I finally got some money togethor and was going to buy a hdtv for use watching movies, playing console games (like ps3), and as the coolest large monitor I've ever had for my PC. I didn't realize it would get to be so complicated.

I have a budget going up to $2000. I'd like to have a big screen because I never have had one before, but that's probably a little short-sighted. Was thinking LCD was the way to go, but then was looking at the Sony VPL-HS60, it only has 720, but I was thinking really, where do you find full 1080 anyways nowdays and it's pretty cheap.

My head is kinda swimming trying to wade through all the different options, I just wanted a nice TV, preferably with limited ghosting, because that is kinda annoying, that I could use for watching movies and as a PC monitor and playing video games. Anybody got any suggestions?

What size are you looking for? If your playing PS3, you may want to make 1080p a priority, or if you have/plan on a separate HD DVD or Blu-ray player. Aside from the PS3, what other devices will you have connected to it? How is the lighting/glare control in the room where the TV will be?

Matt

Aside from the PS3, I'm going to be hooking up my PC to it, it's still a pretty high-end system, bout a year old though. Really, between the PS3 and the PC that's about it, I don't watch TV unless it's on a netflix DVD, which I can watch through my PC or the PS3. Glare and ambient lighting can be controlled for pretty well, either it's in my bedroom or the basement (even my bedroom is pretty solid as far as glare is concerned, I used to work nightshifts so I have multiple layers of blinds and curtains to block out the sunlight, made it easier to sleep during the day).

As far as size of the monitor is concerned, I'd honestly like to go as big as possible without losing anything in picture quality. However, the more I look at things, the more apparent it becomes that really $2,000 doesn't seem likely to buy much, especially at 1080. Thinking maybe I should just get a large widescreen LCD computer monitor?

What about something like this..

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=8275706&type=product&productCategoryId=pcmcat95100050016&id=1171058029317

It has 3 HDMI inputs, a VGA input, and 2 component inputs, and it's 1080p. I can't comment on this set in particular, but I have had good luck with Toshiba's in the past. You may want to ask about this in the PS3 forum..users may be able to comment on the ghosting factor who have this set or another Toshiba.

I appreciate all the help, this is really painful to me, I wish I could just bgo buy a TV and it would work. Instead it seems like there a million ways manufacturers cheat to advertise a 1080p set and then it downscales it 720. How do you know if a set will or won't do that? I mean, I know the native resolution is where it's real display capacity is at, but what about turning 1080 input into 720 output?

Also, I thought all projection TVs were plasma and you shoudl avoid that for burn-in purposes?

Here's a good 1080p LCD TV for pretty cheap: Samsung 40" 1080p LCD (http://amazon.com/Samsung-LNT4061F-1080p-LCD-HDTV/dp/B000N4Z42C******br_lf_m_1000078931_1_21_ttl/002-8173033-2760068?%5Fencoding=UTF8&m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&s=electronics&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_s=center-2&pf_rd_r=0CMD4YY0NF6ZPWZ0Z96K&pf_rd_t=1401&pf_rd_p=286925001&pf_rd_i=1000078931)
The attatched swivel stand is really nice and has the same finish as a PS3. I have the 46" version.

Also, I thought all projection TVs were plasma and you shoudl avoid that for burn-in purposes?

Rear projection TV's and plasma TV's are two completely different things. This is a DLP RPTV..is burn-in a possibility? Sure, but just use common sense and it's not even an issue. LCD's do offer no risk of burn-in, but they have drawbacks of their own.

If you primarily watch TV at night, you'll get the best movie/television experience of your life with an affordable 720p DLP video projector.

HD tv looks phenominal on my 480p projector with a 7ft diagonal screen. 720p is plenty of display resolution detail for a stunning image.

For $900 you can get a Mistubishi HD1000U and pair it with a $300 pull-down screen. Even if you paid someone else to professionally install the projector, you can get away for less than 2000. You'll end up with the biggest, baddest, most deliciously beautifull TV around.

The caveatt is two-fold: 1) Installation is a pain. 2) Watching in the daytime requires heavy curtains across most windows.