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Westinghouse TX-47F430S

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Pros
Excellent sound
Low price
Cons
Poor manual
Lackluster remote

$1,445.89 - $1,699.99
From 8 Merchants

Pricing: Very Inexpensive: $1300 (4/23/2008)
Performance: Good: 76
Features: Fair: 65
Design: Good: 74

Find out how these four scores, and their relative weights, combine to produce the PC World Rating.

Pricing

Very Inexpensive: $1300

Wall-Mount Kit, If Not Included in Unit Price - $0

Performance

Good: 76

PC World Tests
High-Definition Image Quality	Good
DVD Image Quality	Good
Color Quality	Good
Brightness and Contrast	Good
Detail	Good
Overall Quality	Good

Features

Fair: 65

Screen Specs
TV Technology	LCD
Diagonal (inches)	47Screen
Native Resolution (pixels)	1920-by-1080
Rated Contrast Ratio	5000:1
Rated Brightness( cd / m^2)	500
Antiglare	Yes
Horizontal View Angle (degrees)	176
Vertical View Angle (degrees)	176
Pixel Response Time (milliseconds)	6.5
Pixel Response Type	Gray-to-gray

Dimensions
Depth (inches)	11
Height (inches)	31.5
Width (inches)	46.3
Weight (pounds)	71.6

Features and Characteristics
Cabinet Colors	Black, silver
Speaker Type	Yes
CableCard Ready	No
Primary Color Controls	No
Reset to Factory Settings	Yes
HD Formats	720p, 1080i, 1080p
NTSC Tuner	0
ATSC Tuner	1
Remote Control	IR
Picture in Picture	No

Inputs
RF Coaxial Input	1
RF Coaxial Output	0
VGA Input	1
VGA Output	0
Composite Input	1
Composite Output	0
S-Video Input	1
S-Video Output	0
Component Input	2
Component Output	0
DVI Input	0
DVI Output	0
HDMI Input	4
HDMI Output	0
RCA Audio Input	5
RCA Audio Output	1
Optical Input	0
Optical Output	1

Physical Adjustments
Panel Tilt	No
Panel Pivot	No
Height-Adjustable Base	No
Swivel	No
Wall-Mountable	Yes
Included Wall-Mount Kit	No

Other
Included Hardware	power cord

Support & Reliability
Labor Warranty (years)	One
Parts Warranty (years)	One
Weekday Support Hours	12
Saturday Support Hours	12
Sunday Support Hours	0
Toll-Free Support	Yes

Design

Good: 74

Westinghouse TX-47F450S LCD HDTV Review

by Lincoln Spector

- Judged on image quality, the Westinghouse TX-47F450S is decidedly average. Caucasian complexions acquired a pinkish tint. One judge felt that the TV's picture made David Letterman look washed out (no comment), and another summed up the Westinghouse's handling of the Return of the King DVD as "blah." Nevertheless, it compiled a lot of Goods, a fair number of Very Goods, and an occasional Fair on various image-quality criteria.

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User Reviews for Westinghouse TX-47F430S

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Duration of ownership:

Strengths: A good workout from shipping them back.

Weaknesses: Keep having to send them back.

Overall Evaluation: Being I am on my fourth Westinghouse TV I can not rate them high at all. My first set had the sound go out early on so it went back to the place where I purchased it. The second set developed sound issues as well, so it went back too. The third lasted a little longer before developing display problems with lines in the screen. This one had to back to Westinghouse directly. So after talking with them I was ashored that they would expidite the replacement being this is my forth TV and should take no more than two weeks. Ok fine no problem.To make a long story short. It?s now been over a month and still no TV. When I call all I get is ?it?s in processing?, I?ve talked with supervisors hoping to get some additional info, and again nothing. Just false promise?s and shipping dates that don?t happen. So I call again and say ?ok, so when is it going to go out?? and again I get ?any day now, it?s in processing if you don?t get it by such and such a date call us back?.What a bunch of crap! I?ve never felt so stone-walled by a company before in my life.So in a quick sumation. The sound quality is poor, the picture quality is good when working properly, and the customer service is the worst I?ve ever seen. BEWARE!
Reviewed by: garyvanderstel

Duration of ownership:

Strengths: Great connectivity and easy setup. Color and other settings very good right out of the box. Excellent picture, especially when considering great price. Nice matte finish.

Weaknesses: Stand is a little less than solid, though usable.

Overall Evaluation: Very nice picture quality and a full selection of connectivity options for a best-in-class price makes this unit a great deal. The side pointing connections along the center spine are very convenient. The on-screen setup menus are straightforward and helpful. Sources are recognized automatically and the remote can also switch them easily. The remote layout is basic, with 3 programmable channel buttons. Though black/grey tone display has been discussed as this unit's weak point, without side-by-side comparison, I find no issues there and find that overall it delivers solid performance.