VU Technologies has launched their all new, 32-inch Sonic Series LED TV at an affordable price tag of Rs. 26,000. This is quite an aggressive pricing from VU when you take a look at the competition. VU haven’t divulged too much information on the details of the TV, like the panel used, for instance. Most likely, they’ll be using edge-lit LEDs, as that’s the easiest to implement and is cost effective as well.  The Sonic Series Some of the highlights of the TV include:
There’s no mention of a USB port, so if you were looking at connecting a pen drive or hard drive to watch movies, you’re better off with something else. |
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More rumours of an Apple HDTV surface
With rumour mills running wild about the forthcoming Apple iPad and iPhone, more news about a Siri- enabled HDTV have surfaced. During early December it was reported that Apple could possibly be working on an HDTV that would be available in three sizes, with the largest being a 55-inch model. Piper Jaffray analyst, Gene Munster has always backed these rumours and believes that Apple is preparing to launch an HDTV by the end of next year or early 2012. A report by Wall Street Journal goes on to support this by stating that sources have informed them that in recent weeks, Apple executives have “discussed their vision for the future of TV with media executives at several large companies.”  Could be coming by end next year? (Image mock-up) The same sources have informed them that this television will be based on wirelessly streaming technology that will access media content. The report states that it is believed that Apple executives, including Senior Vice-President, Eddy Cue have attended meetings with media companies to discuss new ways in which Apple technology could recognize users of phones, tablets and televisions. The source however states that Apple have been vague regarding their upcoming softwares and devices. The report states, “The company has discussed new ways they could stream media companies' content, allowing a user to watch a video on a TV set, then pick up another device, such as a smartphone, and keep watching the video on the move, one of the people familiar said.” While this appears to be some sort of concrete information regarding Apple launching an HDTV, one should take this with a pinch of salt, for now. However, since there is a spike in rumours about an HDTV that can be operated using one’s voice, there may be something substantial to it, after all. Only time will tell. |
Review of Philips 42PFL6556 LED LCD TV
Manufacturers often offer attractive packages and special offers to attract customers and gain an edge over the competition. Philips is one of these companies, grouping 3D Blu-ray, a 42-inch LED TV and a wireless keyboard in attractive packaging. The Blu-ray, we now expect another part of the package - Philips 42PFL6556 42-inch LED LCD TV. Read on to know if this TV can do to make a mark on the frantically competitive market LED LCD TV.
Design and Build Quality
The 42PFL6556 is a glossy black bezel which is bent at every corner. Slim is the way to survive in the cut throat LED LCD TV space, and Philips has done just that with this model. If this is not the thinnest TV we have seen, part of the measures about an inch on the sides and top, and just over an inch down. Philips Logo is placed at the bottom of the frame, and it is the control panel of the TV, which is unique because its buttons are pressure sensitive. This approach not only designed to reduce congestion around the ring, but it also makes the TV look more elegant. The control elements found here, including volume controls and channel menu, and on / off control.
Connectivity ports are located in the back, and like most TVs, which have been placed on the left side of the TV. In this way, there is no need to reach too far back to use them. Connectors are not outwardly, but, on the side and top to bottom. This TV can be mounted against the wall, the wireless way. Connectors on the back are three HDMI ports, two USB ports, and a composite, component and VGA connectors.
The remote is similar in design to the Philips Blu-ray, but it is longer. Although it has several buttons, they are well spread out. The base is not very big, but it supports the TV without any problems and keeps stable. There is no oscillation at all, when seated on the dais. Overall design and build quality 42PFL6556 is great.
Features
The ceiling of this feature TV is 1080p full HD video playback support. 1080p becoming the norm these days, and various Blu-ray is not affected by this resolution, Full HD is the way to go. TV also offers you the opportunity to get rid of vertical black bars that appear at the top and bottom of some movies, but also crops out of the picture a bit 'on each side of the bargain.
