Review 1 for Westinghouse 26" 720p Widescreen Flat-Panel LCD HDTV
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Not bad
03/17/2008
By Chadder
from MN
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What's great about it: Great picture in HD and for gaming.
What's not so great: Sound out of Sync
"Great TV after i got thru the few bugs it had. When i first got it the sound was out of sync but a quick call to westinghouse solved it. They were very prompt with service and we had it worked out very quick. I have also herd you can fix the sync issue by a firmware update. I had a issue with my 42" westinghouse and the firmware update fixed that.
I feel at this point every flat panel TV will have some sort of problem/downfall because the technolgy is still evolving. But everything works for me now and im happy."
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Would you recommend this product to a friend?:
Yes
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Review 2 for Westinghouse 26" 720p Widescreen Flat-Panel LCD HDTV
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good...not great for the money
03/02/2008
By hang10fromjersey
from Clementon, New Jersey
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What's great about it: excellent value for money, very good picture in HD
What's not so great: occasional white lines at top & sides baffling
"Bought this TV as a set to be used in a game room and after seeing a great price for a 26" TV ($399 open box), I decided to give it a shot as it met the budget. Reading the reviews would prove that either y got a very good set or a poor one...few were rated just OK. Well, the past Best Buy reviews stated problems with sound and sync which we had none of. The humming noise stated in the reviews were not there and only with some programming was the contrast or backlighting needing any adjustments. The picture was very good in HD and poor in analog.
The main issue with our decision to return the set today was the white lines that occasionally popped up across the top or sides of the picture. If an adjustment were made to fill or oversize the image, it would go away BUT sacrificing sharpness. When this line was not present, the picture was exceptionally crisp in 1080i transmissions of Hi-Def.
If it were soley to be used for a monitor or a game monitor, it is a tremendous value. Thanks to the many reviewers who are honest with their remarks... we will continue to look at other options like Toshiba or LG which are less expensive than Sony in 26"-32" monitors."
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Would you recommend this product to a friend?:
Yes
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Review 3 for Westinghouse 26" 720p Widescreen Flat-Panel LCD HDTV
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Out of Sync Audio
02/26/2008
By SundanceRVer
from California and the highways of America
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What's great about it: Good Picture, inputs and price
What's not so great: Audio out of sync with picture on all inputs
"We bought this unit for my RV last August. It has seen only limited use. At first I thought it was my imagination, but the audio voices didn't match the video. The problem has grown worse over time and doesn't matter what input is used (RF, Component, RCA etc) The longer the set is on, the more out of sync the problem I called Westinghouse to authorize a repair/return. Am now waiting for Best Buy to respond with instruction regarding when to return the product. I noticed other people report a similar problem. I'm hoping to exchange this for another brand since the Westinghouse representative said the problem is very common with this model and suggested that I negotiate with Best Buy for a different set."
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Would you recommend this product to a friend?:
No
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Review 4 for Westinghouse 26" 720p Widescreen Flat-Panel LCD HDTV
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Bad unit.
02/24/2008
By ijeff
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What's great about it: Good cost, nice inputs
What's not so great: No headphone jack, problem with my unit.
"Got this tv because of the very good price. Unfortunately, you get what you pay for. Nasty humming noise when you use the backlit feature to turn down for night viewing, component shows horrible interference, this occured on my xbox and my cablebox. Component input 2 shows less interference, but it just isn't working for me. I'm actually going to attempt to return this to the store and fork out a lil more money for a bigger brand name."
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Would you recommend this product to a friend?:
No
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Review 5 for Westinghouse 26" 720p Widescreen Flat-Panel LCD HDTV
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Westinghouse TV
02/16/2008
By Seaboy
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"I have had to take 2 units back. As the TV warms up, the sound does not match up with the actor's lips. It is really annoying to watch. We have the extended warranty and this last time, they never even came out to look at the unit. They just authorized us to get a new TV. The picture is also blurry.
Don't buy this unit."
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Would you recommend this product to a friend?:
No
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Review 6 for Westinghouse 26" 720p Widescreen Flat-Panel LCD HDTV
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Purchased two defective TV's
02/15/2008
By Westplan
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What's great about it: Price
What's not so great: Quality
"First TV had bad pixels. Second TV, the sound hums. POOR quality. It's going back. I'll spend the difference needed next time for quality!"
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Would you recommend this product to a friend?:
No
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Review 7 for Westinghouse 26" 720p Widescreen Flat-Panel LCD HDTV
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Great Value
02/15/2008
By homeplate
from New Britain, CT
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What's great about it: great for spare in bedroom, terrriffic picture
What's not so great: none in my opinion
"Some peole complain about the sound (not enough bass, etc.) but this is not meant to be a home theatre set. Great for bedroom, game room, etc. Went looking to buy another and then saw this - couple sale price with a 10% coupon and it is a steal - HDTV looks great, regular stations are fine - very satisfied."
