Sony KDF-E50A10 50-Inch LCD Rear Projection Television
***Excellent HDTV for the Money!***
I picked the KDF-E50A10 after comparing it to both Toshiba and Samsung DLP's. The Toshiba DLP's have a bad history with premature bulb burnout and long wait times for replacement. I do not want to deal with that! The Samsung DLP's are great too, but I thought the Sony 3LCD technology expanded the viewable area (side to side) and improved on video game playability. I played an XBOX 360 on a friend's 2nd generation Samsung DLP and it was plagued by a slight timing delay. The pricing for the Sony was great too! I researched prices on [...] and purchased from Abes of Maine out of New York; everything went great with them. <br /> <br />The Sony was easy to set-up and turned on without a hitch. I was a little disappointed that it only had one HDMI input, but this could easily be solved by purchasing a high-quality HDMI switcher available at [...] I will be buying one of these in the near future so I can easily add other HDMI devices. For now, I have my upscaling DVD player (Denon S-301) hooked up to the HDMI and my Hi-Def Motorola cable box hooked up via component video. They both look outstanding on this television! Inherent in LCD displays is the \\"screen door effect\\" which is only visible if you sit really close to the TV. I don't know why somebody would buy a big screen TV and sit 3-feet away, but my couch is about 7-feet away and it looks GREAT.  <br /> <br />This television requires a bit of tweaking to look its best. It comes preset from the factory at a \\"vivid\\" setting, which is to make it look brighter while on display at a store. When you set it up be sure to change the settings to best suite you viewing environment. There are diagnostic DVD's available along with a great device called SpyderTV to help you tweak it to perfection.  <br /> <br />I really like this television and am happy with my purchase decision. Try it!