Westinghouse LTV-32w4 HDC 32" high-definition LCD TV with built-in front-loading DVD player

Westinghouse LTV-32w4 HDC 32

Westinghouse LTV-32w4 HDC 32" high-definition LCD TV with built-in front-loading DVD player
Manufacturer: Westinghouse
Product Type: CE

Editorial Review:
Product Description
widescreen 16:9 aspect ratio * 1366 x 768 pixels * plays DVD-Video, DVD-R & DVD-RW, DVD+R & DVD+RW, and Video CD *

Average customer rating: 3.0

expensive , cool, unreliable
9 months and working well...
If you buy a Sony laptop, be prepared to pay >$250 to replace a dead fan after the warranty expires
I love every Vaio I have
Too Fragile

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Sony VAIO VGN-TX770P/B 11.1" Notebook PC (Intel Pentium M Processor 773, 1024 MB RAM, 80 GB Hard Drive, DVD+R Dbl Layer/DVD+/-RW Drive)

Manufacturer: Sony IT
Product Group: Personal Computer
Binding: Personal Computers
ASIN: B000EVOBGY

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This TX770 notebook comes in black. Sleek and powerful, the VAIO(R) TX770P/B Notebook is ultra-portable at 2.76 lbs with standard battery and long-lasting with up to 7.5 hours of standard battery life. The TX770P/B also offers a DVD+R Double-Layer/DVD+-RW drive, 11.1" widescreen Display, and integrated 802.11 b/g wireless LAN4 and wireless Wide Area Network (WAN) technologies. With wireless WAN, you can access the Cingular Wireless national EDGE network to extend your wireless coverage beyond LAN access networks and hotspots, giving you the freedom to go farther, do more, and stay connected. And, with Sony's original SmartWi technology which seamlessly integrates wireless WAN, wireless LAN, and Bluetooth technologies, you can quickly and easily toggle among these advanced wireless connectivity options. The VAIO(R) TX Notebook features a generous 11.1" WXGA widescreen display5 with Sony's original XBRITE(TM) LCD technology for higher brightness levels than standard displays with high contrast for deeper blacks and brighter whites and all colors. Optical Drive - DVD+R Double Layer / DVDRW CDRW Combo Drive Operating System - Microsoft Windows XP Professional Edition with Service Pack 2 / Anti-Virus and Recovery Software - Norton Internet Security (90-Day Subscription) / TrendMicro Anti-Spyware 30-Day Trial; VAIO(R) Recovery Wizard; VAIO(R) Support Central; VAIO(R) Update; VAIO(R) Security Center;Adobe Photoshop Album Starter Edition; InterVideo Instant On; InterVideo WinDVD; Intuit Quicken 2006 New User Edition (Previous Quicken users may require additional upgrade) / Microsoft Works 8.5 - 60 Days Trial Version of Microsoft Office 2003 (Small Business Edition) / Roxio DigitalMedia SE; Sony Original Software - Click to DVD - DVD Creation; DVgate(TM) Plus - Digital Video; Image Converter - PSP Transfer; SmartWi Connection;SonicStage Mastering Studio- Audio Mastering & Remastering; and other titles pre-installed

Amazon.com Product Description

Take a load off your shoulders when you're racing for your plane with the sleekly designed and ultra-portable Sony Vaio VGN-TX770P/B notebook PC, which weighs just an amazing 2.76 pounds and offers a sleek, durable carbon-fiber case. And with 4 to 7.5 hours of standard battery life , it has the stamina to power you through your most demanding applications. With the integrated wireless WAN, you can access the Cingular Wireless national EDGE network to extend your wireless coverage beyond LAN access networks and hotspots, giving you the freedom to go farther, do more, and stay connected. It comes preloaded with a suite of Sony multimedia software, enabling you to create, manage and view your multimedia files with ease. Use Sony's Click to DVD software to easily create high-quality customized DVDs with the DVD+R Double Layer drive, while Sony's SonicStage software makes managing your music files and making your own audio CDs a cinch. It also has an 11.1-inch widescreen LCD with XBRITE technology, 1.3 GHz ultra-low voltage Pentium M 773 processor, 80 GB hard drive, 1 GB of installed RAM (1.5 GB maximum), Bluetooth wireless capability (for connecting to peripherals such as PDAs, cell phones, and printers), a multi-format memory card reader, and Microsoft Windows XP Professional edition operating system.

