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Sips power & did 1080p as a monitor!
I bought this as a cheaper alternative to a computer monitor for a couple mining rigs I set up. It only does 720p, but what it does have in it's defense is that it sips power and is only using 12VDC from a wall adapter! I was very surprised to see that. It's ultra simple, there are no frills here. But if you are looking for something for the kids bedroom or as a monitor for a non-gaming rig where you can live without 1080p, give this some serious consideration.
The actual picture at 720p, based off local digital broadcasts, was very good and beat my expectations. I found that playing around with the color mode got me something I liked better than the standard, although that was watchable. It works well with the Windows HDMI drivers for the video cards I am running, and streaming content from YouTube and the accompanying audio went without a hitch. Although the audio was nothing to write home about, which should be expected at this price point.
So for my given application this TV was a great purchase for the price I paid. But if full HD is important to you, best look at another product.
Update 1 May 18 - I was jacking around with the video drivers on one of the rigs and noticed it gave me the option for 1920x1080 for this TV, which was surprising as it say 720P in the description and in all the docs that came with it. So just for a lark I set the driver for 1920x1080. Voila!! The TV had no problem handling the 1080p signal. It's been running 1080p for a few weeks without a hiccup. If I hadn't already rated this 5 stars I would have jacked it up to that.
February 2018 · Electronics · verified purchase