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Message: <blockquote data-quote="John Crichton" data-source="post: 2419610" data-attributes="member: 4779">LP has similar experience to myself so I'll just say that he's on the money with LCD vs. DLP. When I do get a bigger TV I'll probably opt to not go with LCD as the price for the unit + potential repairs and burn-in kinda scares me away a bit. If I'm already spending that much money I'd certainly rather pour a few more bucks into making the space for the TV (projection area?) a priority. That can make a huge difference.I used to work at Circuit City (for about 3 years) and people always went for brand and I agree completely. When I decided to upgrade my TV I did a bunch of research. I wasn't getting a big screen because the space I have isn't much. I was looking for something around 30-35 inches. Ended up getting a 16x9 Sony. Great purchase.The sites I go to are the following:cnet.com - <a href="http://reviews.cnet.com/4520-6463_7-5023901.html?tag=belt.tv" target="_blank">http://reviews.cnet.com/4520-6463_7-5023901.html?tag=belt.tv</a>SatelliteGuys.US - <a href="http://radio.satelliteguys.us/index.php?" target="_blank">http://radio.satelliteguys.us/index.php?</a>Hi Def Forum - <a href="http://www.highdefforum.com/" target="_blank">http://www.highdefforum.com/</a>DHTVarcade.com - <a href="http://www.hdtvarcade.com/hdtvforum/" target="_blank">http://www.hdtvarcade.com/hdtvforum/</a>I browse the forums and see what people are getting, what they are using it for and how it's worked out.Personally, I have found that I don't mind spending the premium price on the Sony brand. You really can't go wrong with them even though their prices may be 5-10% higher than the exact same product from another company. As for TVs alone I'd recommend Sony or Samsung above all others. They have the most experience making them and so many people own them that it's easier to get tech help if need be.There are many folks who will tell you to stay away from Sony.  They'll say things like they've worked in repairs or seen so many defective models or somesuch.  There is a reason for this:  They sell more product than anyone else!  I used to walk through the repair center and see all types of Sony stuff laying around and less of other brands (more notably Panasonic) but when viewing the units I always liked the look of their displays.  If you were buying a smaller TV I'd say that Panasonic is ok but you are looking for something bigger so stick with Sony/Samsung.  Now I will add that I haven't been shopping for a TV in about a year so Panasonic's larger stuff may have increased in quality.  The sites I linked should help with that.  <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" /></blockquote>

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