Well, I picked out my new big screen after much hunting around the city. Took 2 days during a house move to look and I was getting discouraged. First off, I could not afford the Panny plasma's. As much as I loved the look of their G series, it was way out of my budget and no matter what store carried them, they were not willing to budge on price. So I settled for the LCD route instead. Not ideal I know but its better than nothing.
I looked at Samsung and after discussing with a few dealers, I thought I'd leave them alone from a customer support perspective. They were also at the upper end of my budget. I then went to Costco and spoke with a sales person there and he directed me to Vizio. I"ve seen them before but dismissed them because it was not a brand I recognized before. So I took a hardlook at both teh Samsung, Sharp Aquos and Vizio sets and I could not detect any weaknesses of the Vizio compared to the other sets. All appeared equal in their black level resolution and I really liked the colour. More importantly, my spouse agreed with its price which was $1099.00 Cdn which saved me $300.00. I took it home and connected it up and I must say that I like what I see so far. I'm a happy camper. Just need a blu ray player now...
