Product Description

Upgrade your home theater with the stunning new Westinghouse 42 HD monitor. This HD monitor comes with 720p resolution, includes 5 HD inputs, including HDMI¿ Technology, and DayBright¿ panel that offers stunning daytime or nighttime viewing (better than plasma). This stylish HD monitor is an ideal fit for any home theater system that includes a cable or satellite box (HD monitor does not include an integrated tuner) and features our innovative SpineDesign¿ so access all of your favorite game systems (Xbox 360, PS3), media PC's and DVD/HD DVD players is a breeze.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #118094 in Consumer Electronics
• Color: Black/Dark Silver
• Brand: Westinghouse
• Model: W4207
• Dimensions: 29.20" h x 8.90" w x 41.90" l, 62.80 pounds
• Display size: 42

Features

• 1366 x 758 Native Resolution
• 178o Viewing Angle (Vertical/Horizontal)
• 1600:1 Contrast Ratio
• One HDMI, Two HD Component, and Two S-Video Inputs
• SpineDesign Cable Management

Customer Reviews

Pretty Good
I bought this TV 2 weeks ago at Best Buy for $899.00. The Picture looked kinda crappy in the store but with a few adjustments looks great, I think they purposly downplay this monitor with the Santana DVD feeding from a DVD player supporting 20 tvs. Especially beautiful in HDTV stations and DVDs. If you can pick this up for under a grand, I think you will be happy. The black levels are not great but I think thats the only bad thing about this monitor. And yes it is a monitor (no tuner) but I use a cable box anyway so this is not an issue for me. Very Happy with this tv!

Darn near perfect value
I researched the heck out of this purchase decision, and went to the store planning on buying a 40" Samsung model. However, once I got there, I compared the two Sammies to the Westinghouse, and although I could tell the difference if I paid attention, I did not consider the difference to be worth it--the cheapest Samsung was 150% the price of the Westinghouse.

I could not be more happy with my decision. For saving nearly $500, I end up with a capable monitor with DVI inputs and two extra inches of screen real estate. Standard-def looks not that great, but that's more by comparison to high-def content than a failing of this TV I feel.

I have my Xbox 360 hooked up via component cables, and it looks spectacular. My PC uses a DVI connection--and boy does it make a difference. If you're in the market for an HDTV and plan on even maybe connecting your computer, DVI inputs should be a voting issue for your purchase decision. VGA inputs are subject to overscan and fuzziness in comparison.

There are some things that keep it from perfection. It lacks are a tuner, which I don't consider a shortcoming simply because it's nearly impossible to get HD cable without a set-top-box. There is some weirdness with the remote having extra buttons, and only one component input. My biggest (and only real) complaint is that there is no digital audio output to correspond to the HDMI connector (the only audio output is a stereo RCA pair). This means that if you choose the latest in HD connectivity, you could lose out in audio quality. I hope my HDTV STB has an optical digital audio output.

Overall, you cannot currently do better than this TV for the money and the feature set, period.

Excellent monitor!
I picked up this monitor about 8 months ago, which has given me plenty of time to play with, and I have to say that for the price, you just can not go wrong with this monitor. Plenty of inputs (to one of the previous reviewers - there are 2 component inputs,) excellent picture quality, and fairly easy to adjust for best picture. 2 suggestions for previous reviewers and anyone who buys this monitor. For good black levels (and better picture in general) in a darkened room, get a light to place behind the monitor and illuminate the wall behind it - this helps your eye perceive the distance between the screen and the wall, making black and color look better and reducing eye strain. This should be done for all large screens in dark rooms, not just this one. Also, a previous reviewer said there was no digital audio on the HDMI - the HDMI cable carries audio (and very well, thank you) and most new home-theater boxes have an HDMI input and output so you can go from cable box to audio box, then from audio box to monitor. All in all, a great monitor.