Syntax Olevia LT42HVi 42-Inch HD-Ready Flat-Panel LCD TV
A great TV for the price
I've had this TV for two weeks now, and I love it.  The picture quality is outstanding.  My panel has no dead pixels that I can see, which is great.  They put a lot of thought behind the design of this TV.  The input panel is on the back of the tv, but on the side, so you don't have to get behind the set to hook up components.  They also have a built-in light to light up the panel.  The set has two HDMI ports, which is nice so you can hook up a DVD player as well as your satellite or cable box. <br /> <br />The HD broadcasts are beautiful.  The picture is smooth as glass, and the increased resolution of the LCD over a plasma screen is obvious to my eyes, anyhow.  Watching \\"LOST\\" in HD the other night, I thought I was sitting on the beach with all of them. The Standard Def picture off of the DTV satellite is fair, but the local off-air broadcasts look pretty good even in Standard Def. <br /> <br />The other unique feature of this TV is the sound system.  They include two 25w speakers, which really sound great.  It has a virtual surround sound setting which really works well for concert DVD's.  Although they don't equal a top-notch surround sound home-theater system, they are MUCH better than anything I've seen included with other TV's in this price range.  I was going to buy a home theater system with the TV, but I'll hold off and save up some money first.  It's really a great value for the money.  <br /> <br />The two downsides to the TV are the remote control, which seems to be very finicky and needs to be pointed right down towards the lower right hand corner of the set, in order to work.  The other minor downside is that while the viewing angles on LCD sets have improved dramatically recently, and the viewing angles on this set are much better than those I've seen on projection TV's, it still doesn't quite equal a plasma TV.  But, you really have to move off to a severe angle to notice a difference.