When I bought my house in the ghetto, the first thing I needed, and I stress Needed, was a decent tv. Having moved out from a bedroom in mother's home to a decent sized living room I realised that my 15" was not going to cut it unless I got some seriously good binoculars. Hence a trip to curry's was in order. Armed with a list the size of a cow of necessary purchases such as washing machine, fridge, cooker, kettle, etc the first essential item had to be the TV so we headed to that section.
The aforementioned Orion TV caught my eye because it looked cool - maybe it was the fact that the beautiful Timberlake was strutting his stuff on it (weird I remember that) or that it's sleek black frame looked good as it wasn't covered in a layer of
dust and dog hair or just maybe it was the lovely price tag. I'm a sucker, it's a fact - I saw the reduction and thought 'that's the one'. Yeah I know. But it was £399 and I was happy. Best of all, because I purchased virtually the entire store that day, I got £150 off and free delivery on everything (I should bloody think so). However, not one to wait, I took the tv, kettle and microwave there and then.
A house is not a home until you've installed a 32" telly and luckily, within 20 minutes of arriving through the door me and mother were sat on patio chairs with a brew, watching neighbours - result. Let's face it, if I can do it, you can. The TV was light enough for me to get out the boot of my 206 by my little self, unpack it, slot it onto the stand and place it on one of the unpacked moving boxes whilst mother stood waiting for the kettle and commenting on how shiny it was. Done. Well, I did have to plug it in and insert the aerial and get it to do a scan for channels but apart from that, done. Please note, in big letters on the instructions it says "Before operating the unit, please read this manual thoroughly" - bugger that; there's batteries supplied for the remote and a sign came up saying scan? so I did. Not exactly hard.
And that was 16 months ago. I've since found that it's not just a telly, it's a miracle of plastic and stuff. It's my best friend, my confidante and lover. Firstly, every little hole on the back that you can put leads in, are labelled - it says PC connector so I put my PC lead in it, the 2 HD bits say HD so I put the XBox in it and each AV thing is numbered so there's no guessing when you're scrolling through the 9 options of which input you're supposed to be on. Currently, I've got PS2, Xbox, and Digi box connected and I regularly plug the laptop in to watch a downloaded film but you can't see all the wires due to the low stature of the telly on its little silver stand. Perfect.
It looks expensive - stick a Sony sign on it and you wouldn't know (well I wouldn't) but even better is the surprisingly good picture. Watching telly through the box supplied by the kind people of Virgin, the picture is clear and sharp and the colours are vibrant now that I've messed with the settings. Using the Xbox, the picture improves yet again making Guitar Hero exceptional. I don't understand HD or pixel numbers but I can tell you it looks good - what else can I say, ask a scientist if you're confused. The only thing that reminds you that you got a cheap brand is the hideous remote - it's bug ugly. But it works, and to be fair I hardly use it apart from changing input, so when the queen comes round, I'll hide it away so it can't offend. Should I ever lose the hideous aforementioned contraption, all the necessary buttons are on the top of the tv so I won't lose sleep over it. The sound's very good too - had it on for a house party and the bass was good enough to make people shout over it and Burnout 3 on the playstation sounds very realistic through it and consequently scares the dog - bonus.
Size is important and don't ever let anyone of diminished stature tell you different - bigger is better. Now that I'm getting on a bit, I need to be able to see the details of Jeremy Kyle's guests' Elizabeth Duke's jewellery so the screen size is important and this TV is perfect. Fern Britton may have lost 68 stone (still wish she was my Aunty but that's a different story) but she's larger than life in my front room and it's great. My bloke has a 50" (yes I love him regardless) but 32" is plenty for me and my average sized living room. It is wall mountable but I have a fear of it falling and squishing me (it's a childhood phobia developed after reading Flat Stanley).
For more product information, take a look for yourself as it means nothing to me! I think that currys and dixons have stopped making it now anyway but I've seen it on ebay for £210 - bargain. Its one year warranty is up and I've probably jinxed it by writing nice things about it but it is a good telly and touch wood it's been fine. To sum up TV size good, TV input selection port things good, PC facility thing very good, sound and picture good, remote ugly.
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replacements 100% guaranteed money back if not entirely satisfied. Put-Batteries-In-And-Go (This remote has been made for this Tv / Dvd / Freeview box etc, only,so no setup required, no codes to put in) Specifically manufactured in our factory for this make/model. Every remote control is tested before it is dispatched. Our remotes are NOT universal - so you do not need to set them up or put codes into them, just put your batteries in and off you go. Each remote is generically made for the specific DVD / TV / Freeview.
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