RE: [OT] 18" TFT monitor/TV at dabs

["Kevin Hawkins" <lists@xxxxxxx>]

Well - so far I'm fairly impressed - but I've only had a short play.

    Display is nice and bright and of typical (average) clar= ity for today's
displays - which really means good in comparison to slightly older displays= .
Colours seem very clean and the menu structure although fiddly seems to
work.  The size of the monitor is interesting in that it doesn't appea= r any
bigger than my 15" although the screen is 3 inches larger - small beze= l
really does work well. Overall build quality is average/good I would say. Supplied IR remote is a little tacky but functional. Seems to work at all m= y
Graphics cards resolutions up to SXGA 1280x1024. Picture quality is better<= BR> at some than others - some manual adjustment of the phase can help this. No= t
sure on the native panel resolution.
    Viewing angle seems good both horizontally and verticall= y (often an
issue) which is important if this is a TV. The TV module installs under a flap - it took a little coaxing to find all the stations but once setup it<= BR> works reasonably. On one station I have had to compromise the picture a
little with the fine tuning as the audio had some hiss in the best video setting. Speaker sound is very tinny - you will probably need an external setup for the sound. Picture quality (TV) is hard to judge as my analogue aerial source is not too good in this room - but up to expectations I
think - better viewed from a  distance though. 18 inches up close is t= oo
near. Certainly it's nowhere near as nice as the digital pictures I've
become accustomed too though. I did notice some teletext scan lines on one<= BR> channel but that seems to have just been one transmission. There seems to b= e
such a variation on the quality of the transmitted material nowadays -some<= BR> stuff on the same channel is very 'american type - NTSC' colour syndrome -<= BR> seems to vibrate almost whereas other stuff is great - as always on lcd's the blues tend to be the shades that shimmer the most.  The picture do= es
have the 'lcd' look.
    Stand has large IR type window at front that seems to se= rve no purpose -
usb ports are not installed (option) and rotation on stand is possible and<= BR> tilt but not pivot - the Atec website is very misleading on this in it's pictures.
    PIP does not work - it's not actually mentioned on DABS = spec but is on
the Atec website as an 'option' - this is a pity as you can't watch TV in a=
window as you can on most other TV capable monitors. DABS appear to have no=
purchasable option price for this either. Given this doesn't work you might=
be better feeding the monitor with an S-Video TV source anyway and saving the cost of the TV module.
    Overall for the price at the time =A3399+VAT in tuner it= was an excellent
bargain although I had to pay the higher price, I still think it seems good=
value though in comparison to other 18 inch units.

    Kevin

Mark - I know DABS have a few warehouse issues at the moment so I hope you<= BR> get yours soon - mine went from order to despatch within an hour but still<= BR> took nearly a week to arrive. The call queuing customer service system is a=
nightmare.

-----Original Message-----
From: Rob Mouser [mailto:rmouser@xxxxxxx]
Sent: 31 December 2002 13:36
To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx Subject: RE: [ukha_d] [OT] 18" TFT monitor/TV at dabs


  Kevin

  Whats it like? Credit card is hovering RIGHT NOW! But it will be for=
  more than one so I want to know if its OK?

