ViewSonic N2750w 27-Inch NextVision HD-Ready Flat-Panel LCD TV, Black
Good for the price-Follow-up: IT'S DEAD
This is a follow-up to my previous review:  The picture died on me a month ago (Aug 07).  It has something to do with the tv tuner.  The LCD display and backlights are still great, but the TV tuner,which was always very very weak (bad signal and popping sounds), finally just died.  I called Viewsonic several times in the year that I owned it, but they said it was normal, or sent me off on some bogus diagnostic goose chase.  Two months after the 1 year warranty was over it died.  DRATS!!! VIEWSONIC, YOU'VE FOILED ME THIS TIME.  HOPE YOU HAD A GREAT PARTY WITH MY MONEY.  I found a Samsung 32\\" as a replacement; out-of-box so I got it real cheap, and I spent the money for a three year warranty through the store!  I love mail order, but sometimes you can really get screwed.    -----------------  The TV picture isn't as good as a tube (no suprise!), but the dvd picture as great!  Remote is ok, and the features are easy enough to find, but I can't find remote codes for a universal.  I used a cheap programmable remote to input all the features I wanted; it took about 20 minutes, and it works fine.  I had to do the same thing for my dvd player and some of the features on my vcr: lesson learned- buy a programmable remote! (less than 20 bucks).    The input options are easy to find, if somewhat limited. I am able to adjust the settings to get a pretty good picture.  The info on the manual is very limited, but it appears that each input remembers its settings, so you don't have to readjust the TV input when you switch from the DVD input.    Beautiful cabinet, and small footprint for a 27\\" widescreen.  FYI, the picture is about 50% smaller than a 27\\" square tube for a standard 4:3 tv broadcast, but it's about 18% larger for a widescreen (16:9) broadcast or dvd.    Strange problem: the remote doesn't work if the backlight is set to 'dark' or 'medium', but it works fine of it is set to 'bright'.  I guess I'll be shipping it back to ViewSonic to get it fixed.  Otherwise, I am veryhappy with this machine for the price.