Toshiba 27AF45 27" Flat Screen TV (Silver)
Great television for the price
After a spilled water incident killed my five year old television, I finally decided to upgrade. Plasmas and LCD's are still too expensive, so I went with this one. <br /> <br />I think it is an absolutely great television.  With the BBE and surround sound on, the sound from the tv speakers is clear and powerful.  I used to have to really pump up the volume on my old tv, but now at low levels it is still doing very nicely. <br /> <br />The smart sound feature is also very powerful.  On my old tv, watching DVD's meant putting the volume up almost to maximum.  Now, the volume stays consistent despite the input. <br /> <br />The image is very clear and sharp.  I had to lower the contrast levels significantly, and a couple of others from their defaults to get rid of a slight glow and washed out feeling with the default settings.  However, with those minor adjustments, it looks really fantastic.   <br /> <br />Only negative is that Amazon ships through Eagle shipping for these large packages, and they are a very rinky-dink operation, at least near Portland, OR.  Many delays, some caused by them just forgetting to put the tv on the truck (they even told me that directly - sorry, just forgot!).  If I bought a large item like this again, I would be very tempted to just drive to Best Buy.