ViewSonic N3000w 30-Inch Widescreen HDTV-Ready LCD Television
Great LCD HDTV - doesn't deserve bad review
This LCD TV has a great picture - I don't see any evidence of light leakage.  Curiously, the default settings for brightness is 70% and the contrast is 25% - I reversed these settings to have less brightness and more contrast.  The picture was greatly improved. <br /> <br />I have not yet had digital cable or HDTV installed, but have connected analog cable and my DVD player to the set.  The number of available connections is great - two TV tuners for easy PIP.  The DVD playback was crisp and beautiful, through the component video connection.  Even the analog TV looks decent from my seat on the couch.  I have noticed that some cable channels seem to broadcast in higher quality than the local stations.  I definitely think that the TV picture is better because of the larger coax cables that I have - better shielding. <br /> <br />The cables supplied are as follows:  1 power cord (obviously), 1 RGB video cable, 1 PC audio cable, and 1 cheap coax cable (throw this one away).  I don't understand why they even ship with these cables - I think that the majority of people would not even use them.  Mine did not come with a composite video cable. <br /> <br />The remote is a little large, but is easy to hold in your hand.  It has all the basic functions and works well from most angles and distances. <br /> <br />The PIP and POP (two screens next to each other) work well also, though I would like to be able to move the PIP around without with buttons on the remote (instead of going to the main menu).  Previewing other channels is a snap (though drives my wife crazy). <br /> <br />The sound is acceptable, but a subwoofer would add to the depth.  We previously had the DVD sound output to our stereo system, I may revert back to that method - but then I did not really expect the TV to have stereo-system quality sound. <br /> <br />The bottom line:  We were replacing an old 27\\" CRT TV and set a budget for the purchase.  This 30\\" fit our budget, has an image size that is larger thanthe old set, with an image quality that is truly great.