Product Description

Turn your home theater or living room into a high definition entertainment center. The Westinghouse 37" LTV-37w2 HD LCD TV has a fully integrated HDTV tuner built in, so you can enjoy over-the-air high-definition reception, without a set-top box or an associated monthly fee. The LTV-37w2 HD offers 1366 x 768 resolution, a 4.4" thin profile, our innovative SpineDesign¿ that allows easy side access to connectors, and four HD inputs to connect your DVD player, game console, media PC and cable or satellite.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #57272 in Consumer Electronics
• Color: Black
• Brand: Westinghouse
• Model: LTV-37W2 HD
• Dimensions: 26.10" h x 8.10" w x 37.20" l, 48.50 pounds
• Display size: 37

Features

• Integrated ATSC / Clear QAM / NTSC Tuner
• 1366 x 768 Native Resolution
• 176o Viewing Angle (Vertical/Horizontal)
• One HDMI, Two HD Component Video & One DVI-D HDCP Inputs
• SpineDesign Cable Management

Customer Reviews

Great TV for the price
The LTV-37w2 has a wonderful picture, as long as the input is good. My TV is connected to a rooftop antenna in the Washington, DC market. I do not have cable or satellite.

Watching CSI Miami in HD (broadcast in 1080i), the picture looks amazing. The colors are dead-on, resolution is crisp, but not over-sharpened. There are no visible compression artifacts from three feet away.

Fox NFL (broadcast in 720p) is not as good, the reds and yellows are over-saturated, and there is blurriness around fast moving objects. The compression artifacts are noticeable at six feet.

I watched HBO's Rome on my Sony standard-def, progressive-scan, DVD player connected via RGB component cables, and I can barely tell I am not watching a HD broadcast -- the picture is stunning.

I think the reason the picture looks sub-optimal tuned to Fox Sports is not because of the Westinghouse's digital signal processing, but because the input signal itself is lower quality. Fox's cameras or transmission equipment may be to blame. Until I look at this set next to a Sony Bravia or Sharp Aquos while tuned to the same signal, I have no way to tell.

There is one problem with the set: If you watch SD programs while tuned to a digital channel, there is a noticeable under scan problem. A bar of black and white noise about 10 pixels high appears at the top of the set. This can be corrected by tuning to the same channel in the analog range (VHF / UHF), but that is quite annoying. Also, some channels have no analog counterpart, like WHUT digital channels 26.2, 26.3 & 26.4 which are all broadcast in SD.

Lastly, this set makes a great computer monitor. If your computer cannot output 1366 x 768 (the native resolution), but can output 1280 x 768 (most can), the TV will not distort and stretch the picture to the full-width, but instead display the pixels at a 1:1 ration and place a small black band on the left and right side of the screen.

Westinghouse gets it mostly right!
As the owner of Westinghouse's 32w6, I was impressed with the design and feel of their televisions. When the 19" tube TV at our summer cottage died, we knew we wanted to get another of the Westinghouse LCD sets. Unfortunately, the 32w6 is no longer being sold at the local "big-box" store (the BEST place in town to BUY electronics.) I saw the 37w2 and jokingly suggested we replace the 32 with the 37 and take the 32 to the cotage. Feeling a bit numb, I was hooking up the cables an hour later to this unit.

Pros:

Big clear picture. We have DirecTV with HD channels, as well as a "keep alive" CATV service (for emergencies when the Satellite service is unavailable. Not only were the images pretty from the DTV box, the TV "found" over 20 HD channels "hidden" in the cable line. The overall number of inputs is nice enough, although I wish it had more than one HDMI input. The Nintendo Wii and PS2 are VERY pretty via the 2 component video connections. The PC connects well through the PC connection (but my 22" Westinghouse LCD monitor fits on a desk better.)

Cons:

The lack of a universal remote was a disappointment, but was expected (the 32w6 has the same remote.) The unexpected disappointment was the brand new H20 DTV box's universal remote does not function with the TV well. Not the strictly the TV's fault, I guess, but compatability with other devices/remotes is something they could have engineered. The menus are easy to navigate, but only because the lack of advanced functions. The basics are there, but nothing to dramatically improve picture performance for analog signal conversion. The sound isn't much to write home about, and varies greatly from channel to channel as well as from input to input. It's decent enough for casual watching, but expect to get a receiver/speakers for decent movie-like experiences.

In the end, I would highly recommend this TV to someone looking to get into HDTV or even someone looking to upgrade to a newer, larger LCD. The HD image is the best asset, and the average sound is easy to overcome with a good receiver... something any home theater enthusiast should have anyway. If you can get this for under $1000, it's a good deal. Get it for under $850 like I did, and it's a "no-brainer."

More Bang for Bucks
It is hard to beat this Westinghouse on features and picture per dollar. This one has all the inputs and display modes I wanted plus built-in HDTV @ 37". I think the Westinghouse look better (smoother) than most in similar price range. Only cons are the audio out - needing to be at 100% only to get a week output to the stereo. The digital SPDIF out seems to be better than the analog channels, but still a little weird. Overall this model is a nice improvement over the previous line and worth the upgrade.