Syntax Olevia LT26HVE 26-Inch HD-Ready Flat-Panel LCD TV
Excellent Value for TV or Monitor
I received the LT26HVE with plans to use it as a big desktop monitor.  I'm used to a big monitor since I burned out my 6-year-old 21\\" CRT.  I was a little worried about how this would perform based upon some of the reviews but am happy to report that it works excellently in practice. I have two computers connected, one with the DVI port and one with the VGA port. I've set both graphics cards to run at the native 1280 x 768 resolution with excellent results. The display will actually interpolate a number of resolutions (from 640x480 to 1280x1280). At first I was concerned that the VGA output was cut-off at one side, but after reading the manual discovered that the \\"Auto\\" button on the remote automatically detects the extents of the video input and adjusts the display in a snap.<br /><br />There are a myriad of options for personalizing the display and color temperatures to your tastes.  HD Broadcast output looks outstanding.<br /><br />A couple things detract from this, but aren't really big negatives because of the economical price.  These are the somewhat odd (15:9) aspect ratio which makes very narrow letterboxing around standard HDTV or WS movie content. The second thing is the desktop stand which seems like it could be a little sturdier (metal instead of plastic would have been nice).