Sony KDF-E55A20 55-Inch LCD Rear Projection Television
Very well worth it.
We just \\"Downgraded\\" from a 56\\" DLP to this fine baby last week.<br /><br />So far this tv looks amazing. Im not rating anything on sound as We hook everything up to our home theater amp.<br /><br />Bought this during all the memorial day sales for an awesome price.<br /><br />Setup was a breeze, picture quality is awesome if you sit the right distance from the tv. Anyone who complains about the picture on this tv is seeing the following:<br /><br />SDTV - if you watch anything in Standard def on this tv, it will be a dissapointment over a normal CRT tube 27\\" tv. Standard def only displays at 480 lines interfaced, vs the theoretical 1080i that this tv can do (native tv resolution on this tv is a nice 768p though)<br /><br />CABLES - You need good cables to bring out the best in your tv. If you have this hooked up to a digital sattelite or Digital cable box. Go through Component or HDMI with GOOD cables. Heck, you spent 2 grand or more on a tv.. spend the extra $200 on cables please.<br /><br />DVD PLAYER - Still not happy with your dvd resolution? Buy a HD-DVD or a traditional DVD player that will upconvert to 768p or 1080i. You will not be dissapointed.. again.. buy good cables.<br /><br />DISTANCE - The reccomended min distance for watching this tv is 6.8ft  Try 8. you will see the black dots when you get close, this is normal for a lcd rear projection.<br /><br />So far, with this tv hooked up to great equipment, the Tv, in a nutshell, is Awesome.<br /><br />Be warned if you go look at this tv in a store comparasing shopping. Not all Tv's are calibrated correctly. You might be looking at a tv with really bright contrast int he store, but when you get home its dull.. that can be fixed and SHOULD be calibrated for YOUR light settings at home.<br /><br />Pick up any Pixar DVD and do the THX cablibration. you will be shocked at the diference.<br /><br />and heck.. you cant go wrong with a Sony.