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Thursday, October 9, 2008
Westinghouse 37” 1080p HDTV Ready LCD Monitor - $569.99
“Father Grabarkiewicz! My G- uh, I’m so glad you’re here!”
“I came as soon as I could. Where’s the baby?”
“Right this way…but, Father, I should warn you to be prepared. He’s not – it’s not a – it’s not something you – it’s horrible, Father!”
“Heaven preserve us…you’re right…”
”...True 1080p resolution! True 1080p resolution! Uncompressed digital interface! Uncompressed digital interface!...”
“How long has he been babbling like this?”
“Since midnight, Father, when the Westinghouse LVM-37W3SE 37” 1080p HDTV Ready LCD Monitor appeared on Woot.”
”...Accepts and processes and outputs any 1080p source input as opposed to merely upscaling a 720p source!...”
“Ah, it all makes sense – terrible, terrible sense. That’s the monitor that had all those EDID bugs, isn’t it?”
“Yes, but only in an initial limited production lot. Westinghouse says none of the ones offered for sale by Woot have that problem.”
“That’s true. But perhaps they were left…spiritually vulnerable.”
”...high-performance HD digital cable, HD satellite and an HD game console all at once! Fat pipe fat pipe fat pipe!...”
“Let me see what I can do. Monitor! Westinghouse LVM-37W3SE LCD Monitor! I speak your name and command you to leave this child!”
”...Genesis Display Perfection® technology! Genesis Display Perfection® technology!...”
“Marketing buzzwords cannot save you! Release this innocent child, who is too pure of heart to even know the difference between 1080p and 720p! I command it!”
”...176-degree viewing angle! HDTV ready! HDTV ready!...”
“You dare invoke HDTV? You dare? I know your secret, beast! You do not even include an HDTV tuner!”
”...No! Nooo!...”
“Back, tunerless foulness! I command you to return to the ‘HDTV-ready’ pit whence you rose!”
”...no…no…”
“There. He should sleep soundly now.”
“Oh, thank you, Father. I started to wonder if I’d ever have my baby back.”
“Please don’t thank me. It’s my duty. Now, I’m afraid I must depart.”
“Where are you going, Father?”
“I feel…strangely compelled…to buy a Westinghouse LVM-37W3SE 37” 1080p HDTV Ready LCD Monitor.”
Warranty: 1 Year Westinghouse
Authorized for SquareTrade Extended WarrantyFeatures:
- 1920×1080 native resolution with more than 2 million pixels and capable of displaying 16.7 million colors
- True 1080p monitor - can accept, process and output any 1080p source input, as opposed to merely creating a 1080p output by upscaling a 720p source.
- HDTV ready, attach HD digital cable, HD satellite, HD game console, Blu-Ray player or a PC/Notebook using uncompressed digital interfaces (Tuners not included)
- Amazingly thin for its size - 4.7 inches deep (without base) and VESA install options gives you flexibility to hanging it on your wall or installing it in an armoire
- Pair of 15 watt speakers, plug it in and start playing right away
- Convenient switched stereo audio outputs allow the ultimate flexibility for external receivers and surround-sound processors
- Innovative SpineDesign™ allows easy side access to connectors and keeps cables organized
- DayBright anti-glare coating, perfect viewing in any lighting condition
- Auto Source feature automatically detects a source and switches to it
Display Specifications
- Viewable Screen Size: 37” Diagonal
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9
- Native/Optimum Resolution: 1920×1080
- Color Capability: 16.7 Million colors
Connectors
- 1 HDMI-HDCP + L/R Audio: 480i/p, 720p, 1080i, 1080p
- 1 DVI -HDCP + L/R Audio: 480i/p, 720p, 1080i, 1080p
- 1 VGA/D-Sub/RGB + Audio mini jack: 480i/p, 720p, 1080i, 1080p
- 2 YPbPr Component Video + L/R Audio: 480i/p, 720p, 1080i
- 1 S-Video+ L/R Audio: 480i
- 1 Composite Video + L/R Audio: 480i
- 1 L/R Audio out, Switched, Fixed Volume
Compatible Modes
- NTSC: 480i
- HD Ready: 480p, 720p, 1080i, 1080p
- PC: 1920×1080, 640×480, 800×600, 1024×768
- Clear QAM: Not Compatible
Picture
- Contrast Ratio: 1000:1
- Brightness: 550 cd/m2
- Color Gamut: 75% NTSC
- Lamp Life: 60,000 Hrs
- Viewing Angle: 176° Horizontal, 176° Vertical
- Response Time: 8 ms
Video Processing
- Progressive Scan
- Aspect Ratio Conversion
- CCS (Cross Color Suppressor)
- 3D Noise Reduction
- PIP
- Inverse 3:2 Pulldown
- Freezing Picture
- 3D Video Processing
- 3D Comb Filter
- Genesis Display Perfection
Dimensions and Weight
- 37.3” x 25.9” x 8.2” (with Base)
- 50 lbs (with Base)
- 37.3” x 23.8” x 4.7” (w/o Base)
- 43 lbs (w/o Base)
- 43.5” x 31.0” x 12.8” (carton dimensions)
- 65 lbs (carton weight)
Audio
- 2-15 watt speakers
Cabinet Color
- Silver/Black
Installation Options
- 8 Hole Pattern
- 75mm x 75mm VESA® Pattern
- 100mm x 100mm VESA® Pattern wall mounts
In the box:
- Westinghouse LVM-37W3SE 37” 1080p HDTV Ready LCD Monitor
- Power Cable
- Remote Control
- Users Guide
Westinghouse Statement:
- The Westinghouse LVM-37W3SE 1080p monitor offered for sale by Woot incorporates the correct EDID data. An initial limited production lot had incorrect EDID data and this batch is not part of the Woot offering.
