Toshiba 30HF85 30" TheaterWide HD-Ready Flat-Screen Direct View TV
This is a great solution for my DVDs
I really like this TV.  I almost gave it 5 stars.  This is a great solution for getting the most out of DVD and HD input without the expense of going to LCD. <br /> <br />The TV has a great picture, good sound (I'm not a sound freak, so take that with a grain of salt) and lots of features.  We had to play with the settings for awhile until we got the crisp picture we wanted because there are two controls which will cause some distortion on the HD input (Film/Audio and a \\"smoothing\\" setting - set it to Film and smoothing Off).  I was surprised that the default factory settings were not the most appropriate for HD input. <br /> <br />The only reason I didn't give it 5 stars is because in the \\"natural\\" picture size (TV's 4:3 ratio) the picture is centered and a gray panel is visible on each side.  The gray is what bothers me.  I'm sure I'll get used to it over time, but I find it distracting.  We had tried another TV that used black to mat the image.  We actually forgot it was matted within a few minutes of watching.  I have yet to get used to the gray matting. <br /> <br />I should note that I didn't purchase this set through Amazon.  I might have considered it except I had just gone through problems with another set (and another company) where we had to return it - repeatedly - so I wasn't willing to risk not being able to return this set.