The Goodmans LD426HDFT LCD Flat Screen TV - Not Bad Quality, Nice Price.

Flat Screen TV and the Goodmans LD4260HDFT LCD TV - Quality TV at a Good Price.

From its origins as a humble �electromechanical information system� and early Cathode Ray delivery systems to the broadcast medium we know it to be nowadays, television has travelled along way to get to the multi dimensional full colour Liquid Crystal Display sets /Flat Screen TV of today. Such is the all embracing (some say insidious) nature of TV that once with it, it is very difficult to do without it.

So having established where and when television arrived in our daily lives, just what exactly is TV and how does it achieve the things that it does do if that is not too technical a description (joke)? Since its inception as an electromechanical system of receiving and broadcasting information the term television has become broadly synonymous with both the unit required to receive and play the information and also the technique and medium for broadcasting the data in the first place.

The one aspect of modern day television that if the truth be known completely confuses most people (yet most would try not to �let on�) is the amazing array of technical jargon that surrounds the everyday television set.

Now would be a good idea to concentrate purely on the digital aspect of television, its latest developments formats and bandwidth issues in use and exactly what all this technical jargon and terminology actually mean.

So an accurate definition of Digital TV is what? Digital television is a telecommunications system for broadcasting and receiving moving pictures and sound by means of digital signals in contrast to the more established analogue systems which is effectively the transmission of signals used by analogue (traditional) TV.

So in basic terms, how does a Digital TV differ from a more conventional one? Let us look at this whilst analysing one of the newer LCD TV�s available.

The LCD TV that we shall use for our illustrative purposes here is the Goodmans LD4260HDFT LCD Flat Screen TV.

It is essential that we are familiar with the following key items of information.

Firstly we have to understand the phrase Screen Resolution and all of that implies. Here we refer to the exact number of pixels that can be displayed in each dimension.

Next up is whether the TV is Hi-Definition Ready and what does this mean? Hi Definition TV essentially makes a TV picture in a quality format that is at least four times better than conventionally available at present.

We would need to look next at what types of connectors are used to connect the various peripherals that go to make the entire Digital Package work.

We are referring here to the exact nature and number of the Scarts Sockets and Plugs in use. SCART stands for �Syndicat francais des Constructeurs d�Appareils Radio et Television (SCART).

The final item we would look at would be what is the nature and number of the High-Definition Multimedia Interfaces (HDMI) being used. The High Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI) is a licensable audio/video connector interface for transmitting uncompressed digital streams between digital audio/video sources such as set-top box, HD DVD Player etc.

The LD4260HDFT is a 42in LCD TV and the prices for these would be in the region of 900 pounds sterling or 1800 US dollars. The resolution of the screen is 1366 X 768 and with regards to being HD Ready the answer is yes. The Goodmans has 2 (1 RGB) scarts and the type and number of Multimedia interfaces the LD4260HDFT uses is HDMI and 1. The type of Tuner for this TV is Analogue and Digital and the Goodmans is available from limited outlets only.

So given this information, what would be our view of the Goodmans LD4260HDFT?

First up, we would look at the picture quality and our score here would be 6, and for the sound quality we would rate it at 6. Taking a look at the number of relevant connections and their availability, our score would be 6. With regards to the overall level of features, our view would be 6 if we then take a look at the ease of use and overall value for money then our scores would be, 10 and 8 respectively.

The overall verdict would be Given the relatively cheap price tag (everything is relative) surrounding this TV, the quality is quite good - at least for the price.

Remember that all the prices we use in these reviews are very much designed for illustration purposes only and in some cases you may well find the actual price cheaper but also in some cases, more expensive.

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