Westinghouse LTV37W2 37-Inch LCD HDTV

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...Read more

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...Read more

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.