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4.5 stars
"Forget 3rd tier: get 1st tier performance with Viewsonic"
Pros: Picture Quality, Cost, features, style, general performance
Cons: internal speakers
Summary: I just got my Viewsonic N3760W today and watched Jet Li's "Hero" on it.
Video was output via s-video cable from a laptop and audio went to a JVC Kaboom.
Video quality is EXCELLENT - in the same league as 1st tier HDTVs like Sony and Sharp.
CostCo was selling this model for $1699CAD - about half of the price of a Sony Bravia.
I experimented a bit with other source material - the Simpsons, plain audio etc - and the only downside of this TV is the built in audio.
The internal speakers on this TV are marginal - OK for watching TV but you lose a lot of fidelity.
The TV has stereo RCA outputs for audio so you can hook up an external stereo as a substitute for the TV's internal speakers.
I'm sure any boombox would be fine as a substitute and if you have a home theatre surround system, you'll be switching the TV speakers off anyhow.
Overall, GREAT TV. Do NOT hesitate to buy this model. I'll update this review (or create another one) once I've logged some viewing time with different sources.Updated
I've had my N3760W for over a week now.
I now have a Yahama DVS5750 Progressive Scan DVD player hooked up via component cables and have been throwing everything from "Family Guy" cartoons to the "Kill Bill" movies, "Koyaanisqatsi," "Powaquaatsi," "House of Flying Daggars," "Never Cry Wolf" and "Equilibrium" at this TV.
Clean, even picture, no signs of ghosting on fast moving scenes.
Absolutely NO skeletons in Viewsonic's closet: this TV continues to deliver outstanding video picture quality on a wide variety of material.Updated
I've owned the ViewSonic N3760W for about a year now. Prices have gone down considerably so this model should be available under $1,000.
Picture quality continues to be outstanding. There are no interlacing, moiré or other issues to detract from picture quality.
Some caveats that other reviewers have spoken of:
- PIP isn't particularly useful as it's buried in an on-screen menu. A high-end remote like a Logitech might solve this by allowing on-touch PIP but I haven't tried this.
- sound quality is "OK" but not up to par with LG models I've tried. I find the build in speakers acceptable for TV watching but I route the TV audio output to a mini-system when watching films
- switching aspect ratios is easy but there's a black flicker between modes that lasts about 1/2 a second. No big deal but I've noticed LG's just "switch" without the blackout and I prefer that.
Are those differences worth the several hundred dollars extra you'd spend for an LG, Panasonic or Sony? They weren't for me but that's up to you to decide!Updated
I've owned the ViewSonic N3760W for about a year now. Prices have gone down considerably so this model should be available under $1,000.
Picture quality continues to be outstanding. There are no interlacing, moiré or other issues to detract from picture quality.
Some caveats that other reviewers have spoken of:
- PIP isn't particularly useful as it's buried in an on-screen menu. A high-end remote like a Logitech might solve this by allowing on-touch PIP but I haven't tried this.
- sound quality is "OK" but not up to par with LG models I've tried. I find the build in speakers acceptable for TV watching but I route the TV audio output to a mini-system when watching films
- switching aspect ratios is easy but there's a black flicker between modes that lasts about 1/2 a second. No big deal but I've noticed LG's just "switch" without the blackout and I prefer that.
Are those differences worth the several hundred dollars extra you'd spend for an LG, Panasonic or Sony? They weren't for me but that's up to you to decide!
Where to buy
ViewSonic N3760W:
$929.00
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California Computer Center
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$929.00 | Yes |
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