Akai 27" LCD Flat Screen TV/DVD Combo - LCT2721AD Review

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(More customer reviews)This TV is very good for the price. Specs include: 8ms repsonse time, 1000:1 contrast ratio, ATSC/NTSC tuner, built in DVD player, HDMI in, and others listed in the description.
Features aside, this TV delivers a solid picture. I put it in my roughly 100 sqft. apartment bedroom and it is much larger than the 13" tube TV it replaced. With only a 2-d comb filter, picture sometimes looks a little washed out, but not too too badly. Plus, the 2-d comb filter is only used on the composite-in and NTSC cable in, nothing else. Motion blurring is non-existent at best, and only a mild nuisance at worst. I was watching a Futurama DVD and when the ship flies by at the start of the intro, it gets a little blurry but not so bad that it is a large distraction.
Preset picture modes are good, and the menu gives you quite a bit of wiggle room for fine tuning the picture, given the price of the TV. The menu also has an audio adjustment feature but this does hardly anything to effect the sound. The speakers are only passable. I recommend using the audio out function as it will give you so much more.
progressive scan DVD player itself is a nice compact slot-loading unit with good controls and a decent picture. The remote is easy to use and has a decent range which is good because this TV is NOT compatible with universal remotes (as far as I know anyway).
In short, this is a good solid TV with nice features for a low price. If you are good at shopping around you may be able to get one of these for the same price as a new xbox 360 premium which, might I add, comes in very clearly and crisply through the HDMI in. It's not going to be a "wonderful change the world amazingly superb ridiculous" TV but it is good enough to warrant the price for frugalists.
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I've had this tv for a few months now and I can honestly say that I am even happier with it now than I was before.
First off, the speakers are much nicer than previously indicated. This was because of my mistake. The basic treble and bass EQ of the TV was way off and the surround sound simulator makes things even more complicated. However, after some fine tuning I got some really good lows out of the speakers and some good punch. It can't replace home theatre and I still recommend audio out if you have better speakers (I have a Philips 2.1 set-up) but otherwise they work a lot better than before.
Control over individual red, green, and blue color temperatures are really cool. This is something that isn't offered on a lot of sets but it is a blast to fiddle around with.
Black levels are deeper than expected, seems much better than the indicated 1000:1 contrast ratio but only on YPbPr, HDMI, and DVD. For any signal coming in at 480i it is only so-so.
If I have one complaint about this TV now it is that it gets very very hot. This is one set which should be well ventilated. My parents own a Panasonic 42" plasma, and this tv can get hotter than the plasma after only being on about 30 minutes.
Still, it is extremely reliable and gets a 5 for 5 for exceeding standards both in size and price.

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Simplify your life!! Get the convenience of an LCD TV monitor and DVD player in one stylish entertainment package! This AKAI LCT2721AD LCD TV monitor features a 27-inch screen , 1366 x 768 maximum resolutions , 1000:1 contrast ratio , plus has a built-in HDTV tuner!! The built-in DVD player is a slot load device that not only plays DVD movies but also plays video CDs, MP3s and music CDs . This AKAI LCT2721AD LCD TV monitor includes a full function remote control for effortless navigation. Enjoy your AKAI LCD TV monitor today!

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Akai PDP4273M 42" Plasma HDTV Review

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(More customer reviews)The reason I gave this a one-star is that there's no check box with zero or minus ratings.
I have a 42" plasma Akai and have been waiting two months for a warranty repair, with no resolution in sight. The "service" number in the Akai manual connects you with seems not to be tech-support at all, but an answering service in Ohio. (The corporate HQ is in California!) The "associate" who answers the phone tells you that, "...they will pass your problem along." They also tell you not to expect any action for over a month because they have to do "research" on finding someone in your area to fix your TV. A month or more to look up "TV repair" in the phone book. Right!
When you ask for a name of somebody who is empowered to make decisions at the company, you get the dodge, "We're just an answering service." No phone numbers. No last names. They evidently got off the dime when, on the third phone call, I threatened legal action, after a month of being ignored. But I still can't talk to anyone at Akai to find out the problem or who's in charge. Zero, zero, zero in the feedback dept. Customer service at Akai borders on criminal negligence. Nobody is home.
Six weeks after my first call, a local repair person called me and showed up a week later. Akai really must have done that "research", because he reflects their corporate culture--he doesn't return my phone calls. I suspect they just picked the cheapest service and now are dragging their feet on providing the part. But I don't know. He hasn't gotten back to me for over a week. But at least with him I can personally go to his physical location to find out what's going on.
If you think you can solve this problem by getting an independent warranty, think again. Your contractor still has to deal with the coorporate black hole at Akai to get the part...

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Large and in charge but still compact thanks to its bottom-mounted speakers, the 42-inch Akai PDP4273M will brighten your home theater with a broad color spectrum of 16.7 million colors and a high luminance display. Built for those who want an affordable large screen TV, the PDP4273M has a built-in NTSC tuner for standard over-air programming, and it displays HDTV channels and signals when connected to an optional receiver or compatible cable/satellite set-top box via the component or single-cable HDMI connections.
It features a 1024 x 1024-pixel resolution, 160-degree viewing angle, super-bright 1400 cd/m2 (candela per square meter) brightness rating, and a stunning 3000:1 contrast ratio. (The higher the contrast ratio, the greater a TV's ability to display subtle color details and not get washed out by ambient room light.) A 2D comb filter separates chrominance (color) from luminance (brightness) information in the video signal for independent processing to improve picture resolution and minimize distortion.
This set also performs 3:2 pulldown detection and reversal, too--a handy feature for watching progressive-scan movie programs in their native 24-frame format. To adapt 24 frames-per-second movies to 30 fps video, frames in the original movie must be duplicated; 3:2 pulldown digitally corrects this duplication by removing the redundant information to display a frame-accurate picture. Other features include gamma correction, color temperature controls, multiple display modes for video inputs as well as the PC input, and V-Chip parental controls.
It includes two integrated stereo speakers that produce 5 watts of power per channel for 10 watts of total power. It offers the following connection options:
Composite AV (RCA): 1 in
S-Video: 1 in
Component video: 2 in
HDMI: 1 in
PC VGA: 1 in

Tech Talk HDMI is a lossless, uncompressed, all-digital audio/video interface to link any audio/video source (such as a set-top box, DVD player, or AV receiver) with your TV--all over a single cable. It provides up to a 5 GB per second bandwidth for transmitting pure digital video and audio signals with no degradation in the transfer. It can carry up to eight discrete audio channels, making it compatible with 7.1-channel surround sound systems. Signals are encrypted with HDCP (High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection) to prevent recording. HDMI is fully backward-compatible with most DVI connections.
Component video (also called Y/Pb/Pr) features a three-jack video input, which provides separate connections for luminance (Y), blue color difference (PB) and red color difference (PR). This results in increased bandwidth for color information, resulting in a more accurate picture with clearer color reproduction and less bleeding than you would get with S-Video or composite (RCA yellow video plug) connections. You will need a separate RCA left/right audio cable for sound.
What's in the Box Plasma TV, stand, remote control (with batteries), printed operating instructions

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