Westinghouse Pixel Policy: A LCD TV will be considered dead on arrival (D.O.A.) with regard to defective pixels on the LCD panel when any one of the following criteria is met:
- A total of 5 defective pixels including both bright dots and dark dots are present
- 2 or more pairs of adjacent bright dots are present
Price: 569.9900
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Talk About, Slot Music, Talk About
New York, Paris, London, Munich 
New York, Paris, London, Munich
Everyone’s talking about, Slot Music.
At least, it finally hit the NZ Herald today . Beaten by downloads affecting retail store sales, major record companies inlcuindg Sony BMG, Warner and EMI have decided to make their music more accessible by putting it on 1GB Micro SD Cards.
They plan to still put them into CD cases and say that with the extra space, they can include the liner, liner notes and other information. They will be DRM free and you can even play your music on your computer by using the Micro SD Card with a dongle. The music will be in MP3 format at 320kbps they say on the info site, which they say is very high quality music. Really?
The say that hundreds of millions of phones, Personal Computers and in the future lots of car entertainment sytsms will be able to listen to this music.
Well hello! Do you think we consumers are thick? Let’s go back to the future and do a different thing in the same way and charge a premieum for convenience.
So here’s the thing. Back in the day we had audio casettes and vinyl. Audio casettes were cheap because they weren’t going to last long, especially on cheap walkman units that stretched the tape if they got dropped, got hot or for lots of other reasons. Vinyl was great, you got big liner art and photos, quite often big inserts with lyrics, interviews and more photos.
Then came the CD, which they said had far greater sound and extra space to put more information on. In the future, they said, they could include music videos, interviews, games, photos and much more. Of course we had to pay more for this amazing technology but it was going to be worth it. In many cases the quality was superior, even the nice ambience of the needle was no longer there.
But the extras? Well they are the exception rather than the rule. In most cases we got less liner information, because of the size. Inserts happened sometimes but not very often and the additional material? Sometimes there was a hidden track, that was fun. Occassionally someone would add a music video and a few like BB King, put out a CD ROM with interviews, games and lots more. I still have mine, it was cool. Of course I don’t play it any more, but I felt I got my money’s worth and was chuffed that an old timer like The King could do something so modern.
So here’s my take on this. I have large quantities of CD’s and DVD’s pressed, not of my music unfortunately, but for car navigation. I also have large quantities of SD Cards duplicated, also for car navigation. Firstly, even at volume pricing SD Cards are much more expensive than CD’s or DVD’s.
Universal Music is going to release about 30 ‘Slots’ to start with, from their eLabs Digital Music Unit. Sounds more like a test to me, but anyway, I do applaud them for trying new technology. I think it’s a good idea to try new technology, given that CD’s are losing ground rapidly to downloads.
Will they add extra information to the SD Cards? Maybe for some of those first 30, but then it wil be the same old story, new media for a premium price (for the convenience) and nothing more. If they had listened to people like me 10 years ago (Netguide wouldn’t publish my opinion), they could have reinvented a format giving loads of extra value, far more than people could afford to download and created a whole new generation of fans and collectors. But no, they just wanted to increase cash flow and profit. After all, they knew far better than we consumers, what was good for us.
In my humble opinion, they created the monster we have today where people download and share music for free. And it is a monster friends, because what is happening is people are downloading music for free and the poor songwriters and performers are getting ripped off. Sure there are big bands making truckloads of money for themselves and their promotors, but they are the minority. Most of the people in your favorite bands have to work a day job in order to be able to write and perform music at night. This might not be the case if they got fair remuneration for their work.
I ask you this. Do you work for free? Do you expect to go to work and build widgets or whatever you do and expect other people to reproduce them for peanuts and give them to your mates? Will you accept a 90% reduction in your income because people have found a way to clone your products? I didn’t think so.
Anyway, after that minor digression, this is a storm in a slot. Sure they will make some of these. Then they will cry foul when people copy them (if they can be bothered). They will weep when these cards don’t get sold, except on eBay, Craig’s List or Trade Me after people have copied the music onto their computers and shared them with their mates.
I love new technology, but when I can go to iTunes and for a couple of dollars, buy the only song as a track that I like (because I am happy for the band to make some money from it), why would I buy a little SD Card that I will probably lose.
In my humble opinion, the music industry got this one wrong. Can they redeem it? Only if they figure a way to genuinely add value. They want to offer the music on iGB SD Cards. (Interesting that I struggle to even buy 1GB SD Cards anymore.) Why not do something smart and offer us real value. Do what you should have done years ago and you might find a couple of years of legs in this yet. Use 4GB cards. Load it with the music, the live performance video, the interviews, the music video, lyric sheets (the mechanical rights people can still get a share) and a personal spoken message from the band or artist. You could sell that for a premium and create collectors items that people will want to keep.
Of course when real broadband arrives, people are no longer going to buy music in hard copy. I’m sorry but they won’t. Why would you. The other day I sat down in front of YouTube an had a great afternoon watching videos and listening to music of my favourite bands of the past and the present. All it cost me was a bit of internet access (and I do have ADSL 2 from Orcon so speed wasn’t an issue.
I think the future will be:
New York, Paris, London, Munich, Nobody’s talking about Slot Music.
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