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Televisions.com test team utilized its invaluable experience garnered over the years and used objective laboratory instruments and comprehensive subjective analysis to test the Sony Full HD KDL-52 Z 5800 TV. The Sony 55 inch LCD TV scored an impressive 8.3 points on a scale of 10 in the “Editor’s Rating” category. The review waxes eloquent about the array of features provided with the television set such as the universal multi-tuner for analogue TV/DVB-T/DVB-C/DVB-S2, sharp and bright picture, excellent depth and colours, accurate 24p reproduction (even for 60Hz signals), high motion clarity in video-based material. The only areas that the test team felt needed improvement were the Poor motion clarity in film-based material, lack of format switching for upscaled 4:3 pictures and awkward DVB-S navigation. Televisions.com editor in chief, Florian Friedrich said: “The Sony KDL-52 Z 5800 has an impressive set of features with bright picture and accurate colours. Though the price tag is a little on the higher side, the TV set is still every worth its penny.”

TV reviews then goes on to describe the state-of-the-art features of the TV. The multimedia capabilities of the 52 Z 5800 include a USB port for image, music and video playback; and a network port allowing the playback of media from the internet. The test team was especially impressed with the universal tuner as this was the first time that a Japanese manufacturer had incorporated such capabilities into a TV set. Channel navigation for cable and terrestrial signals is good but the satellite reception provides a list of channels that can get a little confusing. The “Scene AV mode” should be set to “Cinema” mode as recommended by the test team to get the most detail rich picture with superb, contrast rich, digital picture. The brightness of the screen is equally great in dark as well as bright environments and the signals. Standard definition signals process excellently via HDMI. The default activated “Overscan” should be switched for fine detail reproduction. The test team was impressed with the impressive contrast ratio of 3000:1 which was exceptional for an LCD TV without local dimming. The review recommends switching off the “Motionflow” technology to give the picture authentic, cinema style, 24p judder. Viewing angle dependence is a hitch with Sony but with the rest of the great features it kind of dulls in comparison. The sound of the Sony KDL-52 Z 5800 from its speakers is good especially for music but speech sounds a little distraught as the speakers don’t point towards the listeners. The review then provides a set of ideal settings for the TV that were derived by the test team at the in-house test theatre which were especially for HDTV/Blu-Ray signals via the HDMI interface. Friedrich said: “The Sony KDL-52 Z 5800 is an expensive buy but with its excellent features is worth every penny you spend on it.”

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Televisions.com team of dedicated experts harnessed all their experience in combining objective laboratory instruments and comprehensive subjective analysis to accomplish the testing of the LG 42 LT 75, a 42 inch HD ready LCD TV from LG. The TV scored a below average rating of 4.3 points on a scale of 10 in the “Editor’s Rating” category and was found lacking in major aspects. Average contrast, low motion clarity, inaccurate 24p reproduction, no adjustments possible in display brightness and the absence of a headphone socket disappointed the test team a great deal. The incorporation of features like an integrated 160 GB hard disk recorder, well adjusted presets and permanent buffering for time shift TV are just the saving grace. Televisions.com editor-in-chief, Florian Friedrich said: “The LG 42 LT 75 LCD TV should be considered for purchase only if you are interested in free view channels and easy recording features. The TV set fails to impress on all other counts.”

