Panasonic CT-30WX15 30 In HD Tv
Great HDTV but no 720p
It's funny. I did quite a bit of research online about Sony's KV-30HS420 model, but when I went to pick it up, this tv looked better. The colors were more vibrant, and the picture wasn't as grainy either. I asked the salesman if both models had the same features, and he said \\"yes\\". So I bring it home, set it up, and WHAM! High Def glory! The picture was amazing on 480p, and 1080i... drop dead gorgeous. But I check 720p, not there! The only reason this is a problem for me is that the next gen XBOX 360 is only supporting 720p as of right now, not 1080i as well. I mean, if you want a HDTV mainly for watching broadcasts, then by all means buy this. Be advised though, standard def channels( channels broadcast in 480i) will look a bit stretched due to the fact that this a 16:9 aspect ratio tv, not 4:3. There are options for tweaking the picture, but you get used to it anyway. If this model had 720p capability, I'd give it a 6 out of 5.    Duh!:This set is a CRT(cathode-ray tube) and so can't generate a 720p picture, only 1080i. It then converts that signal to match 480i/p. My mistake. I still give it 4 stars because the Sony I was talking about can at least accept 720p and convert it to 1080i.