Anyone know if LOGIK TV's are any good? - Home Entertainment Technology

Ivesy · 27-12-2006, 17:29

We've been looking to buy a Widescreen LCD TV for around £200-£250. The best one we've seen is the LOGIK LCX19LN1 from Dixons/Currys for £229.99. I can't find any reviews for it and wondered if anyone had bought this set and what their experiences were with it or LOGIK TV's in general.

fretful · 28-12-2006, 01:13

Hello,

I don't know about modern Logik TVs but I've had one for over fifteen years and it hasn't missed a beat. And nothing has gone wrong with the remote control either, which is a change.

danzx2 · 28-12-2006, 08:45

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Originally Posted by Ivesy

We've been looking to buy a Widescreen LCD TV for around £200-£250. The best one we've seen is the LOGIK LCX19LN1 from Dixons/Currys for £229.99. I can't find any reviews for it and wondered if anyone had bought this set and what their experiences were with it or LOGIK TV's in general.

I bought this one on Tuesday.

Very good picture and sound quality. Better than my dads Goodmans 19" LCD.

Only thing is for me anyway the sound. I have it set to the lowest before mute and it is fine for day to day. So if it is for a bedroom like mine is, you can't turn it down if your partner wants to go to sleep.

And I can't get my Sky+ remote to work with it yet. Going to start a thread now.

Also spotted this on another post:

Also, I occasionally need to use the TV at low volume, and the lowest setting is still quite loud. I was wondering if there's a service menu where the volume range can be adjusted?

GaryB · 28-12-2006, 13:18

Logik is just a "House Brand" used by Dixons and Currys. The sets are sourced from many different manufacturers, so experiences of previous models aren't particularly relevant.

Obviously since Dixons/Currys are responsible for the support (and the associated costs), they do tend to pick reasonably decent products.

Ivesy · 28-12-2006, 16:05

Thanks for that. We've gone ahead and bought it! Should get it delivered sometime next week. I sympathise about the problem with the Sky remote. I had a Daewoo TV and that refused to work with the Sky remote. When I got a Panasonic one it worked straight away!

Orbitalzone · 28-12-2006, 17:36

I think I saw a Samsung 19" TV/monitor (widescreen) in PC World for £229... seemed like a very good deal and they have a Samsung 17" TV/Monitor for £159 which is also pretty good deal.

Nigel Goodwin · 28-12-2006, 17:42

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Originally Posted by GaryB

Logik is just a "House Brand" used by Dixons and Currys. The sets are sourced from many different manufacturers, so experiences of previous models aren't particularly relevant.

Obviously since Dixons/Currys are responsible for the support (and the associated costs), they do tend to pick reasonably decent products.

Hardly, they use the Logik name on what they can buy in cheap, quality isn't a concern, Likewise they use the Matsui name, and were (until recently) using the Grundig name. As suggested, you've no way of knowing what make the TV actually is!.

Goodmans by the way is a similar 'House Brand' used by Comet, although there are other cheap sets branded Goodmans as well (from the Goodmans speaker people).

GaryB · 28-12-2006, 19:18

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Originally Posted by Nigel Goodwin

Hardly, they use the Logik name on what they can buy in cheap, quality isn't a concern, Likewise they use the Matsui name, and were (until recently) using the Grundig name. As suggested, you've no way of knowing what make the TV actually is!.

Although price is their main concern at this end of the market, they do actually put the products they buy through a vigorous evaluation procedure. Being both the importer and retailer, any quality problems (and the associated costs) end up with Dixons/Currys, so they have nothing to gain (and a lot to lose) if they knowingly buy unreliable products.

Ivesy · 28-12-2006, 20:58

The set we eventually bought was £249 (instore) on Xmas Eve then on 27th it was £229 but we got it for £187 with a discount code for £42.99 doing a search on the internet. I have always found Matsui to be a good relaible make and tend to agree with the last post about quality and relaibility.

chrisgw3 · 05-01-2007, 17:30

Hi Ivesy,

Are you happy with the set? At £187 it looks a bit of a bargain.

