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Where can one get a long swivel TV bracket at a more reasonable price than this?

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FaSMaN said:
No idea , but I ordered one and it ships on the 30th with the ETA on the 3rd , I will let everyone know what it's like, when/if I get it , but R2199 just seems way too cheap...
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So did you get it
 
Lupus said:
So did you get it
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Sorry for the very long delay, where I am staying doesn't have the best internet.

TV Arrived on the 3rd of Jan as promised, its a generic brown box, opening the TV I can see that its a re-badge or a back label unit, that's sold under a lot of models.

Quality wise its on par with some of the budget local like Sinotec, itel, AIM, etc... not as good as entry level Hisense or Samsung.

One of the things I was scared of was if it runs at native 1080p and not 720p (1080p down-scaled) something that budget brands use to do a few years ago, text looks clear enough to be native, but you cant completely disable sharpness or some of the other filters needed to get a crystal clear image from PC.

Picture quality is a bit soft as a result of not being able to disable sharpness, some compression artifacts are present, minimum light bleed on the sides in dark areas (same as what I see on budget brands)

Feature wise I was surprised to see HDMI Arc and Cec both work perfectly.

TLDR:
Its the same as quality as other budget brands.

Cons:
- Can't disable sharpening or other processing effects leaving a softer image.
- Bit of light bleed on the screen.
- Some compression artifacts on motion.
- Build quality seems good but no idea how long it will last
- Only 6 months warranty
- Speakers are a bit tinny but loud enough

Pros:
+ 3x HDMI Ports, 1x VGA, 1x Composite, 1x Headphones Out
+ Working HDMI Arc and Cec.
+ Reasonable Picture quality at a few feet.
+ Colour reproduction is decent.
+ Extremely Cheap but reasonable quality.
+ My unit had no dead pixels.

Final thoughts its a good secondary TV but not a primary TV should be okay for some gaming too, no idea of the latency.

Pictures can be found here, its going to take a long time to upload pictures due to slow internet I suggest checking back from time to time, feel free to ask if you want specifics https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1YFdFIHtuk4_lq0QCBEvr2ub8v4HI_A2t?usp=sharing

PS no idea how it compares against Maxdorf, TCL or Skyworth that apparently punches above its weight.

For those who still want one https://www.takealot.com/o-43-full-hd-led-frameless-tv/PLID92205565
 
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FaSMaN said:
Sorry for the very long delay, where I am staying doesn't have the best internet.

TV Arrived on the 3rd of Jan as promised, its a generic brown box, opening the TV I can see that its a re-badge or a back label unit, that's sold under a lot of models.

Quality wise its on par with some of the budget local like Sinotec, itel, AIM, etc... not as good as entry level Hisense or Samsung.

One of the things I was scared of was if it runs at native 1080p and not 720p (1080p down-scaled) something that budget brands use to do a few years ago, text looks clear enough to be native, but you cant completely disable sharpness or some of the other filters needed to get a crystal clear image from PC.

Picture quality is a bit soft as a result of not being able to disable sharpness, some compression artifacts are present, minimum light bleed on the sides in dark areas (same as what I see on budget brands)

Feature wise I was surprised to see HDMI Arc and Cec both work perfectly.

TLDR:
Its the same as quality as other budget brands.

Cons:
- Can't disable sharpening or other processing effects leaving a softer image.
- Bit of light bleed on the screen.
- Some compression artifacts on motion.
- Build quality seems good but no idea how long it will last
- Only 6 months warranty
- Speakers are a bit tinny but loud enough

Pros:
+ 3x HDMI Ports, 1x VGA, 1x Composite, 1x Headphones Out
+ Working HDMI Arc and Cec.
+ Reasonable Picture quality at a few feet.
+ Colour reproduction is decent.
+ Extremely Cheap but reasonable quality.
+ My unit had no dead pixels.

Final thoughts its a good secondary TV but not a primary TV should be okay for some gaming too, no idea of the latency.

Pictures can be found here, its going to take a long time to upload pictures due to slow internet I suggest checking back from time to time, feel free to ask if you want specifics https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1YFdFIHtuk4_lq0QCBEvr2ub8v4HI_A2t?usp=sharing

PS no idea how it compares against Maxdorf, TCL or Skyworth that apparently punches above its weight.
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Nice review, would be interesting to see pictures
 
FaSMaN said:
Sorry for the very long delay, where I am staying doesn't have the best internet.

