Compare Prices : Sanyo CE32LD81B

Review summary: This bold design will doubtless win the set many admiring glances

Pros: Impressive connectivity ; Appealing design ; Good with standard def material

Cons: Dire black levels ; Poor quality hi-def pictures

Verdict: This Sanyo isn't unremittingly bad, though. Its pictures are quite bright, and surprisingly it handles SD pictures quite well, with less noise than many. Plus, its audio is pretty decent

Review summary: Its connections impress, too, with their inclusion of two HDMIs and a PC jack. Unlike the Panasonic model, the CE32LD81-B's HDMIs can't take 1080p feeds of the sort output by some HD disc players, but this is arguably no great shakes at this sort of ...

Pros: Affordable, decent build quality and connections, acceptable standard def performer

Cons: General problems with black levels, HD pictures don't look sharp, colours can look peculiar

Review summary: The Sanyo CE32LD81-B is a remarkably low priced 32-inch HD Ready LCD TV. It has plenty of connections and good sound. Pictures are bright and burst off the screen in way not usually seen on budget sets. Standard definition fare looks great and objects ...

Pros: Appealing price ; solid connectivity ; good sound

Cons: Pictures are average at best ; HDMIs don't work properly

Verdict: When you see a 32-inch LCD TV costing just £450, you obviously can't expect a world-beating performance. But you can, we think, expect more quality than the Sanyo CE32LD81-B is capable of delivering -- not to mention HDMI sockets that actually do what ...