Westinghouse Digital Expands 1080p HD LCD Line
Quick, who are the largest five manufacturers of LCD televisions in the US? Uh… what do you mean by “in the US”? Sold in the US? Manufactured in the US? Either way, I don’t know. I know Sony sells a lot of Bravia LCDs, though.
Well, one of the top five is a company called Westinghouse Digital Electronics. And yesterday they announced another 1080p LCD television, the 37-inch model LVM-37w3, which features a “bright flat panel, fast response time, high contrast ratio and six HD inputs, and 1920 x 1080 progressive scan (1080p) resolution”.
The LVM-37w3 offers a 16.7 million True Color display, fast 8ms response time and wide 176-degree horizontal and vertical viewing angles that make it possible to see clear images from almost anywhere in the room. The LVM-37w3 has an estimated retail price of $1,899.00.
No mention is made about whether or not this set accepts 1080p signals.
Home Theater - Westinghouse Digital Expands 1080p High-Definition LCD Monitor Line
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March 29th, 2006 at 4:48 pm
There has been quite a lot of discussion about the precursor to this model, the LVM-37w1, over at avsforum.com
Bottom line - it *can* accept 1080p signals. Seems like there have been some quality control issues with the w1, but people who have sets that behave themselves report excellent picture quality for HD material and DVDs, and also as a computer monitor.
Here’s hoping the w3 gets the QC under control. Apparently some people even got the w1 for $1199 at Best Buy during a regional sale in a few parts of the US.
March 29th, 2006 at 9:42 pm
Cool. I’ll add this display to my list of 1080p accepting displays. In case you’re wondering, it currently consists of:
- HP MD6580N
- Sony VPL-VW100
- Sharp PN-455 LCD Monitor
- Sony Bravia X series
- Sharp LC45GX6U supports 1080p “when devices are connected directly to the panel, bypassing the external video processor.”
- Westinghouse 1080p LCD (new)
Please tell me if I’ve missed any.
March 31st, 2006 at 10:06 am
Samsung HL-R6768W $3100 DLP * accepts 1080p input on VGA