Westinghouse 42" LCD w/1080p Part II, MSRP ONLY - Page 182

Originally Posted by Phillyb

I hate to ask a question thats been asked 10,000 times, and I will read this thread but for now...

Where can I find a manual for the 42" tv? I got a open box/display model with no extras. Just a power cable, remote.

How do you tell which version/firmware you have?

Thanks guys. Ive been eyeballing this tv for a while now, to use as a monitor/360/dvd. 12% off at best buy if you have a best buy rewards zone.

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Originally Posted by epsilon72

This is all assuming you have a v1.19 or 1.00 set:
Color 1 is the only one that retains its settings. (unfortunately, its also the hardest one to find the correct settings for; everything always looks red/brown)
If you have any professional color calibrating stuff and can find the right colors for color #1, let us know what they are.
Until I can find some good settings, I think I'll just stick with color 2

Originally Posted by Manny805

witch one is color 1 i have 1.00 set

Originally Posted by cravy

Ive been lurking in these forums for awhile and decided to finally post now that I own a LVM42. My firmware is @1.00 and the HDMI port is pretty messed up. I'm not sure if its my PS3 or my TV. Whenever I start up NBA 2K7 in 1080p the screen cant resolve the resolution. It will go black/fuzzy and come to normal non-stop. CoD3 and Resistance seem to do ok in 720p after some switches of the inputs, but anythign in 1080p gives me a lot of trouble. Tried a bunch of stuff you guys said might work like unplugging it etc. Emailing Westinghouse yielded no answer so I'm going to call next week. Any suggestions in the mean time? I have my XBOX360 in the VGA slot, my comp hooked up as the LVM as a 2nd monitor through DVI1, and a PS2 and a Wii in the component slots with no problems. Is it possible to display 1080p with a HDMI > DVI cable in the DVI2 slot? Thanks o_o-b

Originally Posted by Manny805

ur solution is gonna be HDMI > DVI cable in the DVI2 slot.hdmi wont work with your ps3 has problems.

Originally Posted by Zoglog

to me, people seem to blow banding issues out of perportion. In both the sets I have I can see what people are talking about. However these are only things I notice when I bump up the contrast and brightness to 100 which I will never ever do O.o.......

Originally Posted by cravy

All right, and does HDMI>DVI carry a sound signal? Just covering my tracks before I go buy stuff this weekend.

Originally Posted by Manny805

thanks for the reply,but what is OSD ? sorry i dont know i'm noob =]

Originally Posted by Manny805

ur solution is gonna be HDMI > DVI cable in the DVI2 slot.hdmi wont work with your ps3 has problems.

Originally Posted by cisco kid

Second I put a dvd in to watch tonight using component out from my Samsung DVD-R135, in the menu I set and tried both 720p and 1080i mode to upconvert. Once the DVD plays I am stuck with the movie playing in a smaller box within the screen and I am forced to use the fill mode on the TV remote?? Is this normal? I was watching Pirates of the carribean and I figured the flick would be 16:9 with bars on top and bottom. Am i missing something here or is this due to the sets 1920x1080 res that you must use the fill mode??

Hoping someone takes time to read and respond, this morning I tried again and I noticed that with the TV set to standard once I select component 1 to watch a dvd it auto switched to fill mode to display the dvd that I plkaced in player which was Sin City and it showed it in a 16:9 format so I am assuming this is normal??????????????????????????????

Originally Posted by cisco kid

OSD = On Screen Display (for menu settings)

Question,

Hoping someone can answer. I am unable to enter SM on component 1 or 2 is this common or another anomaly. DVI 2 is fine to enter SM mode and it retains my settings but if I try to do this with component it will not work. Upon trying, the Westy logo flashes but when I hit the curved arrow key to bring the SM up nothing occurs and the screen just goes completely white.

