Not recommended (Hannspree Xv 37")

Member Name: StrongSide

Product:	Hannspree Xv 37"
Date:	09/03/09 (57 review reads)
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Advantages: Large screen for a low price

Disadvantages: Unsatisfactory picture quality, poor freeview image, large, heavy, one HDMI port

This was my first HDTV, before I bought my KDL-32V4000 and to be honest, I'm surprised at the other review on this site... and it got a crown award!

I would not recommend this set and I will explain why.

It's big. Don't expect a light and slim flat panel to sit nicely on your stand as this simply won't. It's very heavy and the width is greater than I would have liked.

In terms of gaming, this TV performs reasonably at best. It's definitely a lower end LCD in terms of picture quality. I had to do a fair bit of tweaking before I found it acceptable, but even then it still didn't look great. If you are thinking of buying this to watch Blu Ray... please re consider as you will be very disappointed and won't be able to appreciate the Blu Rays themselves.

Looking back, I should have gone for quality over quantity and bought the KDL-32V4000 straight away instead of going through the hassle of taking this back to exchange it. They cost me around the same (got the sony in a sale), but the difference between this set and that... is HUGE.

The worst aspect of the set is probably when using SD sources. Freeview looked terrible. The image was highly fuzzy and not what I was hoping for. Another large problem is only having one HDMI port. I had to keep switching over between my equipment which got tiresome.

My recommendation: stay clear and buy a high quality 32" for the same price instead of this low quality 37".

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