Samsung HL-S5687W 56-Inch 1080p  DLP HDTV
Stellar picture & value - one caveat for 4:3 source material
As with most of the other reviewers, Amazon delivery and set up was an easy and excellent experience. The picture quality is really stellar; other 1080p sets such as the Sony LcOS sets were equally good but much more expensive.  With all of the inputs and functionality, these 87 series DLPs were easily the best value I saw.  Simple to use also. Yes the sound is pretty average, but I have a 5.1 setup so its not really a big issue - it is perfectly adequate for most casual viewing.    This set does have a viewing angle profile similar to that of an LCD set, so it won't be right for everyone's setup.  Those with unusually wide rooms or with height differentials in thier space should scope this set out first.    My one real gripe is that there is curvature in the vertical letterbox bars for 4:3 material - regardless of the source.  There is no curvature in the horizontal letterbox for panoramic material (2.35, 2.40 etc) - its strictly a 4:3 issue.  The service tech (getting service, through Samsung, was pretty painless & straightforward) explained that this was characteristic of DLP and the 1/4\\" to 1/2\\" bend from vertical on my set was within spec and not as bad as he's seen.  There are no geometry adjustments for this set - basically if it converges its considered ok.      This is obviously not an issue for any widescreen format - so it won't affect a lot of people at all - but if you have a nice collection of 4:3 only material - for me its DVDs - old movies (pre 1955 or so) and older TV shows - this is something to be aware of.  If the curvature is not extreme you can learn to live with it, but it would really bother me if my set was one of the ones that was \\"a lot worse\\".  One tip - a lot of animation looks pretty good stretched to 16:9, but most live action, especially of more recent vintage does not.    All in all, I would definitely still go for this set, the picture qulaity, ease of use, and value are outstanding.  But a few years down the road, when there will be a lot more choice in good value 1080p - the 4:3 thing might cause me to consider another direction.