[Canadian Tire] Westinghouse 4k Roku TVs, $290 for 50", $340 for 58"

Dec 20th, 2020 4:32 pm

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BowenZ50772 [OP]: Jr. Member; Jan 8, 2019; 152 posts; 647 upvotes

Dec 20th, 2020 4:32 pm

[Canadian Tire] Westinghouse 4k Roku TVs, $290 for 50", $340 for 58"

Retailer:: Canadian Tire

Was looking for a big tv for my new home when i came across this online. Seems like pretty good deals for the size, 4k and roku. reviews seem decent too.
Never heard of the brand before but apparently they're somewhat big and established. Check it out and lemme know what you guys think.

Links:
58"
https://www.canadiantire.ca/en/pdp/west ... l#store=30

50"
https://www.canadiantire.ca/en/pdp/west ... #store=175

edit: seems like 50" is out of stock now

Dec 20th, 2020 5:23 pm

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InvaIid: Deal Addict; Jul 21, 2016; 1519 posts; 3461 upvotes

Dec 20th, 2020 5:23 pm

Got 3x 43" at the last sale. They are used as secondary tv (bedrooms, basement) and they do their job well, I like them. Sure they are not as good as a $2000 tv.. but for the price they are more than fair!

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Dec 20th, 2020 5:29 pm

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hammy: Member; Sep 4, 2005; 288 posts; 262 upvotes

Dec 20th, 2020 5:29 pm

BowenZ50772 wrote: ↑ Never heard of the brand before but apparently they're somewhat big and established.

You've never heard of Westinghouse? They've only been around since the 1800s...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Westingho ... orporation

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Dec 20th, 2020 5:46 pm

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mc hammer: Sr. Member; Sep 20, 2003; 664 posts; 279 upvotes; Burnaby

Dec 20th, 2020 5:46 pm

hammy wrote: ↑ You've never heard of Westinghouse? They've only been around since the 1800s...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Westingho ... orporation

Westinghouse displays =

Tsinghua Tongfang Co., Ltd. a Chinese state-owned software company based in Beijing

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tsinghua_Tongfang

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Dec 20th, 2020 5:51 pm

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AlexT909: Newbie; Nov 22, 2017; 59 posts; 428 upvotes

Dec 20th, 2020 5:51 pm

It baffles me how Tongfang makes such good laptops yet such awful TVs.

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Dec 20th, 2020 5:53 pm

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Zamboni: Deal Fanatic; Oct 19, 2008; 7391 posts; 2990 upvotes; Whitby

Dec 20th, 2020 5:53 pm

hammy wrote: ↑ You've never heard of Westinghouse? They've only been around since the 1800s..

Yep....if George Westinghouse was alive he'd put his foot through all these TV's on display at crappy tire bearing his name.

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Dec 20th, 2020 5:55 pm

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Murkdx: Member; Feb 3, 2019; 404 posts; 478 upvotes

Dec 20th, 2020 5:55 pm

How is this TV as PC monitor?

Dec 20th, 2020 5:57 pm

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User131439: Sr. Member; Apr 18, 2017; 807 posts; 1669 upvotes

Dec 20th, 2020 5:57 pm

Zamboni wrote: ↑ Yep....if George Westinghouse was alive he'd put his foot through all these TV's on display at crappy tire bearing his name.

This is probably the funniest comment I've read all day lol!

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Dec 20th, 2020 6:00 pm

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redflagdealsguy: Deal Expert; Feb 24, 2018; 26154 posts; 35286 upvotes

Dec 20th, 2020 6:00 pm

Murkdx wrote: ↑ How is this TV as PC monitor?

Undoubtedly quite bad, unless you luck into a decent panel through a quirk of manufacturing.

Stick with name brands attached to established manufacturers.

Sharp, Toshiba, Westinghouse, RCA, etc. all sold their labeling rights to nameless Chinese producers who re-badge commodity bargain basement panels with their now tarnished names. These labels are sometimes set aside for QA-rejects from more reputable manufacturers, as is the case with RCA.

Westinghouse and RCA are associated with particularly heinous lottery panels.

Stay wise, folks.

I aim to be inclusive and considerate of others in my posts. If I fall short of that mark, feel free to let me know in good faith, and where appropriate, I'll edit my posts. Thank you.

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Dec 20th, 2020 6:08 pm

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redflagdealsguy: Deal Expert; Feb 24, 2018; 26154 posts; 35286 upvotes

Dec 20th, 2020 6:08 pm

iggy666 wrote: ↑ Model #: WR58UC4139

Youtube .. com/watch?v=9BJhn-UptKU

Read the comments on this video, zero surprises.

Garbage.

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Dec 20th, 2020 6:19 pm

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redflagdealsguy: Deal Expert; Feb 24, 2018; 26154 posts; 35286 upvotes

Dec 20th, 2020 6:19 pm

iggy666 wrote: ↑ Which TV would you recommend? I have a small Sony Bravia from the early 2000s as my main TV always turned on and it's still going strong.
I want a new large screen TV.
IMG_20201220_181531853_HDR.jpg

I recommend a name brand.

LG, Sony, Samsung, are all good options generally.