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Would you recommend this product to a friend?:
Yes
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Review 8 for Westinghouse 26" 720p Widescreen Flat-Panel LCD HDTV
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Great for the price
02/11/2008
By Dennis1943
from Vancouver, WA
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What's great about it: Great picture. Easy to use
What's not so great: Can't think of any
"Great TV for the price. I purchased when it was on sale. I purchased to use in my RV. Fits perfect on the TV shelf. I use with a satelite dish and HD receiver, the picture is as good or better than my Olivia and Mitsubishi TVs."
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Would you recommend this product to a friend?:
Yes
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Review 9 for Westinghouse 26" 720p Widescreen Flat-Panel LCD HDTV
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very good
02/10/2008
By heidilynne
from Saginaw,MI
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What's great about it: very nice tv for the price
What's not so great: the picture could be sharper
"Overall i really love this tv.It is light and easy to understand."
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Would you recommend this product to a friend?:
Yes
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Review 10 for Westinghouse 26" 720p Widescreen Flat-Panel LCD HDTV
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GRET PICTURE and SOUND
02/10/2008
By Italiandude
from Romulus, MI
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What's great about it: Great clarity and sound
What's not so great: On some occasions the screen freezes
"I have owned this TV for about 2 yrs. and it is really GREAT. The only bad thing is that the screen has frozen 3 times in this period, but I believe that this may be due to an issue with the cable TV and caused a slight issue with the TV. OVERALL it is a great TV."
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Would you recommend this product to a friend?:
Yes
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Review 11 for Westinghouse 26" 720p Widescreen Flat-Panel LCD HDTV
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Computer Monitor/Game System
02/07/2008
By Yesaiamageek
from Manchester, Georgia
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What's great about it: Nice picture,price,and looks good. Doesn't take up much room on the desk for it's size as a computer monitor.
What's not so great: Humming noise when you lower backlight. You Can bypass it.
"The Humming noise when you lower backlight ....I just turn the sound down to (0) and then turn audio off. I then use a nice sound system and ran it from my computer. The sound from the TV is not as good as the sound you can get from nice set of speakers. I had the room on the desk for this setup. I will add until I did this I too was going to take it back, But now I can live with it's problems and if there is ever a recall on this I will cash in and get it fixed. Wouldn't use it as a TV (It's To Small for a TV. must have 40"-up). Game system and Computer Monitor I would say yes (get one) TV?? Don't even stop to look at it in the store...lol."
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Would you recommend this product to a friend?:
Yes
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Review 12 for Westinghouse 26" 720p Widescreen Flat-Panel LCD HDTV
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Wonderful T.V. for the price
02/02/2008
By xXxZxXx
from Pensacola, Florida
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What's great about it: Quality, picture, soud
What's not so great: Humming noise when you lower backlight to 48 or lower.
"This television actually does a pretty good job. I play my Xbox 360 on it and the picture and sound is perfect. When watching the cable or satelite channels without HD the picture is blurry. I have another T.V. Sony 40" Bravia HDTV LCD Widescreen and it does the same thing on the cable channels. When using this T.V. as a moitor it does an excellent job the quality of the picture is excellent. The T.V's auto detect setting for when you turn on a component like your gaming console or something it switches to it. You can also give your video sources special names likeYPbPr1 you can set it as what you want it to be from their options, (XBox 360, Dish, DirecTV, PS3, etc... The time and data on the /t.V. we're totally incorrect except for month and date, the year was set on 2000 and the time was off alot."
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Would you recommend this product to a friend?:
Yes
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Review 13 for Westinghouse 26" 720p Widescreen Flat-Panel LCD HDTV
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Issues with picture
01/28/2008
By strtrans
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What's great about it: Good price if it would work as it should
What's not so great: Quality not very good
"I picked this tv because of the price not looking for it to be the best but better than it was.
After three hours of use the picture started showing a clear looking space at the top, then the bottom then on the right side.
I changed the feeds and other things to make sure that was not the trouble.
I will return this one and try another brand after reading other reviews here."
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Would you recommend this product to a friend?:
No
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Review 14 for Westinghouse 26" 720p Widescreen Flat-Panel LCD HDTV
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SPARE YOURSELF THE HASSLE
01/25/2008
By Deleuze
from New York City
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What's great about it: Cannot think of any!
What's not so great: Picture and Sound
"I just returned this TV set which I bought less than a week ago. Like the set of many others in this list of customer reviews the backlight on mine malfunctioned. When you do not watch the TV with the backlight on maximum [get your sunglasses out] it hums you right into a state of madness. When you call Westinghouse technical support, they act like it's the first time they have heard of this problem. DO NOT BUY THIS SET IF YOU WANT TO SPARE YOURSELF THE HASSLE OF HAVING TO PUT IT ALL BACK INTO ITS BOX TO RETURN IT. Perhaps it has all been a bad dream where I bought a refrigerator and woke up to a TV set in my room. That Freddie Krugger..."
