Toshiba 34HF81 34" FST Pure Flat Screen 16:9 HD-Ready TV
A solid buy
While there are many HD TV's out there, given my criteria the list became short very quickly.  The criteria were roughly: tube-based (not projection), 16x9, w/out the HD receiver built in, between 32 &amp; 36 inches (1080i is assumed).  Cost was somewhat a factor, but given these criteria the costs were roughly equal. This is going to be our main TV and not placed in some &quot;AV Room&quot;. <br />The Panasonic CT34WX50 &amp; this Toshiba 34H81 were the finalists.  Yes Sony &amp; RCA were looked at but for one reason or another they were tossed out.  <br />Feature for feature the Panasonic and the Toshiba were seemingly identical.  For all of the high tech comparisons, the decision came down to placement of the speakers.  The speakers on the Panasonic are on the side of the unit &amp; the Toshiba's are on the front. I am placing the TV in a cabinet and thus the Panasonic's sound would be muffled to say the least. Yes, I have the TV connected to a full-blown Dolby 5.1 surround system, but did not want to have that turned on all the time just to hear a simple show.<br />The Toshiba has worked out fine.  The multiple inputs and outputs are appreciated.  The split screen and multi-channel &quot;favorites&quot; option work well.  Four stars because it performs as expected after spending this much money, I reserved 5 stars for something beyond belief. <br />Using this TV, a Toshiba HD Receiver and a simple roof top antenna, watching the currently broadcasted HD TV shows is fantastic (I do not have satellite TV yet).  Of course, DVD's look fine as well.