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Syntax-Brillian Introduces Larger Olevia 1080P Displays
I bought a 32″ Olevia 232 last year at Thanksgiving during Circuit City’s $500 promo deal, so far it’s been a bargain for an HD LCD to have in the bedroom. This year Syntax-Brillian is introducing two new sets to the line up, the 47 inch 247TFHD and the 65 inch 265TFHD. Much like the 232 and it’s smaller 27 inch cousin, both the new sets are virtually identical feature wise. Both are 1080P compatible with the 265 sporting a QAM tuner for decoding cable HD (the 247 has weaker video processor), RS232 networking support, and a collection of ports such as two HDMI and two component inputs. Firmware can be upgraded via USB.
The downside to both these models is neither will be a “budget model”. I haven’t found an actual listing for them yet but word is the 247TFHD will retail for around $2k and the 265TFHD will have a health $7k price tag.
via: Electronista
Olevia 232V LCD HDTV Review
I managed to nab this gem from Circuit City over the Thanksgiving weekend. Regularly $899 CC had put it on sale for $499, and the reviews on the web were pretty upbeat, all things considered. Alas, I missed it on Friday but one of the stores here in Charlotte happened to find eight of them in a corner of their warehouse Saturday morning and they were listed on the CC website for $499. Trying not to get pulled over by Charlotte’s finest, I zipped to the store and snagged one of two remaining units. While there, we were told the price had been reset to $899 but the store honored the $499 price, we did call first to make sure they had them.Anyway, I finally got around to getting it hooked up and I must say, it’s much more than I expected. I realize that if compared to a new Sony or some other top of the line model the Olevia 232V might seem lacking, but for a bedroom tv, it was a great bargain. In fact, it would go a long way as a primary tv in an apartment or for the new homeowner that would like to get and LCD HDTV but just doesn’t have a couple grand to fork over right now.
