Can someone tell me what the differences between the w1 and w3 models are? Also, anyone that has used this monitor -- how well does it perform for gaming?
Its all in the AVS forum link. I cant read it for you, but the summary is"
W1 and W3 are both 1080p
W1 has reports of some seeing "banding" and hearing the backlight humming noise
W1 has less inputs than the W3
W3 was shipped to warehouses with 1.4 firmware
W3 with 1.4 fw wont allow you to shut off "auto-switching" of inputs, and may cause fault sensing, and make it switch to another input when you turn in on, or even when watching a source and line power drops a little
W3 with 1080i source has "ghosting" with some fast paced action on screen. Some buyers said 720p had no ghosting, some say they can still see it with certain movies, games
W3 now have 1.5 (and maybe, 1.6) firmware sets, although no one has recieved a `1.6
W3 1.4 must have set returned to factory for 1.5 update, or set must be exchanged, under the retailer extended warranty.
W3 serial numbers that have SN0609 or 0611 seem to be all 1.4, a few got Sn0615 that had fw 1.5
W3 when watching SD picture doesnt over scan, so you can see garbage at top the the picture/screen
W3 1.5, you can turn off "autoswitching"
W3 1.4 or 1.5 has no banding
W3 still unknown if 1.5 or fantom 1.6 fm fixes 1080i "ghosting"
Rumors now flying that the W3 is cheap because it has been discountinued after 6 months or so.
Westinghouse CS will tell you a different story each time you call to ask about what was fixed in 1.5 firmware