Rating: 
Summary: Feature-rich, high-quality except for zapping
Review: I purchased this HDTV as a scratch-'n-dent display model. The 1" scratch appears to be not in the screen glass itself; rather, it seems to be a rip in a protective (anti-glare?) film on top of the glass.Otherwise: I have owned the C32V37 for 3 days and it is truly breath-taking. The unit has its own built-in HDTV tuner which decodes over-the-air signals even better than the Samsung T151 tuner that I already had. The C32V37's tuner reportedly decodes cable HDTV also, but I have only an outside antenna, no cable. I have run a couple of DVD players through the component-video and composite-video inputs; and a Dreamcast and a computer through the S-video inputs. All were displayed with suitable high quality except for the computer, but this is to be expected because the computer (running Windows XP) wants to output at least 800x600 whereas S-video only supports an interlaced 640x480. I plan to connect the computer into the C32V37's DVI input instead; this should result in a 1024x720 computer display, I think. I also tried running the output of the Samsung T151 HDTV tuner into the C32V37's component-video input. The result looks fine but certain capabilities are missing due to the functionality split between the 2 devices. My display model did not come with a remote, but my universal Philips PM335 remote operates the HDTV quite well--even the Picture-In-Picture and Surf List functions--using code 015. The C32V37's only shortcoming is the same one noticed by a couple other reviewers: occasional "zapping," rather like a momentary power drop or electric shock. I have not been able to establish a clear pattern for this, but it does occur. 4/19/04 update: The zapping turned out to be electrical arc-ing on the video output module (visible if one peers inside the unit's works). LG/Zenith Service visited, confirmed the problem, and ordered a new video output module. The next day, they called me back to suggest that perhaps merely reducing the internal brightness (essentially the gross amperage) will fix the problem. The day after, a repairperson visited and made this adjustment. The arc-ing is greatly reduced but not entirely gone. Moreover, the THX Optimode/Optimizer now indicates that for a correct picture, I must set the brightness level to 98%. The obvious danger is that after a few months of aging, the tube will no longer be able to reach a correct brightness level at all. So the repairperson will visit again this week, hopefully to replace the video output module as he first suggested. I would also point out that, in retrospect, this 4:3 set is worthwhile to me only because of the amazing scratch-'n'-dent price of $375. If I were going to pay full price, I would definitely buy a widescreen HDTV instead, because that's the way both movies and HDTV are going.
Rating: 
Summary: Very good HDTV for this price
Review: I really wanted to jump into High Definition arena but was not willing to pay super premium for some of the better known brands like Sony. In fact, I was very skeptical about Zenith but after looking at the demo unit at Best Buy several times (on various days), I was quite convinced to give it a shot. Agreed, the demo unit was playing the canned version of BBs in-house video that probably was souped-up for HD anyway. The key attraction to me was the price and the fact that the audio/visual was no worse than Sony/JVC. I should add at least for this unit (C32V37), given Zenith's not-so-good reputation for quality. I paid around $800.00 for this set at BB (incl free delivery). Into my third week now, I should say I am quite impressed with it. I haven't seen any "zapping" many other reviewers complained about but may be I got a 'good piece'. I had cable for a week, so I cannot say how most other HDTV programs look but the ones broadcast over NBC, PBS and a few others looked really good. I would imagine all others would similarly. Once I hook up for satellite in the coming days may be I'll be able to offer additional inputs. I had purchased Zenith's indoor antenna from Amazon but I haven't received a single over-the-air HD broadcast. I don't blame the antenna, it's the area I live I guess. Dublin, CA is in the East Bay and is situated in a valley. That probably is the reason. I guess I'll need to still shell out for the satellite or cable hook-up. More importantly, DVDs look stunning. That is reason in itself to keep this set. Hope the unit's good showing keeps up over its life. This is Zenith's finest hour to rise but may be it does not have enough marketing dollars to make a rapid comeback.
Rating:
Summary: Very good HDTV for this price
Review: I really wanted to jump into High Definition arena but was not willing to pay super premium for some of the better known brands like Sony. In fact, I was very skeptical about Zenith but after looking at the demo unit at Best Buy several times (on various days), I was quite convinced to give it a shot. Agreed, the demo unit was playing the canned version of BBs in-house video that probably was souped-up for HD anyway. The key attraction to me was the price and the fact that the audio/visual was no worse than Sony/JVC. I should add at least for this unit (C32V37), given Zenith's not-so-good reputation for quality. I paid around $800.00 for this set at BB (incl free delivery). Into my third week now, I should say I am quite impressed with it. I haven't seen any "zapping" many other reviewers complained about but may be I got a 'good piece'. I had cable for a week, so I cannot say how most other HDTV programs look but the ones broadcast over NBC, PBS and a few others looked really good. I would imagine all others would similarly. Once I hook up for satellite in the coming days may be I'll be able to offer additional inputs. I had purchased Zenith's indoor antenna from Amazon but I haven't received a single over-the-air HD broadcast. I don't blame the antenna, it's the area I live I guess. Dublin, CA is in the East Bay and is situated in a valley. That probably is the reason. I guess I'll need to still shell out for the satellite or cable hook-up. More importantly, DVDs look stunning. That is reason in itself to keep this set. Hope the unit's good showing keeps up over its life. This is Zenith's finest hour to rise but may be it does not have enough marketing dollars to make a rapid comeback.
