Rear Projection TV

I looked at all the above mentioned and I thought the Pioneer excelled above all but one. I bought a 60" Marantz. I thought the Picture quality was the best I have ever seen on a rear projection. No matter what you decide on spend the extra 50 bucks and get Vedio Essentials to set it up. It makes a huge difference.

Unfortunately, there is not one best rear projection manufacturer. Mitsu is O.K., and so is Pioneer. Pioneer's products are usually priced at higher price points, so its not fair to compare them to cheaper alternatives. Currently, Toshiba's products will give you some of the best picture for the money (after you have it tweaked by an ISF technician). This is ABSOLUTLY CRITICAL in order to get the best picture. There is no, I mean no rear projection tv that is set up correctly out of the box. Most manufacturers realize that consumers don't know what proper black levels or gray scales look like, or flesh tones for that matter. They do realize that people will try to make a purchace decision based on what the set looks like in a flourscently lit showroom. So they tweak (read innacuratly adjust) the set to look appealing in this environment, exagerate the blue gun to make the picture punchy, and throw in a little red to make the fleshtones more appealing. No matter how you try to adjust the picture from the user remote, you will not see the actual potential of the set. If you want a great picture, plan on spending that extra $300 or so and get it "fixed" by your local area ISF technician.

Hi Guys, I believe that Marantz is really a badged Phillips tv.

The pioneer elite is a great TV the picture quality is first rate, but I have to tell you that the new mitsubishi diamond series 55907 or 65907 has come a long way and definately rivals the elite in picture and is more flexible when it comes to rear connections. At two to three thousand dollars less mits all the way. I had owned the 65905( last years diamond series) and I was very dissapointed the new model with the new doubler blew me away at he difference so much so that I ended up buying it instead of the pioneer( my wallet is still thanking me.)