Panasonic CT-36SF37 36" 'Superflat' Flat Screen TV
Hard to find but worth it
I recently received my Panasonic 36SF37 36&quot; television using Amazon's White Glove delivery service. It was a pleasant surprise to have the delivery show up at the appointed time, unpacked and installed (all 200lbs)compared to normal shippers' haphazard approach. Although it is not clearly publicized, the 36SF37 has a near flat screen and is 3DY/C, which means it is HDTV ready (with an external box) but is hundreds of dollars less than SONY's WEGA units. The speakers are mounted vertically to the right and left of the screen pointing forward for the best stereo effect rather than under the tube. The rear connection labels are very easy to understand and well grouped but I don't know why the manufacturers can't highlight the raised letters in white to make them more readable in the shadow of the tv housing. Quality of the picture is excellent and setup is not too difficult. This unit has both component input (for high quality DVD)and variable audio out so you can control the volume of external amp/speakers from the TV handheld. It also has a center speaker input so that the tv's speakers can at as the center speakers for surround sound.<br />After comparing dozens of TVs I still had to give up a few items on my wish list. This unit allows only 16 &quot;favorite&quot; channels -- with over 100 channels on any cable system, 16 is too few. The manual for connecting external did not explain things very clearly and the hand-held &quot;quick reference guide&quot; unfolded to almost 3 feet long (2-sided).