Sceptre X420BV-FHD 42-inch HDTV unveiled

Sceptre has added a new HDTV to its lineup of affordably priced sets. The new TV is called the X420BV-FHD and it has a big 42-inch screen with full 1080p resolution and a bargain price for the segment. The TV has an MSRP of $699.

The native resolution of the set is 1920 x 1080 and the screen has a 5MS response time. The integrated tuner has ATSC/NTSC/QAM tuners inside and the thing has three HDMI inputs. The contrast ratio is 1200:1 and it has 5.1 digital surround sound output. The base of the set swivels 30-degrees in either direction to get the best viewing angles.

The integrated speakers have 10W per channel and viewing angles are 178-degrees vertically and horizontally. I already said the screen supports 1080p and it also supports 720p, 1080i, 480p, and 480i. other than the trio of HDMI inputs, the set also has component, composite, S-Video, VGA, and audio inputs.