Hi All,

I am a first time buyer of an HDTV and have narrowed it down to a rear projection. However, I have no clue on what to get. There are so many choices out there (LCD, DLP, LCOS, etc) Can I get some recommendations? I am looking for something in between 50" and 56". I do not want to spend more than about $1600. I have three in mind, opinions?

JVC Model# HD56FN97
Samsung Model# HLT5075S (which hasn't gotten great reviews from what I have seen)
Sony Model #KDF55E2000

I appreciate any help!

Hi All,

I am a first time buyer of an HDTV and have narrowed it down to a rear projection. However, I have no clue on what to get. There are so many choices out there (LCD, DLP, LCOS, etc) Can I get some recommendations? I am looking for something in between 50" and 56". I do not want to spend more than about $1600. I have three in mind, opinions?

JVC Model# HD56FN97
Samsung Model# HLT5075S (which hasn't gotten great reviews from what I have seen)
Sony Model #KDF55E2000

I appreciate any help!

Here's the rub, it comes down to what you like when you see the TVs. Go to the stores and try to get them to show you SD and HD content on the set. Here's another thing, are you a videophile? If not, then just find one that looks good to you in the store and take it home to plug in. You won't really go wrong with either of those three TVs, in my opinion.

I've had my JVC for a few months, and I've really enjoyed it. I've noticed some issues the TV has, but they still are very small and don't detract me from my enjoyment of the TV.

Just make sure that you get the best deal possible, and that you calibrate it somehow when you get home.

I know this wasn't espically helpful, but buying a TV is a completely personal and subjective kind of experience. What might look good to someone here might look like crap to you.

samsungs are great if you like neon-bright cartoonish colors.

I think the 50" Sammy you list is lamp-based and thus has a color wheel which brings on the possibility of the rainbow effect plus the potential for failure of that high-rpm color wheel itself.

Between the JVC and the Sony, the Sony allows individual picture adjustments per input, the JVC does not, and it has more adjustments available in the user menu if you like to tweak for perfection.

That being said, the JVC has one of if not THE best de-interlacing of incoming 1080i signals of any set on the market.

It has excellent pq overall with exceptionally accurate grayscale out of the box in Cinema mode, a tiny tad sharper than the Sony but a bit more SSE (Silk Screen Effect). JVC was my first choice last November when I was in the market for a 60" set, but I was able to get a Sony A2000 for a much lower price (about $400) on Black Friday so I went with it. I don't regret my purchase at all but if I could have gotten the JVC for the same price I'd have gone with the JVC.