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OK TV, BUT NOT A HD SET
By: Anti-CMOS
February 16, 2009 @ 9:00 AM
This has been a OK plasma, mine is about 5-6 years old now and after about 2 years it stopped displaying HD singles (Like a monitor with the freq off), but the SD still works fine. It should be noted that this is a EDTV not a HDTV. In ither words will display every HD signal at 480p the native res is something like 800×480…
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I second the crap comment
By: John Jacks
February 23, 2006 @ 6:49 PM
DO NOT BUY THE VIEWSONIC VPW425!!!!!!
This thing is a piece of junk, the engineering is sub-standard and the customer support is worse than that. I paid $3,000 for this thing, it worked just fine for a year, then the troubles began. We have had the technicians out trying to fix it three time now–ha, no fix seems to work. As an electrical engineer I suggested they actual try troubleshooting it–too expensive they tell me. They card swap and it works for a day, then lights out or no audio. I suggested they replace the power supply, well, they sent the wrong part ! Junk
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Good plasma @entry level price
By: CE
May 30, 2005 @ 11:06 PM
paid 1400 for this 42″ unit. Much better than rear proj. units and has ground picture!
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crap
By: Not happy
January 5, 2005 @ 6:25 PM
I bought this tv when it was first released what a mistake.I hope I can save you some$$$.This tv gets very hot in the rear.You may not enjoy the “buzz” sound it emits with any white or bright screen background.Forget about using it as a computer screen.Do your self a favor and get a real Plasma sony ,pioneer etc..Dont buy the “cheaper “ones to try and save some cash.Youlll just have to spend around 5 thousand for a real one.I cant possibly recommnd this tv.
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good TV - Bad computer monitor
By: MiLES
October 11, 2004 @ 3:28 PM
display tv signal (standard) very well. does not work well as a computer monitor.
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