I'll co-sign with everyone who endorsed HDTV. I have a playstation 3, so I eventually needed to upgrade to HD if only because the games were created to be played in HD, and not doing so made the text unreadable and sometimes squished the picture in the 4:3 screen ratio. (16:9 widescreen is the standard for HDTVs). I bought a 32" Dynex from Best Buy at 5 AM the day after Thanksgiving for $350, and it was one of the best purchases I've ever made. I obviously had dreams of some of the bigger TVs/better brands, but I'm an 18 year old college student so the TV is plenty for what I'm using it for. I'm sort of an HD aficionado, and something I've learned and that should be kept in mind when shopping for a top class HDTV is that bigger isn't necessarily better. At the current generation of HDTVs, Sony Bravia is king, and the best size is the 42-46" range for the LCDs. They tend to have better contrast ratios and refresh rates than the TVs at the 50+ inch sizes, and if you get the 46" Sony Bravia 1080p ($2400-2600) you're pretty much getting the best picture money will get you at the moment (excluding organic light diodes, but that's another story). A lot of interesting stuff in the HD Market, and even if top of the line isn't what you need, it's cool to look at.