Philips 19PS50S 19" TV
Excellent Value, best TV for the Price
I bought this tv as the tv in my bedroom, which I actually watch 90% of the time.  In the living room I have a 27'' Panasonic (excellent).  The best things about this tv are the S-video input, which I haven't used yet, the picture is sharp, and the nice silver cabinet finish.  <BR>There are a few things about the TV that are fairly annoying.  If there is text at the very bottom, a la news channels, it gets cut off at the corners.  Secondly, the remote keeps wanting to make the channel 3 digits.  For example, if you want to go to channel 2, the fastest way is to press 002.  Otherwise, meaning you just press 2 or even 02, it will take a full 2-3 seconds before it actually switches.  Now that doesn't sound like a lot, but when you're channel surfing, it is.  Thankfully it has a nifty feature where you program favorite channels into 4 buttons along the top of the remote.  Program channel 45 to be the red button, and the second you press it it goes to channel 45.  You can even program more than 1 channel per button, eg: channel 45 and channel 86 with the red button.  Press it once and you get 45, press it again you get 86.  It becomes really handy.<BR>Finally, the reason I purchased this TV is for one reason and one reason alone, because it is a Philips.  It has been mine and many others experience that Philips is the best brand of all.  I had my old 19'' Philips/Magnavox tv for 10 years and it still works perfectly, and my sister has a 13'' Magnavox that is probably 11 or 12 years old.  My uncle has a Magnavox 27 that is at least 15 years old and still works better than anyone's Sony that I know.  Just some personal speculation.  All in all, if you are looking for a good looking, high quality 19'' TV, I would DEFINITELY suggest this one, unless you want to shell out another $150 or so for a flat screen.