Extreme economy must have driven the design phase for the Daewoo DSL15T1TD because this digital LCD television is small and Spartan when it comes to features. Even the viewing angle is on the skimpy side, coming in at a disappointing rating of only 140-/125-degrees. Of course, 16.2 million expressible colors give the image a nice depth.This model offers only one aspect ratio, 4:3. But at 15-inches you really wont’ benefit from a larger ratio anyhow. The resolution, at 1024 x 768 is also a bit lower than most competing models. But again, this is a 15-inch display. With in economy always in mind, Freeview compatibility manages to breath a bit of value back into this digital LCD television.

A life expectancy is not given for this model specifically, however the website of a competing manufacturer denotes that modern standards put the lifespan of most models in both the plasma and LCD categories at around 60,000 hours. That comes to just about 360 weeks of continuous use, but that kind of wear is unlikely. If you watch television for four hours per day, seven days a week, a modern digital television set like the DSL15T1TD should last for roughly 40 years according to my calculations! There will most definitely be new broadcast and display technologies available for mass consumption before these things stop working, barring some kind of defect and assuming that Panasonic’s estimates are correct.

Connectivity is another area where value is regained with the DSL15T1TD. There’s one HDMI, one SCART port, a composite AV input, a VGA input, and an S-Video connection. Freeview and Teletext round out the features list nicely for this 15-inch Daewoo LCD model.

The sound package on the DSL15T1TD is also meager. Two 3-watt, stereo speakers and matching outputs give you access to economy audio compatible with both the NICAM and the A2 audio formats. But don’t expect this unit to shake your foundation because with a small television come small speakers. This is an unavoidable fact of life.

If economy and small stature are checked off on your list of buying criteria, Daewoo offers you a viable answer with the DSL15T1TD.