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FAVI L1918A-V-BL 19-Inch 720p LCD HDTV with Built in DVD Player/Card Reader/USB, Jet Black
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The 19″ LCD HDTV from FAVI Couture truely has it all with a built-in DVD player, SD card reader and USB slot. Can be used as a TV, computer monitor, or a digital photo frame! Its super slim design and many features make it a great choice for a kitchen or bedroom TV. As seen on ABC’s show “The View”. Also available in pink and white.
- Amazon Sales Rank: #4151 in Consumer Electronics
- Color: Black
- Brand: FAVI Couture
- Model: L1918A-V-BL
- Released on: 2010-05-30
- Dimensions: 14.50″ h x 3.50″ w x 18.30″ l, 14.00 pounds
- Hard Disk: 0GB
- Native resolution: 1440 x 900
- Display size: 19
Features
- Best in class picture with HD, 720p resolution and 3,000:1 contrast ratio
- Easy to reach side inputs
- Sleep Timer with remote control operation
- The built-in DVD player eliminates the need for a bulky DVD player with complicated setup and messy wiring
- Use your TV as a computer monitor by connecting your laptop or PC to the side VGA input.; The side USB and camera card slots allow you to use the TV as a digital photo frame!
Yes and no
UPDATE: Five months later, predictably, the DVD player had died…
ORIGINAL REVIEW: I bought this TV for my office and for certain specific features, including most importantly the ability to play PAL video (I work in television and need cross-compatibility). Because of this feature, I’m keeping the TV but if I had bought it for an entertainment machine, I would probably have returned it.
The best thing about this TV/DVD combo is that it accepts numerous inputs, including VGA and other video ports, USB and flash cards and the aforementioned PAL DVDs. These were a selling point for me, however, the PAL playback is the only feature that has worked without a hitch.
* The VGA works adequately but the TV sometimes doesn’t recognize the computer — I have to turn the TV off and on, or switch inputs multiple times before the VGA shows up. The computer recognizes the TV adequately as a plug and play device but I found no drivers or firmware updates available on the Web site support section to help make the whole thing work smoother. VGA display is soft, as you would expect with a TV. Text is readable but not crisp. Streaming on Netflix via WMC looked terrible on my first try. I am considering trying a lower resolution.
* Using a USB stick I tried various types of files. JPGs looked unacceptably jaggy — far worse than the same images on my computer monitor or a DVD picture frame; I would never use this for a digital photo frame unless it looks better reading from a CD. I tried playing AVIs, MPEGs and WMV video. Few of the files were recognized and none played. This was a real disappointment as I had looked forward to this feature. Interface for reading from the card was about the industry standard, which is to say not pretty or terribly intuitive but you can basically get it to work.
* TV display is adequate depending on input. The display does fairly well with SD video, however HD was slightly distorted by the TV’s 16:10 aspect ratio. While you can adjust zoom on the DVD player, it doesn’t work with the TV input and there is no control for aspect ratio. This also means you can’t pillarbox SD images, but here the 16:10 ratio works in your favor and the picture looks fine.
HD was crisp at times, and heavily pixelated at other times, with identical clips looking fine on my Samsung 32 inch TV (i.e., it’s the TV not the source file). Native HD through the cable connection and tuner was superior to HDMI, which was noticably pixelated at times. This is on my desk, so I am sitting close, but even allowing for this, the display needs work. Unfortunately, less than half the channels on my cable system were recognized through the onboard tuner and only the local stations were in HD, so HDMI from the cable box appears to be my best option if I want to view in HD.
* Sound is fine, if unremarkable.
* Menus are clunky, but very few TVs have smooth and easy controls. They’re comparable to the industry standards but not a selling point.
If I were only interested in having a nice looking TV/DVD combo, especially if it were for pleasure use, there are better models priced lower. But for the PAL functionality, and since the main use for the TV is a combination monitor/office news TV, I’ll probably keep it, with reservations. But buyers should be aware of the model’s limitations.
One other plus: I had a query to FAVI about Amazon’s shipping estimate. I got an instant response and follow-up within a couple of hours, so big points for service.
PLAYS NTSC & PAL DVD’s!
I was looking for a 10″ or larger digital photo frame when I stumbled across this beauty.
For the price of a 10″ or 15″ digital photo frame the FAVI gives you a 720p LCD HDTV screen, a DVD player, a computer monitor, a digital photo frame w/slide show, a CD player, a TV Tuner, stereo speakers and a headphone jack all in one!
I am using the FAVI as a digital photo frame. Digital pictures with a resolution of 3072 X 2304 look spectacular on it. Sharp, crystal clear, wonderful color. Like with any TV you can adjust the brightness, contrast, color, sharpness and tint. It even has presets like your typical HD TV.
I just plug the memory card from my digital camera into the side of the FAVI and it loads the pictures automatically. The FAVI lets you choose from about 14 different screen wipes, or you can choose “random” and use all the wipes. You can set the slide show to “repeat”, and like most TV’s it has an off timer, so you can set it to turn off.
I am very happy with this unit. The screen produces fantastic images. DVD’s look great on it. The remote is like a standard TV/DVD remote. It has a volume control etc. The DVD player plays NTSC and PAL DVD’s!!! It also plays DVD-R & DVD-RW discs.
The sound of the FAVI is completely adjustable, and again comes with presets for speech, music, movies, custom, etc. Typical HD TV settings presets available for picture and sound.
This unit is an excellent bargain for the price, I highly recommend it.
I am so happy with this unit I think i will buy another one.
A 19 inch LCD HDTV screen at 720p provides an excellent picture.
Don’t buy a digital photo frame, they are a waste of money compared to this product. Get a FAVI, I did.
The instruction manual for the FAVI leaves much room for improvement, but if you’ve got a laptop, HDTV, cellphone, ipod, and can work them fairly well you will have no problem with it.
I bought a Smart-Parts digital photo frame for a $150 on Amazon. I left it on for 3 weeks and it died. It’s garbage. On the back of the photo frame there was a small sticker that read: do not leave on more than 8 hours”. The instruction manual never mentioned you had to turn it off after 8 hours.
So now I am using the FAVI as my digital photo frame/night light, DVD/CD player, computer/game monitor.
I hope they make one of these things with blu-ray High Def, and make it connect to the internet, do my laundry, feed the cat, take out the garbage, and fold my clothes…ah that will be the day!
Perfect for what I wanted
I wanted a TV with built in DVD for the kitchen. Never heard of this brand but the price was right. I’ve had it for a few months and I’m happy with it. Picture is fine, DVD works, remote works. I wouldn’t want it for a primary tv. For having in the kitchen and watching morning news, TV or part of a movie while I’m getting dinner going or cleaning up, it’s perfect.