Thanks for the explination on the contrast. That is good to know.

I plan to use this tv for mostly gaming and maybe some general tv watching but thats it. Its not going to be my everyday tv. I already have a 51" Toshiba for that.

Anyone else have any suggestions on other brands I might look into. What brand/model TV are you using? Did everyone spend $1500 for the sony? Anyone else have experience with the vizio? are you happy with it?

How bout, sharp or panasonic?

Looking for an new LCD to hookup to my 360. Would like to stay under 40" due to space limitations. Which is also the reason going LCD...for its small footprint.

Anyone make any recommendations on what brand you currently have? Are you happy with it? I was looking at the samsungs, but have come across the VIZIO brand. Can get the 32" for $699 or the 37" for $899 vs the samsung which is at $1250 for a 32" or $1600 for a 40".

I have heard good things about the vizio, only thing that concerns me is the low 1600:1 contrast ratio.

Oh, dont need 1080p at this time. 720p/1080i is ok.

Thanks

For a $200 budget. I would recommend looking into the small "HTIB" Home Theater in a Box setups. There are several at BB and CC that are around $200. They come with 5 speakers and a sub.

While not great by any means, this would also give you a "matched" set of speakers which probably would sound much better than your cheapo van speakers.

Why is everyone going LCD? I thought DLP was supposed to be the best for gaming? In fact I seem to remember reading somewhere that samsung was working with microsoft on their new tv's for specifically that reason.

Is it because of the size? Or because you have to change the bulb every couple years? Or is it the rainbow effect?

I have played the 360 on an older samsung DLP and I must say that it was the best looking graphics I have ever seen. I wanted to sell my 51" crt rear projection immediately and go get one.

Just curious as I am in the market for a new tv for gaming/movies, etc., and had my mind made up that I was going DLP until I started reading that everyone is buying LCD flat panels now.