The Basics
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Hard Drive: The 80 GB hard drive (4200 RPM) is average in size for notebook PCs--but a bit larger than you'll find in comparable ultra-light notebooks. It offers more than enough capacity for storing documents and productivity software for road warriors. You'll also be able to store a good-sized digital audio library.

Processor: The Intel Pentium M Processor Ultra Low Voltage 773 (1.30 GHz, 2 MB L2 cache, 400 MHz FSB) delivers outstanding mobile performance and low-power enhancements for sleeker, lighter notebook designs. The 1.3 GHz clock speed can be misleading--for most tasks, this processor will be faster than a 1.6 GHz Pentium 4-M. It sits at the top of the spectrum for this processor class (as of May 2006).

Memory: The VGN-TX770P/B has two memory slots and comes loaded with 1 GB of DDR SDRAM (PC3200, 400 MHz DDR RAM; 2 x 512 MB), and it can be expanded to a maximum of 1.5 GB.

CD/DVD Drive: Offering the latest in DVD writing technology, the multiformat DVD/CD drive is compatible with both DVD+ and DVD- disc formats as well as dual-layer (DL) DVD+R discs, which can store up to 8.5 GB of data. It offers the following write speeds: 2.4x DVD+R DL, 4x DVD+R, 2.4x DVD+RW, 4x DVD-R, 2x DVD-RW, 24x CD-R, 10x CD-RW.

Keyboard & Mouse: This notebook has a standard 82-key keyboard (1.7mm stroke and 17mm pitch) and electro-static two-button touchpad as well as a wireless LAN on/off button. </ul> Screen, Graphics and Sound
The 11.1-inch XBRITE LCD has a resolution of 1368 x 768 pixels--perfect for watching movies in their intended 16:9 widescreen aspect ratio. Sony's Smart Display Sensor feature instantly adjusts resolution when you connect to a display or projector. Video is powered by the Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 900, which uses Intel Dynamic Video Memory Technology (DVMT) and provides up to 128 MB of shared video memory. The integrated audio card provides 16-bit stereo sound via the built-in stereo speakers.

Connectivity and Expansion Slots
The VGN-TX770P/B features Sony's SmartWi technology, which seamlessly integrates wireless Wide Area Network (WAN), 802.11b/g wireless LAN and Bluetooth technologies, enabling you to toggle among your wireless connectivity options depending on your surroundings. With the Bluetooth connectivity, you can communicate and synchronize with Bluetooth-enabled peripherals such as PDAs and cell phones. You get a good offering of connectivity options, including both USB 2.0 and iLink (Firewire): <ul>

2 USB 2.0 ports for connecting a wide range of peripherals--from digital cameras to MP3 players

1 FireWire (also known as IEEE 1394 or i.Link) port for connecting digital video camcorders and other peripherals

1 VGA monitor port

1 PCMCIA (or PC Card) slot (Type I/II, 32-bit)

1 headphone jack

1 microphone jack

Port replicator connector

Memory card slot, compatible with Memory Stick and Memory Stick DUO media with MagicGate functionality and Secure Digital Media (SD) </ul> It also has an integrated 56K modem (V.90) and an RJ-45 LAN network port (for a 10/100 Ethernet connection to networks and DSL/cable modems). The optional Port Replicator unit also includes 3 additional USB 2.0, VGA, RJ-45, and parallel ports.

Preloaded System and Software
This system comes with the Windows XP Professional Edition (which adds Microsoft's IIS Web server, back-up and recovery utilities, Remote Desktop, and other enhanced business features) with Service Pack 2 featuring Advanced Security Technologies, which helps to reduce unwanted downloads and pop-ups while surfing the Web. It also comes loaded with a bevy of Sony multimedia software: Click to DVD (DVD creation), SonicStage (digital music), Vaio Media (network file sharing), DVgate Plus (digital video), and Image Converter (for PSP transfer). Other preloaded software includes Quicken 2006 New User Edition, Microsoft Works 8.5 (with word processing, spreadsheet, and calendar), Norton Internet Security (with 60-day subscription), Roxio DigitalMedia SE, InterMedia WinDVD, and TrendMicro Anti-Spyware (30-day trial).

Dimensions and Weight
Amazingly small and light, the VGN-TX650P/B weighs 2.76 pounds with standard battery and measures 10.7 x 1.12 x 7.7 inches (WxHxD).

