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AOC A42HD84

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Pros
Handsome design; easy to use
Cons
Unimpressive image quality
Lacks HDMI input

Pricing: Very Inexpensive: $1500 (9/8/2006)
Performance: Fair: 69
Features: Good: 75
Design: Good: 74

Find out how these four scores, and their relative weights, combine to produce the PC World Rating.

Pricing

Very Inexpensive: $1500

Wall-Mount Kit, If Not Included in Unit Price - $0

Performance

Fair: 69

PC World Tests
Interface Tested	DVI-V
High-Definition Image Quality	Good
Standard-TV Image Quality	Poor
DVD Image Quality	Fair
Image Quality Under Bright Lighting	Fair
Color Quality	Fair
Brightness and Contrast	Good
Detail	Good
Overall Quality	Fair

Features

Good: 75

Screen Specs
TV Technology	Plasma
Diagonal (inches)	42Screen
Native Resolution (pixels)	1024-by-768
Rated Contrast Ratio	10,000:1
Rated Brightness( cd / m^2)	1100
Antiglare	No
Horizontal View Angle (degrees)	160
Vertical View Angle (degrees)	160
Pixel Response Type	Gray-to-gray

Dimensions
Depth (inches)	9.6
Height (inches)	25
Width (inches)	40.9
Weight (pounds)	84

Features and Characteristics
Cabinet Colors	Black
Speaker Type	Yes
CableCard Ready	No
Primary Color Controls	Yes
Reset to Factory Settings	Yes
HD Formats	720p, 1080i
NTSC Tuner	1
ATSC Tuner	1
Remote Control	IR
Picture in Picture	No

Inputs
RF Coaxial Input	1
RF Coaxial Output	0
VGA Input	1
VGA Output	0
Composite Input	2
Composite Output	0
S-Video Input	2
S-Video Output	0
Component Input	2
Component Output	0
DVI Input	1
DVI Output	0
HDMI Input	0
HDMI Output	0
RCA Audio Input	6
RCA Audio Output	0
Optical Input	0
Optical Output	0

Physical Adjustments
Panel Tilt	No
Panel Pivot	No
Height-Adjustable Base	No
Swivel	No
Wall-Mountable	Yes
Included Wall-Mount Kit	No

Other
Included Hardware	Remote control, batteries, Dsub cable, PC audio cable

Support & Reliability
Labor Warranty (years)	One
Parts Warranty (years)	One
Weekday Support Hours	8
Saturday Support Hours	0
Sunday Support Hours	0
Toll-Free Support	Yes

Design

Good: 74

AOC A42HD84 Review

by Laura Blackwell

- With its glossy black bezel and silver accents, AOC's A42HD84 cuts a handsome figure. Its $1700 price tag (as of 6/6/06) adds more luster. However, this HDTV's image quality, though generally acceptable, didn't wow our test jury--and its basic controls (and skimpy tech support hours) offer little help in customizing the display.

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