Toshiba 46HM84 46-Inch TheaterWide HD-Ready Rear-Projection DLP TV
Home Run!
I am just an average guy looking for the best picture on the biggest screen for the cheapest price.  Aren't we all?  This TV is a perfect fit.   I have had the 62HM84 for about 7 months now. Absolutely flawless! No problems or issues - NONE! Picture quality is absolutely astounding in HD! Very, very impressed. I did a *lot* of research and finally narrowed it to DLP (cost, quality, no burnin issues, picture quality does not degrade - ever, weight, size - did I say quality? ;-) I then narrowed the search to Toshiba and Mitsubishi, primarily because of reputation and the beautiful HD2+ chip (not the sub-par HD3 chip which has individual mirrors pulling double pixel duty - half as many flipping twice as fast - which adds a subtle smearing effect to the picture). The Mistu seemed to have more problems and it has an awful glare issue, even on the newer 're-engineered' version. So Toshiba it was and I never looked back! (one of my friends came over for a demo and was sufficiently impressed that he immediately purchased his own!)    Now, you must understand that conventional low-res pictures blown up to 62\\" will appear less than perfect. That is just the way it is. Eventually these signals will disappear from being broadcast and you will still be left with a perfect picture (because DLPs do not degrade over time). So common analog low-res looks poor to OK sometimes (expected, and will be no different on any 62\\" TV), digital low-res channels look very good and digital HD is UNBELIEVABLE!  I mean EYE-POPPINGLY GOOD!      I rent an HD DVR from the cable company and to be able to \\"Tivo\\" in HD is just fantastic. DVD's on my progressive scan Toshiba player look very, very good also. I use the HDMI interface for the DVD's but the component video is comparable as well.  Plenty of inputs (including HDMI) on the TV make it easy.  In a few years the Blue Ray DVD's will allow HD off DVDs and this TV is extremely capable NOW!    I also purchased the matching stand which gave the wholething a sleek, integrated appearance.  Keep in mind that the light weight (99 lbs.) allows you to easily get it into tight basement entries as well.    One last thing - the sound system on this TV rivals and surpasses some of the separate surround systems.  This is the best built-in sound from any TV I have ever heard.  With loads of adjustments and tweaks including simulated surround sound.    Did I say I *love* this TV?