Sony KDF-E55A20 55-Inch LCD Rear Projection Television
Great picture and sound, and six auxiliary input sources
Some people have complained about the quality of standard-definition (non-High Definition) TV signals on this system.  Of course, standard-definition signals are going to look much poorer than high-definition signals, but I was very surprised by the fact that standard-definition actually looks a lot better on this TV than it did on my 27-inch standard-definition JVC TV which was top-of-the-line in its size range when I purchased it in 1999.    The controls are fairly easy to understand and the manual is helpful, though it would be better if it gave more detailed information.    The sound quality is very good.  I had thought the sound on my old JVC was good, but I was missing out on the bass (low) range, when I started watching this unit I was amazed to hear what I had been missing.    Note that the effective size of the screen is measured at 55 inches, however since most signals are still standard-definition, you won't use the full screen.  When watching standard-definition TV, the effective screen size is about 46 or 47 inches, because the sides of the screen are not used.    Update August 8, 2006:  A couple gripes    1.  The \\"SteadySound\\" feature, which is supposed to level the volume by making loud sounds quieter and quiet sounds louder, so you don't have to turn the sound up to hear the program then get blasted out of your house when the loud commercials come on, doesn't seem to do anything.  I do not notice a difference whether it's on or off.    2.  Only one HDMI input.  What were they thinking??    3. If you're thinking about using this TV with your computer video card's DVI output, don't buy this one.  While you can use a DVI to HDMI converter cable to use this TV as a computer monitor, the TV converts the input so that you can NOT set it to native resilution and therefore the screen displays poorly.  Sony's official position is that this TV was not designed for use as a computer monitor.  I now regret buying it, because though it is a terrific TV for both standard and HDTV, I spend much more time on the computer than I do watching TV.    I still keep my rating at five stars, because for what it's designed to do the TV is awesome.