Samsung LN-R409D

Summary: I compared this to 42" plasmas and in a side by side comparison there is an obvious difference. This makes plasma screens seem grainy, even in HD. It took a little tweaking of the picture settings to get it where I liked it, but once adjusted it looks great! I have digital cable but not HDTV, and on most channels the picture is very good. When hooked up to the DVD player the picture is amazing. It was more expensive than a 42" plasma, but the plasma wouldn't have fit in my cabinet anyway, while this does. The styling is much better looking than the Samsung LN-R408D, although I don't think that it's worth the difference in price based on picture and features. I just never liked that "V" at the bottom of the "8" series LCDs. It was still less than the 40" Sony and has a better picture in my opinion.