when I tried to get the coating off ended up pulling up a portion of the anti-glare screen before I noticed what was happening. As the anti-glare screen is attached extremely securely normally it was very odd to have it come up with the protective layer. And by the time I noticed what was happening, it was too late as the anti-glare layer cannot simply be re-attached and smoothed down. I had to completely remove the anti-glare coating, which left adhesive streaks that had to be cleaned from the glass. (And boy was all that a REAL pain. Removing the rest of the anti-glare coating AND the adhesive streaks left behind.) Be VERY careful that you only begin pulling off the VERY thin protective coating if you have problems with the pull-tabs. <br /> <br />Despite that issue during installation, I have little problems with glare (even without the coating) and the picture is absolutely gorgeous with my Xbox 360 and when watching HDTV content over my satellite. <br /> <br />The remote is definitely of a simple, efficient design. And comes off as a bit \\"cheap\\". Especially when trying to operate the television. (It must be aimed at the lower, right-hand corner as others have stated.) But the slide-panel on the bottom end of the remote hides away a lot of the more advanced options for one-touch operation (such as switching instantly between different types of connections such as just your component inputs or just between your HDMI and VGA inputs) that make it a lot more user-friendly than some of the other remotes I've come into contact with. <br /> <br />For the price, the features, and the quality... I don't think you'll find a better flat-panel LCD display than this one. My only regret is that this didn't come in a 1920x1080 resolution. (I have another HDTV that has a native resolution of 1920x1080 and I can notice a slight difference in the detail because of it. A comparable style of TV with a higher resolution is prohibitively expensive, though. And only worth the extra expense if you really want to get that highest amount of detail possible from your HD content and are the sort of videophile that _REALLY_ pays attention to detail issues like that. But (ugh) the cost is horrendous compared to this TV which I really love.)