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I have now spent about a week with my new TV. I have a few things to say about it:
1) Westinghouse, what the fuck is the point of four HDMI ports if they are all on the same hub and thus use the same image calibration settings? The answer is there is none. None points. Fix it.
2) I get random weirdness when I try to change channels quickly, go back to the previously viewed channel, or use the “Favorites” setting on the remote. Sometimes it simply won’t go back to a different channel. Doesn’t happen if I input the channel manually. Weirdness.
3) Holy crap, real HD stuff looks good. NBC, PBS, and CBS are all glorious when broadcasting in HD. SD is remarkably bearable.
4) 1:1 Pixel Mapping. I suppose this is technically a good thing, but this creates problems with a few channels. NBCHD shows a yellowish vertical line on the left side of the screen. It’s pretty small, but it’s there. SD broadcasts usually show a garbly line at the top. Now, this would not be a big deal if the TV had an option to overscan a little. The TV has two options (fill and overscan), but the Fill option overscans by maybe 5%. Again, not a huge deal, just a little annoying.
5) The 8ms response time. I’m really not sure if it’s my eyes or the broadcasts, but the blurry/pixalization stuff going on during fast stuff has me worried. Some stuff looks phenomenal: Hockey, golf, and most regular broadcasts look great. But basketball was almost impossible to watch, and a few fast-moving images on some shows get garbled. I’m not sure if the response time isn’t fast enough, or if it is the broadcast itself. I really need to test a true HD source like a 360 or PS3/Blu-ray to see how it handles fast motion.
Anyway, assuming the PS3/Blu-ray tests out okay, I’m very happy with the TV. HD stuff looks great, SD stuff looks fine. Everything else are small problems that do not ruin the TV-watching experience, especially considering the deal I got. I’ve still got a couple of weeks on the return period, so hopefully I will have completeled my tests and will have a verdict on this TV eventually.
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