Evesham makes HD more affordable with cuts to Alqemi LCD TVs

[Bob Crabtree]

Evesham is slashing the price of its range-leading 42in Alqemi HD ready LCD TV set, making big cuts to its recently-launched TX Alqemi models and trimming prices across other Alqemi sets.

Biggest saving is £400 with the Alqemi 42SX range-leader, which now goes out for £999 (inc VAT), compared to £1,399 at launch.

However, the price reductions that may make the most impact are the £100 that's said to have been trimmed from the Alqemi 32TX, bringing it down to £499, and the £150 cut from its 37in companion, the Alqemi 37TX, now pitched at £749.

Alqemi 32TX

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[Vroomparrot]

I've been thinking of splashing out on an Alqemi 32TX. They do seem to offer pretty good value for money - particulary as they come with a 3 year warranty. Has anyone allready bought one of these? Are they any good? Are there other LCD's I should be considering instead?

Cheers

[Nomadd]

I've been thinking of splashing out on an Alqemi 32TX. They do seem to offer pretty good value for money - particulary as they come with a 3 year warranty. Has anyone allready bought one of these? Are they any good? Are there other LCD's I should be considering instead?

Cheers

You can get the Toshiba 32WLT for £565 these days - a very highly regarded set: http://www.digitaldirect.co.uk/produ...=10&tt=Toshiba

The Hitachi sets are also about the same price.

I'd much prefer a known and respected TV brand for just a few pounds more than the Evesham.

The Samsung R7's can be far of that price either...

Nomadd

[derchris]

I was also thinking of buying a HD TV.
But I`m not sure which one.
It shouldn`t be too expensive, but on the other hand, good Quality.
I would use it only for my Xbox360 and as a normal TV (Freeview, Sat) and for DVDs.
Is a 32 inch enough these days?

[Bob Crabtree]

I was also thinking of buying a HD TV.
But I`m not sure which one.
It shouldn`t be too expensive, but on the other hand, good Quality.
I would use it only for my Xbox360 and as a normal TV (Freeview, Sat) and for DVDs.
Is a 32 inch enough these days?

Only YOU can say if 32in is big enough. What I would say, though, is that to really get the benefit of HD, 37in is probably the starting point.

Trouble is, it's with sizes of 37in and larger, that you can really notice the line-structure when using an HD set to view standard def footage at 'normal' viewing distances.

So, with a 32in, you'll probably feel happier while watching standard def than you would do with a 37in or bigger (where you'll be wanting, all the time, to have your viewing in HD).

I've been quite impressed by the Evesham Alqemi 32sx which we have in for review (and which I noticed today has also been cut in price - from £599 to £549.

Like most "budget" LCD TV sets, the Alqemi 32SX isn't true HD - it's 1366 x 768, not 1920 x 1080 - but, when showing HD, it's very nice indeed especially if you are comparing it to the sort of big-screen standard-def CRT TV set that most of us still have at home.

The spec of 32SX is slightly better than the Alqemi 32TX, as detailed in the original story, but without seeing each of them side-by-side, I wouldn't like to comment whether the extra £50 for the 32SX is money well-spent.

What I would think is true, though, is that it would be better to spend the £499 on an Alqemi 32TX than the £380 that Woolworth is currently charging for a 32in Techwood HD ready set.

My local Woolies had one set up and I thought that the pictures looked dire on the SD demo cartoon they were showing - because, I think, unlike the Evesham models, the Woolies has no SD>HD upscaling.

Same was true with a Techwood 37incher being sold at Woolworth for £549 - really dire picture quality with SD.

As for a specific recommendation - hopefully others will pile in and tell you about what they've got and are happy/unhappy with.

[benstation]

Yeah... 32" won't do HD any justice, I'd recommend 40" and above, and stick to the better brands...

[derchris]

I was looking at a different technology for my HD TV.
Most of my friends have a rear projection TV, one from Sony.

http://www.digitaldirect.co.uk/produ...oduct_id=11467

They are really impressed by the picture, and so was I when I had a look on one of them.

So atm, LCD versus Rear Projection.

[benstation]

The only thing that puts me off RP is their size. Otherwise, top notch picture quality.