Has anyone heard of this TV brand or model? DMTECH DML4126WD

Posted by: Ron Brinsdon on 24 February 2005

Following a house move and looking for a slim TV to replace an ageing CRT, we found this model in our local Comet store. We are not into movies in any way and only watch the occasional DVD so are not after "state of the art" or the AV equivalent of a mid band Naim audio system. Because of poor reception in our area, we must subscribe to Sky. Our main criteria are value for money, reliability and a decent TV picture - the inbuilt DVD being a space saving bonus.

Your opinions, as ever, will be appreciated

http://www.comet.co.uk/comet/html/cache/455_218030.html

Thanks

Ron
Posted on: 25 February 2005 by Neil Bennett
Ron,

I've seen them on sale at John Lewis, but don't know anything about them. Maybe there's a thought that if JL stock them, and presumably give their 5 year warranty on them, they must be at least reasonable?

Neil
Posted on: 25 February 2005 by Steve Starr
Hi'
I have a 17 inch model with a built in DVD player. I am very pleased with it, John Lewis had stopped selling them as they had come to the end of the production run for that model. I got mine from Comet and I am more than happy with it. I wish I could have got one from John Lewis to take advantage of their superb customer service and free 5 year guarantee.
Posted on: 25 February 2005 by Steve Starr
PS, picture quality and sound are great, made mine multi region, let me know if I can be of any more help
Steve
Posted on: 26 February 2005 by long-time-dead
Steve et al

Looked SERIOUSLY at this today in Comet with a view to putting in the conservatory.

Multi- Region tweak ?

What else did you compare with ?
Posted on: 27 February 2005 by long-time-dead
Ron

Located the 17" version at £399 on EmpireDirect if it is of any use to you .......
Posted on: 28 February 2005 by Bosh
When I looked at this model in John Lewis and questioned the sales guy as I was unfamiliar with the brand name he said they were part of Samsung
Posted on: 28 February 2005 by Ron Brinsdon
Good morning everyone,

Thanks for the responses, it would appear to be a reasonably safe bet.

If we go ahead and purchase I will post my findings.

For the record, we had Sky installed on Saturday and the engineer - who must be familiar with most brands - had not heard of it.

Have a good week

Ron
Posted on: 28 February 2005 by long-time-dead
Bosh

Your JL sales guy might be talking "sales-speak"

From the Z-Tech SemiConductor site :

DMTECH, a major Korean ODM specialising in the design and manufacture of DVD products, is to integrate the Zetex Acoustar™ Class D audio amplifier into its latest home theatre DVD player. DMTECH DVD products are sold globally through retail outlets under a variety of brand names.



Looks like they are migrating to domestic consumer products directly.

At £400 for a 17" WS LCD c/w DVD it seems a fair deal to me..... my conservatory doesn't need state of the art but a single box solution......
Posted on: 01 March 2005 by Tigger24
Hi, for whats its worth my folks have just a 17" dmtech integrated flatscreen lcd tv/dvd player. Haven't really watched it enough yet!, but first impressions are good i have to say
a) it looks like a well built piece of kit.
b) has a good easy to use remote control, only gripe being that it is bottom heavy and can be a bit awkward to grip properly.
c) most importantly has very good picture quality.
I have also never heard of the brand dmtech before, but i have seen the dirt cheap offerings by the likes of bush,goodmans,alba, relisys etc, and i have to say it certainly looks like a much better value product than anything from the above brands. If you are keen on this model however , i would advise you to enquire about the reliability of this model and brands products, because if they are a relatively new brand there will more than likely be little if any data regarding reliability.
Posted on: 04 April 2005 by jmortongoff
I recently purchased a DMTECH DML4126WD which we have found to perform well. Two points require help please.

1) What is the code to to make the Sky+ remote control operate the volume, etc. of the TV

2) How can one contact the manufacturer directly?

Thanks for any information
Posted on: 16 April 2005 by long-time-dead
Well, I made my decision today.

I looked very seriously at the DMTECH as a solution for our conservatory. It would sit on an IKEA Lack table.

Went armed to my local John Lewis (never knowingly undersold !!!) with a decent action DVD and had a look.

Walked out with a SAMSUNG 15" TV/DVD combi which did the trick. Only £130 and has a 5yr TV Guarantee (2yr DVD). Picture quality is quite superb. Main use will be DVD replay.

If you don't need an LCD flat screen - have a look at the Samsung.