Zenith D52WLCD 52-Inch LCD Projection HDTV-Ready TV
Not worth one penny
This is by far, hands-down, the worst thing - anything (televisions and everything else in my household included), that I could have purchased.    To begin with, I found it on 'clearance' when it first came out, for $2,400 - that should have been a sure indication of what was to come.  I too experienced the delay upon startup, the blurry screen, etc, but figured we could live with that, since again, it wasn't meant to be used that often. Anyway, not too long after having it, we began to see images burning in rather quickly onto the screen, and then a blue, lighter, 'circle' emerging from the upper right-hand corner, which then extended unto the center of the screen.  Upon contacting Zenith, I was told (in essence) \\"so sad, too bad\\".  They suggested I contact an after-market repair center who wanted over $1,000 to \\"maybe\\" fix the problem.  So, in other words, we basically took $2,400 (plus taxes) and flushed them down the toilet, and then, Zenith wanted us to additionally flush another $1,000 down along with it.  Um, I don't think so.  In fact, Zenith customer service was SO bad, and this product SUCH garbage that in my household there will never be another Zenith product again.  Ever.  In addition, I have \\"turned\\" everyone I can think of in my rather large (Latin) family circle away from any product from this company, not so much as 'to get back' at Zenith, but because I really believe that this TV, and more so, their handling of this obviously common problem, to be SO very bad and inexcusable (apathetic, pathetic, lackadaisical - you get the picture).  I believe that a person, a company, an entity, is best known for how they handle/respond to errors they have made, and in my book Zenith garners a big, fat ZERO for putting out this product I would imagine without sufficient testing, etc.; but beyond that for their evident \\"We could care less, since we already have money-in-pocket\\" attitude.  Additionally, I have to agree with a poster below, that the \\"good\\" commentsleft on this model television are either 1. someone who just purchased it and has not YET experienced the problems with it, or 2. Zenith employees deliberately \\"upping\\" the ratings.  What better evidence than this: The TV has been discontinued.    In the end, do yourself a favor ... if there is any doubt in your mind about any of Zenith's products, do NOT buy it; if you are in the midst of weighing another manufacturer's product and Zenith's, go for the OTHER one.  Why?  Because even though, as stated earlier this TV was the biggest piece of garbage I could have ever purchased, the television itself wasn't THE main problem.  The main issue, for me, is the fact that based on most of the reviews here, and on other sites, and based on my dealings with Zenith on this matter, the company itself is not worth a cent of my money, and has obviously no regard whatsover for their customers.  Save yourself the headache.