Toshiba 34HF81 34" FST Pure Flat Screen 16:9 HD-Ready TV
Great picture and price...some improvements needed.
After deciding that a projection TV would completely dominate our living room, it came down to this unit and comparably sized Sony. While the Sony had a better picture overall, the Toshiba won out due to price and performance.<br />Pros: Two component inputs plus three additional video in. The ability to use the TV's internal speakers as the center channel. (BTW, the sound is really incredible for a television with such tiny speakers.) 4 different wide-screen modes to accomodate just about any source. SteadySound eliminates those loud commercials. Picture quality is just incredible, especially if you put it next to your old set with a progressive-scan DVD. Cool favorite channel scan that shows 9 channel matrix next to main channel. Not just PIP but side-by-side pictures. Dual audio allows main picture to play on TV's speakers and PIP picture to play on outside source. (Combined with headphones and you can imagine the possibilities.) Universal remote works well with many components for most basic functions.<br />Cons: Not even a month old and I get the occasional wierd picture--flesh tones are vivid blue. Good thing it has a good warranty. While the front of the screen is flat, the inside has a slight curve in the corners. PIP doesn't work with component sources. Channel labels are only 4 characters long, limited to about 20 channels and don't automatically assign themselves. This unit is huge and heavy (163 lbs) which limits what you can put it in/on.<br />Overall a good value for such a excellent picture. To get something better would cost nearly a thousand dollars more.