Syntax - Olevia 537H Television Reviews

The 537H has a reasonable picture out of the box, and a superior picture after tweaking its settings with the help of an Avia DVD. The "plain black wrapper" approach serves to highlight the superior picture; one that is far better than the two CRT-based HD monitors in my home (one direct-view, one projection). Though I use a receiver for audio, a quick check of the set's sound reveals that it's passable. Packaging is comparable to that of a high-end DLP set that I purchased and returned due to unacceptable picture quality.

The menu system is confusing at first, but is easier to operate with practice....

Just bought my 537H HD television and was real dissappointed to find out I was getting the shaft from DirectTV and I could get an HDMI signal unless I paid them ANOTHER mint for new equipment. Olevia to the rescue! This unit really does an excellent job with the coax and the Component video (from the DVD player) signal. Price...let me rave about pricing. Sure you can drop $1.5k on some Sony or top name and get a little better contrast ratio; but for crying out loud - I busted a single large and came home with enough change to pay for the HDMI cable (for later). Iv read other reviews and...