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Here is my input, after comparing to a similar 10.2" Haier HLT10:
1) Regarding the other review on the audio, you can't expect much from 1"
speakers. This Viore was better (clearer sound) than the Haier HLT10.
2) Picture was great on either model, but that's usually the case when the
screen is so small. It's like saying my 2" screen on digital camera
is great.
3) Regarding the Tuner operation in this Viore model, based on my hookup to
Cable which carries both digital and analog channels:
First off, both models have a NTSC/ATSC as well as QAM tuner which will
receive your off analog/digital/and cable digital channels. So for that
I gave 2 stars for having the QAM as well.
Second: The Viore is much less user friendly for channel setup than any
other TV I've seen. After scanning my analog/digital cable, it separates
the TV/DTV (analog/digital) channels in 2 menus rather than mix them all
together when changing channels. So before changing channels you need to
use the source menu to choose TV or DTV. Viore told me they do it this
way because they have 2 tuners. (But how does every other brand get
around this?)
My biggest complaint is you cannot skip the DTV channels, as the skip
is only for analog channels (which we don't care about any more). So
if you are flipping through channels and come across one channel which
has 80 sub-channels (like I have), you need to keep flipping 80 times
just to go to the next channel.
The alternative is not so useful either and you need to know the ch# you
want to go to. Ex: If you need to go to ch 105-1, you need to press:
1-0-5-(10+ key for the "dash") and also the ENTER key.
Ex: channel 82-4 is entered as 8-2-(10+ key for the "dash")-ENTER.
Again I called tech support and they agreed there is no way to skip
the DTV channels. They said it was designed to select channels using
the EPG instead. So I tried that, but it only displays the program
time slots for the CURRENT channel. So how do you get to the next channel? You flip through the CH+/- or use the arrows on remote and you're
back to same problem: If a channel has 80 sub-channels, you must keep
flipping thru all of those before you get to the next channel.
Basically it cannot skip the DTV channels nor create a favorites list.
4) Now regarding Off-The-Air (free TV) channel reception:
My comparison includes this TV, the Haier HLT10, an RCA set-top
box (from $40 rebate program) and a Samsung HDTV set-top box. All
these work the same way using VSB (ATSC) tuners.
You may notice many complaints on off-the-air reception. But it's usually
a matter of location and antenna used. In my case living in Dallas area,
all these tuners including the Viore picked up almost all channels listed
for my area, but only with a good antenna. The supplied antenna with this
model is useless as you may have heard.
To keep it short, choose an antenna shaped like this one, or just buy
this one if you need a portable antenna (vs. roof top or attic-mount):
PHILIPS PHDTV1 SILVER SENSOR HDTV ANTENNA (same as the former Zenith
model ZHDTV1). You will still need to reposition it for best reception,
but it outperforms most other indoor types.
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