  Many thanks

  Rob Mouser
  rmouser@xxxxxxx   rob@xxxxxxx

  > -----Original Message-----
  > From: Kevin Hawkins [mailto:lists@xxxxxxx]
  > Sent: 31 December 2002 11:58
  > To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx   > Subject: RE: [ukha_d] [OT] 18" TFT monitor/TV at dabs
  >
  > My monitor (with tuner) arrived today and so I hope yours has t= oo
  Mark.
  >
  > Bruno - the 18.1" TFT monitor (with bundled tuner) quickli= nk has
  indeed
  > disappeared from the site but the monitor by itself is still li= sted
  > (although out of stock) and the tuner separately. I think the i= ssue is
  > that
  > the tuners are on an extended delivery time.
  >
  >       Type LCD:Monitors/Displays&= nbsp;  Mfr Dabsvalue
  >       Description  Availabil= ity Price(exc/inc)
  >       18.1" TFT 1280x12024 D= VI
  >       Mfr code: AL181N-NOTUNER   >       Quicklinx: 2BD6WS
  >      Overdue  =A3382.98
  >       =A3450.00
  >       Type Monitor Accessories&nb= sp;  Mfr Dabsvalue
  >       Description  Availabil= ity Price(exc/inc)
  >       AL181N Internal PAL TV Tune= r
  >       Mfr code: NEOVIEW TUNER
  >       Quicklinx: 2BD7WS
  >      Long Lead Time Expected  =A3= 42.56
  >       =A350.00
  >
  >
  >   Hope that helps - Kevin
  >   -----Original Message-----
  >   From: Mark Hopley [mailto:mhopley@xxxxxxx]
  >   Sent: 28 December 2002 21:16
  >   To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx   >   Subject: Re: [ukha_d] [OT] 18" TFT monitor/TV = at dabs
  >
  >
  >   They have all gone now. I am not even sure that I a= m going to get
  the
  > one
  > that I ordered on Friday the 20th, the order status still says = not yet
  > picked. The Tivo I ordered from Dixons on the same day arrived = the
  > following
  > Monday (shame it did not work though).
  >
  >   Mark
  >     ----- Original Message -----
  >     From: Bruno Prior
  >     To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx   >     Sent: Saturday, December 28, 2002 5:46 = PM
  >     Subject: Re: [ukha_d] [OT] 18" TFT= monitor/TV at dabs
  >
  >
  >     What happened to these? I didn't see th= e message for a couple of
  days,
  >     and when I went to look for it on the D= abs website, there was no
  sign
  > of
  >     it. I've kept checking and tried other = ways than the Quicklink to
  > search
  >     for it. Not a hint. Not even at an incr= eased price. Anyone know if
  > they
  >     are still to be had from anywhere?
  >
  >     Cheers,
  >
  >     Bruno Prior
  >
  >   [Non-text portions of this message have been remove= d]
  >
  >
  >   http://w= ww.automatedhome.co.uk
  >   Post message: ukha_d@xxxxxxx   >   Subscribe:  ukha_d-subscribe@xxxxxxx   >   Unsubscribe:  ukha_d-unsubscribe@xxxxxxx= om
  >   List owner:  ukha_d-owner@xxxxxxx   >
  >   List of UKHA Groups here -
  > http= ://groups.yahoo.com/group/UKHA_Grouplists/
  >
  >   Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! = Terms of Service.
  >
  >
  > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
  >
  >
  > http://www.automated= home.co.uk
  > Post message: ukha_d@xxxxxxx   > Subscribe:  ukha_d-subscribe@xxxxxxx   > Unsubscribe:  ukha_d-unsubscribe@xxxxxxx   > List owner:  ukha_d-owner@xxxxxxx   >
  > List of UKHA Groups here -
  http://gr= oups.yahoo.com/group/UKHA_Grouplists/
  >
  > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to
  http://docs.yahoo.com/= info/terms/
  >


        Yahoo! Groups Sponsor
            &nb= sp; ADVERTISEMENT




  http://www.automatedhome.= co.uk
  Post message: ukha_d@xxxxxxx   Subscribe:  ukha_d-subscribe@xxxxxxx   Unsubscribe:  ukha_d-unsubscribe@xxxxxxx   List owner:  ukha_d-owner@xxxxxxx
  List of UKHA Groups here - http://groups.yahoo.com/group/UKHA_Grouplists/

  Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service.=


[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

Yahoo! Groups Spons= or

ADVERTISEMENT
=

http://www.automatedhome.co.uk 
Post message: ukha_d@xxxxxxx 
Subscribe:  ukha_d-subscribe@xxxxxxx 
Unsubscribe:  ukha_d-unsubscribe@xxxxxxx 
List owner:  ukha_d-owner@xxxxxxx
List of UKHA Groups here - http://groups.yahoo.com/group/UKHA_Grouplists/

Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service.