Flat Screen TV Reviews

Review by Mr. Choudhry Khalid:

This is an excellent tv. it is much better than the one it replaces. The image quality is outstanding. it even better viewing in high definition. i have nothing bad to say about the tv.

i have another samsung tv. but this is much much better.I did a lot of research before purcahsing the tv. Amazon offered the best price and the delivery was quick. well done amazon team.

Review by Andrew Rees:

Purchased this TV for my Bedroom.Its a new model and its perfect.I am using it with Freeview The picture is crystal clear and the sound punchy.I put it up on the the wall with a Hama bracket(also purchased from Amazon).Took me about 25mins.Very pleasing to look at even when not switched on, with its shiny rose/black coloured bezel and curved underside with clear plastic trim.The back of the TV is metal not the usual plastic and has all the HDMI points that you need.At the side is a USB port so you can watch movies photos etc that are on your memory stick.I thoroughly recommend this TV.

Review by R. Matthews:

I firstly purchased the Samsung LE22A457 but had to return this due to bad backlight leakage. I am pleased to say I should have gone with my original instinct and purchased this set in the first place! It is a lovely looking TV and I need to disagree with the review saying the sound is tinny – compared to the 22″ 457 it is a marked improvement and much better than other 22″ TV’s I listened to in a local retailer. For a TV which most people will use in a second room it does the job well.

We purchased this for the bedroom to view Sky TV sent via RF from the Lounge input so I cannot comment on the freeview tuner/features, but the picture quality I receive from the Sky box is very good.

One thing to note – if you are looking at HD Ready 22″ TV’s be careful of the resolution you choose. This TV has a resolution of 1366 x 768 which is perfect 16:9 ratio. Many other sets (including the A457 I purchased before) offer 1680 x 1050. Whilst on paper this looks better it does not give a true 16:9 ratio and the picture has be be stretched vertically to fill the screen meaning some images can look distorted. You can always run it in 16:9 mode but this will result in black bars top and bottom of the screen, something I certainly don’t want on all my normal broadcast TV!

All in all very happy with the TV purchase and would recommend it.

Review by David A. Martin:

Bought this TV (LE22B450) from Amazon and firstly I must say what a great price and fantastic service. Used Express service which was a little extra but delivery was within 48 hours. Carried out exhaustive research on the web and in some electrical retailers and decided on this. Bought for occasional use in a conservatory. Setting up was very straight forward and once basic calibration undertaken, I was left with an excellent Freeview picture. While sound, as other reviewers have commented, is not great, it`s certainly acceptable. I have previously bought Toshiba & Panasonic tv`s so was venturing into the unknown with Samsung but have been very pleased so far. It has all the inputs/outputs most people will want (HDMI, Component, Scart, etc) and also looks fantastic!

Review by Ms. C. M. Alesbrook:

After much umming and ahhing over which TV to get, we finally settled on this one, and we are not disappointed. The picture quality is amazing, it’s easy to set up, we don’t have surround sound, and the sound is great without it. I really would recommend this TV.

Review by Gillian Barber:

I recently purchased this tv and the picture quality is extremely good, sound quality is excellent really nice design..

Now for the niggles.. according to LG’s own web site it has usb connectivity, which is true, however they state that it plays avi/divx movies and it does not it only plays mp3′s and jpeg pictures and that is it… It is extremely easy to set up however when connecting other devices sometime u may need to manually switch them and that is easy enough but switching them back to digital tv.. can be a pain.. In conclusion it’s brilliant sound quality and 1080p picture quality makes this TV a worth while purchase, provided you can put up with these little niggles….

Review by Nick Fear:

I bought one of these to replace a old CRT portable in my kitchen. I’m very happy with it – picture and sound quality are excllent and its easy to use.

I don’t agree with the previous reviewer about it being “wall mount” only. Mine arrived in the same way as described in that review, and although its not immediately obvious how to tilt the stand (you do think its not going to budge) I persisted and it tilted fine after a few minutes – mine is sat on a kitchen work surface not mounted

Only minor gripe is that I would like to play tunes from my iPod using its speaker. Despite having various sockets this is not possible – a fact confirmed by Samsung technical support. I can do this perfectly well on another Sony flatscreen TV I have.

Review by Sue:

This is Samsungs latest offering of a 19″ LCD TV and its Great! Most small LCD tv’s don’t have brilliant sound and can sound “tinny”. But a quick tweak of the equaliser settings on this and the sound is far better than you would expect. The picture quality is simply amazing, and I’ve yet to see a better picture on a 19″ screen (and I’ve tried them all now). The stand is adjustable for tilt, giving approx 15degrees forwards tilt and 90 degrees back. With the stand folded back 9o degrees, it then turns into a wall mount. There is a seperate bracket supplied that attaches to your wall and the base of the stand slots onto it vertically. Alternatively it has Vesa 75 x 75 mounting options. When using a Vesa mount, the stand is removeable and you are supplied with covers for the base of the TV to cover up the hole. The remote control is a dream to use, so ergonomic and tactile. Everything is clearly labelled and easy to work out even without reading the manual! This is also a true widscreen TV with a 16:9 screen so picture is displayed perfectly. Whereas some other tv’s on the market are little more than pc monitors with a built in tuner, with screens which are 16:10! That can cause picture stretching or cropping. All in, this little Samsung is brilliant and you won’t be dissappointed with it!

