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I'm essentially buying a new tv for DVD and HD-DVD playback. I don't watch much else on my tv. Cable/Broadcast tv pretty much sucks. What little I do watch doesn't need to wow me with PQ.

I'm probably at least a year away from getting anything anyway, so if 1080p DLP is still a little ways off, no biggie.

I hear ya Spiff...I don't have cable or satellite, though I've had my share of both and have enjoyed some benefits of both. I do miss the music stations...but I figure I'm saving $40-60 a month...more money for DVDs and CDs! Commercial Free...all the time

I thought I loved DLPs, too, until...

Rainbows. If you don't see 'em, great. But if you do, it's unbearable. Won't be an issue at some point. But I do find fast motion hard to watch on a DLP as well. Looks blocky for a brief moment.

As an owner of a Sony GWIII LCD RPTV, I want to comment on the black level issue. Out of the box, they aren't great, you're right. But if you're willing to go tweak in the service menu, you can get outstanding black levels, and reduce/eliminate the crush. I promise you.

If you don't want to wait, go see a tweaked Sony GWIII, and I think you'll be very surprised.

Take care,
Rich