Westinghouse LVM-37W1 37" HD Ready Flat Panel LCD Monitor
Awesome Display
Having been in the market for a flat tv for a few months I stumbled across this set last night on sale at Best Buy, the specs were much better than the sets i have been considering and it was hundreds cheaper. I wanted a 1080 resolution and the only other i had seen was the 45\\" sharp which is around $4500 i believe. So I came home and read reviews all night and went back to by it today as the sale ended today, picked it up for just under $1500 and opted for the 4 year service plan for $159 extra. <br /> <br />As part of checking this set out last night i looked at it in electronics express directly beside a 37 Olevia and the new 40 Sony XBR and the XBR was only slightly better looking. To my surprise the Olevia looked as good but has hideous speakers that arent removable. <br /> <br />My biggest fear when i went to get this set today was the remote, in other reviews and on westinghouse's website i read that there is no certainty of ever getting another remote (at least a non learning one) to work with this thing but by some twist of fate when i plugged it into my tivo, dvd plyer, etc in place of my 10yr old 27\\" sony and picked up my sony dvd remote to turn on the dvd to inspect the picture the LCD powered off, baffled i looked at the dvd remote and saw it was set to tv so i hit power again and it was right back, not believing what i was seeing i picked up my tivo remote and the power, volume, and input buttons all worked. <br /> <br />Sorry if im wasting anyones time with one of lifes small victories but this makes the unit complete, anyone challenged by the remote codes should be able to just use sonys codes for at least the basics that i use. <br /> <br />The dvd picture was incredible by the way, i am totally pleased and the 4 year plan gives confidence in the somewhat unfamiliar brand name. Cant wait for my HD cable box and the XBOX 360 to launch so i can get the most from this thing. May build another media center pc for it as well for the dvd library <br /> <br />I hope my experience helps persuade others that like myself almost passed this unit up because of brand recognition and assuming cheap meant no good.