When we were at Circuit city we compared the Sony model, Samsung, Sharp, Panasonic, and a few others with the Mitsubishi of around the same specs and price and to my eyes and my parents the Mitsu had a sharper nicer picture. The sony model was over $500 more yet the picture did not look as good to us and I originally was set on Sony or Panasonic mainly because of their reputations. From my limited research and reading about experiences it seems Mitsubishi makes very good durable TVs. I had a 94 Eclipse so I know their cars are not the most reliable. I think we are going to do a little more comparing before buying but the Mitsubishi is a strong possibility.