Toshiba 52HMX84 52"" Diagonal Cinema Series HD Monitor DLP Projection Television with HDMI
Excellent set with vibrant colors
I have suffered through the decision to purchase HD set for several years. Now I have decided that the time has come and I could never catch up with the technology. After researching this field for a while I have decided to purchase the Cinema series 52HMX84. <br />I have also considered Mitsubishi's WD-52725 and Samsung's new HL-P5085W. After thorough comparison I have excluded the Mitsubishi just for their Mirror-like front screen. Even on 725 series, they failed to make it anti-glare. You could see yourself reflecting in that tv, not to mention lamps in your living room. It is a great-looking TV, and you could remove the screen, but I did not feel like spending that kind of money and then mess with screen removal. Samsung also looked great, I just thought that colors on Toshiba were deeper and richer. All the rave reviews on the internet helped too. I bought it from a local retailer that had no return policy - he is the only one carrying Cinema Series in the DC area. I was freaking out because of that, but after they delivered the set and I hooked everything up I was simply stunned. I have Denon DVD 2910 dvd player and Monster HTS 3500 power conditioner (that DOES make difference) and HDMI cable from  Monster. Finding Nemo was so stunning, like you watch aquarium screen saver on your PC. Indeed, sometimes you do see rainbow effect - but only when very bright white is on black and you move your head - but my wife could not see that. I find this tolerable because it does not happen often. I chose Cinema Series because it had 2 HDMI inputs - if you do not have AV receiver that could switch those, you would need 2 - one for your DVD and one for satellite receiver. HDMI or DVI are unquestionably better than component inputs. TV has plenty of customization options and I do plan on having it calibrated. I highly recommend it.