TV Reviews

Dell's 32" W3207C is a television that has everything you would ever want in a good television (minus a few features). It has great picture quality and a great design. The stand that supports it swivels in any direction making it easy for you to find a place to put it and easy to move around.

It was built with ATSC and NTSC tuners that are used for both digital and analog signals. Both of these give you an amazing and sharp picture for you watch. This television has a great picture in both standard and high-def (which is something that can be hard to find). The thing we love most is that it works well in a brightly lit room and has little to no glare. You also don't lose any of the colors or contrast.

All of the necessary inputs have been placed on the back of the television though you may have a hard time getting to them (even with the swivel feature). It has been given an HDMI input - but it does not have a digital audio/optical input.

There should always be great sound to match that great picture quality. While there are built in speakers to the W3207C we admit that they are not quite as desirable as we would have hoped. The speakers do not have clarity and the frequency response is low. However, when you enable the SRS TruSurround XT you may find a slight improvement.
Dell may not have created a perfect television - but for $1200 they did a pretty good job. There will always be some sacrifices to make until someone creates the perfect television.

The 32" Westinghouse LTV-32W6 has great picture quality - but could use more work when it comes to design. Unlike most televisions the base of this one does not allow you to increase or decrease the height nor does it allow you to swivel it around to face the direction it needs to go.

The picture quality is great for the price that you pay for this television set. It has amazing clarity and picture sharpness. Hardly any of the colors on the screen were faded or too bright. This quality is great whether you are watching in standard or high-def. If you need too, the menu gives you the ability two customize your picture. You have the ability to change the hue, saturation, sharpness, and even how strong the backlight is.

The television has built in speakers - which don't work as well as we would hope. They work well - but the amplifier is not as high as it should be. If you were to turn the speakers all the way up you would find that you could still sit up close to watch the picture.

The best part about the 32W6 (besides the amazing picture quality) is the $999 price tag. You may have to sacrifice a little in the design department - but quality is what really matters and this television has it.

The 42" LG 42LB5D has many features that others would not normally have. The fact that they also have great picture quality doesn't hurt either. This television has a 5ms pixel response time - which is incredibly fast and impressive. After a few moments of customization the colors will look perfect and the sharp picture will keep your eyes glued to the picture all night.

It has all the important inputs - which are located on the back and sides and are easy to get to. It also has a USP port on the front of the television - which gives you the ability to attach your digital camera or music device so that you can watch or listen and store the things you love.
It supports HDMI CEC (consumer electronics control) or SimpLink. This means that you can use one remote to control any home theatre devices that are compatible with CEC. The devices can also control one another when connected to an HDMI cable. This means that when you hook up your CEC DVD and turn it on your television will automatically turn itself to the input it works with. That saves us time and we love that!

The only downfall to this almost perfect television is the menu screen. It seems that some manufacturers don't put much thought into these and fail to realize how important they are to us. They didn't put much time into this menu. Not only is it hard to read - but everything seems to be scattered. It may take you awhile to find the exact thing you need.

You can have the 42LB5D for a good $1600. Because there is only one flaw that we were able to find we think that the price is reasonable. It has all the great features (plus some), a great design that will look great in any home, and it gives you an amazing experience with its great picture quality.