Price Paid:  $0.00

Summary:
This was the first major purchase I made before checking consumer reports and other reputable sources. I was also misinformed about the t.v. itself. That is a mistake I won't make twice. Thankfully, I purchased the ext. warranty, because after numerous problems, I was credited towards a replacement. The sevice tech. and even the cable guy mentioned this model had many problems. Never again will I buy an RCA.

Strengths:
Good hdtv pic when operational

Weaknesses:
gray bars on side very distacting for normal picture format. Outdated built in receiver w/slow response time. weighs 400lbs

Similar Products Used:
Never owned a similar RCA

Price Paid:  $1900.00 from circuit city

Summary:
I've had this tv for over 6 months, and I've been pleased with it. I like the fact it has a built in high definition tuner. A true high definition picture which I pick up with a regular antennae is amazing. Regular (non digital) cable is nothing special due to the signal. Dvd's in widescreen look very good.

Strengths:
Built in high definition tuner.Multiple connections is also nice. Price for this quality is a plus.

Weaknesses:
Physical size and weight of tv. It's very deep.

Price Paid:  $0.00

Summary:
I don't have this TV, but... if I did... Get real people. This is a place for people with a product, that have ownership experience. Not a place for pipe-dreams.

Strengths:
Would make me feel good to have a TV that's better than everyone else I know.

Weaknesses:
I actually have to raise the money to own it.

Summary:
Went to check out this beast at ABT. I asked the salesman to hookup a progressive scan DVD player and an antenna to see if we can tune in some broadcast digital channels. I only had like 30 minutes to play with it. So this is not thourough review, but maybe just to get the discusstion going. I'll have to go in and see if the sales person can get more types of inputs to run on it.

We played Bugs Life, with the Panasonic rp91, with component inputs/progressive scan and the picture filled the entire screen. Very nice, I compared it to the 40" Sony XBR with Sony DVD player, and it was comparable in quality, and much bigger! I did notice some shimmering of colors on the litle bugs, espcially on the transition to the background. On both sets it was about the same.

I never got to see HDTV, the channel search reported that it found some channels, including digital. But the TV refused to tune in to any channels, besides CBS/2. Maybe it's a defective unit. It looked a little beat up.

Regular TV, I think the TV was set to stretch the screen to full size, was blurry, worse than regular TV that I'm used to. It was more like a picture you see in old projection TVs in bars.

As far as look and feel. It doesn't equal the Sony, very cheapo remote, it's not flat, and the case is not as chic. But not really ugly either. I would buy it for the screen size (in 16:9) over the Sony if I could be convinced that it does tune in to HDTV and has decent picture quality with different screen formats/inputs. There's a surprsingly big difference between a 34/36 and and 38 in 16:19.

Are there any rumors about a replacemnt RCA with more features in the pipeline?

I havent been able to see all this TV can do, but if it can deliver HDTV and at this screen size. I might spring for it.

Strengths:
Big wide screen in 16x9

Weaknesses:
slow response from the menus/OS