Westinghouse Wants Its LCDs in Your House

By Geoff Duncan June 30, 2008

Westinghouse Wants Its LCDs in Your House

Westinghouse Digital has introduced two new LCD HDTV models, one aimed squarely at the living room like a traditional big-screen flat panel display, and the other designed to tuck into more unconventional places—like a kitchen.

First up the TX-42F430S features 1,920 by 1,080-pixel full high-definition resolution, an integrated ATSC/NTSC/ClearQAM tuner, an 8 ms response time, a 5,000:1 contrast ratio (although the specs say it’s only 1,000;1), and Westinghouse’s 1080Pure output on all HD connectors, including component and VGA. The set also features video/S-Video input, S/PDIF audio output, a 176° viewing angle, and two ten-Watt down-firing speakers. Westinghouse is being coy on pricing details, but expect to see the TX-42F430S for around $1,100 from leading retailers this July.

In the meantime, Westinghouse is also helping people integrate HDTV into other areas of their lives (and homes) which, until now anyway, may have served as idyllic refuges from the digital lifestyle. The PT-16H610S 16-inch portable flip-style LCD HDTV is designed to be equally at home in a kitchen as in a den. The dual-hinged display flips and folds for countertop or tabletop use, can cal also be mounted on a wall or underneath a cabinet—the unit also features 180° image rotation so the display is always right-side-up. The display itself features a 500:1 contrast ratio, a 90° horizontal/65° vertical viewing angle, an 8 ms response time, and claims a full 1080p HD resolution. The display accepts HDMI input and sports a ATSC/NTSC/ClearQAM tuner. Again, Westinghouse is being cagey on pricing information, but expect to see the PT-16H610S in July

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