Mine was an open box buy. Set normally sells for $450.00. In about three days worth of viewing, I am very satisfied with its performance. I am using a 2nd generation Toshiba DVD player with the unit in a 2nd room in the house with a component video hookup using. Their website does not state it, but this TV has an anamorphic widescreen mode that looks awesome. I watched some of the new Fantasia, MIB, Gladiator, Apocolypse Now and others. Anamorphic picture is great. For the size of this TV, I would not get the HDTV version, because the difference will be hardly noticed. Set also has a zoom mode so that you can eliminate the letterbox bars on non-anamorphic widescreen DVD's such as James and the Giant Peach and Spawn. If you set your DVD player to 16:9 mode it will give you the most viewing options and it is the only way to get 480 lines of resolution on an anamorphic widscreen DVD. If you leave the TV in normal viewing mode with DVD player in 16:9 mode, the TV will stretch the image to fill the whole screen. Not a bad option for the kids or if you do a lot of DVD letterbox viewing with the set and are worried about burning the letterbox lines into the tube.

3rd set of A/V inputs on side of TV make access difficult when set is in a cabinet.

I would do side-by-side comparison of Sony, Toshiba and Samsung flat screen models before deciding. The dark color and design of the case did it for me because all sets were very nice. Not to mention the extreme discount I got on the set because it was an open-box buy.

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Toshiba 65" widescreen rear projection set. Viewing modes on samsung offered more options than my Toshiba. Although Toshiba is still excellent HDTV.

Features, Multiple Inputs, Price, Picture

Minor: Remote doesn't have DVD option. Some commonly used remote keys are a not easily accessible.

After comparing this TV to similar ones such as the Panasonic and Sonys, I found that this TV easily equaled or surpassed the quality and features found in the more expensive sets. The multiple inputs and component video are excellent and the inputs are easily toggled through from the remote or in the 'menu' mode of the TV. The instruction booklet was a little confusing at first, but I figured it out with trial and error. I particularly like the 16:9 viewing option this set offers. The picture quality with my DVD player is incredible. But keep in mind this is my first DVD player and upper-level TV I have owned, so I'm easily impressed. The HD version of this set (the 2791F is not an HD TV like this website suggests) was next to this analog version and difference was minor. The only minor problem I had was that there was some weird color fades in two corners of the set. I decided to give the set a few days to correct itself before I returned the set. Within a day, the problem went away, and now the screen is perfect.
So, my only real complaint is that although this TV is advertised as "DVD-ready" with component inputs, the remote lacks any control over my DVD player. This isn't such a problem because I planned on getting a universal-learning remote anyway.

DVD Component input, S-Video input, 16:9 letter box mode, zoom feature, flat screen.

The DVD Component input connections are too close together, when I connected the Monster Cables I had to really force them into the slots.

Going from a "15 TV to a "27 TV was a trememdous change for me. I use my bedroom as my home theater and getting this TV was the best thing I could do for myself. I have a PS2 connected to the TV by component cables for the best picture possible. But only recently I have found out that the PS2 is a terrible DVD player. I also have a Toshiba SD-1600 DVD player connected to it. The picture looks fantastic! I can now see things that I couldn't see before by the RF connection.

I recommend this TV as a great way to enhance your A/V system. Although you should research other TVs before you go out and buy this one. You may come across a better TV for your viewing standards.

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An old "15 RF connecting TV.