Westinghouse W33001 30-Inch Widescreen LCD Flat Panel HD-Ready TV
A great deal, with a problem (and a simple workaround)
I bought this television at Best Buy, despite the fact that the picture quality was really terrible.  I was visually comparing all the LCD TV sets they had for sale, and the Westinghouse was visibly showing some kind of refresh problem.  It looked like the kind of visible refresh you would get on an extremely old laptop LCD (before TFT screens).  I checked the specs and the Westinghouse TV claimed a 16ms refresh rate and an active matrix LCD screen.  These are the same specs as my extremely lovely LCD computer monitor, which does not have a visible refresh.  So either Best Buy's model was defective, or there was something else going on.  I decided to hedge that Best Buy was sending a crummy signal to the TV, and bought it and took it home.   <br /> <br />I unpacked the TV and hooked it up and turned it on, and was delighted to discover that the TV did not seem to have the visible refresh problem the one in the store had.  I looked on the internet and discovered a couple of plausible culprits:  1. This TV reacts badly to being hooked up to a signal splitter, and all TVs on sale at Best Buy are being fed signals that have been split many times.  This degraded signal may cause the rolling visible refresh pattern.  2.  Westinghouse's own FAQ at [...] describes the problem as being a \\"ground loop\\".  Purchase a cheap 3 prong to 2 prong adaptor for the power cord.  This will cut the loop and clear up the picture.  We tried this and it worked! <br /> <br />I'm glad I took a chance on this TV, as the next competitor was $500 more expensive and suffered a bit from glare (it had a glossier screen).  This TV is perfect for viewing even if the blinds in the living room are open.  I especially like how it has inputs for VGA and DVI, so you can hook your computer up to it.  The only real downside is that the inputs and outputs aren't very easy to get to, so be sure to have an extra person on hand to balance the TV while you try to fiddle with the stuff on the underside. <br /> <br/>If you can't afford the absolute best, and you'd just like to settle for something adequate and reasonably priced that can do a lot of nice things, then go for this TV.