Review by E. Duffy:

An absolutely superb television for a bedroom or small study. Excellent picture and more importantly at times superb sound quality. Can be used as a stand alone or as I have done, placed on the wall using the included bracket whilst swinging the base 90 degrees and locking it into the bracket.

Excellent channel information and easy access to interactive services etc.

In reality all the positive reviews read before purchase were spot on. I have a Panasonic in my lounge which are regarded as the best TV’s on the market, but I have to say the picture etc on this Samsung can have no realistic rival as a 19inch TV version.

Review by Lisa Williams:

Purchased this TV to replace my old one which was not a Sony. Very fast delivery was really shocked when it arrived when it did. Was really easy to set up. The picture quality is brilliant and it makes watching DVD’s and freeview very enjoyable. The price is amazing as this Tv is very expensive on other sites. Very pleased that i made the decision to buy this Tv as i wasnt sure at first. However will not be wasting my time watching the world cup on it!

Review by Ms. M. Lynch:

Received the TV last week and set it up. I was blown away by the picture quality and that was an upgrade from an old Sony CRT telly! I was quite surprised at the price compared to other sites and did consider the EX403 version at one point as it has built-in Freeview HD but didn’t due to cost.

All in all, this is a beautiful set and I definitely made the right choice!

Review by C. Mallinson:

I’ve been looking for a new TV for a while and finally decided on this one, thinking £300 for a Sony was an good deal. It was really easy to set up, both to get it attached to the table-top stand and to get it tuned and I managed to get it going quickly by myself. The picture quality is excellent, as is the sound. Overall, I’m very pleased with my purchase.

Review by James Chatt:

I have a samsung, but this Sony TV is so much better you can’t compare the two. I recommend it for the price. Box was a bit battered on delivery

Review by Mr. D. J. Puttnam:

I purchased this TV from Amazon, and as usual it arrived when it was supposed to and the price was a lot better than on the high street.

Set up was quick and easy, just a few screws for the stand then turn it on and answer a couple of questions and it sets itself up in a less than 5 minutes.

I bought the TV for my parents to put in the living room and it is brilliant, they didnt want anything larger than 32″ so there wasnt really any point in getting a 1080p set. The picture quality is excellent on freeview and even better with Sky and to be honest just as good as my larger 1080p Sony Bravia. There are a few presets and many individual settings you can adjust to get the picture how you like it. Sound quality is very good too considering the size of the speakers, especially if you have a play with a few of the options.

The remote is uncluttered and easy to use and the on screen freeview guide is pretty good too.

One thing that may be a problem for some users is that this TV only has one scart socket, but it does have 3 HMDMI sockets so shouldnt be too much of a problem.

Overall a great TV at a great price.

Review by Tim Connor:

Ordered from Amazon and arrived day before the expected earliest delivery date, well done Amazon.

TV itself is a peach to set up, just a couple of screws required to attach stand and easy to follow on screen instructions.

All set and ready to go after 10 mins.

TV automatically detects freeview channels and you are then good to go.

Only having one scart connector is no big hassle as you do get a choice of three HDMI connections, two at rear of set and one at side. You also get component connections at the rear and composite connections at the side.

TV has been set up and we now have a V+ cable set-top box, an XBox360, a Wii and a DVD connected up and all give fantastically clear pictures

The sound is good, but some people who have larger living rooms might find the sound a bit feeble and have to use the rear audio out leads through an amplifier.

Overall an excellent TV at an unbeatable price

Review by andyl_14:

I remember my parents buying a 32″ HD Ready TV for nearly £1000 not that long ago. When my old TV went bang, I was expecting to pay at least £800 for a 32″ TV. I couldnt believe I paid less than £400 for this.

It’s a real beauty, nice design and amazing when connected to my XBox 360. I feel I’ve wasted the last few years of my gaming life! It’s nice to have the digital tuner built in and the menus are simple and I was up and running in less than 5mins from getting the TV plugged in. Picture on Freeview/ Digital is really decent (I get a “good” Digital signal)

Sound wise it’s up the job – I still connect to to my 5.1 home cinema when I watch movies.

No complaints so far – and really a pleasure to watch TV on knowing I got a real bargain!

Review by Mr. D. Weir:

After much searching and reading numerous reviews on lcd tv’s I finally settled on buying a Toshiba but when I went to purchase the tv there was a link to this one which was the newer model. Although there was no reviews for this model I took a gamble and ordered it anyway. I am very pleased I did.

The tv is for my bedroom and I love it. The picture has been great on digital tv, movies and (after a little playing with the settings) the picture is truely amazing when playing my xbox 360. For the price I think the picture is great, I really can’t fault it.

Soundwise if i was using it as my main tv in the living room I would probably invest in a surround sound system to get really deep sound but for a bedroom tv it is really impressive. I turn off bass boost when watching normal tv, turn it on when watching movies and when playing the xbox I turn on bass boost and surround sound to get a realy loud deep sound that totally immerses me in the gameplay.

My only criticism of the tv (which may be down to me missing a setting but I’m not sure) is that when using the EPG and going through the channels to see what is on the tv switches to the highlighted channel. This is my only annoyance with the set as it means I can’t watch one channel and see whats on the others at the sametime.

Overall a great tv at a great price that you can have up and tuned in about 10mins that includes fitting the stand