Samsung TXM3298HF 32" Neo Slim Design DynaFlat HDTV
The good (picture), the bad (cute noises), and the remote.
I bought the TXM3298HF sight unseen, except for the fact that I'd peeked at a few of it's cousins in the store (the 97 is the same TV, basically, with a bulkier frame).  I'd never owned a Samsung ANYTHING before (generally a Philips/Sony guy) so this was a big leap.<BR>The good...<BR>1 - We REALLY enjoy the picture - it makes even regular cable look better, right out of the box.  A few tweaks with the Avia DVD, and all is well.  Compared well to the Sony and Philips...maybe a notch below the Toshiba.  <BR>2 - Also - the PLENTIFUL connections...The fact that it has TWO HD-capable component inputs was a bonus that some others in this category (Philips and Toshiba) didn't have.  So, though we don't have the HD set-top box now, when we get one we'll be able to see that programming in 1080i and still see awesome video through our Progressive Scan DVD player (which we do have now) on the other HD input.  No VGA port, and the one S-Video jack is inexplicably on the side...but not deal-breakers.<BR>Other items in the \\"plus column\\"...<BR>The sound...We mostly use our home theatre to listen to sound, so it's adequate but probably more than I'd need from the Monitor.<BR>The price...you can generally find it for 1100 or 1200 with no tax and no shipping, so it compares well to the Toshibas/Philips/Panasonic HD monitors out there with fewer features.<br />The bad...<BR>1 - A minor nit - but it is irritating.  There is this little \\"be-be-BOOP\\" cheap-Atari-2600-playing-Galaga noise EVERY time you turn the TV on or off.  It's slowly driving my wife insane.  Someone told me it's part of the Samsung \\"brand.\\"  This chirping would be understandable - maybe even cute - coming out of a cell phone, but not a television.<BR>2 - The remote has many functions (which is nice) but has the look and feel of something from 1981 (which is less nice).  Especially annoying is the flip-up cover.  I don't know if I'm supposed to be happy over these hidden \\"bonus buttons\\" or what, but uncovering them anytime I need them is a pain.  For example, the Picture-in-Picture button is a main (non-covered) button.  The PiP-manipulation buttons (swap/channel/input/etc) are under the flip-cover.  So, you end up navigating all around the remote just to do a simple task.  <br />A saving grace is that this may be self-correcting if the flip-cover is designed to pop off when the remote is thrown at the wall by a spouse driven crazy by the television's \\"be-be-BOOP\\" noises.<br />Overall, we're very happy with it, since it delivers in a big way what we really wanted: an awesome, and affordable, picture.  The beeping startup and weird remote are tolerable in the context of the rest of the package.