With the Festive Season approaching it is one of the busiest times of the year, especially regarding the TV, and DVD Industry as we all try and make sure that we don't miss the latest TV Films. The aim of this article is to help you make your mind up if you are interested in buying a Goodmans GTVL26W17HDF TV.



Buying a new television nowadays is a major investment. If you are going to spend what could be considered a small fortune or at the very least a large amount of money then it would be prudent to try and make the correct decision at the outset.

Given the way technology changes it is essential to try and make sure that your purchase is relatively future-proof.

Digital television (DTT) is a telecommunication system for broadcasting and receiving moving pictures and sound by means of digital signals, in contrast to analogue signals used by analogue (traditional) TV. DTV uses digital modulation data, which is digitally compressed and requires decoding by a specially designed television set, or a standard receiver with a set-top box, or a PC fitted with a television card.

For the purposes of this article we want to take a look at purchasing a new Flat Screen Television and in this case the television in question is the Goodmans GTVL26W17HDF.

The GTVL26W17HDF is a 26in LCD TV and these TV's at present can be found in the region of 400 pounds sterling or 800 US dollars. The screen resolution is 1366 X 768 and with regards to being HD Ready the answer is yes. The Goodmans has 2 (2 RGB) scarts and the type and number of Multimedia interfaces the GTVL26W17HDF uses is HDMI and 2. The type of Tuner for this TV is Analogue and Digital and the Goodmans is available from a wide variety of outlets.

All these points being taken into consideration, how would we view the Goodmans GTVL26W17HDF?

The most obvious place to start with as far as TV's are concerned would be the picture quality and our score here would be 6 out of 10, and for the sound quality we would rate it at 6 out of 10. Another useful aspect to review is the availability and number of relevant connections and our score here would be 8 out of 10. If we take a look at the overall "featureability" our score would be 8 out of 10 and for ease of use and overall value for money we would give it, 8 out of 10 and 6 out of 10 respectively.

Finally our overall opinion would be that this TV has a great amount to commend it in a number of ways but sadly we feel is let down by the actual perfromnce of the picture which sadly for a Flat Screen TV is rather important we feel.

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.

It probablt doesn't need repeating but might be an idea, this is only our opinion of the [keyword] and not an official endorsement of the Goodmans GTVL26W17HDF either way, good or bad.

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.