http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/14/westinghouses-40-inch-vk-40f580d-lcd-hdtv-dvd-combo-gets-revi/ Engadget Comments for Westinghouse's 40-inch VK-40F580D LCD HDTV / DVD combo gets reviewed http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/14/westinghouses-40-inch-vk-40f580d-lcd-hdtv-dvd-combo-gets-revi/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/14/westinghouses-40-inch-vk-40f580d-lcd-hdtv-dvd-combo-gets-revi/
Did you fall for the Bestbuy sales ploy of refilling plasma TVs with plasma gas? There is no need to put two scalers in this product. This HDTV scales all images to its native resolution. Therefore, the DVD image will be upscaled. Now if you want to complain that the internal scaler is not adequate, that may be a fair gripe if true, but asking for the addition of a dedicated DVD scaler only displays your lack of video knowledge.

Now the true downside to internal DVD players in HDTVs is that optical drives such as CD and DVD player are considered the most unreliable devices in consumer electronics. So the manufacturer is marrying consumers' most reliable product (TV) with their most unreliable product (CD/DVD Player). So if you have to send out your DVD player to be repaired, you end up sending your HDTV along as well.]]>Jul 14th 2008 9:00AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/14/westinghouses-40-inch-vk-40f580d-lcd-hdtv-dvd-combo-gets-revi/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/14/westinghouses-40-inch-vk-40f580d-lcd-hdtv-dvd-combo-gets-revi/
Which store did you get THIS imformation from? That was never part of any training I got from Best Buy!

"Now the true downside to internal DVD players in HDTVs..." HEAT! Until you're able to purchase a combo with a consumer removable/replaceable DVD player "module", I would stay away from larger (32" and above) combos altogether.

"So if you have to send out your DVD player to be repaired, you end up sending your HDTV along as well."

This is one reason why I would never offer one of these as a "main use" television.]]>Jul 15th 2008 10:22AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/14/westinghouses-40-inch-vk-40f580d-lcd-hdtv-dvd-combo-gets-revi/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/14/westinghouses-40-inch-vk-40f580d-lcd-hdtv-dvd-combo-gets-revi/Jul 14th 2008 1:50PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/14/westinghouses-40-inch-vk-40f580d-lcd-hdtv-dvd-combo-gets-revi/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/14/westinghouses-40-inch-vk-40f580d-lcd-hdtv-dvd-combo-gets-revi/Jul 14th 2008 5:35PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/14/westinghouses-40-inch-vk-40f580d-lcd-hdtv-dvd-combo-gets-revi/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/14/westinghouses-40-inch-vk-40f580d-lcd-hdtv-dvd-combo-gets-revi/
You never got this information in training, because Best Buy DOES NOT OFFER ANY FORMAL TRAINING to audio video sales staff, including Magnolia. I worked for Best Buy including its District Office for a year and a half, so I know for a fact. The plasma gas refilling was a common ploy to get consumers to purchase extended warranties. This occured when Best Buy first started selling plasmas. A simple google search will provide you with plenty of stories and commentaries my consumers and HDTV magazine reviewers.]]>Jul 15th 2008 11:00AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/14/westinghouses-40-inch-vk-40f580d-lcd-hdtv-dvd-combo-gets-revi/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/14/westinghouses-40-inch-vk-40f580d-lcd-hdtv-dvd-combo-gets-revi/
If you think you have proof, I encourage you to put up a link to it.]]>Sep 8th 2008 10:41PM