Westinghouse LVM-42W2 42-Inch 1080p LCD Video Monitor
An Excellent 1080p Monitor/TV At A Low Price
Clearly the strength of this LCD monitor is it's high resolution 1920 x 1080 (1080p) screen plus its many input connections. The weakeness of this monitor is the lack of a built-in tuner and the reports of occasional \\"on-off\\" lockups. I've read the lockups require the power to be turned off then on. I've had no such problems after nearly a month. My firmware is version 1.16. I have a cable box connected via DVI-1, a Samsung set top ATSC DTV tuner connected via HDMI, a Panasonic 1080i DVD player connected via DVI-2 and my laptop connected via VGA. I've also experimented with the 2 component RGB inputs with good results for 1080i. I even used the S-Video connection for 480i. Toggling between all the inputs is easy with no issues. The remote is a bit cheesy and somewhat directional. The OSD menu is just good enough. The picture quality is superb, natural vivid colors and extremely detailed. I've found no dead pixels which is amazing considering there are about 2 million of them. The built-in 10w/ch stereo sound system with 10/w subwoofer is better than average. Everything I throw at this monitor looks good. It even upscales 480i quite well. All flat screens have some issues if you dig deep enough. Many do not have enough connections. LCD screens are really monitors with built-in tuners and computer processors controlled by software, fairly complex devices. For the money, this monitor beats anything in its price class and well beyond.