Some questions:

Does it have a true 16:9 mode?
Is a wall bracket included?
What discount code did you use, I can't find any for currys at the moment.

Ta,

Chris

russellelly · 05-01-2007, 19:55

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Originally Posted by Nigel Goodwin

Hardly, they use the Logik name on what they can buy in cheap, quality isn't a concern, Likewise they use the Matsui name, and were (until recently) using the Grundig name. As suggested, you've no way of knowing what make the TV actually is!.

Goodmans by the way is a similar 'House Brand' used by Comet, although there are other cheap sets branded Goodmans as well (from the Goodmans speaker people).

YOu're right on logik being the cheapest stff available on the whole. I know some Goodmans is for Comet, but lots is made by Alba Plc and sold in lots of places. I guess Alba licence the brand to Comet (in the same way JVC brand in used for DSG in house leads, although I believe that's switching to Logik).

Nigel Goodwin · 05-01-2007, 20:07

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Originally Posted by russellelly

I know some Goodmans is for Comet, but lots is made by Alba Plc and sold in lots of places. I guess Alba licence the brand to Comet (in the same way JVC brand in used for DSG in house leads, although I believe that's switching to Logik).

It's hard to know who makes what, but Comet have had the rights to the Goodmans name for a great many years, way before any Alba involvement.

It's also hard to know what Alba are up to?, they have always been a cheap non-descript brand (originally named for A. J. Balcombe) - but lots of these cheap brands seem to have joined together, or been taken over etc.

Alba and Beko currently hold the rights to the Grundig name.

Heard today that Dixon's group are selling Ferguson (a name which had disappeared), presumably made for them by Thomson?.

Orbitalzone · 05-01-2007, 22:57

Thomson sold off their multimedia division (TV, Video etc) to a Chinese company, seeing as Thomson bought Ferguson I wonder if they sold Ferguson brand name to the Chinese as well or maybe sold it to Dixons?

It's certainly impossible to keep up with who owns what.

Thomson were very clever, back in the late 1980's /1990's they bought up many struggling European electronic companies (and some others like RCA) like Ferguson, Saba, Normende, Telefunken, Brandt and some others..these companies had developed many of the technologies used worldwide in TV, video, radio and transmission systems (like PAL) and so held the patents, so Thomson got to own a lot of patents and earnt a nice bundle from licencing.

Ivesy · 06-01-2007, 19:07

Chrisgw3

To answer your questions:

I am VERY happy with the set my only small niggles are that it doesn't work with my Sky remote (that's really not a prblem as the volume never goes beyond 1 anyway!) the picture on light programmes (Sky Masters Soccer springs to mind here) was very bright and needed darkening while watching movies with dark scenes it needed lightning as it was too dark! This is something I've never had to do with "normal" TV's!

It has has a 'wide' button on the remote that fills out the picture. My Sky box is set to 16:9 so when a movie comes on it fills the screen automatically.

It can be wall mounted but it didn't come with the brackets.

And finally to get the code I just typed LCX19LN1 into Google and the top item gives a link to the code. After that I entered LG25 on the order form and got £42 off!

Hope that helps.

chrisgw3 · 08-01-2007, 09:47

Thanks Ivesy.

Andyc111 · 18-01-2007, 15:34

Hi, Can you tell me if this TV has a VGA input or DVI because I want to use it with my XBOX 360. Cheers

Ivesy · 21-01-2007, 00:31

It has VGA input

27-12-2006, 17:29	#1
Ivesy Forum Member Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 56	Anyone know if LOGIK TV's are any good? We've been looking to buy a Widescreen LCD TV for around £200-£250. The best one we've seen is the LOGIK LCX19LN1 from Dixons/Currys for £229.99. I can't find any reviews for it and wondered if anyone had bought this set and what their experiences were with it or LOGIK TV's in general.