TV Arrived on the 3rd of Jan as promised, its a generic brown box, opening the TV I can see that its a re-badge or a back label unit, that's sold under a lot of models.

Quality wise its on par with some of the budget local like Sinotec, itel, AIM, etc... not as good as entry level Hisense or Samsung.

One of the things I was scared of was if it runs at native 1080p and not 720p (1080p down-scaled) something that budget brands use to do a few years ago, text looks clear enough to be native, but you cant completely disable sharpness or some of the other filters needed to get a crystal clear image from PC.

Picture quality is a bit soft as a result of not being able to disable sharpness, some compression artifacts are present, minimum light bleed on the sides in dark areas (same as what I see on budget brands)

Feature wise I was surprised to see HDMI Arc and Cec both work perfectly.

TLDR:
Its the same as quality as other budget brands.

Cons:
- Can't disable sharpening or other processing effects leaving a softer image.
- Bit of light bleed on the screen.
- Some compression artifacts on motion.
- Build quality seems good but no idea how long it will last
- Only 6 months warranty
- Speakers are a bit tinny but loud enough

Pros:
+ 3x HDMI Ports, 1x VGA, 1x Composite, 1x Headphones Out
+ Working HDMI Arc and Cec.
+ Reasonable Picture quality at a few feet.
+ Colour reproduction is decent.
+ Extremely Cheap but reasonable quality.
+ My unit had no dead pixels.

Final thoughts its a good secondary TV but not a primary TV should be okay for some gaming too, no idea of the latency.

Pictures can be found here, its going to take a long time to upload pictures due to slow internet I suggest checking back from time to time, feel free to ask if you want specifics https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1YFdFIHtuk4_lq0QCBEvr2ub8v4HI_A2t?usp=sharing

PS no idea how it compares against Maxdorf, TCL or Skyworth that apparently punches above its weight.

For those who still want one https://www.takealot.com/o-43-full-hd-led-frameless-tv/PLID92205565
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What’s its wattage?
 
FaSMaN said:
Sorry for the very long delay, where I am staying doesn't have the best internet.

TV Arrived on the 3rd of Jan as promised, its a generic brown box, opening the TV I can see that its a re-badge or a back label unit, that's sold under a lot of models.

Quality wise its on par with some of the budget local like Sinotec, itel, AIM, etc... not as good as entry level Hisense or Samsung.

One of the things I was scared of was if it runs at native 1080p and not 720p (1080p down-scaled) something that budget brands use to do a few years ago, text looks clear enough to be native, but you cant completely disable sharpness or some of the other filters needed to get a crystal clear image from PC.

Picture quality is a bit soft as a result of not being able to disable sharpness, some compression artifacts are present, minimum light bleed on the sides in dark areas (same as what I see on budget brands)

Feature wise I was surprised to see HDMI Arc and Cec both work perfectly.

TLDR:
Its the same as quality as other budget brands.

Cons:
- Can't disable sharpening or other processing effects leaving a softer image.
- Bit of light bleed on the screen.
- Some compression artifacts on motion.
- Build quality seems good but no idea how long it will last
- Only 6 months warranty
- Speakers are a bit tinny but loud enough

Pros:
+ 3x HDMI Ports, 1x VGA, 1x Composite, 1x Headphones Out
+ Working HDMI Arc and Cec.
+ Reasonable Picture quality at a few feet.
+ Colour reproduction is decent.
+ Extremely Cheap but reasonable quality.
+ My unit had no dead pixels.

Final thoughts its a good secondary TV but not a primary TV should be okay for some gaming too, no idea of the latency.

Pictures can be found here, its going to take a long time to upload pictures due to slow internet I suggest checking back from time to time, feel free to ask if you want specifics https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1YFdFIHtuk4_lq0QCBEvr2ub8v4HI_A2t?usp=sharing

PS no idea how it compares against Maxdorf, TCL or Skyworth that apparently punches above its weight.

