Panasonic CT-27SX12 27" TV with PureFlat Screen
I really love this television
I had the opportunity to place the CT-27SX12 Tau next to a Toshiba 27AF41 and Sony WEGA KV-27FV17.  They all had stunning video that could be adjusted to suit just about any preference for color intensity, brightness, contrast, or sharpness.  Of all three, the Panasonic distinguished itself in video geometry and sharpness.  The Toshiba looked fine displaying cable and dvd, but definitely had vertical geometry problems which could be easily observed with a test bar pattern. Also, focus problems in the lower corners became apparent whenever scrolling text was displayed at the bottom of the screen, as with a stock channel ticker or weather/news ticker.  Like nearly all Sony WEGA's the KV-27FV17 looked great when displaying cable or dvd, but it did show the slight pink halo effect on bright white backgrounds.  In the video area I gave the Panasonic the edge.  All three sets had outstanding audio.  I like lots of low end and found all three sets could pump out very clean audio.  The Toshiba case, however, had a mid-bass rattle or resonance that drove me crazy at 50% volume or higher.  The Panasonic and Sony could go loud enough to drive you from the room without any hint of distortion or sound artifacts.  Case integrity and strength went in favor of the Panasonic in my opinion.  It is solidly put together, you won't see side warping or hear rattling with this one.  So... in the end, I ended up returning the Toshiba and Sony, and I kept the Panasonic.  No regrets, it is a full-featured, well built,  awesome 27\\" flat screen.