Price Paid:  $2000.00 from Currys, Medway

Summary:
Superb price/quality value. This is probably the biggest screen for the amount of cash. Coupled with a decent DTS capable DVD and Surround Amp this TV comes into its own

Strengths:
The size is awesome, the brightness and contrast are excellent. 100Hz reduces the amount of flicker quite considerably. Wide viewing angle. 4:3 to 16:9 conversion for normal TV is not as squashed as some other TV's I've seen. Price is very low for such a large screen.

Weaknesses:
Reflective screen can get a bit annoying. There's only 1 RGB input on AV1 (AV2/AV3 are non RGB) Sound quality is a bit muffled if it's on its own. Grey bars down the side of 4:3 pictures are slightly distracting/take getting used to.

Price Paid:  $2750.00 from Fona

Summary:
This is just great. I love It. Should have bought it a long time ago! Combine with a great surround-system and you're on a roll.
Sometimes when the picture is very dark, a couple of faint vertical lines can be seen near the edge of the screen. But they are hardly noticable.
Ohh yeah, I would have liked the vertical bars left and right of the picture if it's 4:3(or Pan & Scan) to be black instead of grey.

Strengths:
Size man!
Clear picture, Viewing angle, fast TeleText, the ability to move the picture up and down if it's in Cinemascope, so you can get rid of those damned subtitles.

Weaknesses:
It's heavy and I live on the second floor. :-)

Price Paid:  $2120.00 from local store

Summary:
Great picture.

Not too sure about the model you guys have but mine has a swappable non-reflective screen behind the reflective one.

Does anyone know how to get into the service menu? Saw someone at the store getting into it by pressing a combination of buttons in the front of the set where the VOL, PROG, INSTALL buttons are.

Asked him, but he refused to tell me.

Anyone?

4 stars for its lack of component video input.

Strengths:
Price. Only US$2120 in Singapore but the model I bought was 52RW76EW. It has recently been replaced by another grey-coloured set.
Bright enough to watch in a moderately lit room.

Weaknesses:
No component video input.

Price Paid:  $3000.00

Summary:
Thank to Keld from Denmark to advise me to buy this big TV.

I think there is no product in the market with this relation quality/price/size, maybe for a little bit more money you can buy some Hitachi models.

The first days that I had it, I called technical service for adjust convergence, then I saw technical setup ("prog- + vol- + power" in front panel). From then, I have worked a bit to adjust very fine convergency and the image have becomed great. With this TV, a finest setup of convergency is the key to have the better image possible.

Remote and menus in the screen are a little hard to hand, but the more weaknesses for this TV is the reflects of the screen. In order to watch the TV with a satisfied image you have to be almost darkness in your room or with a little light. 5 zooms are sufficients for all formats and teletext is quite quick.

Finally I can recommend you this TV if you want a compromise between normal TV and front projector with spend a reasonable amount of money. The high level 36" Sony costs about 4000$ and it is tiny compared with the 52" Thomson. You will enjoy much more with a big 52" screen than with a 36" screen and a better quality of picture, when you see a movie, size is the only thing that will make you believe you are in your little private theater.

Strengths:
High luminosity and contrast, big size, good quality for retroprojector, RGB input.

Weaknesses:
screen reflects a lot the light, remote, do not have RGB individual inputs (only euroconector).

Similar Products Used:
Mitsubishi AV29

Summary:
The size of the picture is truely breathtaking and combined with a lot of power from the projektors, the picture is nothing but excellent. Is is very easy to operate although the remote could be better. A major advantage is the possibility to switch between 100 Hz and 50 Hz. The sound is OK, but not good enough to justify the graphic equalizer. The sub in the console is nothing worth.
Overall this TV brings a tremendous experience for the home cinema and I recommend it without hesitation.

Strengths:
Excellent lightning ability, as crystal clear as can be expected from 52". Lots of connections on the back, lots of space for a center speaker on top. OK sound, nice text-tv features, RGB compatible and.... THE RIGHT SIZE !!

Weaknesses:
Very sensitive for light in the room. Switching between picture formats not always perfect

Similar Products Used:
Saba 34" CTV