Other highlighted features of this TV includes its Pixel Plus HD picture processing technology, HD Natural Motion and a dynamic contrast of 8,000,000:1. This is basically a marketing jargon to try to make the product stand out. When it comes really down to it, reproducing the colors are good, and the images look natural. Most TVs use a technique that increases the amount of business, when the scene seems faster than it should be. This is not the case with the 42PFL6556
The interface is quite simple and user friendly. It has a few widgets on the screen that set out various options and settings. They are quite common, such as TV, USB, Scenes, etc., minimalist design allows easy navigation between the different options. It also has two USB ports that support NTFS disk for playback of multimedia files. Most TVs with media playback function supports only FAT32 drives, but with the ability to play through the NTFS hard drives, you can simply connect their high-capacity external hard drive and play back videos effortlessly.
The TV supports the video formats, including most of the MKV, MT2S, AVI, MP4, and M4A. The user interface in the folder options are available pan-style. The file is on the right, while its online content on the left. Another interesting part of this arrangement is that, in the far left is a preview pane that displays thumbnails of the content.
Performance
The performance of the Philips 42PFL6556 has been tested by connecting it to the Philips BDP5200 Blu-ray 3D player that came with it. We also connected a laptop to run the test and a companion display NTFS hard drive to play videos. When you run test companion display, we noticed that the gray and white were reproduced well. Out of the box, Philips has remained true to its marketing, colors appear natural, in fact. This was the case with most colors except green, which was a little bit busy. In the test contrast, we saw that most of the dark gray blocks could be established, which means that the black levels of the TV is really high. The color test scales, we noticed that there was no bleeding in the color Blue wait.
When you watch a Blu-ray, the colors looked natural and has had virtually no noise. The color seemed a natural as well. When connected to an NTFS drive, we saw that the drive can read the TV really fast. When we navigate through the menus, we noticed there was a slight delay as the TV was trying to put the preview pane on the left. During playback, the video through your hard drive, we found that the TV's performance was really good. All the colors seemed to be as it should, and there was little noise in the images. We were also impressed by the ability of TV to play mkv and not so common in M4A files. In addition, the delay while browsing the menu, this TV is a solid performer.
Verdict
Philips 42PFL6556 LCD TV LED retails in India at MRP of Rs. 64 990 and can be purchased at a price less than Rs. 60k. This is a really good TV, but the only problem is the price of this model for the package offered by Philips. Overall, this TV offers a very good image quality and the ability to read NTFS files, and play lots of video formats is a massive bonus. If you are looking for a USB TV features 1080p Full HD video playback, and are willing to spend so much, then 42PFL6556 is a good choice. Philips currently offers 3D on Blu-ray player and a wireless keyboard only Rs. 5000 more. If you are looking for the perfect, then buy a bunch of would be the most feasible option.
The 42PFL6556 is a glossy black bezel which is bent at every corner. Slim is the way to survive in the cut throat LED LCD TV space, and Philips has done just that with this model. If this is not the thinnest TV we have seen, part of the measures about an inch on the sides and top, and just over an inch down. Philips Logo is placed at the bottom of the frame, and it is the control panel of the TV, which is unique because its buttons are pressure sensitive. This approach not only designed to reduce congestion around the ring, but it also makes the TV look more elegant. The control elements found here, including volume controls and channel menu, and on / off control.
Connectivity ports are located in the back, and like most TVs, which have been placed on the left side of the TV. In this way, there is no need to reach too far back to use them. Connectors are not outwardly, but, on the side and top to bottom. This TV can be mounted against the wall, the wireless way. Connectors on the back are three HDMI ports, two USB ports, and a composite, component and VGA connectors.
Features
The ceiling of this feature TV is 1080p full HD video playback support. 1080p becoming the norm these days, and various Blu-ray is not affected by this resolution, Full HD is the way to go. TV also offers you the opportunity to get rid of vertical black bars that appear at the top and bottom of some movies, but also crops out of the picture a bit 'on each side of the bargain.
