Getting a new television for the home is a major purchase nowadays. The idea of parting with what could be a couple of hundred notes does tend to concentrate the mind somewhat.

The way that technology changes so quickly nowadays you would be wise to consider carefully any investment and try and ensure that it remains compliant with all possible standards.

Television over the years has taken a great number of forms from the old days of analogue Black and White, through the launch of colour television to the latest technologies known as Digital Television (DTT). There are a number of different ways to receive digital television. One of the oldest means of receiving DTV (and TV in general) is using an antenna (known as an aerial in some countries).

With this article the aim is to take a look at what is on offer with the latest generation of Flat Screen Televisions and in this case the Samsung LE-26R41BD.

The LE-26R41BD is a 26in LCD TV and these TV’s at present can be found in the region of 600 pounds sterling or 1200 US dollars. The screen resolution is 1366 X 768 and with regards to being HD Ready the answer is no. The Samsung has 2 (1 RGB) scarts and the type and number of Multimedia interfaces the LE-26R41BD uses is none at all. The type of Tuner for this TV is Analogue and Digital and the Samsung is available from limited outlets only.

So how would we rate the Samsung LE-26R41BD?

Well to start with our score for the picture quality is 10 out of 10, next we would look at the sound quality and our view of this would be 8 out of 10. With regards to the availability and number of relevant connections, our score would be 8 out of 10. With regards to the overall level of features, our view would be 10 out of 10 if we then take a look at the ease of use and overall value for money then our scores would be, 8 out of 10 and 10 out of 10 respectively.

Taking everything into consideration our overall view of the package would be within reason this TV is as future proof as you can get (for the money). This means that it is also extremely good value for money with also a great performance all round but above and beyond everything else as they say “the price is right”.

It is extremely unlikely given the variety and range of makes and models available that you will not be able to find something to match your tastes or budget. The choice, as they say, is completely down to you to decide whether to stay at the forefront of what are rapidly changing technologies and fashion or to remain part of the safer but perhaps better developed mainstream. Either way we hope that by reading this short article you should have a slightly more informed view of the options available to you

With regards to the prices in this article we have tried in all cases to take an average across the industry from a number of well known web sites and so we ask you to bear this in mind and treat these prices as advisory only rather than absolutes.