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Would you recommend this product to a friend?:
No
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Review 15 for Westinghouse 26" 720p Widescreen Flat-Panel LCD HDTV
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Nice TV for price
01/19/2008
By Luvx
from Ashland, VA
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What's great about it: Good picture, Great sound, works great w/360
What's not so great: Backlight all the way up.
"Just like some other people say the backlight has o be all the way up or you hear the buzz noise. Other then that, it's a great TV. I really only use it for my Xbox 360 with a VGA hook up, picture quality is great! For the price, it's a great first HD TV."
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Would you recommend this product to a friend?:
Yes
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Review 16 for Westinghouse 26" 720p Widescreen Flat-Panel LCD HDTV
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Well worth the price
01/15/2008
By Krzysztof
from Scranton, PA
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What's great about it: great price, good picture
What's not so great: none so far
"Hmm.. After reading all the other reviews, I thought I'd offer my opinion.
The price attracted me to this tv at first. I use it for Satellite TV, a 26" pc monitor and for my dvd player. Everything is working nicely for me. I don't have any of the other problems reported here. It automatically switches when it senses a new video source when I hit the mouse. No sound problems. Very good picture quality.
For about $450, I got myself a 26 lcd pc monitor and hdtv in one compact unit. It freed up a lot of space in my very small bedroom.
Today I decided to upgrade the satellite service to HD also.
I would gladly buy another or a bigger tv for my living room."
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Would you recommend this product to a friend?:
Yes
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Review 17 for Westinghouse 26" 720p Widescreen Flat-Panel LCD HDTV
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very nice product
01/14/2008
By gamerman26
from Baltimore, MD
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What's great about it: good picture, good sound, lots of inputs, perfect for my PS3, also it is ready for digital broadcasts in 2009
What's not so great: picture could be better. i dont have hd programing though so that probably why
"this is a very nice product. it has tons of inputs to hook playstation 3, xbox 360, dvd, etc. the only thing i dont like about it is that if you dont have hd programming the picture is blurry on some channels. another cool feature it has is if you have digital cable, when you scan your channels in to the tv it automatically picks up all the channels you would have on a cable box. so there for you dont need the box except for one room in your house. so overall i would say it is a good product."
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Would you recommend this product to a friend?:
Yes
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Review 18 for Westinghouse 26" 720p Widescreen Flat-Panel LCD HDTV
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Freezing Screen
01/11/2008
By Bestbuyer2
from DC
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What's great about it: Great color, clarity and easy to setup
What's not so great: frequent freezing screen, humming noise
"When we first turned this TV on [only a few days ago] we were amazed! The color was great, the picture was clear--then, it froze, we thought oh a little glitch, then it happened again, and again, and again... We called Best Buy and they suggested we reset it by unplugging it for 30 seconds. Afterwards, that seemed to work. However, it took about 5 minutes before it started to freeze again. It really upset me when it happened during a crucial moment of a program I was watching! This "glitch" is too annoying, we are returning this TV--will do more research before we purchase another one."
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Would you recommend this product to a friend?:
No
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Review 19 for Westinghouse 26" 720p Widescreen Flat-Panel LCD HDTV
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Just say 'no'
01/10/2008
By UWHuskyFan
from Boston, MA
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What's not so great: Bad picture, bad color, bad sound, bad everything
"My x-mas present to myself was a new man-space in the attic for gaming and watching sports. I didn't want to spend too much money, so I originally purchased the Westinghouse 26' that was on sale for much less than the other 26' LCD tvs. The picture quality of this set was horrific and after much tweaking I gave-up and returned it back to the store. I have a larger Bravia in the living room that I'm quite happy with so I decided to go with its smaller cousin. Yes, that set was about 50% more expensive than the Westinghouse but the difference in quality is worth every penny.
You do not want this television."
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Would you recommend this product to a friend?:
No
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Review 20 for Westinghouse 26" 720p Widescreen Flat-Panel LCD HDTV
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Great deal for the money
01/09/2008
By camaro1432
from Lubbock, Tx
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What's great about it: Great picture, lots of input options
What's not so great: aspect ratio problems
"Overall, this is a great TV. The picture is wonderfull, sound is good. The only problem I have had is the picture ratio is not quite right. The watching letterbox movies (or TV) there is a white line at the top and right side of the picture. And unless I zoom to fill the screen, the picture only uses about 1/2 the screens full size. I can see it just fine but there is a bi black border all the way around the picture. (this only hapens when watching DVDs. I have heard that sony has compatibility problems with alot of other devices, maybe this is one of them.) But in all honesty, this is TV is just as good as many of the higher priced ones. I do alot of research with electronics and most people agree, you can't beat this price. I WILL be buying 2 more for my other bedrooms. I highly recomend this product to everyone."
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Would you recommend this product to a friend?:
Yes
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