Westinghouse announces 2007 LCD HDTV lineup

Westinghouse is rolling out new HDTVs in all sizes and resolutions at CES, starting with its new line of 1080p LCDs, the TX series. The latest 1080p panels from the company, all with native 1080p input via all connectors and advanced calibration settings. The 42- and 47-inch will ship in May with MSRP of $1,999 and $2,499 respectively, while the 52-inch follows in May, price TBA. Next is the SK series, with 720p LCDs available in 32- and 42-inch models shipping in May for $899 and $1,599, in addition to a 26- and 32-inch pair with DVD players integrated into them. The DVD playing models will be available in April at $799 for the 26-inch and $999 for the 32. The company is also debuting three smaller HDTVs, with two 26-inch models designed to replace customer's existing CRTs that retail for $699 and a 19-inch for $449. Westinghouse is facing steep competition on price from competitors like Vizio now, we just hope they don't pull a Sony and start complaining about prices. The 56-inch quad HDTV will also be at the booth, we plan on counting each of the pixels to make sure its 8 megapixel-plus resoltion is authentic.

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[Ty @ Jan 8th 2007 2:04PM]

So Westinghouse is holding the line on 1080p pricing. That's somewhat disappointing. I was hoping they'd shoot for %$1,499 and $1,999 considering that their current models are selling for below that and Vizio has a 46" 1080p display coming in at $1,899 MSRP.

[Ted Brown @ Jan 8th 2007 4:09PM]

"So Westinghouse is holding the line on 1080p pricing. That's somewhat disappointing. I was hoping they'd shoot for %$1,499 and $1,999 considering that their current models are selling for below that and Vizio has a 46" 1080p display coming in at $1,899 MSRP."

Yes and those models have also been out for a year and originally sold for prices similar to the new line.

But here's what really gets me about the new TX model: It has 4 HDMI connections. I don't know if they are 1.3 or not.

[BiG? @ Jan 8th 2007 2:12PM]

Ahhhh....happy now. I have until Jan. 15 to return my 42w2, which I got at BB pricematched for $999. However, seeing the new line, I am more than happy sticking with what I have :-)

The four (4!!!!) HDMI ports are pretty cool, and the integrated ATSC tuner is nice, but the lack of stats about contrast/brightness indicate there can't be too great a change...

[007 @ Jan 8th 2007 2:19PM]

The resolution and price on that 19' is pretty sweet.

[Dutch @ Jan 10th 2007 1:43AM]

I just ordered the current gen 19 incher from Crutchfield for $230! (Coupon out there somewhere) No built in HD tuner, and no HDMI-- but it does have DVI-D for your computer display. Just thought I'd pass along the information since you seemed interested in the new 19". Couldn't go wrong with either I suppose...

[James Olomo @ Jan 8th 2007 11:10PM]

the current models dont have tuners, they are just monitors