Westinghouse LVM-42W2 42-Inch 1080p LCD Video Monitor
Very nice television, but some quirks...
Just thought I would add in my experience with the Westinghouse 42\\" 1080p.  This TV has excellent picture quality, which is to be expected, and it has a very sleek design.  This is my first HDTV, so it's difficult for me to comment on the more \\"technical\\" parts of it (I'm not a \\"techie,\\" just a regular person).  On the HD channels, the picture image truly is remarkable.  It's the best quality I have ever seen during my lifetime, so I definitely recommend the 1080p quality for whatever TV you choose.  I'm planning to get a better sound system to connect to it, but for now even the regular speakers outperform my \\"old\\" TV.  The design is basic yet sleek and elegant, which is something I like (I love the silvery pewter & black color scheme).  There are no large, bulky plastic edges around the screen (at most, a couple inches of framing), and you cannot even see the speakers!  A very elegant, clever design! <br /> <br />However, I have noticed two minor (maybe major?) problems that happen occasionally.  First, sometimes the TV will not turn on!  Pressing the \\"power\\" button on either the TV or the remote occasionally will not work; the TV must be unplugged and then plugged in again.  Not a big deal, but it is annoying (fortunately, if you have adjusted the TV settings, those will be saved even if you unplug it).  Second, sometimes there is \\"crackling\\" and small sharp \\"pops\\" coming from the speakers.  I suspect that these occasional crackling sounds are more a function of the cable line than the TV.  I have had to go to a previous channel and then return in order to get rid of the crackling sounds.  This is very occasional and intermittent, which is why I suspect the cable line, but when it happens, it really sounds bad.  (I may take in my new cable box and get a different one.) <br /> <br />And one other comment...  Like the other reviewers, I, too, cannot wait to get Blu-Ray!  The thought of 1080p quality is incredible...!  So please support Blu-Ray over HDDVD...it makesno sense whatsoever to get HDDVD when, eventually, a higher quality technology will emerge, and then you'll just have to \\"upgrade\\" again.  (Hey, if it isn't Blu-Ray now, something else will be coming down the road...and personally I don't want to spend a ton of money to change technologies again!)