Cant look at LCD from an angle as picture goes too dark

cltt97

Hi I just bought this tele fron Nordmende.

The problem I have with it is that the screen is like a laptop screen, i.e. unless you sit straight in front of the screen you can't see the picture properly. Like if you look at it from an angle (sitting on the floor) the picture goes very dark and you can't make out much.

Is this normal? Or is there something wrong with the tele, or is this due to the smaller screensize?

I have a big flatscreen (I'd say it's LCD also but different make) as well and no problems with that.

ongarite

No its just the TV.
Cheap TV = cheap LCD screen + scaler. Bad viewing angles + black levels.

From what little I have looked up, Nordmende are Thompson TVs. Not a top make at all.

cltt97

Well, I just went into Powercity looked at the available TV/DVD combis and picked the one I liked best without thinking too much about quality... Typical woman, eh..
Anyways, I'm hoping to return it, but they're not obliged to take it back, so i thought i'll exchange it for a better model, and they do have this one and I've read good reviews. Any views on it?

MarkR

The problem you're having is that this tv seems to have a narrow viewing angle. Meaning that you can only look at it from certain angles before the image becomes distorted. Most televisions will list the viewing angle as part of its specs. You should also always try to see a tv working before purchase and see what the image is like from your expected viewing angles.

cltt97

yes, thanks, I've come to realise the problem with the viewing angle in the meantime. It appears that no decent brand produces these LCD/DVD combis and the ones available from unknown manufacturers are all more or less of the same specs...