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 enlarge | Brand: Olevia
Category: CE
List Price: $1,183.36
Buy New: $749.99
You Save: $433.37 (37%)
New (5) from $749.99
Avg. Customer Rating:  56 reviews
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: No
Display Size: 37
Shipping Weight (lbs): 62
Dimensions (in): 41 x 11.5 x 31
Legal Disclaimer: Warranty does not cover misuse of product.
Warranty: 1 year warranty
MPN: 537H
Model: 537H
UPC: 872303008843
EAN: 0872303008843
Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
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 Great Product; Horrible Service July 28, 2007
18 out of 18 found this review helpful
This is a great TV. Unfortunately, my TV only worked for 12 hours before it would not turn on again. My first reaction was that I got a defective model, but I understand that this sometimes happens. I immediately contacted Olevia regarding the warranty. Here's where things went south. Olevia did not respond to my numerous e-mails regarding the problem. I've spooken to their representatives on the phone a half a dozen times and while they finally agreed to replace the TV with a new one, I've yet to take delivery of the new unit after a month. They don't seem to be able to give a definitive answer on the problem OR the resolution. Very disappointing.
Bottom Line: If your TV works, you're in for a treat as the picture quality is nice, with sound that can't be beat. However, if you have any problems and are counting on the warranty to fix them, you're in for a rough ride.
I agree, a great product! November 3, 2007
16 out of 18 found this review helpful
The Olevia 537H is a wonderful and inexpensive way to enter the world of HDTV on a budget and still get big rewards. We owned an RCA 27-inch cabinet model we bought in 1991 and repaired once about 2000. It was a great television when we bought it, a big improvement over what we'd owned before. It never quite came back to its glory after that repair, which took it out of our home for two weeks.
In recent years, it simply got too old. I watch a lot of NFL on television and those little boxes in the upper left and right hand corners became about impossible to read. The scroll at the bottom of the page could be a challenge, too. I notice the colors were no longer exact, either. They turned pale and wayward when compared with the other television in our house. Since I am about to turn 57, I needed more help than just new glasses to resolve all this.
I checked out a lot of TVs before buying this one, both online and by comparison watching in stores. The universal acclaim this model has received is justified. It has a wonderful picture (with one little problem), excellent definition, and beautiful colors. And we aren't even watching in high definition yet. I merely plugged the coaxial cable from Dish Network into the "Antenna" line, turned the TV to channel 60, and it played. I was unable to completely rig my remote to do everything, so we are burdened with having to use two remotes for the time being. I hope to resolve this when we switch to HD in a week or two.
The one little problem I encounter it a light screen on the left quarter of the screen when the screen goes black. This does not affect the picture when it's in color, only in total black. I have no idea what this is and would like to hear from owners that may have experienced this. It is hardly a problem for me but I wonder if there's a way to eliminate this.
As you can tell by reading this, I am a low-tech television viewer. I know the definition on this model is excellent but not as good as the best, and the LCD picture is great but no challenge to plasma. However, I bought my television from a national retailer for $694, making this one of the best buys I've had this year. Even if you pay $100 more than this, it's a great television for the price and delivers the goods in spades. I'm sure it will be a knockout when we commit to high definition, too.
 Issues July 24, 2007
14 out of 19 found this review helpful
Where is the QA department? Looked great at first. We hooked it up in our apartment and enjoyed good movies. We then threw away the box. It always seems the day after you dispose of the box, that the problems kick in. First: A vertical green line seems to appear after 15 minutes of the set being turned on. The line is to the right of center and stretches from the top to the bottom of the screen. Second: The audio 'pops' loudly every few minutes. Most people play their audio through a separate receiver and would never notice the poor amplification unit in the TV. Unfortunately, I am not one of those people. I guess the thing is still on warranty, so one of these days I will get around to reporting the problem to Amazon, the fulfiller or to Olevia. However, I am one of those busy people who doesn't have time for things that don't work out of the box. I am sure that if these two issues were resolved, I would be very happy with this unit, but like I said, who has the time?
Great for the $$$ but Still a Bit of a ??? April 2, 2007
12 out of 13 found this review helpful
The picture quality of this TV really is excellent for an LCD, much better than most others I've seen and close to even the best LCDs, thanks to the LG panel and MTK processor. The factory default settings look very good and need only a little tweaking. SD channels look as good as I've seen on any LCD, especially with noise reduction on. The sound is decent, for built in speakers, it has a really good selection of inputs, though an extra HDMI would be nice and overall it's a good looking set. It does have a few quirks, takes 15 seconds to power up, 2 seconds to change channels, must scroll through all inputs to get the one you want, limited PIP options (ie TV can only be paired with HDMI), manual only on CD and a small but very bright blue LED next to the power button that stays on when the TV is off. However I still can't shake a general feeling of distrust for this company. Their customer and tech support seem either unwilling or unable to answer questions about their products, their 7 dead pixel policy was pretty standard a couple years ago but a bit wanting today and although this model claims to offer a 1 year in home warranty I have heard from others that they still require you to send the TV in to them at your expense if they decide to replace rather than repair it. For those trying to find a universal remote that works with this TV, I have a 2 year old One For All 10820 that does work with it after being upgraded. Their newer remotes should already have the codes but if not, they do have models now that can be upgraded over the phone.
Great TV...a bear to set up April 8, 2007
10 out of 10 found this review helpful
First of all...if you have the issue where you cannot change any items in a menu...do this:
On the remote, hit the "Menu" button and then press the down arrow until you see "Picture," then hit enter, now hit the down arrow until you see "mode" and hit enter again. You should then see "power up" displayed. Hit enter again to get to the setting choices where you can change the mode back to "home"
If you are in showroom...the TV cannot be changed in any manner.
I found the TV to actually have higher standards than most reviews stated. The clarity is exceptional, it even picks up 13 HD stations via my antenna; my last tv picked up only 6. As with most HDTV's the standard definition analog signals do not look as well as they do on the "old" sets. However, the Olevia has a nice option where you can take out some of the choppiness in the blocking setting.
I would definitely recommend the TV. I got it for $749 and would not take it back for $800.
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