Sony KDF-E55A20 55-Inch LCD Rear Projection Television
Best High Definition Bang for the buck...
Can't say enough good things about this TV.  I am an avid Xbox 360 gamer and games look AWESOME at 1080i! I also have about 300 DVDs I am currently enjoying another viewing of on this beautiful screen.  Great size for my room as I am only about 10 feet away from the TV.  I wouldn't want to be any closer, as in bright scenes, I can see the \\"screen door affect\\" that many people complain about on rear LCDs.  It bothered me at first, but I quickly got used to it.    Color was kinda crappy at the factory settings.  I popped in a copy of Finding Nemo, and went through the THX Video Optimizer, and now it is beautiful.      I've seen a few reviews that said their satellite or digital cable looked better on this than their old CRT TV.  I find this hard to believe.  I had Dish Network hooked up with an S-Video cable (no component outputs on my receiver), and it is OK, but it is not nearly as good as my RCA 36' by any stretch.  I quickly upgraded to an HD satellite receiver, and couldn't believe the difference.  Crystal clarity.  Even the non HD programming looked better because the satellite upconverts SD programming, but HD is where this baby really shines!      Speaking of upconverting, you might want to consider investing in an upconverting DVD player, unless you want to wait and see what happens with Blu-Ray/HD DVD.  I got the Oppo 971, and using the DVI to HDMI interface made a world of difference in picture quality, even compared to my progressive scan DVD player with component outputs that I already thought was pretty decent on this TV.    Also remember garbage in, garbage out.  Some of your older DVDs, and anything on a video tape will look mediocre to terrible on this HD set.  It will show every single bit of noise and quality flaws.    I can't fault the TV for any of the issues described above, so that is why I still gave 5 stars.  Just be aware if you are not planning to upgrade to HD cable or satellite, you may be disappointed with picture quality.  If you plan toupgrade, then I highly recommend this TV.