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The TV takes quite a while to turn on (or off) after giving it the command, so that"s why it wasn"t obvious immediately that it was switching on the lights that was turning the TV on.

Another somewhat annoying design issue is that the jack to accept headphones is on the back of the TV with the other connectors. When someone wants to watch without bothering someone else, they have to pull the TV out to them, turn it around, and then find the little jack to plug the headphones in. It would be enormously easier if the jack was on the front as it almost always is on other TVs. And using an extension cable doesn"t solve the problem because plugging the "phones into the jack disconnects the speaker, and unplugging them reconnects it. And that"s an important feature since the whole point of using the headphones is to silence the on-TV speaker. So that is something that"s proven to be an issue for our purposes. If you never intend to use the headphone jack, then having it on the back won"t be of any consequence.

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FCC Statement: ThisdevicecomplieswithPart15oftheFCCRules.Operationissubjecttothefollowingtwoconditions: • Thisdevicemaynotcauseharmfulinterference,and • This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. Note: ThisequipmenthasbeentestedandfoundtocomplywiththelimitsforClassBdigitaldevices,pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC rules.These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference ina residential installation.Thisequipment generates,uses andcanradiateradiofrequency energyand,ifnotinstalledandusedinaccordancewiththeinstructions,maycauseharmfulinterference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation.Ifthisequipmentdoescauseharmfulinterferencetoradioortelevisionreception,whichcanbe...

Audio Menu ITEM DESCRIPTION SoundMode Setthesoundmode.(Standard,Music,Movie,Sports,Personal). Bass Adjustthebass. Treble Adjustthetreble. Balance Adjustthesoundbalance. Surround Settheaudiosurroundeffecton/off. AVC SetAVCon/off. Audio Settheaudiolanguage. Time Menu ITEM DESCRIPTION SleepTimer TheunitwillshutdownautomaticallyontheSleepTime. Theavailableoptionis5/10/15/30/45/60/90/120/180/240min, Off.Thecountdownwouldstartimmediatelyaftersetting. YoucanaccessthisfunctionbyrepeatedlypressingtheSLEEP buttonontheremotealso.Tocheckthetimerleft,pressthe SLEEPbuttonontheremoteonce.Tocancelthesleeptimer, setthetimertoOff. TimeZone SettheDTVtimezone. (Pacific,Alaska,Hawaii,Eastern,Central,Mountain) Daylight SavingTime SettheDTVdaylightsavingfunctionon/off. Clock DisplaytheDTVclockinformation. TV Function...

Setup Menu ITEM DESCRIPTION MenuLanguage Setthemenulanguage. Transparency Setthetransparencyon/off. ZoomMode Setthescreeneffect.(4:3,Cinema,Normal,16:9) NoiseReduction Adjustthescreennoiseappearance.(Weak,Middle,Strong,Off) Closed PresstherightdirectionbuttontoaccesstheClosedCaptionmenu. There are four options lised under the Closed Caption menu. Caption CCMode-SettheCCmode.(Off,On,CCOnMute) BasicSelection-SetthebasicCCtype.(CC1~4,Text1~4) AdvancedSelection-SettheadvancedCCtypeforDTV.(Service1~6) Option-PresstherightdirectionbuttontoenterOption. Undertheoptionmenu,setModeasCustomtoedittheDTV CCtypetoyourownliking. DLC SetDLCon/off RestoreDefault Settheplayertothefactorydefault. Lock Menu ITEM DESCRIPTION Enter Youarerequiredtoenterthe4-digitpasswordtoaccessthe Lockmenu.Theinitialpasswordis0000.

Coby closed its doors in June 2013 due to financial trouble. Gordon Brothers Group acquired some assets formerly owned by Coby Electronics. Gordon Brothers Group did not purchase liabilities such as customer warranties

Coby Kitchen TVsCoby Electronics Corporation manufactures a broad range of consumer electronics products targeted to the value conscious consumer. They have a growing range of kitchen TV models available with a mix of undercabinet and conventional countertop form factors.

Delving strongly into the lower end 3rd Tier product category of LCD televisions is the Coby Brand. Coby manufacturers a variety of sizes in LCDs from 20" to 42" units. As a relatively unknown brand the company obviously focuses a lot of attention on price, undercutting the Samsung and Sony"s of the world while delivering a respectable product and shooting for volume through large box houses such as Target and Wal Mart.

I was neither impressed nor under whelmed with the Coby LCD TVs picture quality. While there are no outstanding attributes to mention, I assume there should be none with a unit that is striving for price supremacy rather than focusing on quality.

Some of the poorer aspects of the picture include but are not limited to: 1) significant motion lag which occurs primarily when panning from side to side. The specifications put out by Coby list an 8ms response rate time, but I would estimate it at around mid 20"s. 2) There is obvious background noise especially within 8 feet even with a very good signal. From 6 feet away there is substantial pixelation (motion artifacts). 3) Off axis viewing - the LCD screen loses contrast at 45 degrees and continues to get worse from there. 4) Very dark matter loses detail and runs to black. During viewing of HD version of Manchurian Candidate there is a great deal of discoloration and streakiness in the background scene...

We tested the color temp of the LCD using our Sencore video generator through HDMI with a 720p signal. To calibrate the unit to a poor color cal of D6860K, which was the closest I could get to the desired D6500K:

The claimed contrast ratio in the accompanying manual is 600:1 though through testing we determined post calibration ANSI checkerboard pattern contrast at 133:1 - which puts this unit in the lower average category for LCDs.

While watching one of our standard test DVDs City of Angels I was fairly impressed with the post calibration up conversion of the 480i disc. There was graininess inside 6 feet, and haziness and lots of glare from the LCD screen but I thought the scaling was solid. While LCD may be a natural anti-glare technology I often find the worst haziness in LCD screens in a dark test room like ours. A home theater user should not use LCD TVs (unless they are very top quality products) in dark setting for this reason. Blacks can get washed out and hazy with less expensive models such as the Coby.

Upon initial set up of the Coby two problems jumped out at me immediately. One, the plastic black bezel insert surrounding the screen was literally popping off of its frame. I tried several times to push it back into place, but it kept popping back out. It was certainly a manufacturing flaw. I don"t know if super glue would solve the problem. This shiny bezel also created significant glare and distraction when viewing a working signal.

The second issue was disconcerting loud amplified spurts coming from the LCDs speakers as the audio kicked in and cleared its throat. It didn"t last but if I owned the unit I would just wonder when it might return. Aside from that the audio was actually clean and easy to increase to a good audible level.

Aesthetically, the unit looks very plastic to me - especially the bottom silver speaker. The aforementioned shiny black bezel is also cheap looking. What"s with the 5.5" depth? I thought the whole goal of flat panels was to get slimmer?? 5.5" deep harkens back to the depth of a 2002 plasma TV.

The Coby LCD has decent input selection including 1 HDMI (should have 2), 2 Component, and 1 VGA 15 pin input. Kudos for the VGA input which will enable purchasers wanting an inexpensive LCD for office display. That may be the best use scenario for this product.

Obviously this is where the Chinese manufacturers of Coby LCD televisions are striving to thrive in the market - Price. At a discount price of around $999 this LCD 3rd tier product is well below other 1st tier name brand LCD TVs of same size, but around the same price as reliable HD plasma of the same size. With the engineering flaws regarding the menu, and frame it"s hard to recommend even at this price. If you just have to have LCD for computer use or an extreme lighting situation and you"re on a tightrope budget, this might be your choice. Otherwise look at stepping down to a more reliable brand in the 37" size or take a look at the plasma option.