For those who still want one https://www.takealot.com/o-43-full-hd-led-frameless-tv/PLID92205565
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That sounds as good if not better than the equivalent entry level Hisense.

I almost pulled the trigger on one but the 6-month warranty stopped me, budget build normal means some corners were cut on the electronics side so longevity/reliability may be compromised, not guaranteed but risky.
 
airborne said:
That sounds as good if not better than the equivalent entry level Hisense.

I almost pulled the trigger on one but the 6-month warranty stopped me, budget build normal means some corners were cut on the electronics side so longevity/reliability may be compromised, not guaranteed but risky.
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Takealot lists 6 month warranty on most of their things now
 
FaSMaN said:
Sorry for the very long delay, where I am staying doesn't have the best internet.

TV Arrived on the 3rd of Jan as promised, its a generic brown box, opening the TV I can see that its a re-badge or a back label unit, that's sold under a lot of models.

Quality wise its on par with some of the budget local like Sinotec, itel, AIM, etc... not as good as entry level Hisense or Samsung.

One of the things I was scared of was if it runs at native 1080p and not 720p (1080p down-scaled) something that budget brands use to do a few years ago, text looks clear enough to be native, but you cant completely disable sharpness or some of the other filters needed to get a crystal clear image from PC.

Picture quality is a bit soft as a result of not being able to disable sharpness, some compression artifacts are present, minimum light bleed on the sides in dark areas (same as what I see on budget brands)

Feature wise I was surprised to see HDMI Arc and Cec both work perfectly.

TLDR:
Its the same as quality as other budget brands.

Cons:
- Can't disable sharpening or other processing effects leaving a softer image.
- Bit of light bleed on the screen.
- Some compression artifacts on motion.
- Build quality seems good but no idea how long it will last
- Only 6 months warranty
- Speakers are a bit tinny but loud enough

Pros:
+ 3x HDMI Ports, 1x VGA, 1x Composite, 1x Headphones Out
+ Working HDMI Arc and Cec.
+ Reasonable Picture quality at a few feet.
+ Colour reproduction is decent.
+ Extremely Cheap but reasonable quality.
+ My unit had no dead pixels.

Final thoughts its a good secondary TV but not a primary TV should be okay for some gaming too, no idea of the latency.

Pictures can be found here, its going to take a long time to upload pictures due to slow internet I suggest checking back from time to time, feel free to ask if you want specifics https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1YFdFIHtuk4_lq0QCBEvr2ub8v4HI_A2t?usp=sharing

PS no idea how it compares against Maxdorf, TCL or Skyworth that apparently punches above its weight.

For those who still want one https://www.takealot.com/o-43-full-hd-led-frameless-tv/PLID92205565
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No longer listed on Takealot , no idea why but its still on their site, a bit more expensive now, but take extreme caution, https://tomu.co.za/products/o-43-full-hd-led-frameless-tv
Edit: Closest would be a AIM 42" for the same price https://www.takealot.com/aim-42-full-hd-digital-tv/PLID91804502
Or a bit more you can get a 40" TCL https://www.takealot.com/tcl-40-40d3000-fhd-digital-tv/PLID91573846
43" Smart version for R200 more than the 40" TCL https://www.takealot.com/tcl-43-43s5200-fhd-android-tv/PLID73181764

Heard good things about TCL from some friends of mine in america.
 
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FaSMaN said:
No longer listed on Takealot , no idea why but its still on their site, a bit more expensive now, but take extreme caution, https://tomu.co.za/products/o-43-full-hd-led-frameless-tv
Edit: Closest would be a AIM 42" for the same price https://www.takealot.com/aim-42-full-hd-digital-tv/PLID91804502
Or a bit more you can get a 40" TCL https://www.takealot.com/tcl-40-40d3000-fhd-digital-tv/PLID91573846
43" Smart version for R200 more than the 40" TCL https://www.takealot.com/tcl-43-43s5200-fhd-android-tv/PLID73181764

Heard good things about TCL from some friends of mine in america.
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I got the 42" AIM to replace an old 32" and if you're facing it dead on it's perfectly fine colour wise, but yeah off the side it's not great, sound is suprisingly good for some a thin TV, actually better then a 58" Sinotec UHD I had for a bit.
 
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