Westinghouse LVM-37W1 37" HD Ready Flat Panel LCD Monitor
Amazing what this low priced
First I would begin with stating that this is a MONITOR but with all the \\"upscaling\\" / \\"upconverting\\" features of a TV. The only ommision from this monitor is a TV tuner.   Who wants a tv tuner anyway. I connect to my dvd player using the component video cables, my computer using the VGA and my Settop box using the DVI cables. THis set has ample number of video input connectors 2 DVI !! 2 Component video 1 VGA and the regular svideo and composite video jacks.     A tv tuner in today's generation would be a waste of money as any high quality video would have an equivalent receiver (Like a set-top box).     To talk more about the picture, The resolution is phenomenol and so obviously U can see hi-def channels very clearly. But the question is always with the standard def channels that we all see. The answer for that is it is phenomenol too! The upscaler built into the monitor does a great job on that. If you see a set in a store with lower quality, then probably it is not tuned properly. There is abundant video tuning available like the usual brightness, contrast, hue, saturation and one more ... Backlight ! Remember the standard-def channels will show in 4:3 format (though there is a fill function available that will \\"strech\\" the image). That means U will see 2 solid bars on the left and right. But again, this is an LCD monitor. So there is no fear of screen burns.    I have bought this monitor a couple of days back and I am happy having bought this Item. Being somewhat of an Audio Video buff, I tried out lots of stuff and to my surprise all of them work fine !    If you have a hometheater or are planning to build one or upgrade yours, this is the right choice as it is very \\"componentized\\" if I can use the word.     There is a word of caution though, if you have a non-learning universal remote, it may not be able to pick up the codes for the Monitor. I got a set of codes from the customer service, but they did not work. I went to best buy and bought a philips learning remote ($20) and it works perfectly fine then.    If you are thinking about the customer support, Beleive me it is great. I have bugged them a couple of times when I was trying out a lot of stuff with the monitor and not once anyone was rude or was un-knowledgeable. I got all the answers I needed promptly.    If you want ot read any more review of this set try     [...]    I used that for my research before the pourchase.    Addendum : Solution to \\"TV does not support HDCP\\" problem if you encounter it.   You have to switch on the Monitor first and the set topbox after that. If it the first time you will see the HDCP not Supported warning. Let it on for about 7-8 mins. It will go away after that and your screen will appear properly. After the first time just remember to switch on the Monitor first and the set-top box after that and you will have your signal.   Happy viewing :)