Sanyo CE26LD81B 26" LCD Freeview TV

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Have just rented one of these rather than bought it - the technology is changing so fast and you can bet new CODECs for Freeview are just around the corner! I opted for this make over Philips since I had tried one earlier: its picture quality was quite bad and its internal Freeview receiver did not give a good signal. The Sanyo, on the other hand, gets a much stronger signal off the same aerial and the picture is better as a result.

The glossy black cabinet looks smart, its wide base means its not going to topple over and it doesn't get too hot; apparently it takes less than 2W in standby mode, which is excellent (it has a very bright blue light on the front to remind you that its still on). The back panel offers two SCARTs and two HDMIs, plus a slew of audio connections too should you want to plumb it in to a home cinema setup.

The Sanyo is, however, let down by a poor remote control. To start with, its shape means its difficult to hold, especially for older folk. Channel and volume share a control instead of having separate rockers, which I think is silly. Menu/EPG/digital teletext navigation is via another rocker, but instead of its centre button being "OK/accept/go" it uses a smaller, separate button. Channel switching is rather slow, the channel "up" button sometimes skips a channel and although it has an "auto" setting for the aspect ratio, it doesn't seem to work, staying stubbornly in 16:9 mode.

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