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I purchased this TV at a local warehouse club when it was on sale. I am very happy with the quality and look of the tv. The picture is great on HD channels through my dish. I haven't tried any blu-ray DVD's yet, but I'm sure it will be only better than the dish signal. The tv looks good hanging on the wall and is visually appealing.

This is a really good TV. It looks and sounds great. Connection is easy. We installed it with a wall rack that fit no problem. I waited 15 years to upgrade my TV but I wanted a good one that was reasonably priced. This is the one.

Just got this a few days ago at a great sale price (not from this site though), and I am quite pleased with the image and sound. The 47 inch screen may be a bit large for the room, but when it comes to movie viewing, you won't regret going with the largest screen size you can get away with, as this will add to the viewing experience. The picture quality is terrific, and although TV aficionados may be right about the superiority of plasmas over LCDs on black-levels, this is not an issue for me. I don't see any justification paying hundreds of dollars more for an equivalent-sized Panasonic plasma. As to the sound, the rear-facing "invisible" 15-watt speakers are more than adequate. Adjust the sound settings through an on-screen equalizer, and you get crisp sound with great volume. You won't have to buy external speakers, but a sub-woofer would be nice for those who want to shake up the room.

I bought this TV a week before Thanksgiving 2008. The remote is basic and the menu is dull and boring compared to say Samsung. But those are trivial details. I am happy with this TV. I have hooked up my cable and PS3 to this and all I can say is the picture quality is good, the sound is great. If you live in an apartment like me in NYC area, then trust me, you don't need a home theater system.

For just a little over 1K (thats what I paid), this TV is pretty nice. No complains.

We bought this TV at sams club and we got a 300 dollar in store gift card. We bought the TV for 1200, do the math...good deal!

Anyway, we were pleasantly surprised by how this tv makes our regular DVD's look HIGH DEF. For this, we're going to hold off on Blue-ray for awhile.

The TV is 120hz so the motion of the camera and subjects in the movie seem to move around different, but the quality is awsome.

I don't have a lot of Electronic jargon to throw at you but you need to know you won't be disappointed with this TV. The TV even has audio plug ins for 5.1 surround sound...I've only seen this on computers and receivers.

I'm not sure when the best time to buy a TV is since the price are always coming down. My advice is don't buy a TV with less than 120hz and 29,000:1 contrast ratio (depending on your budget). Because this is the cream of the crop right now...well you can get a contrast ratio better than that, but realistically, you shouldn't get anything lower than that.

Sears or most stores give you 60 days to keep your reciept for price matching. if you own a club membership, I highly recommend you look there first and ask about free giftcards with a large purchase like this.