Vizio P50HDM 50-inch Plasma HDTV TV
Incredible plasma TV for the money
I bought this at Costco after researching plasmas for a few weeks, both on the web and in the showroom.  Price, before tax, was $1798.  I could tell no difference in the showroom between this and plasmas costing $1000 more.  Since the web reviews were generally positive, this persuaded me to take a chance on this \\"no name\\" brand (sold mainly at Costco and Sams, I believe).   <br /> <br />I've been very happy with it.  I was pasticularly happy to see the improved picture with standard definition sources such as non-HD satellite channels and DVD's.  They look much better on the Vizio than on my old Magnavox 3-CRT rear projection set (which was no slouch for it's time). <br /> <br />The lack of a built in tuner is not a problem for me as the DirecTV HD box has a built-in terrestrial tuner for local HD stations that works quite well.  (A separate antenna is, of course, required.)  <br /> <br />I understand that the people who market the Vizio are the same group that produced the Princeton Graphics computer monitors--which were very highly rated.  Lets hope the Vizio line will continue this tradition of excellence--I certainly have no misgivings so far.