Rating:
Summary: c32v37
Review: I recently replaced my Sony 40xbr800 with this set. The Sony is considered one of the best CRT based HD capable sets. After viewing this set for the last week all I can say is WOW. This set is the real deal ! I purchased it refurb for $600 off of ebay. Worth every penny. Quite frankly it is better than the Sony - hard to believe. The built in HD tuner is a big plus. For OTA HD I picked up a dozen stations - I was never able to do this with my RCA DTC100. The tuner also picks uo Cable HD stations (got ESPN, couple pay per views and other channels - only downside is you can't use OTA HD and Cable HD at the same time - no big deal).
Picture quality is great on HD and DVD. Not bad for DirecTV - better than my Sony.
Othe pluses are the ability to zoom a 16x9 HD signal while maintaining picture quality. Tons of inputs.
A steal at $600 ! A real diamand in the rough.
Rating:
Summary: Great TV for the Price
Review: I've been a video Tech for 4 years now, and i am very particular about tv's. It was a great shock to me when I walked into Best Buy looking at a Pannasonic HDTV and saw the Zenith TV sitting right next to it, with a Sony close by too.
After comparing the HD picture quality i could not believe to see that the Zenith look much better than the sony and the Panasonic.
Great features of the Zenith TV.
1. HDTV Tuner built in
2. PRICE
3. Picture Quality
4. Menu controls
5. Lots of Inputs including DVI connector
6. Nice Remote
7. Instructions
8. Wieght and size
Dislikes
1. Cannot label Inputs
2. Slow changing from input to input
3. Slow cable channel changing
4. Have to go threw all channels to go from OA tuner to cable Tuner
5. Sound quality from tv spkrs not so good
All in all this is a great TV
I have an outside anteena, picking up about 5 HD channels and 15 digital. HD looks awesome. For people that have XBOX the Zenith C32V37 looks awesome, just make sure you turn on all the video modes in the XBOX. Also DVDs look great and regular cable looks just fine.
Rating:
Summary: Pretty nice set for the money
Review: I've had this TV for about 10 days now, so I wanted to do a review to tell people that are thinking about buying it, what to expect. I know these reviews can be very helpful when you're trying to sort through all the HD TV's out there. I know they are for me. I compared this to 40 to 46 inch projection HD TV's, and to several other Tube HD TV's that were around it, including a couple of Sony's and a Toshiba, and thought it had the best HD picture. First, I hooked up the TV to my regular outside antenna that is about 10 to 15 years old, and my Hughes Standard Directv system. I'm about 30 miles away from most of the St. Louis, MO TV stations. Using EZScan, this TV brought in every one of them (except a really weak station), both analog, and digital - I didn't even realize that all of the local stations had gone digital. Each digital station looks great. Of course some look better than others, depending on how the station is sending the signal - 480p, 480i, 720p, or 1080i. I must say that I definitely like the 1080i picture the best so far. That's the good. However, the regular, non-HD channels on satellite, and the analog channels don't look as good as they did on my analog TV. But, I won't be watching the analog channels, now that I have them digitally. A few days after getting the TV, I got my Samsung SIR-TS160 HD Satellite receiver installed. The high definition satellite channels look great. Particularly Discovery HD Theater. The downside is that there's not really very much HD programming on the Satellite right now, but I'm sure we're going to be migrating that way over the next couple of years, where more and more HD programming will come available. The Super Bowl looked really good last night, clear and colorful, and you could really tell the difference when comparing that picture to a good analog set. I have my DVD player and the satellite receiver connected to the TV using Monster 2 Component cables. I've played with the DVI connection that was supplied with the Samsung HD Satellite receiver, and really can't tell much difference between that and the component connection. They both look great. The sound is also pretty good over this TV's speakers. I'm using the simulated surround, mostly. I have a Panasonic progressive scan DVD player/recorder, and quite frankly I can't tell if the picture is much better on the Zenith, than it was on my old analog TV. I really don't think there's that much difference, both TV's looked great when playing DVD's. However, that will probably change with the advent of the High Def DVD players. The one feature that I'd like to see this TV have, that it doesn't (unless I'm overlooking it), is that it would be nice to be able to "de-activate" inputs that you're not using, so that you wouldn't have to go through unused inputs when pressing the TV/Video button, or the DVI/COMP input button. I also don't like the fact that when you turn the TV off, using the power button, the TV goes into standby mode. I'd rather it just totally shut off. You don't want to accidentally leave the TV on for a long time, when you think it's shut off, and get black bars burnt in at the top & bottom of the screen. I also don't think the Aspect modes help much. You pretty much need to watch a program in the way that it was intended to be viewed, whether letterbox or full screen. The remote is easy to use, I think, and works pretty well. The manual is not very explanatory though. So, here's the bottom line. A really nice, vivid, clear picture on the HD & digital channels. Non-HD channels don't look as good as on a good Analog TV. I would have given it 5 stars, if it had brought in the non-HD sources better. But, all in all, for under $1000, a pretty good HDTV.
