Changhong LED50C2000B 50" FHD LED LCD TV $438 @ Bing Lee

I visited Bing Lee randomly today (after checking out TGG for that sold out 48" Sony Smart LCD TV) and was surprised to see this deal in their catalogue and even more so that it hasn't been posted here. I asked for the remote and played around with the menus. I can say that the menu system is easier and better looking than the 50" TCL from HN which I have. As for picture quality, DTV is essentially the same, they both have that "100Hz" EMR crap that doesn't really make much difference to the smoothness but you can tweak with the colours more than the TCL (unless you use the service menu on the TCL). You can also adjust the transparency and timeout of the menus on the Changhong where as on the TCL you cannot. The sound quality is also essentially the same ie lacking. The quality of a 720p 50fps high bitrate mkv rip from my usb key was really good (just as it was on the TCL). It has 3x HDMI inputs (1 more than the TCL) and optical digital audio out (which I prefer to the TCL's coaxial, pretty sure it won't have ARC too). 3 year warranty as with TCL. It's $545 @ 2nds World

Anyways here are the specs taken from Changhong's product page:

Product Description
Model Number: LED50C2000B
Model Description: 127cm (50 inch) Full HD LED TV
Series Name: C2000
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Display
Display Technology: Direct-lit LED
Panel Resolution: 1920 x 1080
Brightness (cd/m.sq): 250
Native Contrast Ratio: 4000:1
Panel Refreshment Rate: 50/60Hz
Enhanced Motion Rate(EMR): 100Hz
Black Stretch: Yes
Blue Stretch: Yes
1080p Full High Definition Resolution: Yes
Scaler Mode: FULL/ZOOM1/ZOOM2/4:3
Film Mode (3:2 pull down): Auto
Viewing Angle: 178°/178°

Digital Multimedia Player
Record LIVE TV (requires external HDD): Yes
Pause, Fast forward and rewind LIVE TV (requires external HDD): Yes
Play back multiple audio & video files from external USB storage: Yes
Music Playback: Yes
Display Photos: Yes
Video Playback: Yes

Commercial Features
Teletext: Yes
Clock/Sleep Timers: Yes
Wake up/Turn off time: Yes
Wake up Source/Chanel: Yes
VGA(PC) Connection: Yes
12V AC/DC Adapter: NO
3 Year Warranty (Conditions apply): Yes
Watch Time Limit: Yes

Reception System
Auto Tune Setup Wizard: Yes
AV Colour Sytem: Yes
Digital HD Tuner (MPEG4 Compliant): Yes
Electronic programming guide (EPG) 7 days in all sub-channels: Yes
Parental Rating Lock: Yes
Digital Reception Signal strength indicator: Yes

Audio
MAX Audio Output: 2 x 8watts
Dolby Digital: Yes
Automatic volume level (AVL): Yes
Sound Control: Balance/AVL/Equilizer/surround sound

Other Features
Dynamic Noise Reduction: Yes
Energy Saving Mode: Yes
Picture Freeze: Yes

Terminal Inputs/Outputs
HDMI: 3
Ethernet / LAN Input: 0
Optical / Digital Audio Output (SPDIF): 1
USB: 1
AV Input (Audio & Video): 1
Component Input (YPbPr): 1
PC Audio: 1
RF Tuner: 1
VGA Input: 1

Power
Energy Star Rating: 3 star
Power Supply: AC100-240V 50/60HZ
Stand By Consumption: ＜0.5W

Dimensions
Carton box dimensions (mm): 979193630
Dimensions with stand (mm): 885581260
Dimensions without stand – (mm): 88552380
Wall Mount Dimensions (mm): 400*400 VESA

Weight
Net Weight with stand: 17.5kg
Gross Weight including Carton: 21kg

Warranty and Accessories
3 Year Warranty: 3 Years
Remote control: RL67H-8(JUB2.018.591-8)
Battery: Yes
Operation Manual: Yes
Warranty Card: Yes