05-01-2007, 22:57	#13
Orbitalzone Forum Member Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: East Sussex Services: SkyHD, PlusNet ADSL, Pointless Posts: 6,954 Posts: 9,104	Thomson sold off their multimedia division (TV, Video etc) to a Chinese company, seeing as Thomson bought Ferguson I wonder if they sold Ferguson brand name to the Chinese as well or maybe sold it to Dixons? It's certainly impossible to keep up with who owns what. Thomson were very clever, back in the late 1980's /1990's they bought up many struggling European electronic companies (and some others like RCA) like Ferguson, Saba, Normende, Telefunken, Brandt and some others..these companies had developed many of the technologies used worldwide in TV, video, radio and transmission systems (like PAL) and so held the patents, so Thomson got to own a lot of patents and earnt a nice bundle from licencing. Last edited by Orbitalzone : 05-01-2007 at 22:58.

28-12-2006, 01:13	#2
fretful Forum Member Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 14	Hello, I don't know about modern Logik TVs but I've had one for over fifteen years and it hasn't missed a beat. And nothing has gone wrong with the remote control either, which is a change.

28-12-2006, 13:18	#4
GaryB Forum Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Gender: Male Location: St Albans Services: Freeview, Sky HD, Orange Broadband Posts: 3,864	Logik is just a "House Brand" used by Dixons and Currys. The sets are sourced from many different manufacturers, so experiences of previous models aren't particularly relevant. Obviously since Dixons/Currys are responsible for the support (and the associated costs), they do tend to pick reasonably decent products.

28-12-2006, 16:05	#5
Ivesy Forum Member Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 56	Thanks for that. We've gone ahead and bought it! Should get it delivered sometime next week. I sympathise about the problem with the Sky remote. I had a Daewoo TV and that refused to work with the Sky remote. When I got a Panasonic one it worked straight away!

28-12-2006, 17:36	#6
Orbitalzone Forum Member Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: East Sussex Services: SkyHD, PlusNet ADSL, Pointless Posts: 6,954 Posts: 9,104	I think I saw a Samsung 19" TV/monitor (widescreen) in PC World for £229... seemed like a very good deal and they have a Samsung 17" TV/Monitor for £159 which is also pretty good deal.

28-12-2006, 20:58	#9
Ivesy Forum Member Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 56	The set we eventually bought was £249 (instore) on Xmas Eve then on 27th it was £229 but we got it for £187 with a discount code for £42.99 doing a search on the internet. I have always found Matsui to be a good relaible make and tend to agree with the last post about quality and relaibility.

05-01-2007, 17:30	#10
chrisgw3 Forum Member Join Date: Jan 2001 Posts: 101	Hi Ivesy, Are you happy with the set? At £187 it looks a bit of a bargain. Some questions: Does it have a true 16:9 mode? Is a wall bracket included? What discount code did you use, I can't find any for currys at the moment. Ta, Chris

06-01-2007, 19:07	#14
Ivesy Forum Member Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 56	Chrisgw3 To answer your questions: I am VERY happy with the set my only small niggles are that it doesn't work with my Sky remote (that's really not a prblem as the volume never goes beyond 1 anyway!) the picture on light programmes (Sky Masters Soccer springs to mind here) was very bright and needed darkening while watching movies with dark scenes it needed lightning as it was too dark! This is something I've never had to do with "normal" TV's! It has has a 'wide' button on the remote that fills out the picture. My Sky box is set to 16:9 so when a movie comes on it fills the screen automatically. It can be wall mounted but it didn't come with the brackets. And finally to get the code I just typed LCX19LN1 into Google and the top item gives a link to the code. After that I entered LG25 on the order form and got £42 off! Hope that helps.

08-01-2007, 09:47	#15
chrisgw3 Forum Member Join Date: Jan 2001 Posts: 101	Thanks Ivesy.

18-01-2007, 15:34	#16
Andyc111 Forum Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Northampton Services: SkyHD, Sky BB, Freeview Posts: 85	Hi, Can you tell me if this TV has a VGA input or DVI because I want to use it with my XBOX 360. Cheers

21-01-2007, 00:31	#17
Ivesy Forum Member Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 56	It has VGA input