Just curious, what is the problem with Magnavox? The most reliable TV I ever owned was a Magnavox I bought in 1978...the salesman said it was the most reliable brand and experience proved him right. I also have a 4-5 year old Philips/Magnavox 32 inch that has been great. I've been researching HD and have seen some complaints about Philips customer service, so I probably won't buy Philips, but I'm curious why your opinion of Maganavox is so low.
I was once an audiophile (college days) and I'm planning eventually to set up a home theater system. I have four JBL L-100 speakers (home version of their 1970's studio monitor) and would like to use those as part of the system, but I'm so far out of date on the equipment I don't even know where to start. It seems I can't even make sense out of a spec sheet any more. Any recommendations?