Second I put a dvd in to watch tonight using component out from my Samsung DVD-R135, in the menu I set and tried both 720p and 1080i mode to upconvert. Once the DVD plays I am stuck with the movie playing in a smaller box within the screen and I am forced to use the fill mode on the TV remote?? Is this normal? I was watching Pirates of the carribean and I figured the flick would be 16:9 with bars on top and bottom. Am i missing something here or is this due to the sets 1920x1080 res that you must use the fill mode??

Hoping someone takes time to read and respond, this morning I tried again and I noticed that with the TV set to standard once I select component 1 to watch a dvd it auto switched to fill mode to display the dvd that I plkaced in player which was Sin City and it showed it in a 16:9 format so I am assuming this is normal??????????????????????????????

Originally Posted by aspec04t

Am having a problem in which at power up there is a loud buzzing noise coming from the rear of the panel. I have done some troubleshooting, and disconnected everything from the panel and turned it on, and it still made the noise, as its powering up it seems go get louder for the first 3 minutes, and then it dies down and its almost completely gone but can be heard very faintly. I also suspected the problem could be from interference , and went ahead and disconnected EVERYTHING that is around the display and the noise is still there. Can anyone advice on this issue? Thank you.

Originally Posted by aspec04t

Am having a problem in which at power up there is a loud buzzing noise coming from the rear of the panel. I have done some troubleshooting, and disconnected everything from the panel and turned it on, and it still made the noise, as its powering up it seems go get louder for the first 3 minutes, and then it dies down and its almost completely gone but can be heard very faintly. I also suspected the problem could be from interference , and went ahead and disconnected EVERYTHING that is around the display and the noise is still there. Can anyone advice on this issue? Thank you.

Originally Posted by Piecinitup

I thought it was the TV not the PS3?


No one really answered my questions. Does anyone else have the Best Buy Replacement plan for this TV? Since i have this HDMI issue can I go in to BB and get a new Westy? If so...Should I? or should i just pay 8 bucks and get a HDMI > DVI cord and hope my DVI2 doesn't ALSO have problems.

P.S. my firmware is 1.19

Originally Posted by eritszack31

I am seriously thinking about buying this TV, should I be worried about all these issues you guys talk about such as the banding? I would also be ordering it online from page computers. Is that safe? Also, how is the SD quality of the picture?

Originally Posted by Piecinitup

I thought it was the TV not the PS3?


No one really answered my questions. Does anyone else have the Best Buy Replacement plan for this TV? Since i have this HDMI issue can I go in to BB and get a new Westy? If so...Should I? or should i just pay 8 bucks and get a HDMI > DVI cord and hope my DVI2 doesn't ALSO have problems.

P.S. my firmware is 1.19

Originally Posted by L_T

It might be just me. But the few sets I've dealt with have the faint buzzing in the back. However, with a majority of them you can't hear it unless you put your ear at the back of the set or be positioned behind.

I assume this is due to the backlight. At least one tech told me this is the cause of the buzzing. However, since they seem mostly clueless at times. I can't take it as they say.

Yours might be a extreme case of the what I described above and it is hard to say without seeing it. But if it bothers you enough. Then talk to the place you bought it from or Westinghouse support.

Originally Posted by aspec04t

Its funny because I talked to Westinghouse and they told me that the backlight transformer does emit high frequency noise, they told me most people over the age of 14 cant hear it but if I am hearing it they recommend replacing it. The funny thing is that there are only two people who confirm the noise, my self and a another friend of mine both 22 years of age. My father / mother etc tell me it is the quietest piece of equipment they have EVER seen. So, what do you guys make of this?

Originally Posted by egandt

Getting to the service menu to set RGB color, unable to get past step 1 of the service menu instructions:

1. With the set OFF, Press and Hold the VOL - + Input buttons on the right side of the set. Holding these buttons, press POWER.
First of "vol -" and "input" are on the right side of my remote, second by power I'm assuming the "red button", third this does noting had 5 people try nothing happens. What am I doing wrong?

The color on my set sucks (9800, 9600 or 6800), I want 7500 and need the service menu to set that.


Yea, I know it probably covered in many places, but did you know there are over 180 pages to this form and searching did not locate it.

ERIC