Apex GB43HD09 43-Inch Projection HDTV
okay for the money
Iv'e had this set for over 2 months. (I like Amazon but they do not take back TVs over 27&quot; so I purchased elswhere just in case..) I have it paired with a Samsung SIR-T165 HDTV Over the air receiver and with a Zenith Silver Sensor HDTV antenna. I find the HD images to be excellent (esp. the PBS broadcasts) but the APEX shoots the Digital TV signal into a 16:9 box in the center of it's 4:3 screen.  So, even with Digital content that is broadcast in 4:3, it appears inside the 16:9 box with bars on the side (as well as the top).  Of course, you can watch this content through the analog AV inputs and it will fill the screen (but it won't be 1080i, it will be 480i which still looks very good)  That's another thing, this set only displays 1080i in HD.  No 720p, so regardless of what the signal is broadcast in, it &quot;downconverts to 1080i&quot; (quotation from the manual). The manual, by the way, is written in broken english.  The overall construction of the TV feels a little bit cheap (the front panel that hides an additional set of inputs feels like it is about to break off)  Changing from one set of inputs to another is a go forward only task that can take 25-30 seconds to get through to your destination.  A back button would be helpful.  Overall, it was a good purchase to get HDTV on a big screen for little money.