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COBY TFTV3217

COBY TFTV3217
alaScore 83

54 reviews

Jan, 2025

alaTest has collected and analyzed 54 reviews of COBY TFTV3217. The average rating for this product is 4.1/5, compared to an average rating of 4.3/5 for other products in the same category for all reviews. Reviewers are impressed by the design and sound. The usability and price are also appreciated. There are some less positive reviews about the connectivity and reliability.

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remote control, durability, reliability, connectivity

We analyzed user and expert ratings, product age and more factors. Compared to other products in the same category the COBY TFTV3217 is awarded an overall alaScore™ of 83/100 = Very good quality.

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Consumer review (amazon.com)

Amazon.com review summary for COBY TFTV3217

 

alaTest has collected and analyzed 28 user reviews of COBY TFTV3217 from Amazon.com. The average user rating for this product is 4.2/5, compared to an average user rating of 4.1/5 for other products in the same category on Amazon.com. Reviews about the design and sound are generally positive. The usability and image quality also get good reviews. Some have doubts about the durability and remote control, while there are some mixed comments about the reliability.

price, image quality, usability, sound, design

remote control, durability

82% of the reviews on Amazon.com give this product a positive rating.

Jan, 2025

Expert review by (hdtvuniverse.com)

Coby TFTV2617 Review – 26-inch LCD HDTV

 

The front panel design and looks are more on the lines of all the reputable HDTVs in the market. It has a slim bezel and the lower part of the TV is no longer large as in the smaller sized HDTVs from Coby. This gives a sleek look to the TV. The logo of...

The contrast ratio can be improved upon. It is a mere 700:1 which is not enough for great black levels. The picture quality is subsequently affected. With contrast ratio reaching high levels by the well known brands in HDTV, Coby has to work on it to...

Sep, 2009

Consumer review (newegg.com)

Wish it worked

 

I bought from a local store and took back 2 out of 2. Hauling it back and forth was bad enough. Wouldn't want to compound that with shipping. Store admitted Coby does have high return rate. Sadly I am back to my old analog TV.

Excellent RF. Where did those channels come from ; Composite Output! Not listed in specs but this is a rare feature and I need it. Passes thru analog input but not digital picture

First unit had a stuck bright pixel ; Second unit worked about a week before audio started chopping out. Multiple sources, same problem ; No luck setting up a universal remote to work

Jan, 2011

Consumer review (newegg.com)

TV has sound, no picture

 

Good price, fast delivery; hopefully good service when I try and return item

TV has sound, but no picture. Will return for replacement

Dec, 2010

Consumer review (newegg.com)

OSD stopped after one month.

 

The TV's nice, but if you have to deal with their customer service you're going to have issues. When I e-mail an address called "techsupport@coby.com" I expect to get tech support, not get fobbed off on a phone line, especially given that I have...

Good picture ; Several connectors ; Mostly functional even without an On-Screen Display ; Nice viewing range, especially from the sides ; Oddly, the closed captioning works even though the OSD doesn't. I guess it's a pro that one can function...

On-Screen Display cut out after one month ; Doesn't mix well with some PS2 video modes so I cannot play some of my games on it ; Tech support was a hassle to work with. I e-mailed their tech support address and I got a response telling me to call a...

Nov, 2010

Consumer review (newegg.com)

Great TV

 

Would definitely buy another one of these if I needed it.

Great TV. Cheap. Got it installed in just a few minutes and the picture looked great out of the box. Usually I have to do a lot of tweaking to get anything to look good on an LCD. Also, the specs say 720p, but it actually supports 1080i and 1080p, as...

None that I can see, but I'm not a videophile. I just want a decent looking TV. One dead pixel, but it's in the deep bottom left hand corner where you can't notice it unless you're really looking

Jan, 2010

Consumer review (newegg.com)

Not even close to 100% satisfied

 

Have to contact Newegg to see if we can get another if by chance it was just this one particular unit

Low cost

After reading the reviews of this set I decided to purchase for my mom. As soon as we received the unit I hooked it up and the picture quality was horrible. Tried every setting and input available but it was just terrible. I own 2 Olivia's (non name...

Jan, 2010

Consumer review (newegg.com)

This is a Great TV

 

This COBY television has a very sharp and colorful picture. I went from a standard CRT television to this TV, and this being my first LCD television. From the moment I hooked up my Xbox 360 to it, my jaw dropped. The picture is very good and clean, and...

Like as stated before, the Remote feels cheap and I cannot get it to work with my Xbox360 Universal...But I can live with that

Jan, 2010

Consumer review (newegg.com)

Amazing deal

 

This TV is great, hooked my computer up to it with a DVI to HDMI cable, changed it to my primary display, and bam, desktop was on my TV and looked perfect. I didn't even need to resize like I had with other 720p TVs. I've got a mini-stereo cable going...

None so far

Jan, 2010

Consumer review (newegg.com)

Great Buy

 

The first one was damaged in shipping. Newegg did a great job in replacing the damage item in a satisfactory manner. Thx :-)

Great Quality, looks larger than I expected, which is good. :-)

Can't find universal remote code

Nov, 2009

Consumer review (newegg.com)

Excellent Value

 

If you are a tech purist or someone who needs a big name brand, this is not for you. But if you just want a great value on a very nice 32" HDTV, this model is highly recommended. (I paid $339.99 with free shipping from Newegg) Overall, one of those...

Great quality image. Beautiful, bright, sharp picture when viewing an HD channel. Very attractive design with permanently attached swivel base. Built-in speaker sound quality is better than typical for a tv in this class and the speakers are front...

Remote is fairly poor quality with limited options. A nicer remote would have been appropriate for this model. But it does include the buttons that you will use most frequently. With most cable/satellite sytems you will primarily use the cable box...

Nov, 2009

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