Westinghouse launch vast range of LCD HDTVs

June 5th, 2008

The boys over at Westinghouse have been busy and this week launched a whole raft of new LCD HDTVs as well as a few other all-in-one units etc. For those of you into that kind of thing, take a deep breath and read on.

First up are three 1080p LCD TVs, namely the TX-42F430S, TX-47F430S and TX-52F480S which are sized unsurprisingly at 42, 47 and 52 inches respectively. All units boast the following bits and pieces

* Inputs - RF, S-Video, YPbPr x 2, HDMI x 4, VGA
* 5,000:1 contrast ratio (1,000:1 on the TX-42F430S)
* 50,000 hrs lamplife
* 176 degree viewing angle both horizontally and vertically
* 2 x 10 Watt speakers (15W on the 52 incher along with a 12W sub-woofer)

The 52 incher also boasts an internal ATSC/NTSC/ClearQAM Tuner. Looking for a combo unit? Well the lads have knocked together the VK-40F580D unit with the following bells and whistles

* Inputs - RF, YPbPr x 1, HDMI x 2, VGA
* 1,800:1 contrast ratio
* 50,000 hrs lamplife
* 176 degree viewing angle both horizontally and vertically
* 2 x 10 Watt speakers

whilst also sporting a DVD player. Wait a minute, wot no Blu-Ray love? Tut, tut Westinghouse. Anyway having dropped the ball with that model, they press on and round off the launch with a series of smaller 720p units in the new SK, PT and W ranges.

The W range starts at 26 inches and expands up to 32 with all units boasting the same tuner as in the TX units along with multiple HD inputs. The SK range sports the same functionality as the W but a faster response time and consequently the units are aimed at the gaming market.

Last and by no means least the PT range offers a series of portable units ranging from 16 to 19 inches. Now by the far the most important stat of all, price tags

TX-52F480S	$2000	TX-47F430S	$1600
TX-42F430S	$1200	VK-40F580D	$1100
W3223	$700	W2613	$500
SK-32H730S	$750	SK-26H730S	$600
PT-19H140S	$380	PT-16H120S	$280

Not shabby, Westinghouse, not shabby at all, affordable HDTVs for all. The specs are not great but at those prices what do ya expect. If you are looking for a cheap entry into HDTV then you can’t go wrong with one of these suckers, enjoy!