Sony Grand WEGA KF-42WE610 42-Inch HDTV-Ready LCD Rear Projection TV
Great value and performance
How can someone say great value for a $2500 television? Well, compared to comparably sized plasma and DLP sets, the 42WE610 is inexpensive.<br /><br />Cutting to the chase - This set will appeal to you if:<br />-You desire a very bright screen (this set is BRIGHT!) which can perform even in daylight<br />-You would like a slim TV (much smaller than CRT, about a foot deep)<br />-You see rainbows on DLP sets<br />-You don't have $4000 or more for an HDTV plasma (not EDTV panels which are cheaper)<br /><br />This set's cons are:<br />- a somewhat lackluster black level (which can be tweaked very effectively by either professional calibration or online research)<br />- sporadic reports of problems, which all seem to be resolved as of mid-2004.<br /><br />Subjectively, I feel this set outperforms plasma screens, as the pixel structure is not as easy to see, and for the brightness levels achievable (wouldn't want to burn in that plasma!).<br /><br />I also feel it outperforms DLP, because the picture is less noisy  and there are no rainbow effects (trails of color on high contrast images caused by the viewer's perception of the color wheel which separates 1-chip DLP white light into colors). DLP has slightly better blacks, but they're very close. In my opinion, the Grand Wega generally produces a picture which is less noisy and more \\"film-like.\\"<br /><br />In summary, anyone would be pleased with this set's overall performance. I haven't regretted the purchase once in over a year.