Samsung HL-R5067W 50-Inch HD-Ready DLP TV
Very Good Choice and Great Delivery!
I ordered this TV from Amazon a little more than a week in advance of the Super Bowl a few weeks ago.  I was a little nervous about ordering something this large, fragile, and expensive online but took the risk.  Delivery time was estimated at about 7 days.  But only 2 days after I got notice it was shipped I got called by the delivery company that they wanted to deliver it the next day.  Amazing!  The TV was in great shape when it arrived and the delivery company unpacked it, moved it to my upstairs room, no questions asked.  How easy! <br /> <br />This TV is a great size for the room I've got it in; our sitting area is about 8-10 feet away.  I ordered the HD digital cable from our local provider and...WOW...just incredible on those channels.  Even non-HD channels look good (in 4:3 aspect; I don't stretch it) on most channels.  However some regular cable channels don't look great.  This had been reported by some, like Consumer Reports, saying the picture quality suffered if viewing basic cable inputs.  Fortunately, all those channels have HD versions in our area so I can get over it.  There were absolutely no problems with its use straight out of the box.  No perceivable noise or sounds.  All the pixels seem to work great.  The sound is incredible.  We don't listen to it real loud most of time, so I don't often get the volume much above 10 or 11 (out of 30 or 40?  I don't know; haven't been up that high).  I know some have commented on the remote being confusing, but it turns out we use our digital cable remote to work the TV and so it doesn't matter in our case. <br /> <br />There's also discussion about DLP vs LCD vs Plasma.  I was considering comparable Sony's LCD as well, but the price dropped significantly on the Samsung when I was ready to buy, and my amateur eyes couldn't perceive any significant difference between the two, standing in a brick-and-mortar store.  Plasma is the best, of course, but is just too freakin' expensive, and honestly once you get a DLP (or probably LCD) in the house, without a comparative plasma beside it, you'll forget about that comparison, unless you're a video afficionado or need something only 4 inches thin.  This DLP looks great in its own right and doesn't take up a lot of space in actuality. <br /> <br />Overall, I'm very pleased with this Samsung HD TV and would recommend it highly.