Advantages: Picture quality is the best you'll get!
Disadvantages: Adaptor required for some memory cards during 'photo mode'

...To describe the picture quality on the Panasonic TX-26LXD1 LCD Television as amazing is an understatement. I have never seen anything like it. In fact, the last time I remember being impressed with a TV picture quality was when I very first saw the Sony Trinitron tube, which had a sharpness and clarity never seen before on CRT television. I originally purchased a Sony CRT (tube) widescreen TV back in January 2004 but it was faulty and had to go back. Unfortunately, they didn’t have another one in stock, so I was given a refund. I say ‘unfortunate’ but I really should say fortunately because this made me look again at what I was buying. The sheer size of the Sony TV filled a quarter of my lounge and looked really out of place. I started noticing LCD Televisions being advertised and on displays in shops around town... Read review

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Advantages: Quality finish, superb picture, easy to use and setup
Disadvantages: only 1 HDMI input socket

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Advantages: picture quality
Disadvantages: remote buttons

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Advantages: nice picture, good refreshrate, uber sound, easy to use
Disadvantages: need a separate HDTV receiver

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Advantages: One of the cheaper sites
Disadvantages: Appalling service

...Quite possibly the worst service I have ever experienced using online retailers. I've never written a review before, but feel so strongly about my experience that I needed to get it off my chest... After ordering a Panasonic TX-26LXD69 television at the beginning of January I got a call within a couple of days to say it was out of stock, but that I could expect it within 5-6 weeks (there was no indication on the website to say it was out of stock at the time of ordering). This time period went by, yet it was me who had to chase BE Direct rather than them contacting me. Now they were saying they couldn't give any estimated delivery dates as Panasonic weren't giving them any dates, leaving me completely in the dark as to when I could expect to see my order. I left it another two weeks before contacting them yet again. Around... Read review

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Advantages: Excellent picture quality, good looks and a fair price
Disadvantages: Lower scanning rate

...in coping with fast paced action. With a scanning rate of 50Hz it lacks the crispness of the 100Hz models but this is an acceptable sacrifice at this price point. The TX-26LXD70 model does offer 100Hz but will cost a couple of hundred pounds more. Viewing angles are good, which is important in a kitchen where you are moving around. Sound ~ A kitchen isn't the best acoustic environment, all those hard surfaces create a hollow, echoing space but despite this the Panasonic does produce very acceptable sound from its internal speakers. Forgiving the predictable lack of bass which is normal for a screen this small audio is good across the range with impressive detail in the higher ranges and doesn't suffer too much in high action film sequences. Connectivity ~ The level of connectivity is appropriate for the price and, given its likely use... Read review

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