The later part of the tv reviews describes the features of the LG television set. The menu of the LG 42 incher is clear and well designed but the initial setup of the TV is tiresome. Also the test team found the delay of response from the TV way too irritating. Also the “Auto AV” feature was frustrating as the TV started automatically recording whenever any device was connected to the Scart socket. The remote controlled is multi-buttoned nightmare with only the clear labeling acting as a saviour. The review criticizes the TV for providing support only for analogue TV and DVB-T signals, as any other signal would demand a set-top box or satellite services or free-sat. The hard disk recorder can record 48 hours of analogue TV and 57 hours of DVB-T signals but does not provide any facilities like a DVD burner to backup any recorded programs which means that once the recorded material has been viewed it has to be deleted to make room for new recordings. “Time shift TV” is a feature that the test team found to be one of the stronger points of this LCD TV as it kept recording the picture even when the channel was changed. The review recommends the “Mild” mode where analogue TV delivers an astonishingly clear picture. The TV does not suffer from line flicker or stair stepping for both “4:3” and “Zoom” picture format settings. The test team didn’t find any difference to the picture even when the 3D comb filter was incorporated. Also motion clarity just about satisfies the requirements. Only with DVD and Blu-Ray playback does the LG 42 LT 75 display pictures with outstanding detail. Contrast let the test team down. The sound of this TV set is not great and the absence of a headphone socket only aggravates matters.   The review then provides a set of ideal settings for the TV that were derived by the test team at the in-house test theatre for displaying HDTV/Blu-ray signal via an HDMI interface in darkened environments. Friedrich said: “The LG 42 LT 75 is not a TV suited for home cinema. Weak contrast and pronounced viewing angle dependence just makes things worse.”

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Televisions.com in house team of experts drew upon their cumulative expertise and years of experience to combine objective laboratory instruments and comprehensive subjective analysis in the testing of the Loewe Art 47 SL Full HD+/ 100 CI+ DR+ 47 inches Full HD LCD TV. The Loewe Art 47 SL scored an “Editor’s Rating” of 7.6 points on a scale of 10 and the review found it to be an average television set. The positives of the 47 incher include HDTV Double Tuner, great sound, excellent colours, accurate 24p reproduction, low motion blur and a built in hard disk recorder that allows time shift TV. The test team was let down by the low contrast, lack of depth, unconventional operation and line flicker in the 576i/1080i films signals. Televisions.com’s editor-in-chief, Florian Friedrich said: “With a bright picture that suits living rooms and features that suit everyday use combined with stunning looks, the Loewe Art 47 SL Full HD+/ 100 CI+ DR+ LCD TV is a good buy. But beware of the lack of contrast which would be a major handicap for home cinema.”

The review further sheds light on the features of Loewe Art 47 SL. The multimedia capabilities of the TV set were found to be lacking by the test team with only mp3 files and JPEG photos playback supported form a USB stick. There are multiple configurations of this TV set are available as is found to be typical for Loewe. A 250 GB hard-disk allows for 80 hours of TV to be recorded and a double tuner for analogue and digital TV is also provided. The digital standard of the new era including the encryption standard of CI+ are supported by the double tuner. The test team was highly impressed by the incorporation of a minor set of settings provided which were generally ignored in other contemporary TV sets. The lip-sync delay setting, PALplus decoder for analogue reception which sharpens the picture quality for widescreen broadcasts. The most impressive feature that the reviewers found was that Loewe allowed the configuration of one’s own TV set via their website. With accessories and components that are completely in sync with each other, the UK based website of Loewe allows buyers to literally assemble their own TV set. The test team was happy with the sleek looking rolling style menu which looked brilliant though it took some time getting used to. The degree of user-friendliness is exceptional. The channel sorting was found to be illogical with a confusing attribution of functions to the buttons. With a recorder that allows pause and rewind of live TV and also facilitates simultaneous viewing and recording of channels the days of losing out on TV programs is a thing of the past. The test team advices turning off the noise filters to achieve a decent picture quality and setting the backlight only to necessary levels to restrict the power consumption within acceptable limits. The DMM motion enhancement offers motion clarity better than even Sony’s 200 Hz motion technology. The contrast is still an issue. The sound from the Loewe Art 47 SL is impressive with bass and treble alike. The review then provides a set of ideal settings for the televisions that were derived by the test team at the in-house test theatre for displaying HDTV/Blu-ray signal via an HDMI interface in darkened environments.

Florian Friedrich said: “The Loewe Art 47 SL Full HD+/ 100 CI+ DR+ Full HD LCD TV is an excellent buy if the requirement is a TV for everyday viewing in bright living rooms and great sound is necessary. Steer clear if you wish to buy a TV with high contrast for home cinema experience.”

