Panasonic PT-50DL54 50-Inch Rear-Projection DLP HDTV
fantastic picture quality
after much research, trying to choose between a dlp, rear projection lcd, or plasma tv, I chose to go with dlp.  The blacks seemed to be truest to the color and have the best range.  I compared several different makers of dlp with hd2+ chip.  I did not like the mitsubishi because of its protective screen.  I considered samsung, panasonic and toshiba.  The toshiba is a 52 inch screen, and has the most features, including a built in hdtv tuner, a cable card slot, reads all media cards, and a host of other functions.  however, in three different store, the sd tv (non hdtv) looked a lot worse than panasonic.  I was not crazy about the styling of samsung. so I went with panasonic. Been over all happy with it. <br /> <br />Pros:   <br />Excellent picture quality for hd and sd <br />Sound quality is very good from the tv speakers <br />Remote control is fairly simple (although that can be a negative too) <br />Nice stand <br /> <br />Cons: <br />You can hear the fan running if you are close to tv, or once the tv is off (for a few seconds, as the fan continues to cool down the lamp) <br />The remote is somewhat limited in controlling other devices <br />Only accepts the sd card for slide show off of the digital camera <br />the vertical angle of view is only 30 degrees.  <br /> <br />