Panel lottery is real everywhere, but less of a problem with the above.

Tell us your budget and proposed TV size.

I aim to be inclusive and considerate of others in my posts. If I fall short of that mark, feel free to let me know in good faith, and where appropriate, I'll edit my posts. Thank you.

Dec 20th, 2020 6:23 pm

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Murkdx: Member; Feb 3, 2019; 404 posts; 478 upvotes

Dec 20th, 2020 6:23 pm

redflagdealsguy wrote: ↑ Undoubtedly quite bad, unless you luck into a decent panel through a quirk of manufacturing.

Stick with name brands attached to established manufacturers.

Sharp, Toshiba, Westinghouse, RCA, etc. all sold their labeling rights to nameless Chinese producers who re-badge commodity bargain basement panels with their now tarnished names. These labels are sometimes set aside for QA-rejects from more reputable manufacturers, as is the case with RCA.

Westinghouse and RCA are associated with particularly heinous lottery panels.

Stay wise, folks.

Thanks! Save me a trip

Dec 20th, 2020 6:23 pm

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redflagdealsguy: Deal Expert; Feb 24, 2018; 26154 posts; 35286 upvotes

Dec 20th, 2020 6:23 pm

iggy666 wrote: ↑ I'm thinking OLED 65". Prolly gonna grab something LG CX or Sony A8H tier.

Well... either is excellent. Good choice.

Expensive but good.

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Dec 20th, 2020 6:27 pm

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pooper: Deal Fanatic; Nov 29, 2007; 5871 posts; 5732 upvotes; No Bum Deals

Dec 20th, 2020 6:27 pm

I saw a guy walking out of CT with one in his arms today beaming from ear to ear ....

There are much better bangs for your bucks. TCL and Hisense among them.
When it comes to cheap TV's don't buy them from CT. 2c.

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Dec 20th, 2020 6:39 pm

#15

chevyz07: Deal Addict; Jun 6, 2015; 2014 posts; 1952 upvotes; Vancouver, BC

Dec 20th, 2020 6:39 pm

I have one and yes it's bad but for $290,340? Ok price

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Dec 20th, 2020 6:53 pm

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lead: Deal Guru; Nov 21, 2002; 11738 posts; 4115 upvotes; Winnipeg

Dec 20th, 2020 6:53 pm

pooper wrote: ↑ I saw a guy walking out of CT with one in his arms today beaming from ear to ear ....

There are much better bangs for your bucks. TCL and Hisense among them.
When it comes to cheap TV's don't buy them from CT. 2c.

maybe a tcl if it had roku at same price, but I wouldn't touch a tcl or any tv that wasn't a major supported brand that ran android os for smart features. The recent discussion of security issues on tcl are horrible with android os . There should have been some repurcussion for leaving root system file open over http.
https://securityledger.com/2020/11/secu ... smart-tvs/

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Dec 20th, 2020 7:18 pm

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pooper: Deal Fanatic; Nov 29, 2007; 5871 posts; 5732 upvotes; No Bum Deals

Dec 20th, 2020 7:18 pm

lead wrote: ↑ maybe a tcl if it had roku at same price, but I wouldn't touch a tcl or any tv that wasn't a major supported brand that ran android os for smart features. The recent discussion of security issues on tcl are horrible with android os . There should have been some repurcussion for leaving root system file open over http.
https://securityledger.com/2020/11/secu ... smart-tvs/

Forget about using the inbuilt softs with these kind of things. Poor performance at best. I always use external inputs and leave them on a DMZ aside from the odd firmware update if required.

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Dec 20th, 2020 7:30 pm

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Crichtonfan: Deal Addict; Mar 18, 2015; 3350 posts; 3607 upvotes; Antarctica

Dec 20th, 2020 7:30 pm

lead wrote: ↑ maybe a tcl if it had roku at same price, but I wouldn't touch a tcl or any tv that wasn't a major supported brand that ran android os for smart features. The recent discussion of security issues on tcl are horrible with android os . There should have been some repurcussion for leaving root system file open over http.
https://securityledger.com/2020/11/secu ... smart-tvs/

Disconnect your "smart" tv from wifi/ethernet and connect its HDMI port to whatever decent media box / device you can get for your budget.

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Dec 20th, 2020 7:34 pm

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pooper: Deal Fanatic; Nov 29, 2007; 5871 posts; 5732 upvotes; No Bum Deals

Dec 20th, 2020 7:34 pm

Crichtonfan wrote: ↑ Disconnect your "smart" tv from wifi/ethernet and connect its HDMI port to whatever decent media box / device you can get for your budget.

+1 although TCL's have an annoying feature that flashes the front LED when not connected. This can be circumvented however

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Dec 20th, 2020 8:02 pm

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AcidRainXPL: Jr. Member; Oct 16, 2010; 167 posts; 46 upvotes; Toronto

Dec 20th, 2020 8:02 pm

Just bought the 58in one and the panel is cracked..

Westinghouse 4k Roku TVs, $290 for 50", $340 for 58"

[Canadian Tire] Westinghouse 4k Roku TVs, $290 for 50", $340 for 58"

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