Toshiba 57H82 57-Inch 16:9 HDTV-Ready Projection TV
Unreal picture for the money
I did a side-by-side comparison of the brand-new (as of this writing) Toshiba 57HDX82 against the similarly priced Sony, Mitsubishi and Hitachi models.  All were wired with component video using a letter-box DVD (Lord of the Rings) for comparison purposes.<br />These are the features that I noticed:<br /> 1) The Toshiba - in its &quot;standard&quot; video setting - is simply sharper and (equally important) brighter than its competitors<BR> 2) The viewing angles appear wider (perhaps not the advertised 160 degrees, but more impressive than the competitors)<BR> 3) The integrated sound system is better than average - I turned off our external stereo for normal broadcast viewing because the sound is just fine<br />The unit is only about 25-26&quot; deep.  Even though this was going into a second floor media room, two delivery men equipped with straps moved into position in literally 45 seconds.  It's also on rollers, so it's easy to maneuver if you have to re-cable.<br />Don't want to spring for plasma yet, fearing the inevitable 50% price drops next year (at least that's what I feared ;-)?  This unit seems to be state-of-the-art for HDTV projection technology.<br />Check it out side-by-side if you can.  You won't be disappointed.