Other highlighted features of this TV includes its Pixel Plus HD picture processing technology, HD Natural Motion and a dynamic contrast of 8,000,000:1. This is basically a marketing jargon to try to make the product stand out. When it comes really down to it, reproducing the colors are good, and the images look natural. Most TVs use a technique that increases the amount of business, when the scene seems faster than it should be. This is not the case with the 42PFL6556
The TV supports the video formats, including most of the MKV, MT2S, AVI, MP4, and M4A. The user interface in the folder options are available pan-style. The file is on the right, while its online content on the left. Another interesting part of this arrangement is that, in the far left is a preview pane that displays thumbnails of the content.
Performance
The performance of the Philips 42PFL6556 has been tested by connecting it to the Philips BDP5200 Blu-ray 3D player that came with it. We also connected a laptop to run the test and a companion display NTFS hard drive to play videos. When you run test companion display, we noticed that the gray and white were reproduced well. Out of the box, Philips has remained true to its marketing, colors appear natural, in fact. This was the case with most colors except green, which was a little bit busy. In the test contrast, we saw that most of the dark gray blocks could be established, which means that the black levels of the TV is really high. The color test scales, we noticed that there was no bleeding in the color Blue wait.
Philips 42PFL6556 LCD TV LED retails in India at MRP of Rs. 64 990 and can be purchased at a price less than Rs. 60k. This is a really good TV, but the only problem is the price of this model for the package offered by Philips. Overall, this TV offers a very good image quality and the ability to read NTFS files, and play lots of video formats is a massive bonus. If you are looking for a USB TV features 1080p Full HD video playback, and are willing to spend so much, then 42PFL6556 is a good choice. Philips currently offers 3D on Blu-ray player and a wireless keyboard only Rs. 5000 more. If you are looking for the perfect, then buy a bunch of would be the most feasible option.
Review Of Mitashi MIC032 V07 LCD TV
During the Indian Premier League this year, Mitashi had launched a advanced ambit of LCD-backlit televisions that absorb bottom power, compared to LED Backlit TVs. These televisions by Mitashi are advised for those searching to advancement from a CRT TV to an LCD television. The MIC032 V07 LCD is one such television launched by Mitashi that houses a ambit of appearance targetted at those users, who're on a austere budget. Read on to see if this TV can accomplish its mark in the over busy 32-inch LCD TV market.
Design and Build Quality
The Mitashi MIC032 V07 is not the best searching television in the market. It has an all atramentous bright accomplishment giving it a simple and minimalistic look. The bezel is a bit ample and has the company’s branding at the basal of the display. To the appropriate of the awning are the controls for adjusting the channels, volume, menu, antecedent and standby.
The interface of this television is appealing acceptable and it is simple to cross around. When a USB drive is connected, we get the options in a ‘list’ architecture to the larboard and a examination area to the right. This TV supports FAT32 drives calmly and it can admit it almost quickly. However, we approved a amount of NTFS drives and those did not appearance up on the screen. Though the affection account of this TV is not actual all-encompassing as those apparent with some added brands, this TV delivers on all agreement it claims. The adeptness to attach a USB drive to it makes it a nice advantage to accept afar from watching cable or bowl TV.
Performance
The Mitashi MIC032 V07 was activated by abutting it to a anthology application the HDMI cable. We ran the DisplayMate analysis to barometer the achievement of this TV. In the analysis we noticed that the greys rendered accurately and no cast of blooming was visible, as was the case with some LCD TVs. The atramentous levels of this television are absolutely good, with a lot of of the scales getting noticed. The basal colours reproduced accurately. We didn't acquisition any issues whatsoever with the blaze and the backlighting. In the colour acuteness scales analysis for the important colours, we noticed that there was no bleeding beyond colours.
