32" Agora Smart LED TV from Kogan

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  porsche26c on 23/01/2013 - 16:40

  8cm is normal for an old style LCD/plasma, but most modern tvs are much thinner than that. I would look at a samsung 32" which may be more expensive but long term better viewing and audio but in terms of thickness i think will be about the same or slightly thinner.

  eg http://www.bigbrownbox.com.au/samsung-ua32eh4000-series-4-32…

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  [Deactivated] on 25/01/2013 - 05:26

  Thanks!

  I just bought this TV and I can swear I made sure it is 1080, but on the last look I noticed it supports 1920 x 1080px content but it says nothing about 1080p or mkv. If it doesnt support mkv is there a way around it?

  thanks again guys.

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    _Bruce_ on 25/01/2013 - 11:46

    +1

    You are mixing your concepts up a bit:

    1: This screen has 1366 x 768 resulotion. This means that it will have to scale content either in '720p' or '1080p' forms, and some pixels will be lost from '1080p' form.

    2: '1080p' refers to content with 1920 x 1080 resolution and includes new data for every pixel every frame. '1080i' only contains half that data every frame (note that it is still possible for 1080i to have more data as either can have any frame rate). Supporting '1080p' means that the TV is able to scale and render content sent in this form.

    3: When video is stored in a file it is compressed, frequently with x264 or other codec, there are many. The audio will also be compressed. To play the content you will need a player than can decode the codec and enough processing power to do so.

    4: The compressed video and audio is stored in a file, called a container. MKV is one such container, as is AVI and M4V. To get to the data the player must understand the container.

    So what we know about this TV is it will play (scaled) 1080p content, but may not support whatever compression and container you are using. You can either look for a software update and hope that solves it, reencode your content in a form that works, or get an external media player.

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  bluebluebird on 27/01/2013 - 00:47

  I am interested in this tv too but more as a secondary monitor attached to a laptop.

  is it workable?

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  auna on 27/01/2013 - 03:00

  The link implies it is full hd then pulls a fast one as it is mearly hd. I remember people asking me about 27 inch 1080p being bad this must be atrocious.

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    _Bruce_ on 27/01/2013 - 09:34

    The link implies it is full hd then pulls a fast one as it is mearly hd.

    No it says HD and supports Full HD signals, as do all such TVs.

    I remember people asking me about 27 inch 1080p being bad this must be atrocious.

    This comment makes no sense. There are lots of factors than affect image quality, but you seem to be talking about DPI. 1366 x 768 at 32" is 49 DPI. This is the same as a 45" full HD screen.

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  [Deactivated] on 31/01/2013 - 03:34

  I got the following email from Kogan.

  "We wish to inform you there was a slight error in the specifications of the 32" Agora Smart LED TV (Full HD) listed on our website during the time of your purchase. The resoution of this TV is High Definition (1366 x 768), not Full High Definition as advertised at the time of your purchase.

  We apologise for this error, however you can be assured that the 32" Smart LED TV that you have purchased is the lowest priced 32" Smart TV in the country, if not the world!

  If this is not suitable, please reply to this email with "CANCEL" and a refund will be processed within 24-48 hours. If you would like to proceed with your order, there is no need to reply."

  Should I continue with my order? Should I cancel it? What are your thoughts on the matter.

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    auna on 31/01/2013 - 04:00

    +2

    Cancel. Less than half the pixels is a grave error indeed. You should demand a coupon for the time they have wasted - there is no excuse for this.

    I mean, slight error! I can imagine some people just agreeing because they'd think it's no big deal.

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    greenie4242 on 31/01/2013 - 11:10

    Cancel cancel cancel!! That's horrible deception! I don't know how they could make that mistake, advertising something as 'HD but supporting Full HD.'

    BTW Smart TVs are usually a waste of money, as they are rarely updated, have issues with many websites (no Flash and possibly no Javascript) and are horrible to do any real web browsing on. If you want it for streaming internet video then MAYBE they'll be OK, but as soon as the streaming website updates its website or protocols you may find the TV is worthless until an update appears for the player app. This does use Android so it'll be more 'compatible' than many other Smart TVs, but I've had plenty of issues with Android not working with certain websites or streaming video sites.

    Just try typing in a single long website using a point and click remote control instead of a keyboard, and you'll be wondering why you bothered at all with a 'Smart' TV. Left button ten times. Right button fifteen times. Down button twice. Left button seven times. Right button twelve times. Up button once. Oops, made a mistake, up button twice, enter, then down button twice. If you can't connect a real keyboard, typing in anything will be a horrible pain in the neck. They may be OK for easily navigable websites that don't require much typing, but for anything needing text input they are appalling.

    I'd save the $50, not buy the 'Fake HD' Kogan, go and buy a $199 Full HD Soniq from JB Hifi (I think the $199 model is Full HD - it was during Christmas specials but things may have changed since) then try to find yourself a WD TV Live for $80 (I believe Officeworks have them for this price). They are very capable players supporting Full HD, MKV and nearly any other format you can throw at them. They are also actively supported by a large online community. $30 more but you can pick up from OW and JB Hifi if they're in your area, so you don't have to pay for Kogan's postage. You can also move it to another TV if you ever buy a bigger one or want to watch movies while travelling.

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      _Bruce_ on 31/01/2013 - 11:20

      That's horrible deception! I don't know how they could make that mistake, advertising something as 'HD but supporting Full HD.'

      Many TVs are HD supporting Full HD (1080p). It is important because otherwise you wouldn't be able to display your content without a downscaling player. These days all new TVs (as far as I know) support this, but it was a big issue in the early days on HD TV. To be fair, most did support 1080i though (but not p), which is why these terms were often used rather than 'Full HD'.

      Also note that the HD terms are not great in meaning anyway - have you ever seen a TV which actually has 'HD' resolution (1280x720)?

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  Circly on 31/01/2013 - 23:12

  same problem as this ozbargainer?

  http://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/92445