Power
It's powered by the VGP-BPS5 lithium-ion rechargeable battery, which produces a battery life of between 4 and 7.5 hours.

What's in the Box
This package contains the VGN-TX770P/B notebook PC, rechargeable lithium-ion battery, AC adapter, Cingular Wireless SIM card, and operating instructions. It is backed by a one-year limited hardware warranty, and Sony offers 1-year of toll-free telephone technical assistance.

Wireless Wide Area Network (WWAN)
If you're the ultimate road warrior, you need to access the Internet and check e-mail without having to plug in your Sony Vaio notebook PC, and without cables to boot. Welcome to the world of WWANs (wireless wide area networks). With WWANs, you can access critical network resources and home office files from the front seat of your car, the airport, the local coffee shop, or your recliner at home. Sony Vaio computers use SmartWi technology to access the Cingular Wireless national EDGE (Enhanced Data for Global Evolution) network.

A WWAN uses long-range wireless connections -- the same networks as cellular phones -- to provide access across a large geographic area. In comparison, a WLAN (wireless LAN) covers only one or more buildings located close together. The use of wireless connectivity on a WLAN is simply an alternative to the PSTN (public switched telephone network), which you may have used -- or still use -- to dial into your ISP (Internet service provider) or reach your company's network. On a WWAN, however, you use wireless connectivity to reach your carrier's data network instead of plugging into a phone jack and dialing into your ISP. Each mobile device communicates with the public carrier's base station, providing coverage across entire states, regions, and countries via cell phone towers.

Customer Reviews:

expensive , cool, unreliable.......2007-04-27

I loved this laptop when I bought it. Super sleek, really light , great 80GB HDD , built in DVD RW , ran reasonably fast (for a small processor) and very nice to look at - Many colleagues stopped by to admire it

It gave me very good performance and great battery life for the last 10 months. But now the problem is showing up that other reviewers mention. The laptop fan has died (I think) its shutting down by itself often and has lost critical data thrice this week. By touch it seems the processor is runing very hot and automatic power management (ACPI) is slowing it down so much that apps crawl or is shutting the system off completely at random times

I am dreading sending it to Sony given the reviews below.

So ultimately for such an expensive machine, relaibility has been poor - its nearly unusable now that the slowness and shutdowns have begun. My fingers are crossed to see what happens next.

I've owned several Toshibas, Dells, IBM, etc but this one has been the fastest to go completely on the blink

9 months and working well..........2006-11-15

Be careful when reading online reviews. Many people have an axe to grind and are not objective in their reviews. There are a couple great examples of that above.

I will tell you what I have found in 9 months with this computer. It works well, runs kind of hot and the fan is moderately loud (what do you expect with a half inch thick laptop), and otherwise works and looks like the day I bought it. I use it heavily, ie. several hours a day every day, and it has held up very well. I plan on replacing it with another one when it's another year old or so.

If you buy a Sony laptop, be prepared to pay >$250 to replace a dead fan after the warranty expires.......2006-10-29

I completely agree with the review by [Laptop Professional "Anonymous Owner"]. Potential customers, you should read reviews by owners who have owned the product for some time, especially for laptop.

I bought a Sony VGN-T250 laptop one and half years ago. It is a previous model of this product line. It was one of the most expensive models and I only used it lightly during the one and half year.

Now, the fan had exactly the same problem as posted by by [Laptop Professional "Anonymous Owner"], --- it became noisy for two weeks and then died. Sony insisted to charge >$250 to replace it because the warranty was just for one year.

If you check Internet, you will find low quality fan is wide spread problem in Sony laptops.

Be aware: Sony sells such low quality product at high price and then makes another round of profit by repairing it. I used to consider Sony a high quality brand and now they have destroyed their own reputation.

I think there should be a class action lawsuit again Sony on the fan problem.

I love every Vaio I have.......2006-10-06

This is my sixth Sony Vaio. I've loved every single one of them and my wife loves her's too. Highly functional and stylish. I've got 20 years of IT experience and put my Vaios up against any other laptop on the market.

Too Fragile.......2006-08-08

This unit is too fragile for use as a traveling laptop. My screen cracked when I moved the unit on my desk (a $699 repair). The attitude at Sony was "you shouldn't move it by the screen".... The Sony repair service experience is a horror. I'm going back to my older & sturdier Fujitsu P series.

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