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The Panasonic TX-P 50 GW 10 was tested by the expert team at Televisions.com by efficiently combining objective laboratory instruments and comprehensive subjective analysis. The TX-P 50 GW 10 scored an impressive 8.1 points on a scale of 10 in the “Editor’s Rating” category owing to some state-of-the-art features like a universal tuner (analogue TV, DVB-T, DVB-C, DVB-S), accurate 24p reproduction, high contrast and outstanding motion clarity. The negatives that the test team found about the televisions are loud fans, poor sound, high power consumption, limited brightness and weak de-interlacing of movies (576i/1080i). Florian Friedrich, Televisions.com’s Editor-In-Chief said: “The Panasonic TX-P 50 GW 10 is a total value for money package and is an awesome buy if the weak de-interlacing can be ignored.”

The review later describes the features of the Panasonic TX-P 50 GW 10 in detail. The multimedia capabilities of the TV the playback of AVCHD camcorder videos and JPEG photos from a side mounted SD card. The test team was essentially impressed with the universal tuner that provides support for analogue as well as digital signals. The TX-P 50 GW 10 lacks support for the forthcoming CI+ encryption standards. The menu of the Panasonic TX-P 50 GW 10 is a breeze and is extremely easy to use and quick in response with only the absence of an Electronic Program Guide (EPG) for DVB-C channels being a let down. The review extols the multi-tuner that renders accurate picture with high detail for analogue as well as digital TV signals for standard and HD resolutions. Convincing colours are conveyed through the Cinema preset. The test team rates the facility to switch off the overscan very highly as it allows no detail in the picture to be lost. The team was impressed with the “Intelligent Frame Creation” which reduced the double edges for PAL signals and attributes high motion clarity to the picture. It also retains the original film judder which in other television sets is smoothed out. Films arriving via the HDMI interface suffer from occasional flicker. The reviewers were impressed with the high contrast ratios that attributed deep blacks to make the picture rich and natural. Also the colours were found to be largely convincing with natural colour tones and neutral grey scales. The TX-P 50 GW 10 fails to impress in the sound aspect as the music is bland with flat bass. Also the electronics and machinery produce a hum that’s noticeable in silent rooms. The review then provides a set of ideal settings for the LCD TV that were derived by the test team at the in-house test theatre for displaying HDTV/Blu-ray signal via an HDMI interface in darkened environments. Florian Friedrich said: “The Panasonic TX-P 50 GW 10 Full HD Plasma TV is a real highlight and is ideal for buyers who want great picture and high contrast and who are willing to ignore the de-interlacing issues.”

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In honor of Valentine’s Day, Spreety has compiled a list of romantic TV shows to watch online.

In honor of Valentine’s Day, Spreety TV Online has compiled a list of romantic TV shows online to enjoy.

Among the highlights, ABC’s The Bachelor has full episodes in high definition online, with additional interviews with the ladies.

For the classic fair, the 1977 The Love Boat is fun, campy, and available for free online with CBS Classics. For the “once upon a time is now” crowd, the 1987 Beauty and the Beast is also online for free at CBS.

For a comedic take on a matchmaking service, Lifetime has free full episodes of Lovespring International online.

For the dating scene, HoliDate takes people from one city to another in search of love, and is available with a SOAPnetic subscription (free with AT&T hosting).  Lastly, Wingman, a dating advice show from Fine Living, is online for free.

There’s plenty more to watch. If you would like to learn more about romance TV online, please visit the Spreety TV Online site, and look under TV Genres, Romance.

There is a lot of music online. Here are the right places to go.

Online music has come a long ways since the infamous file sharing days. Today, there are so many legal places to listen to music online; there is no need for the alternatives. So, Spreety.com put together a video about the right places to listen to music online, including radio stations and music videos.

Among the top picks, AOL Radio hosts thousands of radio stations categorized by genre. The genres include Blues, Classic, Christian Rock, Jazz, R&B, Country, and more. In addition to the genres, many local stations are online, such as, for Los Angeles, the popular K-EARTH 101 and KNX 1070.

