Sony Grand WEGA KF-42WE610 42-Inch HDTV-Ready LCD Rear Projection TV
Plasma with Reliability
If you want to hang your TV on the wall I understand the attraction of Plasma.  If not (I believe the majority of people out there do not hang their TV on the wall yet)this is a real alternative with significant advantages.  If it breaks buy a bulb, not a whole TV as you would with Plasma.  Burn in is very unlikely with this technology, whereas Plasma is very prone to it.  Picture quality is better in my opinion in normal conditions, additionally you do not have to suffer the irritation of pixel distortion that currently is a fact of life with Plasma.<br />There is no comparison with CRT, just the 60lbs of weight and the fact it measures around 14&quot; in depth make it worth the change for me.  The picture is truly excellent and unlike non LCD projection TV's the light conditions in the room have a minimal effect.  The viewing mode can be adjusted (vivid, standard etc)to taste and used to enhance the mood of a movie or offset light conditions.<br />Freeze frame and PIP are cool allthough I don't see me using them very much, my brain can only watch one thing at a time unlike other people.  <br />One bonus I did not know about when I bought it but love, is that I can insert the memory sticks from my digital camera and watch a slide show of my pictures in seconds after getting back from a trip.<br />If you are a non geek you will love how easy and quick it was to set up, with no knowledge I hooked it up in minutes.<br />If you want to move it any time you do not need to hire a fork lift and three big guys to help you, at a push I can carry it myself limited by size more than weight.<br />At the end of the day it's just a TV and compared to CRT a very expensive TV at that.  But if you want Flat Screen, HDTV, that is big but light and has outstanding picture quality but you don't want to take on the Plasma risk this is one great package.