ViewSonic N3252W 32-Inch LCD HDTV | 
 enlarge | Brand: ViewSonic
List Price: $799.99
Buy New: $647.99
You Save: $152.00 (19%)
Rating:  6 reviews
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Display Size: 32
Shipping Weight (lbs): 55
Dimensions (in): 32 x 9 x 26
Warranty: 1 year warranty
MPN: N3252W
Model: N3252W
UPC: 766907226812
EAN: 0766907226812
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Includes - LCD TV display, power cable, remote control with batteries, VGA cable, RCA A/V cable, Quick Start Guide and User Guide | | • | Display Area - 27.5-inch horizontal, 15.4-inch vertical, 32-inch diagonal | | • | Integrated digital ATSC (HDTV) and NTSC TV Tuner | | • | 32-inch wide-screen panel, 1366x768 resolution with 8ms response time LCD Panel | | • | Clear Picture electronics supporting 3 - 2 (2 - 2) pulldown |
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| Customer Reviews: Read 1 more reviews...
 Performs well for what it is. November 9, 2008
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
It's pretty undeniable that this TV has a terrible reputation; I mean, just look at the reviews. If you're looking for a small to mid-size HDTV on the cheap, I'm sure there are a million better choices than this ViewSonic set. That being said, I want to put it out there that even though I may have just gotten lucky, this is actually not a bad (or very problematic)TV.
I have had the N3252W for about a year and a half now and it's still running strong. However, it IS a low-end, cheap set, so there are quite a few negatives to be found. First, the casing. Matte black cases don't have to look cheap, but it looks like ViewSonic went out of their way to make this look like the cheapest HDTV available, and they really put the icing on the cake with the faux chrome crap on the edges of the stand. The power button is also made of this cheap shiny plastic and is waaaay too big. Next, the black levels (or lack thereof!). Sometimes it's just painful watching dark scenes. So, as with most cheap LCDs, you aren't going to get accurate, deep blacks, and in effect don't expect HDTV programs to look as color rich as a Sharp, Samsung, or Sony panel. Things look less-eye popping than expensive sets because of flatter colors. And that brings me to my next point: DO NOT watch SD programming on this television! DO NOT watch a dvd in 480i. Invest in an upconverting DVD player. Anything except HD looks terrible on here. Finally, the remote. Viewsonic, for some reason, seemingly in protest of common sense, has decided that they will not release working universal remote codes. But don't worry, because the few universal remotes that work with this set (Sony RM-VL600, Logitech Harmony Series) work almost just as poorly. The set is unresponsive to remote signals about a quarter of the time and slow to respond the rest. To make matters worse, the buttons on the TV itself are unresponsive about 70% of the time and might as well not even be there. They're ugly anyway.
Despite all that, the TV does its job rather efficiently: displaying HD programming. The N3252W sports a common (but strange in my opinion) WXGA resolution of 1366x768, giving more resolution than a purely 720p set, and allowing it to accept 1080i as well as 720p signals. The set has only one HDMI port, so I'd also advise investing in an HDMI siwtch box. It is connected to a DirecTV HD box, an upscaling DVD player, and a Blu Ray player. After tweaking wih the settings for a while the picture is actually pretty good, and just for the hell of it, here are my settings over HDMI:
Contrast: 70
Brightness: 45
Color: 60
Tint: +5
Sharpness: 5
Backlight: Middle.
It should also be noted that pressing "991" While on the TV Menu allows access to the factory menu, where you can adjust more advanced settings such as DNR, Gamma, Luma Control, Flesh tone, etc. It's cool and all, but I wonder why they hid these features and did not include them in the main UI.
Blu-Ray discs look great despite poor black levels, and colors are still pretty good for a TV this cheap. DirecTV looks as good as overcompressed high definition tv can, but If you don't have cable or satellite then you can use this TV's built in digital tuner, complete with info and guide. I have a Wii hooked up over component, and the picture quality is passable/nearly decent; it looks sort of washed out and there are lots of jaggies but that can slightly remedied if you turn the sharpness down. Another area where this Tv shines is the speakers. Lots of HDTV speakers are so bad that external speakers are pretty much necessary; this unit, however, is surprsingly an exception. The speakers are clear, loud, and powerful, and have a simulated surround mode if you wanna use it. Lastly, be aware that this TV is sparse on inputs - One HDMI, One component, one Composite, one VGA, one s-video, and one coaxial, plus aother coax for the digital tuner. For audio there are PC, RCA, and Toslink audio out ports. More HDMI or component inputs would be extremely useful.
If you can find this set super cheap it is certainly not a bad secondary or even main TV, if you don't get a lemon, that is. It performs well sans all the bells and whistles. Unless you're desperate, however, there are much better HDTV's that can be had for a little extra and worthwhile cash.
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