Philips 30PW8420 30" Widescreen HD-Ready TV
One or two of the other reviews are on Philips Outlet primarily
Update 10/26/09: This TV is still going strong almost four years down the road, and I still give it five stars. Don't know what happened to the ones the negative reviewers got, but mine is outstanding.<br /><br />*************************************************<br /><br />This is a great HD TV, and I got it from Philips Outlet! I'll comment on the TV instead of on the outlet.<br /><br />I've bought many refurbs and used items over the internet, and this TV has to be one of the best deals I've gotten. It arrived in an extremely well-packed box, looked like it had been properly handled, and weighed a ton! The driver got it inside for me on his dolly.<br /><br />What I found inside the box was a TV that looked brand-new. Furthermore, it has outstanding picture quality and great sound. Live HD broadcasts, like the NFL, look so real that it seems like I could step onto the field. Sound is the best I've found on a TV, at 20W stereo. Most TVs I'm familiar with have only 5W-10W.<br /><br />The 30PW8420 has lots of connection ports, including the latest, HDMI, plus analog component (YPbPr), analog composite (video and sound), and S-video.<br /><br />Display capibilities include 480i (standard broadcast), 480p, and 1080i. We keep ours set on 1080i for the most realistic image. 480i works with the built-in NTSC tuner. Keep in mind that to receive digital broadcasts you must have a separate ATSC over-the -air (OTA) tuner, or \\"set-top box.\\"<br /><br />The only weakness I've found in this set is its pin-cushioning on non-widescreen images. That is, the two vertical sides will bow inward somewhat when displaying bright images, such as a sky. This is only visible when a non-widescreen program is playing, in a display mode such as 4:3, with black bars on the the left and right. I find this to be a minor annoyance, given the very low price offered by Philips Outlet.<br /><br />I definitely recommend the 30PW8420.