Panasonic CT-34WX15 34" TheaterWide HDTV-Ready Flat Screen TV
Buy It! I Love This Set People Like Osborne Are in Left Field Looking At Right!
First off, the problem with some reviews on Amazon.com are like Osbornes below & the reason I rely on Circuit City Reviews more (they are more objective & not in the Twinky Zone like this Osborne fellow- he makes Ozzy seem more intelligent). Anyway, I needed a second HDTV set for my bedroom as the 30\\" one I had was simply too small though it had a good picture. I should preface that I have a 48\\" Mitsubishi Rear Projector HDTV in my living room which I love & bought for $1600 in 2004 which I think you can get now for $1300. Anyway, this 34\\" HDTV set is perfect for a bedroom set as I watch it from about 10' away from my bed & it sits on top of my dresser. Cosmetically it looks beautiful and the picture & size of the picture is superb. Even Non-HD Shows look great on this set which wasn't the case of my 30\\" set. DVDs look great as well whther in widescreen or 4:3 (which I would recommend for old TV Shows). One thing I like about it, is that it has 3 factory preset picture options. I prefer Vivid. The beauty of this is even if you try to fine tune the colors & you don't like the results, you can press one of the 3 preset buttons & get back to the same picture setting. When I buy an HDTV my only concern is picture not sound & that should be yours too, because anyone who owns an HDTV and doesn't listen to their audio via a receiver with 5.1 sound, doesn't deserve to buy an HDTV. Therefore sound quality is irrelevant for my purposes. One of the most ridiculous criticisms I've seen by some nincompoops are their concerns over the weight of this set which makes no sense and shouldn't be a factor. I had my set delivered & installed (for free) & I'm sure 95% of you will as well, so why should weight be a concern if your getting someone else to carry this into your place and putting it where you want it. You can't beat the price. I got mine for $1100 including free shipping & installation. For the money you can't beat this set. I also wouldn't recommend you buy any HDTV that is30\\" or below and possibly even 32\\" or below (I haven't used 32\\" sets) as the picture is too small. With a 34\\" Widescreen TV the picture is the perfect size for a bedroom set. If you want to spend $2500 to $3,000 on a brand name HD LCD thats 34\\" or better, by all means go ahead, but if you are on a budget, this TV is perfect for the price.