Sony KE42M1 42-Inch M Series WEGA EDTV-Ready Flat-Panel Plasma TV
Good even with regular cable
If you have a HD signal, or even component DVD signal, just about any plasma or DLP or other digital-based tv will look great.  But with regular cable channels, quality depends more on the signal processing chip in the tv.  That chip converts the regular picture to the definition displayed by the tv.  Sony has a really good signal processing chip, better than the Samsung or most others.  Also, as this tv is Extended definition rather than high defintion, there is less interpolation for the chip to do.   <br /> <br />So you will get a better picture with this tv off regular cable than just about any high def tv.  The native resolution of this tv also matches dvd's.   If you watch mostly high def channels, all seven or eight of them, then get a high def tv.  If you watch mostly the 100s of regular cable channels, the tv will give you a better picture, which is why consumer reports rated its picture better than most HD sets.  If you watch high def, this tv will give you a great picture too.   <br /> <br />Just sit back more than about six feet from this tv, as it's large.