Kogan 12 volt TVs

The Solution for You is: Buy TEAC from JB Hi-Fi

So you want to buy multiple TV's to suit all aspect ratios and resolutions?

Set it to run in it's native resolution.
If a program is in 4:3 then it will appear so, just not as wide as 16:9.
Anything in 16:9 will have black bits above and below.
Then get it to fit the screen if the setting is available. It will crop it slightly.
16:10 is not a native Aussie resolution but is used in other industries.

But I guess you get what you pay for. Cheap for a reason.
Pays to investigate.

We have a Kogan 24" & it is fine. Sound is a bit tinny but we can live with that. No problem with picture. Just try all the different ratios - 1 should be ok.

Just some FYI.

Just maybe these "TV's" have been a way for them to dispose of unwanted 16:10 panels left over in the other industries who did want them any more (refer below). That would be another reason they are a lower cost item - many items in our industry all of a sudden appear on the market at a "good price" because they are superceded.

I wonder if the ratio was in the sales information associated with your purchase as it is not something you would pick up on easily, and as we all know the "non Australian" markets will say anything true or false to sell product. The answer is almost always "Yes" to any question - whatever you want to hear !!


16:10, also known as 8:5, is an aspect ratio mostly used for computer displays and tablet computers. The width of the display is 1.6 times its height. This ratio is close to the golden ratio which is approximately 1.618 (this is apparently an aesthetically pleasing ratio in architecture and arts).

LCD computer displays using the 16:10 ratio started to appear in the mass market from 2003. By 2008 16:10 had become the most common aspect ratio for LCD monitors and laptop displays. Since 2010, however, 16:9 has become the mainstream standard, driven by the 1080p standard for high definition television.

I could live with the non-standard 16:10 screen if the picture could be displayed correctly in 16:9 using the "letterbox" method (black bars top and bottom).

With this 24" Kogan, when you select 16:9 in the aspect ratio menu you get a 16:9 picture stretched depth wise to fit their 16:10 screen!!! In other words, NOT 16:9. When I purchased it off their website I assumed it complied with Australian standards - who would have thought you should check the actual screen dimensions?

I hate viewing TVs with incorrectly set aspect ratios. Some people are blissfully unaware they are viewing a distorted picture but I notice it immediately.

If I can't find a way to view in correct 16:9 this TV is going back. What a nuisance - last time I buy a TV sight unseen online.

Gavin

Keninperth
I think u mean 4:3
The only other industry standard in Australia

My Kogan is fine. Works as it should, call them? Is this for TV or via DVD player or other device, for media players, dvd players etc you need to set their output as well.

My 24" Kogan 12v TV works fine in this aspect - has crap sound and a crap tuner that is very weak but no issues with aspect ratios.

I bought a 12volt 20" kogan tv 3 years ago and its been good. I also bought a 46" tv last year and its crap ,, sound is bad picture is fuzzy off and on , I told them when I first turned it on if it was from Harvey nor or similar it would be back in the box and back at the shop next day. Very heavy to post back cost wise . They said it would get better but it didn't its now in the kids bedroom for games,,

hi gavin
that distorted effect helps when watching biggest loser
lol

I don't get it,,,,,it's like buying a Lada after people said they were OK and complaining about the quality compared to a Patrol,,,
like they said you get what you pay for if its cheap there is a reason for that.