HDTV Widescreen recommendations, please


Hello, all--
I just bought a new X-Box, and I realized that my 6-year old Mitsubishi TV just isn't up to the task, in terms of inputs, color, sound, etc. If I'm going to buy a new TV anyway, I figure I should look for something in the 36"-40" range, and it may as well be HDTV-compatible. I like a lot of inputs in the back (maybe 2 component and 2 S-Video). The sound isn't *that* important to me, since I'll probably pick up a quality receiver and a 5.1 speaker setup at some point soon. I've seen sets in these sizes priced at $1500-$2000, which I can handle. Does anyone have any recommendations as far as a brand, a model, something they own, something they wish they owned, etc? Thanks in advance, as always, for your help.

--Brian
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Showing 1 response by vamiller

Have you seen the Sampo 34" flat tube set (model SME-34WHD5)? It's got a rudimentary tuner, so you might consider it as more of a monitor than a full TV, but it looks good and is reasonably priced.

Also, Princeton Graphics, the computer monitor people, make a 16:9 monitor that will take pretty much any video format you can throw at it (model AF3.0HD). It uses a curved-screen tube but the picture looks really great. The only bad thing I've heard about it is that it goes black when switching video modes, so on some DVD players or VCRs, when you fast-scan through the DVD or tape the screen goes black for a few seconds, which makes skipping around difficult.

Just for your consideration.

Vernon