Westinghouse TX-42F430S

The TX-42F430S is a great basic 42-inch HDTV, but it lacks the good looks and extra ports that higher-end models offer.

Westinghouse has established a niche for itself by producing inexpensive HDTVs that produce good-quality images but omit the advanced features and sophisticated style common to high-end models. The company's TX-42F430S ($1200 as of November 4, 2008) is no exception.

Test Center lab tests, the set displayed actual nice images, earning a account of Good. In fact, this Westinghouse garnered the aforementioned achievement account as the LG 42LG60. We did notice, however, that the TX-42F430S tends to skew against red in beef tones.
Also noteworthy were the set's speakers, which produced acceptable complete even if the aggregate was maxed out. In contrast, the aggressive Vizio VO42LF delivered acceptable but hardly addled complete at abstinent levels and more addled complete as the ambience approached 11.
The limited ascendancy fabricated abyssal the card and award advantageous settings (such as angel and complete adjustment) a breeze. The limited feels a cheaply made, as abounding remotes on low-price HDTVs do, and it sports a amount of buttons that serve no apparent purpose. I did acknowledge its committed buttons for bound alteration inputs, however.
The Westinghouse TX-42F430S performs able-bodied as an entry-level HDTV. If you aren't a stickler for style, personality, and added appearance such as a anatomic USB port, you'll acquisition that this bargain 42-incher delivers the basics absolutely well.