Sharp LC-46D82U

Summary: Okay, so maybe it does get better than this but I'm coming from a 10 yr old 27" JVC CRT so for me this is friggin' heaven.

Waited more than a year to finally buy this for a few reasons: waiting for price drop (finally bought at $2,088 at The Brick in Canada on special promo); concerns over banding; waiting for the word on 120hz. It was worth the wait because I got a great price ($500+ CAD less than current prices) and my concerns over banding were quelled. Banding? What banding? Either Sharp finally got it right or this came from a different plant and banding is not an issue there. The 120hz is great. Really notice a difference watching hockey in HD, OMG!

Overall this is a great set and I haven't noticed any faults...yet. I'm somewhat reluctant to say it's perfect but I'm not sure I'll find anything worth complaining about.

Summary: We chose Aquos because CNet said they have wide viewing angles, and we’ve found this to be the case. I can watch TV from the kitchen while doing the dishes (she cooks, I clean) and there’s only a slight, barely-perceptible lightness to the black parts of the picture, not enough to matter. From head on, of course, the picture is fantastic.

Another small bonus: being able to turn the screen off and listen to XM through our satellite provider through the speakers.

The only gripe I have so far is that everything must be done with the remote, including switching from satellite to DVD, etc. That would be fine if our DirecTV remote would do that, but it only seems capable of volume and menu controls. To switch to DVD, we have to use the Sharp remote . . . a pain.