Umm, so we bought a
tv.
Our current TV, while prefect for what we needed 3 years ago, is definitely living up to being the cheap off-brand model that it is. The picture is still good, but it cuts off the edges and, more importantly to me, it has a high pitched whine that I can hear from anywhere in the house that drives me insane.
So after one quick research trip to Circuit City and an uncharacteristicly small amount of deliberation (we've seen several Samsungs in the past that convinced me that they've got the best LCD picture for the price, and the online reviews for this model were good across the board), we pulled the trigger. Ordered it from the link above for about $250 cheaper than Circuit City. 7-9 days before it arrives.
We were slightly hesitant because it seems a tad silly to buy a brand new HDTV when we have no HD cable, no HD DVR, no HD-DVD/BlueRay player. But it also seemed silly to buy a standard tube TV knowing we'd want to replace it in short order once we do start upgrading to HD services. At least one reviewer specifically mentioned that SD looks good on this set, which is good news (we've seen some HDTVs where an SD signal looks
worse than on a standard tv, so that's a worry).