Most PCs today have DVI output directly or via docking station as in the case for laptops. There are DVI-HDMI adapters or cables to make this connection.

Windows XP Media Center Edition or Vista have facility to output 720p or 1080p thru the DVI port. Windows XP (non MCE) has much more difficulties in getting the correct resolution in the monitor profile.

Silly me - you're right and I didn't even think about this until I sat down this evening to turn on my DISH.

If you are using OTA, though, play with the remotes.

you might check the prices at buy.com. buy.com is a listing broker. i bought a samsung dlp a couple years ago. it was air freighted from ca warehouse to md. arrived in 3 days.

looked to me like it was direct shipped from the samsung warehouse to my house.

only bought a 55" wish i had purchased the 65"

yes to many posts
head over to avsforum for details and reviews, do a little of the research there and you will make a better purchase

depending on how far you are from the tv, say more tha 6' away, you can CERTAINLY go up a size to I would say at least 46" You can probably do it for not too much more. You can find the tv you want, THEN find the deal. If you want tips on deal finding for TV's pm me.

If you get 40" and all that, in three months you'll want 46" so start there first.

The head of our bed is a good 20' from the flat panel Vizio mounted over the mantle of the fireplace. Even the couch between is a good 10' from the TV.

Bigger is better! .....And my wife's late night computer bridge games in her office have opened to me all sorts of hitherto "Do we have to watch that?" unviewable sports, many in HD. While from the couch I can see how much tape the linemen have used on the fingers, from the bed, a big screen and HD have elevated football to a new plane.

Samsung is great have one. I'd shop around before purchasing. Depending on where you live, BB will price match as well.

A few ideas: 1) Sears... usually ridiculously expensive - but price match at 110%. If you buy online (sears.com) and do in-store pickup you can match internet prices. You can also buy via onepass, bing, fatwallet, etc., for additional miles, cash, whatever.

2) Onepass merchandise (haven't done this, but did price out a couple of Samsung panels last year. You have to call to figure out which model is which, but once in a while they have Samsung panels at substantial savings vs. whatever else is around (and it's only 100 op miles).

3) make sure wherever you purchase you can return for any reason, or they have a reasonable dead pixel policy.

Thanks for all the advice. I did go with the Samsung, on sale last week at BB.

I'm quite please with it. Loaded a few hundred travel pics on a thumb drive, plugged it in and now I have a great electronic photo frame.

+1, and they extend the manufacture warranty to 2 yrs. I am in the market for one right now, and I am hopping Costco carry some Series 7 LCD in the near future.

I tried to buy my Samsung at Costco because of 2 year warranty vs. standard 1 year. But BB had the best price (buy the week of a Holiday / sale) and I was able to get extra 1 year (2 year total) by using my VISA card which doubles Manufactures Warranty ...

Another HDTV you should be considering according to your two conditions is the
Panasonic Viera TC P42G10 42 Plasma TV. This one has been well received and is a popular consumer choice. It has many quality reviews on Amazon. In addition, it can be received at well under $2,000. I suggest checking it out unless you have a problem with getting a Panasonic TV or getting a plasma.

As mentioned before, I have a problem with plasmas because they're relative energy hogs and in many cases, mini-space heaters in the room.

standard rule of the thumb on buying a flat panel as told to me by my home theatre profesional at a professional store (not BEST BUY) is:

1) measure the distance from where you are planning to watch the tv to the tv set.

2) multiply by 2 to get your screen size.

for example:

When I built my new house, I talked to the guy with my blueprints in hand. All he said was that my den is 38ft long (wall to wall), so therefore I will need a 76in TV screen. I settled for a 70in 1080p XBR Sony rear LCD projection and have loved every minute of using it !!!

By the logic of "standard rules of thumb" for screen size, most movie theatre screens would be about 10% of the size they are. Now that we have 1080p resolution, you can sit closer to screens and not see individual lines of resolution. If I want to emulate a theatre experience, I want a screen that engages most of my field of vision. That means bigger.

Two other points:

--If you den is 38 feet long, you're either filthy rich or you have a room that's longer than most houses are.

--If you apply your "standard rule of thumb" to a normal-sized room, say, 12 feet...you'd be buying a 24" set.