For those with the Westy 37" 1080P as a computer monitor

[jdoggg12]

Do you see any pixelation? How far away do you sit from your monitor?

Thanks!

 

[Tiamat]

no pixelation, I sit 6' away from my screen. I have sat as close as 4' from the screen, but the 37" is too overwhelming. (im used to 2405 Dell)

I can see the dead green sub pixel up to 8' away, then my eyes can't resolve it anymore even though it is a purple/magenta colored pixel when supposed to be white over white background. I have 20:25 vision for reference.

The screen is beautiful. I tried to play CS:S, and at 1920x1080, it is pretty amazing on the large screen. Make sure you get the latest video drivers for your graphics card, otherwise it wont be recognized correctly and you wont be able to do 1080P.

 

[jdoggg12]

I've got one already and i sit 3-4ft away for normal computing and 8ft for gaming - this guy thinks my eyes are bad b/c i dont see pixelation on it. I tried to tell him its just a good monitor but he doesn't believe me so i'm trying to get first hand accounts from other users.

He doesn't think that 1920x1080 stretched over 37" will NOT have pixellation

 

[Slammy1]

No pixelation, are you sure you're properly calibrated? I do see a band, which is very frustrating. I also have 2 stuck pixels I can only discern in test patterns. I've had this set for a long time now, aside from the banding no problem. If I get right up on it, I can discern individual pixels but from standard viewing distance of 4-5', no problems.

EDIT: I had 15/10 vision on my last eye exam.

 

[Tiamat]

dunno what to say other than that I do not have pixelation on my screen at 1920x1080. The screen has a roughly 0.4mm pixel length compared to the typical .26mm pixel pitch of a 17" LCD or .30mm pixel pitch of a 19" LCD. If I get within 3' of the screen, i can notice a screen door effect. But sitting closer than 3' from a 37" display is ludicris.

 

[Geoffro]

Hey, Im considering getting the Westy 37" at costco. I would only use it for my xbox 360 via VGA. Honestly, would this be a good tv/monitor for my situation? I've heard bad things about westinghouse and I need some clarification...

 

[jdoggg12]

Ive never heard bad things about the LVM-37w3. I have it and use VGA with my 360 and it looks awesome!

 

[Tiamat]

only thing i heard against westinghouse is that the customer support isnt as well established as your typical sony and samsung

 

[jdoggg12]

I had some people PM me and ask about the screen door effect on such a large monitor at "only" 1920x1080... well now that i got a decent camera, i took some pics. Both sets are about 3" from the screen.

Viewsonic 22" G220fb monitor 1280x1024
http://i12.photobucket.com/alb...doggg1/TV/IMG_0168.jpg
http://i12.photobucket.com/alb...doggg1/TV/IMG_0167.jpg
http://i12.photobucket.com/alb...doggg1/TV/IMG_0166.jpg
http://i12.photobucket.com/alb...doggg1/TV/IMG_0165.jpg


Westinghouse LVM-37W3 37" TV 1920x1080
http://i12.photobucket.com/alb...doggg1/TV/IMG_0164.jpg
http://i12.photobucket.com/alb...doggg1/TV/IMG_0163.jpg
http://i12.photobucket.com/alb...doggg1/TV/IMG_0162.jpg
http://i12.photobucket.com/alb...doggg1/TV/IMG_0161.jpg


Heres my setup as it stands now
http://i12.photobucket.com/alb...ggg1/TV/IMG_0135-1.jpg

 

[Deleted member 4644]

Originally posted by: jdoggg12
I had some people PM me and ask about the screen door effect on such a large monitor at "only" 1920x1080... well now that i got a decent camera, i took some pics. Both sets are about 3" from the screen.

Viewsonic 22" G220fb monitor 1280x1024
http://i12.photobucket.com/alb...doggg1/TV/IMG_0168.jpg
http://i12.photobucket.com/alb...doggg1/TV/IMG_0167.jpg
http://i12.photobucket.com/alb...doggg1/TV/IMG_0166.jpg
http://i12.photobucket.com/alb...doggg1/TV/IMG_0165.jpg


Westinghouse LVM-37W3 37" TV 1920x1080
http://i12.photobucket.com/alb...doggg1/TV/IMG_0164.jpg
http://i12.photobucket.com/alb...doggg1/TV/IMG_0163.jpg
http://i12.photobucket.com/alb...doggg1/TV/IMG_0162.jpg
http://i12.photobucket.com/alb...doggg1/TV/IMG_0161.jpg


Heres my setup as it stands now
http://i12.photobucket.com/alb...ggg1/TV/IMG_0135-1.jpg

Nice pics... that illustrates it well.

 

[jdoggg12]

Yea, a lot of people are really on the fence for using it as their monitor. I'd just like to let them know that at 2ft i see SLIGHT pixelation, but at 3ft+ i really can't see much of a difference.