Loewe or Toshiba HDTV ready?


I am interested in purchasing either the Loewe 30" Aconda or the Toshiba 34" tube (16:9, HDTV ready). I have seen them both, but not side by side. Can anyone comment? Also, what about the new Panasonic 34" Tube 16:9 as well? Thanks in advance
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Dovetail- any thoughts on who makes a quality splitter? Also I am somewhat concerned because I have cable modem and cable digital phone thru same provider. No one can tell me if this affects the signal, other than the fact that it must be split a second time (once to split out the TV from the phone/modem, and then a second time to the various TVs. There is some kind of a filter at the output of the first splitter (where the TV signal is split from the modem. Anyone know if I can just use a bigger splitter, rather than passing thru two is series? Anyone know I where could get a 5 way splitter (1 in, 5 out) rather than the 2 way, 4 way that currently is present?
All direct view televisions have an invar or shadow mask. It is situated behind the screen and is in place to prevent the electrons from bouncing back into the crt. If you drive the crt too hard, the invar mask will overheat. This results in Blooming od the picture. It will seem overely bright and incoherent. It has nothing to due with a dark picture overall. Also, if it were not there, the crt would take full beam current and the phosphor would be darkened very quickly, thus ruining your new tube.
Thanks Tke0810,
I replaced the coax connectors and it greatly reduced the
image problems I have on my Aconda.