RCA F38310 38" 16:9 HDTV with Built-In DirecTV and HDTV Receivers
Good TV if it is not in the shop
I bought this TV in Jan 2002 and it was remanufactured so I got a good deal.  I have been generally pleased with the TVs performance.  The only real complaint is the lack of video output so I can tape a satellite program.  As soon as I got the TV I noticed that there was an intermittant high frequency sound (like a flyback transformer makes, but louder).  The sound would come and go.  The shop got it and kept it for nearly 1 month.  The entire time they said they were waiting on a transformer.  Then when they brought it back, the slip said they had just glued down some ferrite beads (these can make the rining noises).  I was mad that I had been told they were waiting for a transformer, when all they did was glue some beads down.  Anway, about 3 weeks later, the noise came back. It was still intermittent and sounds different when watching an HDTV channel vs. an analog channel.  In October 2002 I finally called the shop again.  They have had the TV for 6 weeks now.  They are claiming they are waiting on a transformer.  I keep getting the run around about when the transformer is going to come in.  I am contemplating just asking for my TV back and living with the noise.  If they could get parts a little quicker, I would not be so upset and would have given this TV a 4* rating.    Updated 2009: The buzzing sound was fixed and this TV has been perfect ever since.  I would change my rating to 4* if I could.