I have been visiting the forums here regularly and in all my lurking I have learned an incredible amount of information but now I have a question I would like to pose. This is my first post so hopefully I won't mess it up!

I have a few DVD's (about 400) and would like to experience them in all their glory. So I am looking for a widescreen TV that I might be happy with. I have a Toshiba 5109 Progressive scan player and want to use it to its capability. Specifically I am looking at a choice between a Samsung SLK407W or the Toshiba TW40x81 although it is possible I have overlooked other options in this price range.

Does anyone have any ideas, suggestions, and or experiance with these TV's? Any input would be appreciated. Oh, I would be watching DVD's about 80% of the time on this TV and splitting the remainder between PS2 games and Direct TV.

Thank you for all the wonderful posts I have read in the past and especially the ones I hope to read in response to this one!

I don't know if your only intersted in the 40" models, but I was looking at a 34" Sharp
There is some info about it here: http://www.hometheaterforum.com/uub/...ML/003660.html

A search on the HTF in the TV area will likely yield some good info regarding the models you specified.

quote:<HR>Originally posted by jpcamb:
I don't know if your only intersted in the 40" models, but I was looking at a 34" Sharp
There is some info about it here: http://www.hometheaterforum.com/uub/...ML/003660.html

A search on the HTF in the TV area will likely yield some good info regarding the models you specified. <HR>

any idea of the price?

Just Under 3K (2700 or so?) found it on mysimon yesterday while looking at the Toshiba model above and can't find it today.

Present Toshiba model is not the TW40X81 but the 40H80. It features a new line doubler, improved remote, and assorted minor upgrades... same cabinet form, however.

I thought long and hard about which widescreen I would purchase before picking up my 40H80; I was NOT a big fan of projection TVs, AT ALL. That said, I am EXTRAORDINARILY HAPPY that I got the 40H80 and not a smaller tube widescreen. Two reasons:

1. As much as I hate rear projection, there is absolutely no doubt that I have a better looking image from an RPTV under the proper conditions. The 40H80 when properly calibrated and watching in the dark from a high-resolution source truly looks like film.
2. 40" isn't as big as you think it is.

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buy.com sux, did you calibrate your TV yourself or do they have ISF techs in your area?

quote:<HR>Originally posted by jpcamb:
Just Under 3K (2700 or so?) found it on mysimon yesterday while looking at the Toshiba model above and can't find it today. <HR>

I was looking for it on mysimon yesterday also, and could not find it. I looked several places with no luck, that is why I was hoping you had a price.

Thanks