AOL’s Spinner has full CD parties, where a variety of top CD’s can be selected and played online. Individual tracks as well as the entire CD can be played on demand.

For music videos, several of the TV stations have their music videos online. As examples, BET (Black Entertainment Television), CMT (Country Music Television), GAC (Great America Country), MTV, VH1, and VH1 Classic all host an extensive library of top performers online.

Possibly, the most unique of the online music players is Pandora Radio. Pandora is completely customizable, and is based on the ten year old Music Genome Project. The Music Genome Project classifies every song based on what each individual song sounds like. By typing in a few preferences, Pandora is able to play many more songs of a similar nature. If a song plays that one does not like, a simple thumbs-down will remove it and songs similar to it. Pandora has taken customization to a whole new level.

Lastly, Yahoo! Kids hosts thousands of music videos that are perfectly appropriate for the little ones.

If you would like to learn more about music online, please visit the Spreety TV Online site, and look under TV Genres, Music & Radio to enjoy music online.

In a review published today, Televisions.com takes a closer look at Sony’s XEL-1 OLED TV, which hit the market early last year. The review includes subjective picture quality evaluation by experienced experts, as well as objective analysis using sophisticated measurement techniques. The combination of these approaches leads to an overall rating of 6.3 out of 10 points. Although the score is fairly low, the reviewer airs plenty of praise for the device’s picture. In fact, many of the criticisms went to the device’s more general characteristics – the small size, low resolution, and high price. The review praises, for example, the screen’s high motion clarity and excellent colours, as well as – thanks to the OLED technology – a sensational contrast ratio. And although the team gives the XEL-1 a fairly cool overall write-up, they seem highly impressed by OLED. Televisions.com’s editor-in-chief, Florian Friedrich, said: “If development keeps going steady, OLED will one day outstrip both plasma and LCD. We’ll await future developments with bated breath.”

The review begins with a detailed explanation of how OLED works, and describes the technology’s current state of development. Much of the review’s early praise centres on the XEL-1’s slender design, although the reviewer points out that the TV’s compact dimensions restrict the space needed for other features. The only multimedia, for example, is a USB input for photo playback. The resolution is also unusually low, earning the TV genuine criticism. Operation-wise, the reviewer was generally impressed with the XEL-1’s menu and the remote control’s design. Many of the picture-quality criticisms related to the low resolution, and the review is careful to draw attention to the screen’s impressive blacks and accurate colours. Friedrich added: “On the one hand, this miniature Sony impresses with perfect blacks and extraordinary motion-clarity. On the other hand, we have to admit that we were disappointed with the low resolution.”

http://www.televisions.com/tvs/sony-televisions/sony-oled/Sony-XEL-1.php

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The international reviews website Televisions.com has today released its review of the Sony PlayStation 3 Slim. The team’s laboratory combines sophisticated measurement processes with subjective analysis to derive an overall rating for tested devices; the PlayStation 3 Slim scored 8.6 out of 10 points. The reviewers explain that they were already impressed with the original PlayStation 3, and that the Slim has cleared up many of its predecessor’s shortcomings – offering lower power consumption, enhanced operation thanks to HDMI-CEC support, a bigger hard drive, and bitstream output of HD audio. But the review also points out areas in which the player suffers the same problems as the original version – there’s no de-interlacing for 1080/50i or 1080/60i signals – and even placers where the new player lacks functionality seen in the earlier model – the SD-card reader has disappeared, for one. But don’t be fooled by the slight criticism – Televisions.com’s editor-in-chief, Florian Friedrich, said: “The new slim version of the PlayStation 3 outperforms its predecessor – as well as being smaller and cheaper! On the wider market too, the wide range of functions makes it nigh-on unbeatable.”

