Philips 50PF7320A 50-Inch Widescreen Plasma HDTV
Excellent value for the money
There has been a lot of noise on various forums (AVS Forum specifically) about the picture quality of this set compared to other comparable sets.  Either I lucked out or simply the negative assessments of the set are overblown. The HD signal as well as the upconverted DVD (thru HDMI) looks outstanding (OTA works just fine)including deep blacks! Star WarsI,II,III look spectacular, as they are shot digitally. As expected the SD looks average, even poor, but thats a function of a high resolution TV. The downsides are the speakers, they are kind of redundant and somewhat ineffective. Second its heavy (138lbs) and the non intuitive way to put together the stand (it frankly looks cheap)doesnt help things. The set does tend to heat up after 3 hrs of use, probably slightly more than other plasmas. Finally the digital out is coax not optical, a huge bummer for me.   That said, plenty of HDMI, and IR connections. So far everyone of them work.  The set has several built in (and helpful) modes of looking at widescreen TVs, which is also quite helpful.  Overall great TV.