While arena the ‘The Last Samurai’ centralized analysis Blu-ray, we noticed that the playback was absolutely good. All colours appeared accustomed and there was hardly any arresting angel noise. The aggregate of the speakers, however, was absolutely aside and for the audio to be clear, the aggregate had to be aloft to about 40 percent. We aswell affiliated a FAT32 drive to analysis videos, as able-bodied as audio. We noticed that the accepted analogue .AVI videos played able-bodied after any issues. When we were scrolling through some of the .JPEG images on the beam drive we saw some anomalies actualization on the awning amid pictures. For its allotment the limited ascendancy is appealing responsive. The achievement of this television is absolutely acceptable and afar from those slight hiccups while alteration pictures, there were no added issues noticed.
Verdict
The Mitashi MIC032 V07 is priced in India at Rs. 24,990. It isn’t a part of the classiest searching televisions around, but is a performance-oriented LCD TV. This TV, on the accomplished is simple to use and one can calmly acquisition their way through its operations. If you are searching for a 32-inch LCD television with USB capabilities, abounding HD 1080p features, and accept a account of Rs. 25,000, this would be a acceptable best to advancement from a CRT.
The bezel is a bit large |
The Mitashi MIC032 V07 is not the best searching television in the market. It has an all atramentous bright accomplishment giving it a simple and minimalistic look. The bezel is a bit ample and has the company’s branding at the basal of the display. To the appropriate of the awning are the controls for adjusting the channels, volume, menu, antecedent and standby.
The downward facing rear connectors The connectivity options are all located at the rear of the TV. These I/O connections include two HDMI ports, a USB port, component, composite ports, a VGA port and a coaxial port. The location of the USB port being at the back put us off a bit as one would have to keep reaching behind to use its plug and play properties. A side placement of the port would have been a lot better. The TV, on the whole is well-built and very sturdy as is the simple remote control. The buttons are made well and we had no issues with its build quality. Summing up our views on the design and build quality, we concluded that although the TV is not a conventional good looking one, it is built really well. Features The main feature of this LCD TV is its cost and native resolution of 1080p. Having a full HD resolution, propels this TV to be at par with more expensive TVs. For a budget-friendly TV, the Mitashi MIC032 V07 LCD TV comes with connections that are usually found on more expensive televisions. Mitashi claims that this television has a dynamic contrast ratio of 360,000:1. The use of a high contrast ratio helps in adding to the realism of the image displayed on the screen and help in reproducing darker images better. We will see how true this is in the performance bit. Another interesting feature of this TV is that it has a USB plug and play option, where one can simply connect a USB drive to the port on the rear and the television will playback content.  |
The interface of this television is appealing acceptable and it is simple to cross around. When a USB drive is connected, we get the options in a ‘list’ architecture to the larboard and a examination area to the right. This TV supports FAT32 drives calmly and it can admit it almost quickly. However, we approved a amount of NTFS drives and those did not appearance up on the screen. Though the affection account of this TV is not actual all-encompassing as those apparent with some added brands, this TV delivers on all agreement it claims. The adeptness to attach a USB drive to it makes it a nice advantage to accept afar from watching cable or bowl TV.
Performance
The Mitashi MIC032 V07 was activated by abutting it to a anthology application the HDMI cable. We ran the DisplayMate analysis to barometer the achievement of this TV. In the analysis we noticed that the greys rendered accurately and no cast of blooming was visible, as was the case with some LCD TVs. The atramentous levels of this television are absolutely good, with a lot of of the scales getting noticed. The basal colours reproduced accurately. We didn't acquisition any issues whatsoever with the blaze and the backlighting. In the colour acuteness scales analysis for the important colours, we noticed that there was no bleeding beyond colours.
 Multimedia screen |
 Simple looking, but a good performer |
The Mitashi MIC032 V07 is priced in India at Rs. 24,990. It isn’t a part of the classiest searching televisions around, but is a performance-oriented LCD TV. This TV, on the accomplished is simple to use and one can calmly acquisition their way through its operations. If you are searching for a 32-inch LCD television with USB capabilities, abounding HD 1080p features, and accept a account of Rs. 25,000, this would be a acceptable best to advancement from a CRT.
