Norcent LT-2722 27-Inch HD-Ready Flat Panel LCD Television
norecent lt-2722
I recently bought this model LCD from staples.  I got it a really good price of $420 with tax and after rebates.  Ok well the picture quality seems pretty nice and obviously the tv itself is very nice looking.  I did however notice the response time on sharp movements are blurry.  Now i bought this tv for the bedroom so im really not looking into watching action movies or anything.  So really i am sacrificing some pic quality for looks and the fact that i got it a good deal helps.  <br />  <br /> now remember the contrast ratio is 600:1...that means it steps 600 shades from darkest to brightest rather than 5000 shades like plasma...so things can look a little blocky when you have large dark areas or bright areas  the best lcd out there has around 2000:1 (which would be very expensive) and plasmas have aorund 5000:1 (which makes the pic unbelieveablely real).  the response time is 16ms...they go from around 8 to 30...8 being the best and 30 being the worst. <br />Anyhow i wouldnt pay more than $550 for this tv.  Otherwise i would wait till the flat tube tvs came out and im sure prices for lcds will go down.