Panasonic CT-27SX12 27" TV with PureFlat Screen
Great picture, for a boat anchor
I deeply regret buying this cheaply-built excuse for high-end video equipment. I'm not at all surprised it's assembled south of the quality-control line, this thing is the K-Car of TV's. Yes, the picture is amazing...when you're not staring at a blank screen because the thing dive-bombed on Day 95 of ownership...and OH, big surprise, the parts-and-labor warranty expires at 90 days! <br />I'm an electronics technician, and it was actually cheaper for me to void the warranty by fixing it myself, spending a rather large amount of money on parts, rather than paying someone else a larger sum just for labor with free parts. And it is no joke that this thing weighs a ton--it both feels and performs like a pricey anchor for the USS Arizona. If you live on the second floor and have to take it in for repairs, you will curse Panasonic to your last breath. <br />I had to buy THREE parts: a new powersource card (ouch), a new video interface (the coax cable jack snapped off like the cheap plastic it is), AND a couple of cables that got fried when the powersource blew...and I had it on a surge protector. This is worse than Army equipment, which is lowest-bidder built. If you could see the insides (your local technician WILL see its insides, trust me), you'd see how poorly constructed it is--cheap shortcuts and flimsy plastic everywhere.<br />Save your money. You'll love this TV for however long it takes for one of its myriad technical issues to surface, and it will likely happen after the warranty expires. You could very easily spend its purchase price on repairs, and Panasonic will straight tell you, &quot;So sorry! Hope you'll continue to buy our products anyway!&quot; (RIGHT.)