We have a Mitsubishi HD DLP projector in our family room, set up with a 102" screen, which is where i watch movies and play games. My wife however likes to watch stupid crap on TV, so she spends her time in the living room, where we have a panasonic 32" CRT standard def tv, with svideo. my wife and I have been talking about replacing the TV in our living room for a while now, however we don't exactly have a bunch of money lying around. while looking around at TVs at local stores, i was not very happy with the picture quality on alot of the sets..with the exception of a few expensive Sony and Samsung units. i was pretty sure i was going to have to spend around $1300 to get one that looked good. then one night at walmart, i decided to look at their selection...that is when i found the Vizio SV420M. it is a 42" LCD, 120hz 1080p television. I was very impressed with the picture quality on this unit at the store.. best of all, it was $749, After talking to my wife, we decided it was worth a try. we picked this up last night and I am nothing but impressed with this unit. there are plenty of inputs
4 HDMI
2 Component
1 Svideo
1 Composite Video
1 VGA
i have a directv HD DVR connected via HDMI, a Samsung HD841 upconverting DVD player (component video) and a modded xbox (component video).
i am very impressed with this unit. the remote is kinda crappy, but that is the biggest complaint i have about the unit. another cool feature is that it lets you name your inputs, which is handy for my wife.
i need to get a wall mount for it yet..but i wont want to spend $200 for one at a store..so i'll be hitting up monoprice.com, since they are awesome.
walmart also has a 47" model in the same series, but it didn't look anywhere near as good..the 42" is definitely the right way to go.
bottom line, if you are looking for an affordable TV that looks great, you can't go wrong with the Vizio SV420M.