HD PICTURE QUALITY. HD picture quality was Very Good, overall. Reproduction of fine HD image detail was Very Good, just shy of excellent. There was some slight loss of fine texture due to "noise-reduction" processing. Color accuracy was Very Good, with flesh tones in particular, looking natural. Very Good contrast—the difference between the darkest blacks and brightest whites—gave images convincing depth and dimension. Black levels were OK and maintained some contrast in darker scenes, but they fell short of the better TVs. The quality appeared worse as we viewed from the sides—see our Viewing Angle results, below. Low image brightness—OK for a dark room but too dim for a brightly-lit room. Its reproduction of smooth edges on image content deinterlacing of 1080i video fell short with some visible "jaggies"; and film mode detection from 1080i content was Excellent.
VIEWING ANGLE. This Westinghouse model has a narrow viewing angle overall, below-average performance among TVs. Only those seated directly in front of the screen will see the best picture quality. We examined the image quality at various viewing angles—its image quality notably decreased as we moved away from the center position. When we viewed the TV from the sides image quality degraded significantly. The picture showed a strong loss of color, so flesh tones looked very washed out. Black levels brightened significantly, and made dark scenes look hazy. We viewed the image from above and below center screen, and noticed Good vertical viewing angle performance, with only slight changes in color, contrast, and black level.
MOTION BLUR. In our motion tests, this Westinghouse TV had only Fair motion performance, with significant blurring. It does not have a special feature to minimize motion blur.
SOUND QUALITY. We got poor sound from this TV. Its shortcomings were very apparent on typical programming, and especially so with movie soundtracks and music. In our listening evaluations, we found the bass (low frequencies) was notably missing. Treble (high frequencies) was satisfactory. The overall sound was on the bright side, notably thin and closed in. This TV should be OK if the room isn't too noisy—we found the speakers could produce a Good volume level and without obvious distortion. If you expect decent sound from your TV, especially one intended for primary viewing, look at other models or be prepared to add an external sound system.
EASE OF USE. Consider the TV's stand is 25 inches wide when choosing a table top to place it on. On first power up, an on-screen guide appeared—which you could choose to follow when setting up the TV. The remote controls the TV via an IR light beam which must be pointed at the TV. It has a simplified design with a reduced set of buttons. It includes many of the typical buttons: power, channel up/down, volume control, mute, menu, and exit. But annoyingly it lacks a source input button. It also has dedicated buttons for streaming Netflix, Disney+, Hulu, and Sling.
INTERNET FEATURES. This TV provides internet functionality via its "Roku TV" portal, with access to a library of applications from the Channel Store. Movie streaming services that can be downloaded to this TV, or are built-in, include Netflix, YouTube, Amazon Prime Video, Hulu, Disney, Apple TV and HBO Max. Claimed support for external voice assistants (not built in to the TV) include Amazon Alexa and Google Assistant.
CONNECTIONS. This model has three HDMI inputs (one supports ARC, audio return channel) one USB port, an optical digital audio out, a headphone out, WiFi wireless networking; DLNA, to access files within your home network; Casting, which allows you to send streaming content from your mobile device to the TV via your home network; Screen mirroring, where the image on your smartphone or other compatible device can also appear on the TV.
WHAT'S INCLUDED. You get with this TV: a quick start guide, an electronic user guide via the TV's menu, and a remote control with batteries. No printed manual is included.
