Could someone please comment on the PC gaming quality and overall PC usage? I plan on using this for my Desktop for gaming. I can’t find any reviews that talk about PC gaming.
great deal considering this is a new 1080p. Downside is no optical audio ouput.
I have a 40in Westinghouse (from woot) and a 32 Westinghouse and they are both really good.
The spine design back for inputs is really good and surprisingly has not be duplicated by anyone yet. I can get behind there real easy and stick stuff in or pull stuff out (that’s what she said).
Nice Woot right after I just received my Samsung SyncMaster T260HD for $499 on Monday. Well I guess the only thing I can say is at least I get 1200 lines of resolution for a 26" Widescreen monitor but damn this is only $76 more.
Not really in the market for a bigazz expensive tv, but if I was I’d wait until black friday and snag one up then from a local brick and mortar for probably the same or better price. Returning tvs is much easier w/ a brick and mortar store 
Yup. That is exactly the setup I have. This TV, with the regular Dish service. The regular service looks - like non-HD service on a HD set - but it looks WAY better than it ever did on my non-HD set. Seriously it looks fine, and as soon as you want to start shelling out for HD - you will be even happier.
With only 1 HDMI Input, I would not recommend using this for your main entertainment hub (i.e. if you plan to hook up more than one or two components). It can be done, but you may lose on some clarity and/or have more wires coming out the back
Most of the standard $50 DTV tuners (the ones that qualify for the federal refund) do not output HD signals. They decode the digital transmissions; down convert them to a 480i @ 4:3 aspect ratio. So, aside from noise reduction through digital coding, there is no improvement over previous broadcast signals. They output an analog signal that is similar to what is being broadcasted, for now, as NTSC. They are intended for use with televisions that do not support HD signals.
So, if you hook up your DTV tuner, you will either have a 4:3 image stretched across your beautiful widescreen HD monitor, or you will have lovely black bars on the sides of the image. I have not found a stand alone HD Tuner for under $200.
To take advantage of the HD resolution of monitors such as these you should have a device that can output a HD signal: PS3, HD Cable/Satellite receiver, Blue/HDDVD player, PC, etc…
i’m tempted. if it’s still here in the morning. maybe.
no tuner is a major downside.
I wonder how many people will buy this not realizing there is NO TUNER on this and not realizing it is simply JUST A MONITOR and they will have to BUY A SEPARATE TUNER that costs HUNDREDS more if you want TV over the air.
If you have HD cable or HD DirecTV then you’re okay. But if your cable or satellite goes out, you get no TV because there’s no tuner.
Who cares that there’s no tuner? I already have HD programming with Dish Network and I’m totally fine paying five bucks a month more to get my local channels in HD. It’s a lot better than the flaky reception you get from bunny ears.
Most people purchasing an HDTV will hook it up to game consoles, upscaling DVD players, Bluray players, gaming desktops, HTPCs, and dish/cable boxes. None of those require a tuner. The only reason you’d want a tuner is if you want to install an antenna and get like 5 channels for free. Whoopdeedoo.
In for one.
Well, I am thinking of using it as a large computer monitor, but
I am not sure the resolution is high enough. I mean, the
Dell 3007WFP is like 2560 x 1600. On the other hand, I am
not an engineer doing precise CAD modeling. And, certainly
hi end large monitors come at a much higher price than this.
I do have the HDTV tuner card, and it would look fine with that,
but I do most of the TV stuff on the real Big Screen upstairs.
Any comments appreciated !
For that price I am in for 1, Was aiming for a 40-42" but this will do. for the no tuner Card, I wouldnt use one anyways. Dont need one for 360/Blue Ray nor HD Dish/Direct TV. HD Cable has its own box anyways. For over the Air HD, Going to hook up a Media Center PC anyways for doing the DRV so its a quick $60 card if even go that route.
Well…I’m planning on using it as a monitor as well…as well as a TV when I get an additional cable box. At my office, we have a larger TV with a lower resolution and we use that as a big screen monitor (as well as a TV) every day. Personally I think the resolution will be fine for me but will someone else? Tough to say. De gustibus non disputatum…there’s no disputing matters of taste.
In for one.
In for one
The only thing that made me hesitate this long was the single HDMI input. but I can get over that. For those who are worried about not having a tuner, consider how often you use an antenna, as that is the only thing it is good for.
Cable and Satellite should/will provide you with boxes if you want HD programming.
ProTip: Cable Company employee = free cable
Looking at the back, I see no regular cable input (that comes out of my comcast digital box). So, would I be able to buy a converter that goes from coax to dvi or hdmi or vga (I’m not sure what those are except vga)…?
Or…Is this for HD tv or computer hook up only?
I just don’t get it…
Yes, it will work. If the ‘converter box’ has component (e.g. red/blue/green cable) or HDMI outputs, you should be good to go to get a hi-def.
If you used the $40 coupon from Uncle Sam to get your tuner, the tuner will NOT have hi-def outputs-you can still get a crappy low-def output via composite (red/white/yellow cable). It will look absolutely terrible, and will want to run out and get a decent tuner right away.
And yes, it comes with the stand already attached (I do believe it’s detachable, but I’ve had no reason to try).
I personally have mine hooked up to my computer with a TV tuner card or two for gaming and TV recording (well, when I had TV service). Itf you have a spare PC and a couple of bucks for tuner cards, that’s definitely the way to go IMO.
No coax of any kind is available.
If your comcast box only has coax input, then you will need to pester Comcast for another (nicer) HD box–there’s no easy way to convert from a coax input to HDMI or component. My guess is they’ll probably charge you an extra $5/mo for the thing (they are a cable company, after all).
Does this come with the stand
I have the 32" version of this TV and use it for my TV, computer, and PS3. 1920 X 1080 resolution for your computer is plenty. All of my games look pristine using that resolution. For the price, this is a VERY good deal. I have had mine for over a year now and paid almost double for mine, and it was 5" smaller. The stand is included as it is built into the TV, but I believe you can take it off if you want. The Autosource feature can be really nice since you don’t have to switch inputs manually, you just turn on the device you want to watch. There is no tuner, but almost everyone I know has a cable/dish box anyways so it isn’t a big deal. You just have to hook it up using composite/component/hdmi instead of coaxial. Westinghouse actually makes the best TV that can be used as a computer monitor, mainly because they are one of the few brands that actually includes DVI ports.
The only downside to using this TV as a computer monitor is that you will never want to go back to a 19" monitor ever again.
This is going to make a great computer monitor 