Hi guys,

I'm about to get a TV. I would like a large tv 50"+ and was looking for the best value. I don't know much about aspects and ratios and what not. I just know that I saw the TV at Good Guys and was impressed by the color and sharpness of the picture for a rear projection tv. Any help you can give me regarding:

1) Is the Sony Grand Wega 60" a good TV?

2) Are there any alternatives if I was to seek another tv? (Budget of about 4K or so)

Thanks.

-Calvin

what did you think of the blacks? a lot of people fell they come up quite short in that department.

That's what I thought the last time I looked at it. Not very good contrast.

I agree. My advice is to stick with the experts--Mitsubishi. A close second (and probably a better "value") is Toshiba. Hitachi makes some nice sets too, but IMO (unless things have recently changed) their interfaces and remotes are not user-friendly.

Thanks for the replies guys. Any suggestions on Rear Projection TV's 50-60"? My father in law has the 65" Diamond vision. I am not too impressed with it's resolution and picture quality.

Are you watching CABLE or DVD. I think most cables signals are not that impressive on a LARGE TV. However, I'm sure the TV you looked at had some kind of demo running, which usually makes it look all nice.

I 2nd the Mits also. I love mine. It's a 55" and has done me very well over the past couple years. Pioneer is also another one to look at.

Also, is your fil's tv *properly* set up? A diamond has an excellent picture. A run-through with a calibration disc will help lots, as well as really doing a complete 64-point convergence. Have these been done? To go a bit further, you can adjust linearity and overscan using the remote. All of this will run you under $50 or so (for the disc and a membership at hometheaterforum, where they have tons of tweaks and how-to's). A real bargain and necessary for any rptv IMO.

I'd also go with a Mitsu as a first choice, or maybe a Panny or Hitachi. Stick with Sony for tube tv's, but their rp's are not particularly good.

Ive got the Panasonic 53" widescreen and am very happy with it.. I've had for a while now with no problems, great picture.. For the size and price of this set (which keeps dropping) you can't go wrong.. No, it doesnt have dvi but I don't need that right now anyway.. HD sources look amazing..

This set can be had for about $1,500 now.. this seems to be way below your spending limit, but you could always spend that $ on a sweet DTS 6.1 or 7.1 setup