Optoma RD65 65-Inch WideScreen HDTV-Ready DLP Television
Incredible HD Picture but...
I actually have 2 of these TVs.  I purchased one for myself and one for my parents in April, from a large warehouse store (I don't want to mention the name here but it's the biggest warehouse store in the country).  MSRP was around $3,000 but the TV was on sale for $2,000 plus an additional $300 off (my parents got an additional $200 off because the product sold out quickly and they had to wait an extra month for delivery). <br /> <br />So the Good News:  The HD picture quality is excellent (this could also be viewed as bad news because I have Comcast and I'm pretty much limited to about 10 HD channels.  As expected, the non HD channels on a 65 inch TV are very grainy, and once you watch HD, you don't want to go back).  The RD65 comes with a lot of inputs.  2 Antenna, 2 AVI, 1 SD, 2 HD, 1 PC, and 1 DVI (I'm probably missing a couple but there are a lot).  Mine shipped with the DVI input but the new ones come with HDMI.  Not much of a difference because 1) the media companies can't agree on an HD DVD standard, and 2) you can buy a DVI to HDMI cable. <br /> <br />Now for the bad news.  The remote control IR is slow.  This is especially true for Picture in/on Picture (PIP/POP) and screen source changes (ie. switching the screen from Antenna to HD).  And when I say slow I mean real slow.  There's also a programming issue with PIP/POP.  For example, if you're watching an HD show and you want to do POP (btw, POP means two pictures side by side) with an antenna show the channel surfing button on the remote doesn't work correctly.  You have to change the focus to the antenna show and then you can use the remote to change channels.  Not a big deal, but kinda annoying.  In addition, a lot of the PIP/POP features have to be changed with the on screen menu instead of the remote control.  That's sort of a pain because the menu overlays what's on the screen for a couple of seconds. <br />Finally, just yesterday I was at my parents house and I noticed a hi-pitch whine coming fromthe TV, I don't have this on mine.  It's almost inaudible and the only reason I heard it was because I had to mute the TV to answer the phone.  With the volume turned up just slightly, the whine is drowned out.  I read somewhere that it could be the fly wheel and if so, Optoma will automatically replace the unit.  One last thing, the TV does take approximately 30 seconds to power up, and I don't mean you see a dark picture which slowly comes into focus, I mean when you turn the TV on the power light flashes for 30 seconds while the TV heats up and then you get a picture.  I don't know if this is true for all HD TVs but this one does that. <br /> <br />Conclusion: <br />The picture quality, inputs and features on this TV are excellent and for the price I paid, I think I got the best deal possible.  There are a couple of minor inconveniences with the remote.  If I had to do it all over again, I would definitely purchase this TV.