Rating: 
Summary: Set ZAPS and flickers at will.
Review: I've never experianced a TV that does this sort of thing. I was watching for less than one hour and the set made a ZAP noise follwed by a flicker in the picture, as if you were "shocked" by touching it the way you get a zap from static electricity. I was very dissapointed, being that this set won an award at the Las Vegas CES in 2003. I finally found this TV 50 miles away from me after researching it before I started to locate one. Best Buy could not provide delivery, so I picked it up myself. Imagine my surprise after realizing I had a lemon. I called Zenith and they claimed they had no cases on file like mine. I see that I wasn't the only one with this problem after all. I insisted Best Buy come and get the TV from my apartment. finally the Best Buy coporate office agreed(for a $35 fee). It's a shame, because the HD picture is great and I like the features of the TV, but no way am I dealing with a defective set. I actually thought this problem could have been attributed to magnetic fields, as my TV sits in my digital recording studio, but either way, it'll be out of my hands tommorrow. I'd like to rate the set a 4 but I can't even give it a 3 with thie zapping issue.
Rating:
Summary: Bummed out
Review: Lugged it home and re-wired my home theater system for componet connection, turned out the lights ,hit the DVD and was amazed at how well the picture looked right out of the box. I made some adjustments and got aquainted with the remote and it's controls and was really impressed. Watched it for about 45 min., turned everything off and felt like I had made a great purchase. Came home the next day and was planning to really enjoy my new toy but was really upset to see in the daylight that all around the dark gray collar, surronding the glass, had divits all around it. I was bummed but figured that a service call would take care of this so I sat down to enjoy a movie. When I turned it on, right as the picture was viewable I heard a static pop. I was concerned but still not ready to through in the towel. I started to play around with the PIP functions and all was working fine when the right side picture went snow-city, with cable, and then went blank. Then I went to turn the set off and investigate but I got two more static pops and then it turned off. I wonder if this set is made in two differant plants since the folks that are having problems are experiencing similar defects while others are having no problems at all. When I took mine back, I noticed that there were two of these units on the floor already, marked as open box specials so I didn't exchange it. I haven't bought anything yet because I'm so bummed out and confused, this was everything I was looking for and then some. East Coast Best Buy Shoppers BEWARE
Rating:
Summary: Bummed out
Review: Lugged it home and re-wired my home theater system for componet connection, turned out the lights ,hit the DVD and was amazed at how well the picture looked right out of the box. I made some adjustments and got aquainted with the remote and it's controls and was really impressed. Watched it for about 45 min., turned everything off and felt like I had made a great purchase. Came home the next day and was planning to really enjoy my new toy but was really upset to see in the daylight that all around the dark gray collar, surronding the glass, had divits all around it. I was bummed but figured that a service call would take care of this so I sat down to enjoy a movie. When I turned it on, right as the picture was viewable I heard a static pop. I was concerned but still not ready to through in the towel. I started to play around with the PIP functions and all was working fine when the right side picture went snow-city, with cable, and then went blank. Then I went to turn the set off and investigate but I got two more static pops and then it turned off. I wonder if this set is made in two differant plants since the folks that are having problems are experiencing similar defects while others are having no problems at all. When I took mine back, I noticed that there were two of these units on the floor already, marked as open box specials so I didn't exchange it. I haven't bought anything yet because I'm so bummed out and confused, this was everything I was looking for and then some. East Coast Best Buy Shoppers BEWARE
Rating:
Summary: Its a WOW!
Review: Rarely have I been so impressed with a piece of new technology. Let's see - first copy of Ventura Publisher on GEM (1990); first Netscape browser; our new Athlon64 computer. This Zenith is right up there. Just plug in the antenna, the one we've had outside our house for 10 years (the tuner is integrated in the TV). Run the EZ-setup and it finds oodles of digital tv (DTV) channels. Every channel on regular TV in Los Angeles is broadcast in DTV. PBS on 28-1 came up first, breathtaking 1080i views of the Grand Canyon. Whoa, this is GREAT! We have no cable, no satellite. Just a regular old anntenna with a masthead amplified and we get broadcast pictures as good as DVD. This TV handles everything and has all the connectors you could want, even DVI (which we aren't using yet). The only thing its missing is firewire, if it did I'd set up a small PC to grab video. Handles every format: 1080i;720p;480i;480p and allows zoom to fill the screen. My wife didn't want a new TV. Now she loves this. She watched "Gilmore Girls" last night and thoroughly enjoyed the clarity and wide picture. She's hooked. A truly great addition to every home. Couldn't ask for more. And much better than plasma or LCD. Hey it only goes back 22". That must be OK in all but the most demanding settings. If you're not impressed with this unit you must be dead.
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