40" Westinghouse LCD HDTV/DVD Combo $1492 shipped@Sam's

[iseestars]

Sam's has the 40" Westinghouse LTV40W1HD LCD TV/DVD Combo. Looks like it has built-in QAM tuner and autoplay for DVD's which looks pretty nice. This is NOT a 1080p set. It is 720p/ 1080i. Personally, I'm waiting for LCD's to drop more and I want a 1080p, but this looks like a very good deal for the price. There was another Sony 40" I saw on FW that was $1799 from amazon recently and people that it was hot. This one also has a DVD player.

Link to Sam's

Online only. Price is $1399.77 and shipping was $91.72 for me. I'm not sure if they charge tax because I'm not a Sam's member. Maybe if you're in a state where Sam's isn't they don't?

Here are the Specs:
Picture/Display:
Integrated HDTV tuner with front slot load
AutoWake/AutoSource; insert DVD and play
PixelDirect? creates a direct path to screen
Incorporates HDMI? technology
Screen Size: 40"
Native resolution: 1366 x 768
Aspect ratio: 16:9
NTSC 480i
HDTV 480p, 720p, 1080i
PC VGA, SVGA, XGA, SXGA, WXGA
Optimum resolution: 1366 x 768
Brightness: (cd/m²) 400
Contrast ratio: 700:1
Display colors: 16.7 million true colors
Horizontal viewing angle: 150°
Vertical viewing angle: 150°
Response time: 8 ms
Active display area: 34.8"H x 19.6"V
40" diagonal
Lamp life: 50,000 hours
Cabinet color: black
Advanced Features:

Tuner NTSC/ATSC Clear QAM
Digital 3D De-Interlacing and Video Processing
Auto Programming
SAP/MTS
V Chip
Closed Caption
Certifications and compatibility: FCC B, UL 1950, CSA, Plug & Play (VESA DDC2B)
Audio:

Speakers: 2
Watts: 10
Connectivity:

Composite In: 1
S-Video In: 1
YPbPr: 2
RGB/VGA/PC Video In: 1
HDMI: 1
Audio Out (Dual RCA): 1
Audio Out (SPDIF): 1
Audio In (mini): 1
Audio In (Dual RCA): 2
Antenna In: 1
Power In: 1
Mechanical:

Wall mount: 75mm & 100mm
Fanless design
Power:

Watts: 250
Watts (stand by): 3
Dimensions and Weight:

Dimensions without stand: 25.9"H x 41.3"W x 8.8"D
Dimensions with stand: 28.0"H x 41.4"W x 8.8"D
Weight (without stand): 53 lb.
Weight (with stand) 61.7 lb.

Warranty:
1 year parts and labor

 

[nyker96]

funny 1492 is the year Columbus discovered America, just an interesting fact. I'm sure the TV is excellent.

 

[imported_Crusader]

nice

 

[mshan]

1366 x 768 native resolution. 🙁

Would wait for a true 1280 x 720 native resolution panel (480 scales up nicely and 1080 scales down evenly) and reduced 720 vertical resolution might not be much of an issue at these relatively small tv screen sizes, at least for non-pc gaming or computer uses.

 

[Odeen]

Originally posted by: mshan
1366 x 768 native resolution. 🙁

Would wait for a true 1280 x 720 native resolution panel (480 scales up nicely and 1080 scales down evenly) and reduced 720 vertical resolution might not be much of an issue at these relatively small tv screen sizes, at least for non-pc gaming or computer uses.

It's a non-issue unless you're looking at uncompressed test patterns.

No screen element is likely to be a few pixels in size. The smallest things you're going to watch - movie credits, news and sports tickers, etc, are large enough that scaling 720 to 768 pixels won't produce artifacts. MPEG compression degrades the image much more than the scaling.

It's an issue in computer displays because you're reading 8-point fonts, and there's no video compression. Mapping 8 pixels onto 8.53 pixels is a messy affair. Mapping some 40-pixel tall icon with MPEG2 ringing around it onto 42.6 pixels and the compression masks scaling artifacts 🙂

And point 2:
HDTV has a 1.78:1 aspect ratio. Most movies are shot in "flat" (1.85:1) or "scope" (2.35:1) aspect ratio. Either way, you still have black bars, and you're not scaling 480 to 768.

 

[Scrith]

Not bad. If you need 1080p, the best deal might be a Westinghouse 37" 1080p for $1299 shipped...
http://www.gbshopping.com/product.php?id=81284&ref=froogle

I have one of these and it is just amazing for the price.