RCA 50&#34; DLP HDTV &#45; HD50LPW175
I love it
I have had this TV about 5 months I think... and I still love it. The color is unbeleivable, and High Definition content looks astounding.  <br /> <br />There is \\"enough\\" inputs on it, but it could have used more. Oddly enough, Input #1 is the plain old AV (yellow, red, white) inputs, where inputs 2 and 3 have component (red, green, blue). The front inputs are useless to me because I dont run my audio through the TV. HDMI doesnt support 480i signals but most of the hdmi devices will upconvert to a better signal. The strange input setup has my VCR on input 1 (old style AV jacks), DVD player on input 2 (Component), xbox on input 3 (component), and Directv HD Tivo on HDMI. I would prefer my VCR on input 3, but did not want to waste one of my component inputs.  <br /> <br />The black frame looks very sharp and almost dissapears in a dark room watching a DVD. Looks a lot like a plasma display. <br />As with all DLP's (and probably all digital tv's) there is a slight delay in processing the video image. If you use the speakers on the TV it takes care of the lip sync issue itself. Otherwise you need to make sure you have a delay setting on your AV receiver. The video delay isnt noticable playing games. There is a slight delay between the time you press the button and the time you see the result on screen. Although I know the delay is there, I've never been able to detect it in a game. The delay is measured in miliseconds and for the most part, seems non-existant. <br /> <br />480i Signals dont look that great (although I have yet to see any digital TV that handels them well) 480p-1080i looks very impressive. If you love watching DVDs this is a great TV for you. 480i is on the way out and when its no longer being used Im sure I wont miss it at all. If you want a good 480i display get a direct view CRT, but you'll wish you waited when cable companies and other providers drop support and stop broadcasting in 480i. <br /> <br />The DLP engine produces extreemly bright and vivid colors, possibly more vibrant than any other display technology I have seen to date. <br /> <br />All in all, a great tv for the price, You would be hard pressed to find a 50\\" tv for less money that looked as good. If the rating system was on a 10 point scale I would have given it a 9. But because its on a 5 point scale and there is no 4.5 I had to give it a 5. 4 is to low, but its not quite a 5 because of the weird input layout and 480i quality.