Philips 42PF7320A 42-Inch Widescreen Plasma HDTV
REALLY THE BEST VALUE FOR THE MONEY!
I bought this tv at sam's club and I have to say it was difficult to part with that much money for a television set when I had 3 perfectly good working sets at home...it didn't really look all that large in the store since it was sitting in viewing sight of 50\\" and 60\\" sets...I stressed the whole way home wondering if this was really worth the money... <br /> <br />but...BUT...when we got it home and set it up...WOW!!! Not only did it look huge but the picture was AWESOME...lots of inputs for anything you could possibly hook up (except no computer hook ups) almost completely idiot proof...unfortunately the manual stinks, it tells you the very basics but not nearly enough and it fails to mention what all the cables in the box are even for, thank goodness for philips 1800 number, customer service is easily accessible and very helpful and I didn't even have a hard time reaching a real person...the sound is doable but rumbles a little when playing loud sounds like roaring engines or explosions...is fully adjustable with slide bar features similar to an equalizer...and I don't know if you all are familiar with this type of feature or not but I have no clue if 1K should be raised or lowered?!? just go with the surround sound and then you won't have to worry about it...the picture looks a little warped on the automatic mode...which fills the screen for you completely...but I was at the store the other day and the more expensive models seem to do it to, so I think it's typical for this type of tv...if you're thinking about spending the money even if you're considering a top level model like a panasonic, this is definetely worth pausing at and considering...in the store...when this model is side by side with more expensive models you may tell a minute clarity difference, but sitting in your media room, family room, etc...the difference won't even be noticeable and the quality is definetely better than average...plus you'll save close to a thousand dollars with this model...go ahead buy it, you can always return it, and it won't even be that much of a hassle since this 42\\" tv weighs less than the flat screen 27\\" in my son's room, plus you can hang it on the wall!! how cool is that?!?!  Oh, by the way the kit to hang it on the wall is NOT included plus it costs almost 100 dollars.