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Key to reportsAlba L32M1 (Discontinued)


Ease of use score:
45%
Signal by
Aerial
Type
LCD
Price
£269.99
Screen size
32 inches
HD ready
Yes
Ease of use ratings
Setting up
Remote control - for watching TV
Remote control - searching for what's on today
On screen TV guide
Advanced use
TV cabinet controls
Verdict
TV with two SCART and two HDMI sockets. It has full automatic tuning, but the retuning function is hidden within the deep and unintuitive on screen menus. Picture quality was poor, sound satisfactory, and has no convenient analogue audio output for connection to a HiFi system. The TV is also unable to automatically switch from widescreen to the correct standard format when viewing older programmes, this must be performed manually.The remote control has a poor and cluttered layout with lots of wobbly buttons. The front control panel buttons are small and hard to press. The TV Guide only shows one channel at a time. Although it has a 'favourite channels' option it does not display these in their own TV Guide. It was not considered easy to use and lacked detail in the confusing information manual. Audio Description is supported.
Key Features
Features score
55%
Stand supplied & wall mountable
Yes - no assembly required and wall mountable
Tuner
1 x DVB-T, 1 x Analogue
On-screen TV guide
7 to 8 days
Source of guide from official broadcast multiplex
Yes
Favourite channel groups
1 group via channel list only
Now and Next
Current channel only
Programme information
Current channel only and displayed if selected in TV Guide
TV performance
Watching
Poor
Listening
Satisfactory
Power consumption in standby
0.4 watts
Power consumption in use
100.2 watts
Connections
SCART socket
2
Slot for pay TV or common interface slot
Common interface slot
Subtitles and audio description
Subtitles shown
Yes
Subtitle button on remote
Yes
Subtitles stay on when channel changed
Yes
Audio description
Yes
AD button on remote
Yes
AD warning eg beep
No
Separate AD volume control
Yes
AD stays on when channel changed
Yes