Any reviews on Westinghouse LCDs?
10-02-06, 03:20 PM
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Any reviews on Westinghouse LCDs?
I see Cnet reviews and they were bad, while the consumer reviews were good. No reviews on Audio Review.
Best buy has the 32" LCD for $799.99 right now. That's right in the price range I'm looking for a bedroom tv. It will get about a 50/50 split of HD and SD watching.
Best buy has the 32" LCD for $799.99 right now. That's right in the price range I'm looking for a bedroom tv. It will get about a 50/50 split of HD and SD watching.
10-02-06, 04:02 PM
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Yeah. Every consumer review seems to be positive. The only "professional" and I use that term lightly, seems to be negative.
I may just jump on it since it's such a great deal.
I may just jump on it since it's such a great deal.
10-02-06, 04:07 PM
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Originally Posted by Deftones
Yeah. Every consumer review seems to be positive. The only "professional" and I use that term lightly, seems to be negative.
I may just jump on it since it's such a great deal.
I may just jump on it since it's such a great deal.
10-02-06, 04:09 PM
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I've had my 42" for over 2 months and I love it. Yes the blacks aren't great and yes it suffers from the lockup issue since I haven't got a serviceman out to the house yet (any day now).
10-02-06, 05:44 PM
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my old roommate bought the 42" (1080p) and i wasn't too impressed with it after 3-4 months.
the black levels were not all that great, which is what stood out the most. however, it looked phenomanal as a computer monitor!!
the black levels were not all that great, which is what stood out the most. however, it looked phenomanal as a computer monitor!!
10-02-06, 06:31 PM
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I've been reading up on them and the general feeling is:
"Good quality (not great), Good Picture (not great), Excellent value (based on price)".
I actually have been looking at the 47" 720p model, but at $1,800, roughly it does not seem the value of the smaller 1080p models. Tho still very good deal compared to the other "top level" brands.
"Good quality (not great), Good Picture (not great), Excellent value (based on price)".
I actually have been looking at the 47" 720p model, but at $1,800, roughly it does not seem the value of the smaller 1080p models. Tho still very good deal compared to the other "top level" brands.
10-03-06, 08:52 AM
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Originally Posted by Deftones
I see Cnet reviews and they were bad, while the consumer reviews were good. No reviews on Audio Review.
Best buy has the 32" LCD for $799.99 right now. That's right in the price range I'm looking for a bedroom tv. It will get about a 50/50 split of HD and SD watching.
Best buy has the 32" LCD for $799.99 right now. That's right in the price range I'm looking for a bedroom tv. It will get about a 50/50 split of HD and SD watching.
It seems that the non-1080p versions are generally rated "Good", while the 1080p ones are "Very Good".
http://review.zdnet.com/Westinghouse...-31565929.html
http://reviews.cnet.com/Westinghouse...8.html?tag=txt
http://review.zdnet.com/Westinghouse...1386643-2.html
10-03-06, 12:43 PM
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This is the one I'm looking at: http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage....=1134703181778
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10-03-06, 02:15 PM
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Well, I bought it today. BB had an open box discounted and I got a $75 gc on top of that. I'll try it out this week, and if it sucks, I'll take it back and get something else before the sale is off.
10-04-06, 09:26 AM
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Originally Posted by Sdallnct
I've been reading up on them and the general feeling is:
"Good quality (not great), Good Picture (not great), Excellent value (based on price)".
"Good quality (not great), Good Picture (not great), Excellent value (based on price)".
10-07-06, 05:25 PM
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I've had the 32" for a while. It's pretty decent out of the box, but grab one of your DVD's that has THX setup on it (like the Incredibles) and you'll be able to tweak it really nicely.
10-08-06, 10:58 PM
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Originally Posted by LordofWar
I have the 27" version of the one you got. I love it. No complaints.
10-17-06, 12:49 PM
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I have had the 37" 1080p model for about a month now and I love it. I have a Sony upconverting played and my 360 hooked up too it and they both look great... much better then my last tv, a Samsung Slimfit HD CRT.
10-30-06, 07:09 PM
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Originally Posted by Deftones
Well, I bought it today. BB had an open box discounted and I got a $75 gc on top of that. I'll try it out this week, and if it sucks, I'll take it back and get something else before the sale is off.
Also, does anyone know if this model supports QAM?
10-30-06, 07:19 PM
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Westinghouse LVM-47w1 47-inch 1080p LCD Monitor
http://www.audioholics.com/productre...LVM-47w1p1.php
http://www.audioholics.com/productre...LVM-47w1p1.php
10-31-06, 01:59 PM
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I just purchased the 32w6 today. I had been in the market, decided not to, but in the end couldn't pass up $615+tax when using reward zone 12% that can be found online. To answer my own question ... this model does have QAM ... it picked up about 8 channels of HD over my standard cable connection.
10-31-06, 04:21 PM
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Originally Posted by Mopower
Does the 32w6 have DVI? Or can you use a DVI to HDMI adaptor? I want to be able to use a 360/computer monitor.
10-31-06, 05:25 PM
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I have an older model I purchased last year, it does not have the HDMI only DVI. For the price I paid I can't complain and my x-box 360 looks great on it. I have had some issues, but nothing major.
