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Olevia Olevia 537H 37" LCD TV
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$684.45 - $744.99
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Overall Rating
1 Star Review
Reviewed by: dboard
Updated:03-25-08
Duration of ownership:18 Months
Strengths: quality of picture was good for first 12 months but quickly declined
Weaknesses: Main picture board needs replacing after 18 months costing at least $350. Customer support and warranty is brutal.
Overall Evaluation: I do not recommend this TV
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Overall Rating
5 Star Review
Reviewed by: mistergq79
Updated:10-29-07
Duration of ownership:7 Days
Strengths: Color quality, sound quality and last but not least value
Weaknesses: None yet!
Overall Evaluation: I'm super happy that I bought this TV. I compared it to the Vizio and not only did I get it for less than the Vizio from buydig.com (by the way they double boxed it and I ordered Thursday night, it was shipped by midday Friday and I got it Tuesday morning!) but I thought it really blew away the picture quality.
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Overall Rating
5 Star Review
Reviewed by: ntr880
Updated:04-05-08
Duration of ownership:6 Months
Strengths: Great picture, excellent price, good sound
Weaknesses: One HDMI input, PIP
Overall Evaluation: The TV is excellent. Very good picture and surprisingly good sound. It does have a subwoofer output. This is nice if you choose to stick with the TV speaker, just hook up a powered woofer to it and you will have very nice sound. The menu take a few minutes to get the hang of, but once you get it, it is fairly simply and easy to use. The remote is fine, it could be nicer but you could also be paying a lot more for it too. The ability to use the TV as a computer screen is also very nice. OVERALL EXCELLENT BUY..THE BLUE LIGHT...there is a LED blue light that remains on when you turn it off, I actually like it. BUT if you don't like it all you have to do is go to the menu and TURN IT OFF...not rocket science...takes 10 seconds to do and no tape needed HA..THE BAD...there is only one HDMI input. Also the area containing all the inputs is some what crowded so try to do it once and only once. The PIP is not what you would think of, you can NOT watch two TV channels at once. Only two different inputs, such as your computer screen and cable TV. It should be noted also that there is a delay in turning the TV on, about 6-10 seconds. This may annoy some, but I have found that I am able to wait 10 seconds to watch TV without any difficulty.
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Overall Rating
2 Star Review
Reviewed by:
Updated:03-10-08
Duration of ownership:1 Years
Strengths: Clear picture, lots of inputs
Weaknesses: Static popping noise. Insufficient speakers.
Overall Evaluation: If I turn the bass up past halfway, I get a white noise echo which when I called Olevia they claimed was on account of the "cheap" speakers being unable to handle the input. If you are looking for a tv with good sound, this is not it. Plus, as mentioned in other reviews, once in a while the tv lets out a loud static pop that startles the heck out of you and the sound will not come back on until you turn the tv power off and back on.
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Overall Rating
3 Star Review
Reviewed by:
Updated:01-09-08
Duration of ownership:2 Months
Strengths: Great picture, great value.
Weaknesses: Imagine trying to configure a complex electronic unit without the remote.....
Overall Evaluation: I was like a little kid with a new toy when this arrived and couldn't wait to set it up. It was a bit of a drag that the instructions were only on the CD, but what the heck, how difficult could it be? I hooked it up to the DirectTV, the stereo and everything else, fired it up and Wow! What a picture. Granted, it was only a huge image of the Olevia logo, but it screamed BIG TIME. Then, the fun began. I pointed the remote, it flickered but nothing happened. I read the manual, followed the instructions - 8 TIMES!! And nothing happened. I called customer service and spoke with a nice lady who walked me through all of the procedures that the manual walked me through - to no avail. We agreed that I had a faulty remote. She told me it would take 4 to 6 weeks for me to get a remote!! That was on November 14th!! I am still waiting for that remote to arrive. I have called and even e-mailed the VP of Marketing (It's not easy getting an e-mail address of anyone at Syntax-Brillian) but she was on holiday vacation. In late December I spoke with a customer service rep who said that the record says to ship a new remote - TWICE it said this. Still nothing......3 days ago, customer service left a message at my house that they have shipped a remote. My guess is that they put it in the glove box of an intern who was driving to Florida to see his grandparents and I should get it any day now......I still can't configure this unit properly. Try as you may to use the nearly invisible buttons on the front of the set, you just can't get through all of the steps in order to get the picture right. I'm sure it is a piece of cake with a remote....at least that is what I'm hoping. I'll bet that 99% of the customers have a good experience, but unfortunately, I am in that stinking 1%
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Overall Rating
5 Star Review
Reviewed by:
Updated:12-14-07
Duration of ownership:3 Weeks
Strengths: Great High Def pictures
Weaknesses: Grainy picture on non-HD stations
Overall Evaluation: With the price of 1080i in this size range being close to a grand, this one's a good deal at sub-$800. What's more amazing was that Target had a Black Friday sale on this TV for $549. You don't think I was absolutely tickled getting it at that price? Wow!
