Westinghouse SK-32H240S 32-Inch LCD HDTV

An excellent TV, July 20, 2007

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Rebecca S. Van Arnam “Shbek” (Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States) –

  

I scored my 32″ Westinghouse LCD HDTV at my local Best Buy. It was on sale for $599, plus the guy getting it for me accidentally brought me an open box, so it came out to about $529 after tax. I got an absolutely CRAZY deal, I would have been more than willing to pay full price for this TV.

One thing that I really like about this TV are the avaliable hook ups. It two HDMI has two composite hookups (pretty much the standard thing for most DVD players and video game systems) and two component hookups (pretty much a high definition hook up, I use it for video games, it looks super clear) as well as an RF adapter for the antenna , and if you have an old video game system like a SNES in my case, you can hook that up through the RF too.

Another thing I really like is that it has an audio out. You can hook up external speakers, and it also allows you to select the internal speakers, external speakers, or BOTH. Both is something I really wanted, because I can get better surround sound with the use of both the internal speakers, and my external stereo speakers. Though the internal speakers aren’t bad, and certainly do their job, external speakers will ALWAYS sound better. :P

For actually using the TV, I purchased a HD antenna, which ran about $60. When I was in the process of setting the TV up, I plugged it in and it automatically turned on, so BEFORE I plugged the antenna in, I flipped through a few channels, they were all pretty clear, though the intenna did help a TINY bit, I think something cheaper would have done just as well.

The LCD is nice and crisp, on HD broadcasted TV stations and video games (both S-video and Comp.) everything looked like it was real and was super crisp. Overall I have absolutely no complaints, and I am very pleased with this product.

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Phenomenal TV for under $1,000, July 26, 2007

Review Westinghouse SK-32H240S 32″ LCD HDTV HDMI PIP

Great job Westinghouse! Excellent picture for a 720 (1080s are better but much more$$).

Has 2 HDM inputs!! DO NOT buy a TV with fewer than two HDMI inputs. Later you will inevitably end up with at least a DVD & Satellite if not other HDMI devices. One great feature is that one of the HDMI inputs has a separate analog audio input. Normally, the HDMI carries its own audio, but if you run a Dolby 5.1 amp with center channel, you can run the center channel directly to the TV as your center channel with the HDMI analog audio input!! The TV has excellent speakers with great Bass & Treble controls and two 10watt amps.

All the cords run down the sides of the back of the TV so they do not get smashed against the wall. This means you can purchase a $20 HDMI cable from Belkin @ WalMart instead of an $80 HDMI MonsterCable at BestBuy. Furthermore, the side access makes it easy to access your hookups while the TV is against the wall.

The TV does have PIP (Picture in Picture) which is not always present on entry level HD TVs. Unfortunately, it seems that only the VGA (PC input) works as a second source for PIP. By the way, the VGA looks phenomenal with your PC. Run the VGA at 1280×768 or whatever has closest proportions to 16:9. I hookup my notebook computer and let my digital pictures play on the TV on my wall… just gorgeous. Also, work on your PC while using a small PIP window to watch TV (but you will not be able to use the HDMI in PIP so will need to use alternate inputs on the TV to accomplish this).

This TV has a Great remote control to boot.

In summary: Compared to other TVs in the same price range:
1) Better Picture
2) More inputs/outputs
3) More features
4) Better remote

EXCELLENT PURCHASE!!

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