Strengths: Great picture quality and clarity via component inputs, Great sound and virtual surround, 2 HDMI ports, Built-in HDTV tuner

Weaknesses: Cheap remote control, Poor picture from game console.

Summary: I owned it for over 2 months. Even though lately I found a dead pixel (it was not there out of the box), I still feel happy buying this TV. When I walked in the store and compared it with other brands', it didn't look as sharp as the others. However, the color of this one is more natural. Watching movie on this TV is a pleasure. No matter the source is from DVD player, digital cable box or over-the-air digital channel, the picture quality and clarity are excellent. Unfortunately, it is not the same story when hooking up with my PS2 via component output (the best video output for this console). Picture is so dark. Anyway, PS2 wasn't designed to do well with HDTV. Thus I kept my standard TV for gaming. Of course, sound is much better through a Home Theater System. Without a HTS, the speakers on the TV do a very decent job. The virtual surround sound is also great . Unlike Sharp's older model, the speakers of this TV are moved from the L/R sides to the bottom of the screen. This is a wise decision because it will take up less horizontal space and people may put the frontal speakers of their HTS side by side with the TV. Two HDMI inputs and built-in HDTV tuner is simply great. Thanks to FCC they regulated manufacturers to include TV tuner in bigger size HDTV this year (and in all sizes later). If you mainly watch local TV and don't want to pay extra for HD channels, getting a under-$20 indoor antenna may be sufficient. I wasn't able to get much of local channels from over-the-air signal for my standard TV, but now I can get clear picture and sound from all my digital local channels. I am so excited. The only one thing I don't like is the remote control come with the TV. It feels cheap and it's a very limited universal control. I mean not many VCR/DVD/Audio codes are listed in the manual. This is such a disappointment. I almost bought a Sharp 26" for $2400 last year. Now I think the price of LCD TV is pretty stable. It is a good time to pick one up unless you prefer to get a true HDTV (1080p). This one is really a good TV for within 6-feet watching distance.

Strengths: An outstanding HDTV that is easy to set up and begin viewing. The picture is crystal clear and has gorgeous color. The style is sleek with black cabinetry and pedestal.

Weaknesses: Like most HDTVs I've seen, changing from one channel to the next can be a little slow.

Summary: It's hard to believe that for the price you can get such an outstanding HDTV that performs so beautifully. Viewing sports on TV especially has never been so great! I highly recommend it.