Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #144662 in Home Theater
- Brand: ViewSonic
- Model: VPW425
- Platform: Windows
- Original language:
English - Dimensions: 5.00" h x
8.00" w x
10.00" l,
101.00 pounds
- Display size: 42
Features
- 42-inch flat-panel, HDTV-ready plasma TV with NextVision technology; 40.9 x 25.6 x 3.7 inches (W x H x D)
- 852x480 VGA resolution compatible with VGA up to UXGA
- XtremeView performance with up to 160-degree viewing angles (horizontal and vertical)
- Picture-in-picture and split screen capability
- Built-in TV tuner accepts all VHF and UHF channels and CATV input
ViewSonic VPW425 42" Plasma Flat-Panel HD-Ready TV
Product Description
Feel the action of up to 2 games at once on the amazingly crisp screen of this 42" Viewsonic plasma TV. Picture-in-picture feature picks up stunning images via the built-in TV tuner, while the spectacular brightness and depth, in conjunction with the XtremeView performance with 160° viewing angle offers an unmatched viewing experience. Features widescreen format with 852x480 VGA resolution. Built-in virtual surround sound speakers, progressive scan technology and high definition format compatibility round out the state-of-the-art features. At less than 4" deep, it's hard not to make room for this plasma TV in your life. View larger image for cable hookup guidelines. $99.99 freight provides in-home truck delivery service ($200 value). 72.2 lbs. Imported.
Customer Reviews
Most helpful customer reviews
108 of 130 people found the following review helpful.
Disappointing
By steve
Bought the TV, had new digital HDTV cable installed, spent half a day re-wiring and moving all my other components, plugged the TV in, and was so disappointed I almost kicked it. The picture is totaly fuzzy and the colors are dull. I messed with the settings called Viewsonic support, no help, the picture just remains lousy.I tried a DVD with my progressive scan DVD player and the picture was misarable.For sure the unit won't work as a computer monitor.Don't waste your money or time on this one.
15 of 16 people found the following review helpful.
Pretty Darn Good For Under 3K!
By James
O.K.----I think our man Steve from CA. might have been better served if he had read the owner's manual first, and then had professional installation. THIS IS NOT A HDTV! It will take the signal, but will have to "dumb it down" to display. But that display is absolutely gorgeous: sharp colors, wide viewing angle and NO artifacts. As for using the display as a computer monitor, I would be hard pressed to recommend it any higher. As with all viewsonic monitors I have owned in the past, apps from word processing to the newest games are just perfect. I connected my cable to a media center computer I built, and now use a nifty program called Snapstream that puts the old TIVO to shame! Now my wife can tape her soaps, easily burn her favorites to DVD, check her E-Mail, surf the web, video chat with her mom, play Tetris (O.K.---she's a little behind the times in her gaming!), find that song she has been looking for, etc----all from the comfort of our bed. She's now happy as a clam, which any guy will tell you pays the ol' hubby dividends far greater than the sub 3K cost of the unit. And I must admit, I can't wait for Halflife II on a big monitor with the display settings jacked to the max! Two caveats: Again, no HDTV. Perhaps more importantly, if you are going to set this unit up yourself, you ought be an enthusiast. Trying the many input choices enabled me to decide on the best option for myself, which proved to be the DVI for the computer, and the S-Video for all TV functionality except for DVD playback, which benefits with progressive scan connections (you know, that red blue yellow thingy). If you rely on the manual alone, you are apt to be left confused, as it is far too brief and poorly written. If you feel, as I do, that the PC is the future engine to drive home entertainment, this unit is an excellent partner!
15 of 16 people found the following review helpful.
Not bad for an EDTV, but it's not HDTV.
By Kathy Taylor
First of all, this TV is an EDTV 'monitor', not an HDTV as they want you to think. I received mine today, and the actual spec is buried on p.16 of the manual. This TV is only capable of displaying 480p max, and can receive HDTV signals that are passed through an external decoder (the decoder is not built in). However those 780p/1080i HDTV signals are downconverted to 480p. Same with Progressive-scan DVDs. I wish I would have known this before ordering. Now, the picture looks nice, but $3k is a lot to spend on a widescreen TV, even though it's a flat-panel.
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