Value, feature set, size

No s-video, no pip, pre-set color/brightness are off

I finally got tired of my old bedroom TV, a 10 yr old, wash out zenith. I wanted someting sharper, with av inputs and better color. But I didn't want 27" and I didn't want to drop to 20". I also didn't want to pay $499 or so for a 24" WEGA. Anyway there are not many quality set out there anymore at 25". But this Samsung fit the bill. 600 lines of res max with a digital comb filter, dark tube. Stereo with AV inputs f&r. The lack of s-video sucks but I don't realy need it in the BR.
Now the bad. The preset picture quality settings suck. I've been adjusting for a week now and still can't find a sweet spot that can go from news to baseball to a movie. And when my sat receiver is in guide, I see some flicker and lines. Maybe the sat but hey it was just $239. Expensive in a world of $150 Sharps but a bargin compared to a $350 Philips or JVC. But my wife is pushing for me to take it back for a $299 20" Sony WEGA. I, like John Bobbit, want to keep my 5 inches.

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Philips, Zenith

Nice clear picture, multiple AV inputs and one output. Looks large for a 27"

Warped picture. Horizontal lines (the boards on televised hockey games, news tickers on CNN, etc) had waves in them. very annoying. looked like the center of the picture was "dented." I could have sworn the ad. said it had PIP, it didn't.

Finally bought a DVD player, so I decided to upgrade my television set. After living with VHS for so long, I decided AV inputs was all i needed, so I was looking for a 27" with AV inputs in the back. After reading the reviews, and checking the prices, I picked up the Samsung at Best Buy.

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Traded the Samsung in for a Phillips. If I'm gonna lay down that much money, I deserve an un-warped picture. So far I like the Phillips much better. Same price as the Samsung but with S-video.