Looking for new TV under $2K

avsforum.com is a good place to ask this question...most members here are more audio oriented

CRT is still the best picture and the 40" Sony KV-40xbr800 is about $2K. There is NO projection TV on the market that can beat this set in PQ and correct blacks. You have to spend double to get a projection set that even compares like the Samsung DLPs and they still don't get it quite as right.

"Cmach":

I second "Lincoln30's" opinion. If you want the best picture that you can afford, CRT is still the way to go. If you want something that is about 40" or bigger, Sony is about your one and only option here. The thing is, that if you decide to go with a CRT set, 40" is about as big a set as you will find. Anything bigger than that, then you will have to start looking at a projection set. And in terms of picture quality and a set's ability to hold a true black in relation to price, a CRT set is STILL the best deal in town. Plasmas come awfully close, but at prices starting at $4K+, plasmas are a little too rich for my blood, and they aren't coming down in price any time soon.

--Charles--