Mostly: Classical

[Sexton O Blake]

Largest TV I own is a 24" (no fooling!) Have a few 21" and a 13" as well. Not to mention a 21" short neck Viewsonic tube monitor (pride and joy!).

TV is more of a necessity than mere pleasure - so they tend to be on all the time - and hence, part of my "value v. quality" - cheapest junk I can get - and so $179 it was. (since they won't last long anyways).

I haven't moved into LCD/Plasma TVs. We have other priorities (like a 2nd $2000 solid maple armoir to start) and even HDTV isn't high. (We rent the PVR but that in itself has more "interest" value than the TV).

Bottomline - can't provide info. I know Consumer Reports had some articles on big screen TVs - if I find something I will PM you on SI. Epinions.com might help too.

Two things I think I know:
(A) You are looking at a no name. Well its from Costco so you have some support. Consumer reports probably won't help too much - other than guide you with the various technologies.
(B) From what I know, there are only two or three manufacturers of LCD panels. Sort of like the inerts of CD/DVD drives - only probably a handful of companies make them. So what you are left with mostly are the "features".

Is one year the norm for that stuff? Huh! The TV does appear to have 7 inputs so that is pretty good. Though I found some of them are cheesy - SVIDEO OR RCA typically. So the count is probably lower.

I would suggest going to Costco if you can and check them out - there are issues with "watching" them from an angle - from the top or side (depends on model). Pay attention to brightness and overall quality. (or what you can at Costco). Go to a Sony Store and check out some Panasonic - so you can absorb what is out there (Epinions might point you to questions that need to be answered). I think Panasonic is a manufacturer of "stuff" themselves - they seem to be more into plasma though.

Pros and Cons with all.
B