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Westinghouse 42" 1080p with 4 HDMI for $699 in store at Costco. I saw them (and bought one) at the Agoura Hills, Ca Costco. I was debating between this and the 50" Vizio 1080i Plasma for $999 but decided to save the $300 and go with the Westy. These were moving fast when I saw them, hurry on down and pick a couple up.
specs say 2 HDMI but physical inspection showed 4!
Hard to find any reviews on this particular model. However, it is very tempting especially if the Costco two year warranty applies to this.
I've heard some bad things about Westinghouse LCD HDTVs and their products being "not as good as in the past" in general. OP, could you please describe some of your initial views about this TV? TIA
anyone have an item number for this TV?
thanks!
haloseven said:anyone have an item number for this TV?
thanks!
I think it might be TX-47F430S, not 100% though
How would this perform as a computer monitor?
Thanks in advance.
http://www.westinghousedigital.com/details.aspx?itemnum=233
there's a magnavox at Sam's club with some nice specs if you miss out:
http://www.samsclub.com/shopping/navigate.do?dest=5&item=394076
2000:1 Contrast Ratio...... I'll Pass
Chill out guys, I didn't tell you not to buy it. I'm just expresing my personal opinion. Just got a Panny 42 Plasma 720P and been very pleased with the resolution.
JandS said:How would this perform as a computer monitor?
Thanks in advance.
awesome
and I'm using the previous 1080p model right now to type this
the guy who biatched about the contrast ratio is overeacting
dude my lvm42 rocks. wow probably 2.5 years old now and still kicks butt every day. best purchase ever before you have a kid 
you'll be watchign alot of tv (while the kid sleeps) for the first 6 months
ebet said:2000:1 Contrast Ratio...... I'll Pass
well, first off you do't even know if that's native or dynamic. If it were native then it would be a very good number. It's a little confusing there cause some previous westinghouse models had 1000:1 native ratio and the TX series had 1000:1 native/4000:1 dynamic. I'd guess it's dynamic but then why wouldn't westinghouse just artifically boost the dynamic numbers like they (and all the other companies) did on their other models?
To say 'I'll pass' without even clarifying that is really ignorant.
And as far as the number, compared to the budget line TV's you really won't notice much difference. Heck I turn my dynamic either low or off on my samsung A630 and I would if I had a budget one too..... I hate the screen constantly brightening and dimming. So if 2 budget TV's both had 1000:1 native contrast but one had a huge dynamic contrast I'd probably never see the difference anyway nor would a majority of buyers.
ALSO, please show me another 42" 1920X1080 PC monitor for $700 ? I'm sure there's going to be a lot of buyers that want it specifically for computer usage even a 1000:1 native contrast would beat most PC monitors.
I went back after work and picked this up along with a Peerless wall mount. My wife had approved me to spend $1k or so on the tv so I was debating hard over this and the 50" plasmas. I decided on this even though it looked tiny in the store compared to the larger sets. When I mounted it on my wall in my bedroom it looked HUGE. This thing now dominates my bedroom. I need to find a way to integrate it better into the room
The tv setup super easy and looks incredible. All that I have plugged in to it right now is cable straight out of the wall. The TV scanned the channels and picked up about 80 SD channels and about 40 or so CLEAR QAM HD channels. Channels that were related like the local networks it placed next to each other so when I go to channel 2 I see ABC but if I hit channel up it goes to 2.1 which is ABC HD, channel up again takes it to channel 3. Very cool, makes navigating the channels much easier. My wife is asking why we are paying for a cable box when this thing is so easy to use.
Extremely happy with this set, this is my second Westinghouse LCD, the first I bought sixteen months ago and is a 47" monitor. Having the tuners built into the set is a nice addition.
The price on this is incredible, I paid about $1600 for my 47", paying $700 for a 42" feels great.
this is not even close to being the "old" westinghouse ..just
a marketing co. that bought the "name"
dealmaddy said:I've heard some bad things about Westinghouse LCD HDTVs and their products being "not as good as in the past" in general. OP, could you please describe some of your initial views about this TV? TIA
Not sure about this monitor, but I just picked up the TX version of the 42" at bestbuy for the 850-10% off posted here.
Researching AFTER I bought it (FW mentality? 
) it seems the technical support is clueless/not good, and a couple people have had to actually use their BB extended warranties. I guess this would be a non issue for Costco?
Also I find it hilarious the firmwares posted on avs forum for the TV flash just fine, but the "official" Westinghouse firmware (supposedly based on the model and serial number) doesn't work at all.
xomp said:Not sure about this monitor, but I just picked up the TX version of the 42" at bestbuy for the 850-10% off posted here.
Researching AFTER I bought it (FW mentality? ) it seems the technical support is clueless/not good, and a couple people have had to actually use their BB extended warranties. I guess this would be a non issue for Costco?
Also I find it hilarious the firmwares posted on avs forum for the TV flash just fine, but the "official" Westinghouse firmware (supposedly based on the model and serial number) doesn't work at all.
westinghouse has been known to change boards in the TVs mid-product year or re-use boards from other TV's. For instance, the 37" 1080p I bought last year from Costco was detected by my PC as some 42" model instead while some people's showed up as the correct model. That would explain some firmware not workign on some TV's.
lzpoof said:xomp said:Not sure about this monitor, but I just picked up the TX version of the 42" at bestbuy for the 850-10% off posted here.
Researching AFTER I bought it (FW mentality? ) it seems the technical support is clueless/not good, and a couple people have had to actually use their BB extended warranties. I guess this would be a non issue for Costco?
Also I find it hilarious the firmwares posted on avs forum for the TV flash just fine, but the "official" Westinghouse firmware (supposedly based on the model and serial number) doesn't work at all.
westinghouse has been known to change boards in the TVs mid-product year or re-use boards from other TV's. For instance, the 37" 1080p I bought last year from Costco was detected by my PC as some 42" model instead while some people's showed up as the correct model. That would explain some firmware not workign on some TV's.
gotta love that quality
IMO, this is one of the best color TV in this price range, I was waiting for my photo few months ago so I have plenty of time to watch. I like it so much, and I believe this is Toshiba made. For $699, it's even harder to resist.
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