Akura ATL1930W-HD

Advantages: space saving
Disadvantages: sound and picture quality

...in bed to watch it all i can see are funny coloured shadows so i have to keep changing the tilt of the screen. All in all i think this is probably the worst telly we could have bought and leaves me feeling a little conned by akura because the tv itself looks nice, it just does'nt perform when you press the power button, if i could i would have taken this back straight away, so i could exchange it for something else but i couldnt as it was a sale item. ---Good points:--- Price Looks ---Bad points:--- Picture quality Sound quality Annoying box on the power cable Reflection angle Not HD ready If you are looking for a smaller lcd tv then stick to the well known brands as i have found out CHEAPER ISNT ALWAYS BETTER..... Read review

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Advantages: HDD/DVD/Timeslip recording, connections, clear menus, price
Disadvantages: Size, slowish start-up/preparation.

...following the detailed instructions, switch on, TV to AV1 and bingo -there's the set up menu for the Akura. Followed the auto programme scan, found all the channels, did a quick TV channel reorganise via the VERY clear and user friendly on screen menus and within minutes was recording my first OTR timeslip recording. Once set up, it was a simple matter of replicating the second unit set up in the second room. INITIAL THOUGHTS & USE: Now the best bit of a newly set up toy or gadget : feet up on the sofa, pint of Guinness in one hand, remote in the other and instruction book in the other (three hands ?) play with the buttons and explore. Once again the highly clear and self-explanatory menus came into their own with little reference required of the instruction book, only for clarification here and there. Once mastered, the acid test was how easy... Read review

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Advantages: Very, Very Cheap; Does What It Says On The Tin
Disadvantages: Big , Quite Heavy, Don't Know When It's On

...SPECIFICATION Manufacturer: Akura Model: ADV147AS Type: DVD Player Standards: DVD, DVD+RW, DVD-RW, CD, CD-R, CD-RW,CD-Video, MP3, Kodak Picture CD. Region: 2 Decoder: MPEG-II - Progressive Scan TV Standard: PAL/NTSC Audio: DTS Digital, Linear PCM, Coaxial output Audio DAC: 18bit/48KHz Video DAC: 10bit/27MHz, 500 Lines Horizontal, 720 x 576 HD output Remote Control: Included. PRICE: £29.98 SUPPLIER: Somerfield REVIEW I have a TV with a built-in DVD player that frankly is pants. It has an annoying tendency to forget that humans like to hear their movies as well as look at them. Some months ago, after a particularly irritating night getting the TV/DVD to play a movie I particularly wanted to watch, (having just rented it at great expense from blockbusters), I made the decision to go out the following day and find a replacement DVD... Read review

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