Best HDTV?


What is the best 30-40 Inch HDTV that can handle progressive scan? I hear the Lowe is pretty good but $5500 seems a little steep when the Panasonics go for $2-3K. Any advice would be helpful.
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i have a loewe aconda (30"), which retails for $3.6k. it's worth every penny, tho must admit i got a nice discount on mine. -kelly
Cornfedboy: Where did you find a discount on an Aconda? Been looking for one for months, and was almost ready to pay full retail, as much as that pains me. Is your source a shareable wealth, or do us pedestrians just have to suck it up? (And, for the sake of staying on topic, I can second the opinion that the Aconda is really, really nice and that it is the anticipated '38 version that is set to retail for $5,600, while the '30 clocks in at $3,600). It will be my next TV, for what that's worth (unless someone feels like donating one of those '50 Runco plasma screens to a good cause, namely, me...). Cheers.
Just for the record, my previous post makes a lot more sense if you tink of the screen sizes mentioned in inches, not feet...
I was having fun imagining a 50 foot Runco plasma screen.

Any feeling for reliability and service track record on the Aconda?
mezmo: i sent you a private email. BTW, i find the picture quality of the loewe to be much sharper with better blacks than any plasma screen i've yet seen (and i've seen lots). -kelly