Olevia 37 inch LCD TV

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Electronics get better and better with each coming year. The components get smaller, the screen sizes get larger and the prices fall. In the last few years the trend has been to get a skinnier TV with high definition capabilities. A few years ago I saw one of the first Plasma TV’s going for over $15,000 and thought it was so cool. Now you can easily find a large LCD or Plasma TV for under $1000.

The Olevia 537H is a 37″ high-def LCD TV that is under $1000. The 537H offers great video and audio, it is powered by MTK’s state-of-the-art MDDI video processor technology, and features a ATSC/NTSC tuner, super-wide 178-degree viewing angle, 1600:1 Dynamic Contrast Ratio, and fast response time. On top of that is is very affordable compared to some of it’s competitors.

Here are a few of the technical specifications for the Olevia 537H:

• Street price: $800 approximately
• 37″ viewable screen
• 1366 x 768 Resolution (16:9 Aspect Ratio)
• 1600:1 Dynamic Contrast Ratio
• 178-degree Ultra Wide Viewing Angle
• 8ms Response Time

Things I like
The Olevia 537H is a very nice looking TV. Color saturation, skin tones, and color detail all looked good. It doesn’t keep artifacts on the screen for too long (thanks to its quick response time) and in general is a great product considering its low price tag. I really like the built-in speakers that come with this TV. They sound really good and produce very quality sound. A number of people have been saying that the audio generates a little buzz over time. Overall this TV is a really great deal. It delivers excellent picture and audio quality for a low price.

Things I don’t like
The 537H sports an all-black cabinet and a simple, though unremarkable design. Connections reside within a narrow L-shaped space, just above the stand. Very thick cables, such as the HDMI cables, can be difficult to bend and insert into the narrow space. Hopefully you’ll only ever have to plug things into it once or twice.

The other thing I dislike about this TV is it’s glowing blue light on the front of it. This light is quite bright and could be a problem if you situate the TV in your bedroom. The image quality is great during bright scenes but as soon as a dark scene appears you lose all information from the picture. In dark scenes nearly all the detail of the image is lost, becoming a black hole. When using the calibration disc to setup the TV, it becomes readily apparent that the adjustments for color, tint and sharpness were very coarse and hard to use

Pros:

• Inexpensive
• Great picture and audio quality
• Excellent response time

Cons:

• Annoying blue light
• Image quality is poor in dark scenes
• Hard to get some cables into the back

Final Thoughts
If you’re in the need of a new TV and don’t have a lot of money to spend the Olevia 537H is a great deal. It has great audio and picture quality, an excellent response time and it doesn’t cost you that much. There are a few things that I don’t like about it but overall it’s a great TV for the price. If you have a little more money to spend I would buy a better TV but if you’re absolutely strapped for cash this is a good one to buy.