It's been a while since a cheap TV deal has been posted here.
Great for the kids bedroom, mancave (garage), or even as a PC monitor.
Specs
They seem to change fairly often - I guess whatever is available for the right price at the time!
My Kogan 42" has an LG panel - https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/66111
I'm sure I've seen them specified since with AUO or Samsung.
I doubt it makes a huge difference.
In generally I'm pretty happy with the TV - some feedback:
* The price was right! - $339 back in 2012 - when LED was a big deal
* The tuner is slow but it works… and I run a TVHeadend server anyway and view via Kodi
* The speakers are pretty ordinary - but I have a receiver so they don't get used.
* Picture quality out of the box was a bit odd / washed out… fairly easily fixable with tweaking settings.
* The first one they sent me was DOA - seemed to have a bad firmware flash on it (booted a Konka splash screen and then did nothing else) Obviously they replaced it for me.
* The replacement then died just out of warranty - but Kogan repaired it for me free (suspect the TCon board died - they had it fixed and shipped back within 2 days) - since that was fixed it hasn't skipped a beat.
As others have said - I think it'd make a good backup etc.
For your lounge you might want to consider something else. Back when I bought mine the pricing of brand name TVs wasn't even in the ballpark - which made Kogan extra attractive.
I plan to use to it watch media in my room. Would you recommend it for such a purpose?
What kind of media do you watch in your room? Closed door type of media?
Is it possible to somehow run this as a monitor for my MacBook Pro, but in particular to split the tv screen in half so half is one desktop and the other half is the other desktop?
I know there is programs for windows. Im not sure they work on mac. I will do some research and get back to you (if someone doesn't answer your question first)
Here's a good soul!
I'm not sure about two desktops, but OSX El Capitan allows you to split two apps on the one desktop. Does this help?
This is the only thing I could find. I can't find any programs that split a screen into two desktops.
Do you reckon these would do 5.1 passthrough over optical from HDMI sources?
Sure, they'll probably pour your coffee too. Oh wait, it's just a cheapo TV.
Geez, When I bought my 42" LG LCD many years ago, it cost $2,000. I know, Apples & Oranges, but prices in general have dropped so much!
Indeed a fair comment paaj'. Namaste! :O]
haha thanks / Thank you, come again. wobbles head
Is this tv any good?
My Dad got I think this TV or a similar TV from Kogan about a year ago, if you look at it next to an expensive LG/Samsung/Sony TV you wouldn't choose the Kogan, but as a secondary TV or similar it will be a very good buy.
Good feedback. Thank!
How does this compare to a Chinese brand like TCL?
Tcl better
Bought one of these to replace my aging Samsung TV in the bedroom. The Samsung doesn't have a digital tuner and has 1 HDMI so isn't great. I have a ~$500 55 inch Kogan in my loungeroom. Besides 1 dead pixel I have no complaints. Certainly has delivered value for money.
Looks like the assholes have pulled this TV from the discount. Says this item isn't eligible under the "CYBER" code.
still working for me
Hmm. Weird. When I applied it to two items before (didn't complete transaction) it removed nothing from either item and just took $1.60 off the price. Wtf eBay?
Any idea when the next eBay 20% tech deal will happen?
Looking for a similar deal.
Can anyone report on the brand of panel? I know they were doing Samsung for a long time but I believe they moved away from them.