Indeed, there’s plenty of praise to be found in Televisions write-up. Multimedia features heavily, with the reviewers paying tribute to the player’s “unrivalled versatility” in internet applications and network playback. There’s also automatic playlist detection for HD camcorder videos – this, again, earns special praise in the review. The reviewer’s tests revealed perfect Blu-ray picture quality, with flicker-free images and accurate levels for blacker-than-black and whiter-than-white content. Likewise, DVD playback receives plenty of compliments for its sharp, flicker-free images. The review ends with a table comparing the Slim with its predecessor – this makes it clear how much of an improvement Sony has made. One reviewer summarised the device’s performance by saying: “Although the Slim isn’t actually that much slimmer, you can’t fault its wide range of improvements over the original PlayStation 3. One of the best players on the market just got better.”

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Televisions.com’s review of the Sharp LC-52 DH 77 E draws on the test team’s years of experience to evaluate the TV’s performance using both subjective analysis and objective laboratory measurements. This combination allows the testers to derive an overall score of 7.4 out of 10 points for the Sharp. The review praises the TV’s high contrast ratio and accurate colours, as well as its faithful reproduction of 24p material. These factors suggest impressive overall picture quality, according to Televisions.com, and largely account for the TV’s decent “Editor’s Rating”. But the reviewer goes on to criticise the set’s poor motion clarity and lack of format switching for HD signals. While the review stops short of recommending the Sharp for the home cinema, the website’s editor-in-chief, Florian Friedrich, said: “Overall, the Sharp delivers a decent picture and is well suited to everyday TV viewing.”

There’s more praise later in the review: The remote control, for example, is said to be user-friendly, thanks to its small size and direct-access buttons. Standard-definition pictures get the thumbs-up, apart from some blur reported in dark areas of HDMI-576i pictures. High-definition signals also impress, although the reviewer notes a slight lack of accuracy and – again – some motion blur. Although the review quotes the set’s colour temperature at 6,300 Kelvin and praises the uniform grey balance, it also highlights colour errors, such as a green tint in blue areas – sky or ocean, for example. The review then offers users a list of ideal settings designed to optimise the TV’s picture for the dark home-cinema environment – the reviewers determined these settings by calibrating the TV professionally in their test theatre. Of the HD picture, Friedrich added: “The 52-incher delivers a well-balanced HDTV picture. Night-time scenes mightn’t look quite as three-dimensional as on many other TVs, but the picture still provides impressive depth.”

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In a review published this morning, the TV-reviews platform Televisions.com takes a critical look at the Pioneer BDP-LX 52 Blu-ray player. Using a combination of laboratory measurements and subjective assessment of picture and audio quality, the reviewers derived an overall rating of 8.8 out of 10 points for the player. Televisions.com praised the device’s playback of both Blu-rays and DVDs, although it noted poor de-interlacing with DVDs that lacked a progressive flag. Other positives include the sleek but sturdy remote control and the huge range of user-adjustable settings; the reviewer gives this player the seal of approval for “adjustment junkies” and offers users some advice on how to adjust the player to give the best Blu-ray and DVD playback.

On the other hand, there are a number of criticisms: Firstly, the reviewer is appalled by the player’s long disc-loading times. Although they point out that the player still loads Blu-rays faster than the high-end Denon DVD-A1 UD, which Televisions.com has also reviewed, they still find waiting up to 105 seconds extremely irritating. One reviewer said: “There’s a tendency to talk about loading times only in relative terms – people might say, for example, those 17 seconds is extremely fast, when of course it’s actually quite a long time to have nothing happening on the screen. But either way you look at it, this Pioneer – at 105 seconds – loads discs extremely slowly.”

The review also criticises the noise from the player’s cooling fan, warning users with sensitive hearing that this can easily spoil the atmosphere of quiet film scenes. Nevertheless, these criticisms are fairly minor, and detract nothing from the picture quality – the strength of which is reflected in the high ‘Editor’s rating’ awarded by Televisions.com. The website’s editor-in-chief, Florian Friedrich, said: “There’s no question about it: Pioneer devices almost unfailingly produce top-quality pictures.”

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