Sharp 27-F543 27" Flat-Screen TV
get what you pay for
absolutely fantastic??  but near-HDTV quality? \\"stellar\\"?  lol.  ummm...no. <br /> <br />you can see horizontal and vertical pixel lines (whatever they're called) even when playing DVD.  Granted, it's not bad at all, but it gives a sort of washed-out picture overall.  Actually I'm not complaining, because I bought this for less than $250 and like the other guy said, you get what you pay for.  This is just an average tv.  no HDTV-quality hear folks. <br /> <br />one thing that is below average is the speed of the built-in tuner. I don't have cable TV, so I hooked up my antenna into this TV.  switching channels in the UHF band is horrendously slow.  At least 3, up to 8 seconds of black screen before the channel displays.  It is extremely frustrating for channel surfing.  No problems with VHF though and I imagine cable TV has no problems, but UHF is a rough experience.  Having said that though, the quality, once the channel displays, is much better than the tuner I was using in my old VCR before I bough this TV.  UHF channels that used to have lots of static and noise are now suddenly clear. So i'ts got that going for it I guess. <br /> <br />Sound quality is average too.  No bass whatsoever.  Let's face it folks, this is cheap TV.  You won't be disappointed with the quality for the price, but you won't be blown away either. <br /> <br />Hope you find this review helpful.