Hitachi 36UDX10SA 36" HDTV TV
Breathtaking picture!!!
We recently went shopping with every intention of buying a Sony Wega. In fact, we were actually in the act of paying the salesman for the Wega when we noticed the 32UDX10S over his shoulder and COULD NOT TAKE OUR EYES OFF IT!  <br />One thing that had bothered us about the Wega and the other digital tv's in the same price range was the horizontal banding lines.  You had to get pretty far away not to see them.  It was something we just figured we would have to live with because we were limited by our price range, but the 32UDX10S on display had no visible banding at all!  Even when we got right up to it.  The way the pixels are laid out you get a PERFECTLY resolved picture even when you are inches away from the screen (not that you'd watch that close). <br />It was really amazing to discover that the price for the 36UDX10S was in our range. We bought the 36\\" model and have been watching it for two weeks.  I had some reservations before it arrived because it isn't a flat screen but there is barely any reflection when the screen is on.  Just that great big, gorgeous picture! The clarity of the picture is particularly noticeable on digital channels or DVD.  Movies on HBO or DVD look so clear and amazing it puts actual theater viewing to shame. <br />We have been happy with the sound quality.  We don't have a home theater system so we are listening through the tv's speakers and we do get a good surround sound effect.  We were able to hook up our stereo system speakers to the tv and that even enhanced the effect.  On viewing my Moulin Rouge DVD we did have to play with the sound settings a bit to be able to hear both the dialogue and the music to our satisfaction.  Turns out the \\"music\\" sound preset worked best.  <br />The only negative we've discovered is that stations that are not broadcasting digitally can look slightly blurry.  This is more a function of how good the tv is that you notice the blurriness on non-digital broadcasts because the picture on digital broadcasts and dvd is so perfectly clear and breathtaking.  Also, HDTV is not yet available with our cable company.  We get digital cable and supposedly Time-Warner will be coming out in spring with HDTV technology.  I can hardly wait.  If this tv looks so great now I can assume I will be blown away with HDTV!   <br />Now the only challenge is to drag myself away from the couch!