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Overall Rating
2 Star Review
Reviewed by: cfsys
Updated:10-29-07
Duration of ownership:1
Strengths: Price
Weaknesses: 1)Cable remote control cannot be programmed to control the TV.2) Bright blue light on TV goes "on" to indicate TV is "off". How wierd.3) Takes too long for TV to turn on.4) Directions stink.
Overall Evaluation: Cable remote control cannot be programmed to control the TV because Olevia customer service told me, "Olevia TV is too new and does not have codes yet".So I have to use the Olevia TV remote to control volume and cable box remote to change channel.The first direction is program to "HOME". I had to click enter 10 times to get this command to register.Several directions are WRONG. For example:The CD manual says to click "right arrow" to choose an option but that is wrong . You must click "enter" to choose an option.You must click "source" then click "tuner", then click "menu". The directions say to perform in the opposite order which does not work.The picture and sound is ok, but I am so aggravated it took me 3 hours to set up this TV when it should have taken only 10 minutes.
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Overall Rating
4 Star Review
Reviewed by:
Updated:07-02-07
Duration of ownership:3 Months
Strengths: Color reproduction, SD picture quality, built in tuners, price
Weaknesses: Picture adjustments are very course, black levels are only OK, dark movie scenes tend to lack detail
Overall Evaluation: I purchased this TV a few months ago. So far, I have been very pleased with it. The TV does an admirable job at upconverting SD content and looks great on any HD material. The start-up time on the TV is long, but you can cut several seconds off if you hit the volume +/- when the "olevia" screen appears. Its really a minor inconvenience.The picture quality in light scenes is excellent. Color reproduction is the best I've seen at this price point. I prefer the picture on the 537H to many TV's at twice the price. Dark scenes are another story though. In movies like Narnia (which has several dark scenes,) nearly all the detail of the image is lost....becoming a black hole. This isn't totally unexpected in a TV at this price point, but something you will have to expect.When I was using a calibration disc to setup the TV, it was readily apparent that the adjustments for color, tint, sharpness, ect. were very course. It was difficult to get a fine adjustment on the TV because the "steps" between each adjustment were huge. I was able to achieve a good looking picture, but was not able to get it calibrated spot-on.Connectivity on the TV is good, but having only one HDMI input is a bit of a problem. With more devices moving to HDMI, a TV needs to have at least 2. An alternative would be to purchase a receiver with HDMI switching capability.Audio is the 537H's weakest point. The speakers are not up to par with the rest of the TV. I also get the intermittent popping sound, and it happens on every input. I would strongly recommend using external speakers with this TV. The TV does have a volume controlled headphone jack, which is nice.Overall, I am pleased with the TV. It is not perfect, but for the money its faults are acceptable. Compared to other sub-$800 37" LCDs, this is going to be your best bet.
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Overall Rating
4 Star Review
Reviewed by: cwjackman4
Updated:06-10-07
Duration of ownership:3 Weeks
Strengths: ry good price and value and overall quality is great for the price paid.Picture quality is very good, even better on analog and low def signals than I expected.
Weaknesses: Not so sure about factory quality inpection before shipping product. The sound had some "popping" issues then went out after a week. However Olevia does offer on site warranty service so they shipped me a replacement board and had technician come fix
Overall Evaluation: Due to quality problem I encountered, even though it was resolved, I would highly recommend forking out bucks for extended warranty, which for LCD display TV this size is probably something you were considering anyhow. Good news is that the price of these warranties is usually based upon purchase price and since this is an inexpensive unit for what you get, you save on the extended warranty as well. Overall I am very pleased with the performance of this TV and the price sure does sooth some quality irritations.
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Overall Rating
5 Star Review
Reviewed by: mhill44
Updated:05-20-07
Duration of ownership:
Strengths: Picture quality & value.
Weaknesses: Most old folks find the new TVs (including this one)a little complicated.
Overall Evaluation: Had a 32 in my budget but found the 37 on an on-line deal site for $725 total delivered from Fry's. Thought it was too good to be true especially when I received the backorder email shortly after ordering(Dec 2006). I was shocked when it arrived in a new unopened box in Jan 07. Had to wait a month to get the HD receiver from Time Warner but once it was all hooked up the picture quality & detail blew me away. I prefer to watch HD Sports programming on the Olevia instead of attending the event in person. Would definitely buy an Olevia again & Fry's did right by me as well!
