most lcds on the market have a samsung panel, they are the largest manufacturer, looks like it contains lg compoments, no suprise there, but that set is made by Tevion,
You will only get whta you paid for.
My 32" ALDI TV was originally from Medion. The Medion Germany website has a 40" LCD-TV panel that looks like the one ALDI are offering.
To see it, visit https://www.medionshop.de/ and navigate down the left hand side to "TV -> Plasma & LCD TV"; it looks to be the first one shown, listed at 1299 which is about £885; ALDI will probably have it a bit cheaper, so maybe £799?
Dual tuners are nice; maybe someone with better German than me can figure out whether it will do picture-beside-picture instead of just picture-in-picture.
Just checked out the 'more information' help line and was told:
1. Picture in picture is restricted to a 50:50 split screen. So when the advert says multiple picture choice, it should say you have 2 choices (3 if you include turning it off)
2. The two onboard tuners are quote 'digital-analogue' which the guy explained as being analogue but built in with direct digital connection. It does not have freeview. As I live in the first region to go digital, a big issue for me.
3. It does have a PC input socket, SCARTs, composite etc.
4. No price yet, he suggested that its a marketing ploy to get interest in the product.
5. The speakers do not detach, they are built into the silver bit at the bottom of the screen.
£849 eh? well, I asked the manger down our local tonight and he said, and I quote....."They are being (head office) cagey over the price but i have it on good authority they are going to price the set at such a low level it will create a bit of a storm......I've just recieved two pricing stickers (to paste over the large in-store posters) for...£649".
That's what the man said, so if it's true you heard it here first!
sorry, my local manager is obviously dyslexic! £649 indeed! even so, £849 (confirmed) is a steal! shame I bought a Sharp 32" LCD yesterday huh? (for £250 less)
sorry, my local manager is obviously dyslexic! £649 indeed! even so, £849 (confirmed) is a steal! shame I bought a Sharp 32" LCD yesterday huh? (for £250 less)
Shame at £649 even I would have been Queueing outside my local Aldi store before it opened but at £200 more no -I can definitely get a good brand 32" at below that price and I will bet I can do the same next Jan for a 37" if not a 40". Also no integrated DTT (Freeview ) Tuner??
"Queueing" a word with one of the longest sequence of vowels in the english language!
Nope its £50 more and only with a "Currys" warranty. (i.e. about one month otherwise "we have never heard of the consumer protection act- take us to court if you can afford it!")
if anyone has any questions regarding this set fire away as im sitting next to one at the minute with manual mount and all accessories. Havn't had an lcd before so cant compare it to any of the competition but looks a cracking set for the price, but watch out mines going back tomorrow as its got a dead red pixel (poor aldi wish they could get their tv's sorted out).
is the warranty collect and return?
what like is the picture? and is freeview integrated?
are the brackets any good?
have you set it up to use media centre if so is it any good and what connectors does it actually have?
on site with a uk firm called
key electronics, county durham
picture to me looks ace tried xbox(original) via vga, dvd via component and media player (streaming hdtv movies) via hdmi oh and freeview (not built in) - all looked excellent but obviously showing different quality - depending on source.
tevion universal tilting mount still in box (not opening till tv swapped tomorrow hopefully)
connectors are as follows
scart x2
hdmi x2
svhs x1
vga x1
composite x1
component x1
so all in all - i think its a cracking set - but if i cannot get a one without a dead pixel or another fault thats it for aldi/tevion for me (swapped for the faulty 42" plasma)
if anyone has any questions regarding this set fire away as im sitting next to one at the minute with manual mount and all accessories. Havn't had an lcd before so cant compare it to any of the competition but looks a cracking set for the price, but watch out mines going back tomorrow as its got a dead red pixel (poor aldi wish they could get their tv's sorted out).