[Michigan Bowhunter]

I install DirecTV. All of the sets are pretty good. IF you only receive a standard definition signal, you may not be all that impressed. The TV’s all perform well but one of the most important things we all have to understand is the connections are the single most important factor. If you have DirecTV or Dish Network, make sure the installer uses all new lines and new fittings. If installed properly, you will have the ability for the equipment to deliver the best picture to the televisions tuner.

Buy an inexpensive HDMI cable.....DO NOT waste your money on a big MONSTER cable......you couldnt tell the difference if you tried.

My personal favorite are the Vizio product line.

[oh8eleven]

Buy an inexpensive HDMI cable.....DO NOT waste your money on a big MONSTER cable......you couldnt tell the difference if you tried.
Great advice. I bought an up-converting DVD player three years ago - on sale for $75 - and they tried to sell me a Monster HDMI cable for $89.
I got it at WalMart for about $20.

[meyer]

Any opinions on Mitsubishi? They use a thinner bezel around the screen so I can get the most amount of screen into the space in my cabinet. At this point, I can get a 40” Mitsubishi into the spot where a 35” CRT would go. The model I'm looking at is 36.7 inches wide and the space is 37.5 inches wide so I have almost an inch of free space. Height is not a problem since somebody arbitrarily decided that we needed wider screens.