Sony KP-43T70 43"  Projection TV
Good Alternative to Large CRT Screen
While shopping for a large screen television, I had considered the 32&quot; and 36&quot; Sony WEGAs.  However, this 43&quot; Sony projection TV had key advantages over the CRT WEGAs.<br />KP-43 Advantages: Thinner  (shallower depth) than the 36&quot; WEGA; Lighter (about 100 lbs) than the  36&quot; WEGA; and Larger screen viewing area (43&quot; vs 36&quot;).<br />CRT  Advantages: Wider viewing angle (both vertical and horizontal); and Shorter  minimum viewing distance.<br />Although the KP-43 projection TV has a larger  screen, it is lighter and can be moved more easily.  It also is a good  choice for apartments or other smaller living spaces.<br />If picture quality  is critical to you, then you should be aware that you may lose detail in  the shadows since the black levels do not seem to be reproduced as  consistently or accurately as a professional monitors.  <br />To calibrate  your TV for your viewing environment, I recommend renting the &quot;Video  Essentials&quot; DVD.  In general, you may need to decrease the PICTURE  (contrast), BRIGHTNESS, and SHARPNESS settings to achieve the best picture  quality.  With the factory settings, you may notice blooming and additional  noise.  <br />You may also notice all the noise from traditional cable and  broadcast signals.  Therefore, you may wish to subscribe to digital  services.  There is a single component video input on the TV, which may not  be enough if you have digital cable and a DVD player.  You may need a  separate component video switcher to accommodate multiple component video  sources, or you could sacrifice some picture quality and use S-Video  connections instead.