Sony SXRD rear projection HDTV with the Oppo upconverting 1080i HD-DVD player. Street prices for the 50-inch set have dropped below $2,500 since last fall when they were in the upper $3,000's. Later this year Sony will release a 55-inch SXRD without the elephant ear speakers, which would be my preference. The SXRD doesn't have any of the appearance and/or burn-in issues the LCD/DLP/plasma sets have. All big screen sets have one problem though: a very expensive ($200 - $300) lamp that will burn out. For further info, check out Hi Def.