Toshiba 30HF83 30" TheaterWide HD-Ready TV with PURE Flat Screen
THE REAL DEAL!
I placed my order on the afternoon of 6/20, it was shipped from Atlanta the next day and arrived 6/28.<BR>     The shipper required my signature before the delivery crew  would open the carton.  So, I signed.  I was told that after opening and initial inspection I could reject it.  I am not sure how that would sort out with Amazon's policy.  Better coordination between Amazon and the shipping company on this issue is in order.  Fortunately, the delivery personnel (it takes two people to lift this 120 lb. unit) helped me place it in my narrow cabinet (a primary reason for buying this unit as it is under 30&quot; wide) and waited while I turned it on.  When the setup program appeared I relaxed and told them they could leave.  <BR>  The 30hf83 gives a superb picture and fantastic sound.  The theater 1 setting converts a 4:3 SD picture to 16:9 extremely well.  For example, baseball players do not look squatty.  Based on the avaialbility of this feature, it is hard to justify purchasing a 4:3 HD monitor on the theory that, at least for the foreseeable future, one will be viewing more SD programming than HD programming.  <BR>   Amazon's product, price and delivery time make this unit the real deal!