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I've been using a 42" Westinghouse TX-42F430S as my monitor for about the past year and a half. I've actually been very happy with it. No dead pixels, good picture quality, and no quirks with using it as a monitor. However, mine has the lockup problem where once out of every five or so power-ups I need to unplug the unit to get it to work again as well as some very uneven backlighting, which bothers me if I'm thinking about it. I have a friend interested in buying it off of me so I got thinking about a possible replacement.
I'm looking in the $1000 range but can afford up to $1200, if a TV is a really standout set. I will use it as a PC monitor first, for watching videos/movies second, for playing my non-HDMI 360 (Madden mostly) third, and watching HDTV last (sports in most cases). On my computer I browse the internet, play games casually, and watch anime. When using it as a monitor, I sit about three to three and a half feet away, and when watching something I sit back about six feet. I cannot have a glossy screen. In the evening the sun shines straight into my room and onto the wall I have my computer.
Two TVs that have stood out to me are the 37" Panasonic TC-37LZ85 and 42" Toshiba 42RV535U. I like the Panasonic because of it being IPS, which my 2005FPW impresses me with. But I will lose 5" of screen space. I haven't read too many bad things about it so my main concern would be if a drop to 37" will bother me. The Sears near me apparently has it on display so I'm going to take a look at it on Monday. I read the positive review of it posted here recently, which has me leaning this direction.
I haven't been able to find much about the Toshiba. Last year's model, the 42RV530U, was very well-received and many people said it worked well as a monitor. I'm wondering if the 535 has any changes other than the bezel and slight technology refresh? I've seen the 535 at HHgregg hooked up to Component and while it looked nice, it certainly didn't "wow" me.
Have I overlooked any TVs? Has anyone made a jump from a 42" to a nicer but smaller screen? Anyone have any experience at all with the Toshiba? Thank you very much.
I'm looking in the $1000 range but can afford up to $1200, if a TV is a really standout set. I will use it as a PC monitor first, for watching videos/movies second, for playing my non-HDMI 360 (Madden mostly) third, and watching HDTV last (sports in most cases). On my computer I browse the internet, play games casually, and watch anime. When using it as a monitor, I sit about three to three and a half feet away, and when watching something I sit back about six feet. I cannot have a glossy screen. In the evening the sun shines straight into my room and onto the wall I have my computer.
Two TVs that have stood out to me are the 37" Panasonic TC-37LZ85 and 42" Toshiba 42RV535U. I like the Panasonic because of it being IPS, which my 2005FPW impresses me with. But I will lose 5" of screen space. I haven't read too many bad things about it so my main concern would be if a drop to 37" will bother me. The Sears near me apparently has it on display so I'm going to take a look at it on Monday. I read the positive review of it posted here recently, which has me leaning this direction.
I haven't been able to find much about the Toshiba. Last year's model, the 42RV530U, was very well-received and many people said it worked well as a monitor. I'm wondering if the 535 has any changes other than the bezel and slight technology refresh? I've seen the 535 at HHgregg hooked up to Component and while it looked nice, it certainly didn't "wow" me.
Have I overlooked any TVs? Has anyone made a jump from a 42" to a nicer but smaller screen? Anyone have any experience at all with the Toshiba? Thank you very much.