Best TV for about $1000 budget

I have a friend that got a 32"VIZIO for $700-$800us and he says it plays in 1080p.He also has a 20something that plays in 720p and I have seen it in action with COD4 and GTA4,to me GTA4 on his 20 at 720p looks better than on my 42" Sharp Aquos 1080p.He got the 20 for $300-$400us.

I have a Samsung 1080I 32' I bought back in Nov of 2006 bought it before i got my PS3 and its lovely I cant find anything similar on BB od CC but here is a link to a nice 32' on Circuit city http://www.circuitcity.com/ssm/Toshiba-32-REGZA-LCD-HDTV-32RV530U/sem/rpsm/oid/209557/catOid/-12867/rpem/ccd/productDetail.do

I would keep searching if i were you just wait it out if you cant find anything to git your likes yet.

one more thing if you go to vann's.com they have great deals on tv's thats where I got my 50' plasma that I have now.

I still think this is the best HDTV for around $1000. I own it, it came highly recommended, and loved it.

It's an Insignia 42" 1080p LCD TV. Here's the link at Best Buy:

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=8463076&type=product&id=1184767921005

It costs $996.00 and at Best Buy comes with a free 3 pack of Blu-Rays (ask the clerk about it)

The only thing people complain about is that the contrast ratio is extremely low (1200:1) which means that standard definition programming will look less smooth and more like a bad YouTube video. This is going to happen with all TVs and at this price, its about the best you'll get without buying clearence or open box. I use it for PS3, Wii, 360, HD-DVD, Blu-Ray, PC, and an upscale DVD player. Everything looks GORGEOUS. If you can handle the mildly blurry standard def of cable, or if you're like me and don't watch TV (I've got hulu.com and various other sites for really popular tv) much, then you'll be fine.

Also, the speakers are kinda weak, but given that I've owned 1 HDTV projection tv, 1 HDTV plasma, and I currently own 2 LCD HDTVs, let me assure you that speakers suck on almost all HDTVs. You may want to pick up a cheap 5.1 surround sound if you don't already own one.

This is easily the best HDTV in terms of price and quality. I've owned it about 4 months and I'm not unhappy in the least.

OMG here is a slap in the face dude spend like 300$ more and you get this, only thing is find a stand!!! I might get this one.

http://www.circuitcity.com/ssm/Samsung-50-DLP-Rear-Projection-HDTV-HL-T5076S/sem/rpsm/oid/174307/catOid/-12867/rpem/ccd/productDetail.do

you could always get what I got

http://www.abt.com/product/29204.html

Free shipping too. Though I bought it when they had the customer appreciation sale, so I saved 5% more making it only 981 dollars.