Peronally I would go with the Samsung as they have excellent picture quality, good value, and are reliable. I don't know about the Toshiba, but I've had bad experience with LG's. I'd also stay away from Vizio. If you're looking for a cheap HD tv, they are a good value but in terms of reliability and picture quality they don't compare with Sony or Samsung. You get what you pay for I guess.
Also, I'd stay away from Best Buy as their customer services sucks and they don't stand behind their products, even with the extended warranty program. I lived out in the boonies and I purchased the extended warranty for my tv because if it is 40" or larger they will come to your house, pick it up, fix it, and then deliver it. When I first started having problems with my LG Best Buy wouldn't honor the service warranty because they said it was still covered by the manufacturer. I checked and it would have cost a lot to send in for repair to LG. So I then told asked Best Buy if they would fix it when my manufacturer's warranty had expired. They apologized and said they couldn't because they were already aware of the problem and that I was out of luck. I haven't done business with Best Buy since.
I'd also stay away from Wal-Mart. I've been told that the tv's they sell had problems coming of the assembly line and didn't pass the quality department, are fixed, and then sold to Wal-Mart at a reduced rate. So you're effectively purchasing a tv that has already had problems.
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