A friend of mine swore that he just can’t stay a day without the benefits of Digital TV. Digital TV offers people access to hundreds of channels in many varieties to choose from. Reasons avail to why many now prefer Digital TV to Cable TV.

Users of Digital TV now have access to the information as well as the usual channels. Everyone can now enjoy lots of channels with the power of Digital TV. Children no longer have to be restricted to just the few channels they were watching because with Digital TV, they have the option of watching as many children channels as they can.

Affordability is a factor that has worked very well to the favor of Digital TV. Despite the many wonders of Digital TV, it costs less to own one than it does to own a Cable TV. This is where most people just don’t get it. More should cost more, not less.

It certainly makes no sense to keep paying more money yet receiving less. As a Digital TV subscriber you now have lots of varieties of channels to choose from. Digital TV has now made the dreams of many subscribers come true; now subscribers can watch as many channels as they want — be it comedy channels, movie channels, drama channels or music channels. The huge variety offered by Digital TV ensures they will remain better than Cable TV; unless Cable TV gets up and starts doing things better.

This is all well and good but what practical difference to our lives does all of this make as far as the Goodmans GTV27W3LCD Digital TV is concerned.

The GTV27W3LCD is a 27in LCD TV and currently these TV’s can be found for 350 pounds sterling or 700 US dollars. The resolution of the screen is 1260 X 720 and with regards to being HD Ready the answer is no. The Goodmans has 2 (2 RGB) scarts and the type and number of Multimedia interfaces the GTV27W3LCD uses is HDMI and no connections are available. The type of Tuner for this TV is Analogue and the Goodmans is available from limited outlets only.

So how would we rate the Goodmans GTV27W3LCD?

Well to start with our score for the picture quality is 6, and for the sound quality we would rate it at 6. Taking a look at the number of relevant connections and their availability, our score would be 4. If we take a look at the overall “featureability” our score would be 4 if we then take a look at the ease of use and overall value for money then our scores would be, 8 and 8 respectively.

Taking everything into consideration our overall view of the package would be that this TV is well away from the latest models in terms of bleeding edge technology and performance but the overall package including the price makes this not a bad deal.

With the wide range and variety of makes and models available for you to choose from it is unlikely that you will not find something to suite your taste or satisfy any budgetary constraints that you might have. You could be completely avant-garde and stay in the forefront of fashion and design or you could decide to take perhaps the safer option and go for one of the established makes and models available. Either way we hope that by reading this short article you should have a slightly more informed view of the options available to you

Please be aware that the prices quoted in this article are taken from a number of leading e-commerce websites and as such should be taken as guides and indications of prices rather than absolute quotes.

Most people are now so much into Digital TV that it’s very difficult for anyone who has tested Digital TV to do without it. What better way to relax with your loved ones than by choosing from hundreds of channels that are available with Digital TV. Lots of reasons have been given why most prefer Digital TV to Cable TV today.

If you are one that always like information, then the Digital TV offers you not just access to all the information you need, but also access to the right channels. Lots of channels exist on Digital TV to give you a wonderful viewing experience. Children no longer have to be restricted to just the few channels they were watching because with Digital TV, they have the option of watching as many children channels as they can.

It doesn’t cost an arm and a foot to own Digital TV subscription. Users of Digital TV pay less than users of Cable TV. This is one of the points that most people just can’t deal with. Even though Digital TV costs much less, it gives more in terms of channel options, etc.

As you can see, it just doesn’t make any iota of sense to keep using Cable TV when Digital TV is much more powerful, yet more affordable. Digital TV gives users basically any category of channels/programs to choose from. Digital TV can’t be compared to any other at the moment — with their comedy channels, movie channels, information channels, music channels, etc, you have a lot to choose from. This is very much unlike your usual Cable TV subscription where you get less variety.

Having discussed the impact that Digital TV has had on our lives how does this impact upon the Hitachi 32LD9700 Flat Screen Digital TV.

The 32LD9700 is a 32in LCD TV and these TV’s at present can be found in the region of 1000 pounds sterling or 2000 US dollars. The resolution of the screen is 1366 X 768 and with regards to being HD Ready the answer is yes. The Hitachi has 3 (2 RGB) scarts and the type and number of Multimedia interfaces the 32LD9700 uses is HDMI and 2. The type of Tuner for this TV is Analogue and Digital and the Hitachi is available from a wide variety of outlets.

So how would we rate the Hitachi 32LD9700?

First up, we would look at the picture quality and our score here would be 10, and closely tied in to the picture quality is the sound quality and our score for this would be 10. Another useful aspect to review is the availability and number of relevant connections and our score here would be 8. If we take a look at the overall “featureability” our score would be 10 and for ease of use and overall value for money we would give it, 10 and 10 respectively.

Finally our overall opinion would be WOW what can you say but that this is one of those TV’s that excel in almost every thing it is supposed to do. Described as a “Superb All-rounder”, there is not much that this TV does not achieve. If you can get your hands on one of these then go for it.

It is extremely unlikely given the variety and range of makes and models available that you will not be able to find something to match your tastes or budget. The choice, as they say, is completely down to you to decide whether to stay at the forefront of what are rapidly changing technologies and fashion or to remain part of the safer but perhaps better developed mainstream. No matter what rout you take we hope that after reading this article you should be more informed as to the correct choice with which to take.

Please bear in mind the prices that are quoted in this article and take note that they are there purely for illustration and though valid at the time of the writing of the article may vary from time to time and also depending on the time of year when you make your purchase.