Samsung LN-R328W 32-Inch Widescreen HDTV-Ready Flat-Panel LCD TV
Samsung has Sharp beat
I've had this television for approximately one week and from the moment I opened the box I've been happy with it.  To begin, I will admit that I was a bit concerned about purchasing an LCD television online due to the multitude of things that could go wrong.  But the price was right and avoiding paying sales tax on something this expensive isn't trivial.   <br /> <br />So I ordered it and a week layer the delivery folks brought the TV in.  Because the box looked a bit dinged up I decided not to sign until I observed that the television was functioning properly.  Setup took no more than five minutes and everything checked out ok.  I have to comment on Amazon's \\"special packing\\" - it doesn't exist.  Unless by special packing materials they mean the box that Samsung sends the TV in...which I don't think they do.  But everything checked out ok so no worries. <br /> <br />I'm quite impressed with Samsung's LCD screens - not a single dead pixel on the screen which was a huge sigh of relief.  The picture itself is beautiful.  I've found myself noticing fine details such a stray hair on an actors head that I've never been able to see before.  I watched the re-mastered version of The Wizard of Oz on an upconverting DVD player (with a twenty dollar HDMI cable...don't get suckered into buying a hundred dollar cable) and I can safely say that it was like watching it for the first time - the color, resolution, and utter beauty were amazing.  Moreover, I see no evidence of image blurring in high speed DVD's (Both Mr. and Mrs. Smith looked amazing). <br /> <br />I actually think the sound is nearly perfect without an additional sound system - but I can see why it would be nice to have a few additional speakers in a larger room. <br /> <br />The remote layout, menu functions, etc. have all been very straightforward.   <br /> <br />The screen contrast is great and I especially enjoy the auto contrast feature that senses the amount of light in the room and adjusts the screen contrastto the most ideal settings.  Very nice. <br /> <br />But the real reason why the Samsung beats the 32\\" Sharp is the multitude of inputs on the Samsung.  Specifically, a PC in without going through the pain of switching from  DVI to HDMI and then losing the only HDMI on the TV.  Sharp loses big time on this one. <br /> <br />In the end it's a great TV and I got it at a great price.  If you're in the market for a LCD TV Samsung should be at the top. <br />