Continuing our coverage on 32″ LCD TV, we are covering two models from LG India.

32LC7

This is a “7 Series” LCD TV from LG. The screen size is 32″ or 81 cms. Leading newspapers in India are featuring ads for LG LCD TV.

The picture of this model is shown below:

Image Courtesy : LG India

The (MRP) price according to the web site is : Rs. 55,000/- However if one purchases this model through EMI scheme, then the monthly payment is Rs. 1250/- for 36 months. This totals only to Rs. 45,000/- Looks like there has been a huge price cut by LG to promote sales.

Some of the salient features of this model are:

Picture
 Resolution : 1366 *768p 
 Brightness : 600cd/m2 
 Dynamic contrast ratio : 10,000:1 
 Wide Viewing Angle : 178°/178° 

Sound
 Output (rms) : 7W +7W 
 AVL : Yes 
 Surround System : Surround Max

TruM - 5 millisecond response time
XD Engine

For full specifications please see manufacturers site - - > Click here

The next model from LG in the 32″ category is

32LB9

This would come under the “pearl black” series. To us this looks more like a lifestyle statement than any useful feature being provided. There is very little differentiation between the series 7 range and the pearl black range. The price according to the website for this model is Rs. 59,000/- The image is shown below.

Image Courtesy : LG India

Some of the salient features of the product are:

Picture
 Resolution : 1366 *768p 
 Brightness : 600cd/m2 
 Dynamic contrast ratio :  10,000:1 
 Wide Viewing Angle : 178°/178° 
Sound
 Output (rms) : 7W +7W 
 AVL :YES 
 Surround System : Surround Max

Designer series
TruM - 5 millisecond response time
XD Engine
Simplink

For full specifications please see manufacturers site - - > Click here

If you purchase this through the EMI scheme the payment per month for 36 months is Rs. 1333/- which takes the actual price of the TV to Rs. 48,000/-

As per the paper ads, this is a true 0% finance option with no processing fee either.

The numbers to reach LG in India are:

1800-180-9999 - from BSNL and MTNL lines

(STD CODE) - 39-01-0909  from other lines.

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Washbasins and kitchen sinks which are used regularly tend to collect debris both organic and inorganic. This tends to collect in the exhaust pipe and blocks the regular flow of water. Further the organic debris tends to produce foul smell and also attract pests such as cockroaches. So how do we deal with this problem?

There is a product called “Kiwi Drainex”. You may have heard of this name. The old pack is shown below:

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This product was marketed by “Sara Lee Household & Body Care” and is now part of the Godrej Sara Lee company - a joint venture between the Godrej Group and US-based Sara Lee Corp. After the brand take over, Godrej Sara Lee has renamed the product as “KIWI Kleen Drain Cleaner”. The new branded product is shown below:

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Primarily the product is a drain declogger and apparently it is one of its kind in India. It offers the following advantages to the users:

• Clears blocked, clogged and choked drains effectively.
• Dissolves materials like hair, soap, oil and residual food particles.
• Fights cockroaches and germs.
• Has a pleasant fragrance too.
• Does not damage pipes, septic tank etc.

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Your comments would create a difference. So comment on !

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One of our forum members, Manix posted the following question :

I am looking for some good innovative ideas to build a book shelf for my home. This will have my books, my kids books, my personal files (hard-copies) etc. It should be look really creative and be easily transportable too from one location to another.I have around 500+ books to store. Can you please suggest?

We thought of posting a picture of our book shelf as a post so that others also can pitch in their views. So here is it.

 

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Here is the link to forums : http://aavaas.com/forums/discussion/24/book-shelf/#Item_4

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Let us divert our homemaking attention to the kitchen for this article. In India dishwashers are not yet common. We would be surprised if you as a reader claim that you have one. (Indian readers only). For most of us we resort to cleaning the vessels by hand. Either we do it ourselves or employ a servant maid to do the job for us. In this article we will talk about a dish washing product which has come a long way in the Indian market - VIM. It is a brand marketed initially by HLL (Hindustan Lever Limited) which is now known as HUL (Hindustan Unilever Limited). Shown below is one the old VIM packages which was available in the 80’s.

Image Courtesy : vim.org

Today VIM is the market leader in dish washing products in India. There are three products under the brand umbrella of VIM. They are:

1. Vim Powder
2. Vim Bar
3. Vim Liquid

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The bar product was created in mid 90’s after the company realized that the powder was a messy experience for their consumers. The recent innovations in bar product include plastic coating on sides and bottom to ensure that the bar does not melt off due to constant contact with water.

The competition for VIM’s powder is mainly from a product by the name “Sabeena”. Other small players include Odopic and some products from Nirma. For the bar and liquid products VIM has even more competitors. They are Exo from Jyothi Labs (makers of Ujala), Pril from Henkel, Nirma Bar, Nirma Clean Dish Wash and some local brands like Spencer’s dishwash bar.

Godrej is also a competitor for VIM in the liquid dish washing liquid category. We will cover some additional details on these in the coming articles.

Prices for the bars could be between 5 and 10 rupees for a 100 grams product. The liquid dish washer can cost between Rs. 45 to 55 for 500 ml bottle. The powder costs approximately Rs. 25 per Kg.

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Wall Clocks, a common item found in most Indian homes. So simple to install but so many choices out there. We wanted to take a break from consumer appliances which have been prominent on the front page of our portal for quite some time now. Instead we decided to write about unconventional things which still are essential part of your home.

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Wall clocks are time keeping, battery operated devices. Usually they are mounted on the wall with the help of a nail. Most Wall clocks are powered by a single AA battery which needs to be replaced once in about 6 months or so. Others may require more than one AA cell or even bigger cells to power its circuitry.

Swiss watches are not battery operated. Instead you may need to wind them up with a key or use the attached strings with weights to wind the clock’s mechanism.

Let us look at some of the types of clocks available in the market today for you to choose from.

• Simple electronic analog clock - These display just the time with either 2 or 3 hands. (hours/minutes/seconds). They operate with one battery or two at the most. You could have all the hours printed or only the 4 key hours printed on the face of the clock - 3, 6, 9 and 12 hours. Some models have an hourly chime option to indicate the start of a new hour.

• Analog Clock with date and day option : In addition to the options mentioned in the first type, these clocks display the date and day of the week as well. These are perhaps not that functional unless they have perpetual calendar built in as this would require you to change the date once in two months. The mechanism within in most cases will not automatically switch over to 1st of July after 30th of June. This is equivalent to wrist watches with a date and day display.

• Simple digital clocks , LED based - Here you have the time displayed either in 12 hour or 24 hour format with the help of light emitting diodes. The advantage is that the visibility of time is good even when the room is not lit. But this may also be a disadvantage for rooms like bedroom. Most often such clocks are used in public places but a few choose them for their homes as well.

• Simple digital clocks , LCD based - Here the display is made from “liquid crystal”. The battery life for such clocks are high and they are even capable of displaying date, day and some additional details like temperature of the room, relative humidity and more.

• Mechanical clocks - These are fading away from regular use since the advent of electronic clocks. They are more of a traditional aspect in one’s home today. Serious collectors also have a variety of mechanical clocks with interesting mechanisms and features. Imported Swiss clocks or cuckoo clocks also fall in this category. These are really impressive and expensive at the same time. For every new hour, the cuckoo clock has the wooden bird come out of its cage and chirp a number of times which indicates the time too.

Mechanical clocks in particular the cuckoo clocks are very tough to maintain. Repairs have to be carried out by trained and authorized stores or else you end up loosing a good investment.

You could buy a clock for your home ranging from Rs. 150/- all the way to perhaps Rs. 1,00,000/- or more.

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