Watch hundreds of movies casually and evaluate Konka 42TS86 network TV.

IT 168 Evaluation With the built-in streaming media function of HDTV, ordinary wd TV gradually lost its market. Not long ago, Konka just launched a new LCD TV, which not only has built-in streaming media function, but also provides a USB interface. The biggest selling point is that it provides network function and supports P2P network download protocol. Through the built-in network library, you can get a lot of resources such as movies, music and news. , you can download directly without a computer, and of course you can also play directly through USB devices.

Having said that, Konka's new model is LC42T86N, which has been tested in detail since last week in our evaluation room. It has full HD resolution of 1920x 1080, three HDMI inputs, two color difference inputs and VGA interface. Ethernet interface is a necessary interface for network TV, and two USB interfaces greatly increase the expansion ability and provide more playing modes. Let's take a look at the appearance of this machine first.

Konka LC42T86N

Konka's LC42T86N adopts the whole black piano paint. The high-gloss surface material makes the fuselage shine. The ultra-thin body and narrow frame create excellent visual effects. With a round base, the overall effect is simple and fashionable.

Elliptical base

Bottom border effect

Ultra-narrow border

Logo close-up

Side interface

Bottom interface

Konka 42TS86 LCD TV is a network TV, so the interface of network card is essential. At the same time, it also provides two sets of USB interfaces for expansion, and other interfaces are quite comprehensive, including HDMI, component, VGA and so on. Then we will start our test. First, let's take a look at the picture menu introduction of the product.

Functional analysis of powerful menu

The system menu of Konka 42TS86 is relatively simple, which is divided into four menus: image adjustment, sound adjustment, function and setting. It provides users with three preset image modes and can adjust the backlight brightness independently. There are many options in the sound menu, but the adjustment effect is not obvious due to the ability of the built-in speaker. Independent channel control is actually the volume control of the built-in speaker, which can adjust the change of frequency response. TV adjustment menu is based on mature design, and quick response is the consistent advantage of domestic products. Channel editing can save users a lot of time.

Image menu settings

In the image menu, there are three preset modes, namely standard, soft and dynamic, in which the dynamic mode will be brighter, the soft mode is suitable for watching movies at night, and the backlight can be adjusted according to actual needs. However, among the three preset modes, only dynamic mode cannot adjust other parameters, and other modes can set contrast and brightness in detail.

Sound menu

Like the image menu, the preset value of concentrated sound mode is provided in the sound menu, and compared with the previous models, this machine provides the setting of HDMI sound.

Introduction of main functions

In the function list, we can see the main core technology of 42TS86, which provides color gamut enhancement function, and can get more realistic image effects after opening. Smooth motion is the switch of two-speed technology, and there are some settings related to energy saving and function self-check. Interestingly, the machine also provides a perpetual calendar function. Let's look at each function one by one.

Color gamut enhancement technology

Motion screen stability setting

Energy-saving engine

Self-checking function

perpetual calendar

This time, Konka's new product 42TS86 has greatly improved the menu, added more functions and improved the menu style to some extent. Generally speaking, it can meet the needs of ordinary families, so we started the formal test.

Have you ever encountered the problem of color cheating in movie color temperature playback? In view of this phenomenon, Konka 42TS86 provides a skin color correction function, which can be set to yellow or red. We also selected a picture with normal color temperature for testing. Let's have a look.

Yellowing correction

Effect of yellowing correction

Red correction

Effect of yellowing correction

Although this function is not very useful, it can sometimes play an important role under special circumstances, and it is convenient and practical on the whole.

Still tested by the picture just now, in the image menu, the machine contains three preset modes, namely standard, soft and dynamic, in which the dynamic mode will be brighter, the soft mode is suitable for watching movies at night, and the backlight can be adjusted according to actual needs. However, among the three preset modes, only dynamic mode cannot adjust other parameters, and other modes can set contrast and brightness in detail.

Then let's take a look at the picture differences in each mode. ?

Normal mode screen is normal.

The soft mode screen is slightly darker.

Dynamic mode is brighter.

Gamut diagram

Interestingly, the machine provides a color gamut map, which can display the color gamut range of the current picture. This is a creative function, but it is generally of little use to ordinary users. The rest of the image preset is very convenient and easy to operate for ordinary families.

The biggest feature of Konka 42TS86 is its powerful network function, so some settings need to be made before use. Let's briefly introduce it step by step. First, open the network menu and the network setting interface will appear. Press OK to enter. ?

network settings

System setup menu

After entering the system settings menu, you can see four options about playback settings, network settings, system information and download settings. In the playback settings, some common simple settings have been made, which will not be introduced here.

In terms of network settings, the broadband of ordinary families usually chooses automatic settings.

System information?

Download settings

Analysis of viewing operation under big movies

After a series of previous settings, you can begin to experience the fun brought by network functions. Konka 42TS86 can not only download movies, but also listen to music, watch news, get weather forecast and other information. It is very powerful and considerate. Let's take a look at the details.

Network function main interface

After entering the main interface, if the network cable is connected, the obtained weather forecast information can immediately appear on the right side and can be browsed at any time. On the left is a variety of entertainment navigation. First, let's look at the video menu.

Here you can choose hard disk content and online content. The picture above shows the hard disk movie content.

Select video download after returning to the previous category.

After entering, you can see the latest blockbuster information.

Select a movie and you can download it.

Download management interface

You can download a movie through a simple operation, and then you have to do other things and wait for the download to be completed.

Music download function is similar to movie download.

Music download interface

Browse the novel web album

Sina news

Entertainment information

Stock information

The powerful network function makes this Konka 42TS86 have fun even without watching TV programs, and it can also bring more convenience to life. Then, after the functional test of this TV, the final display performance instrument test will be started immediately.

Display performance test

Next, we will enter the performance testing link that everyone is very concerned about, mainly because we are worried about the insufficient brightness and uniformity of the backlight system of ultra-thin LCD panels. The display mode is set to dynamic mode, and the energy saving function is turned off. 1080P signal is input through HDMI interface, and the instrument and TV are preheated for more than 30 minutes. The test environment is a completely dark room.

test controler

The equipment is BM-7A. test result

Optimized setting

average brightness

299 cd/

㎡

Contrast (

american national standards institute

)

65 1

1

Color saturation

be qualified for sth

Television broadcast receiving system used in North America and Japan.

colour gamut

75.49%

Power consumption

Maximum power consumption

196W

Standby power consumption

0. 15W

Konka 42TS86 LCD TV shows a good level of brightness and contrast, and the level of contrast and color gamut is equivalent to other IPS panels of LG. The brightness uniformity is shown in the following two photos, and the overall performance is excellent without any light leakage.

All white

All black

At the same time, the machine can realize 1080P24/50/60Hz output when a PC graphics card is connected. Although there is no peer-to-peer mode, all desktops can be displayed in full screen, and good results can be obtained by watching high-definition videos. Because we can't turn off the motion enhancement function, we temporarily skip the dynamic definition test, because inserting frame images can improve the fluency of moving images, but it will cause some interference to the definition view.

Quality Test and Summary of Blu-ray HD Image

Finally, it is a screenshot of the playback effect of DVD. The test DVD is a high definition reference CD 2008. From the screen shots, we can see the image quality tendency, that is, the picture is sharp, the color is strong, and the dynamic picture details are excellent. On the whole, Konka LC42TS86N is a good choice with high cost performance? End of full text