Is This The Time To Buy A New TV?...

If you can deal with the size, the CRTs are a bargain, especially if you're looking for a big screen.
CRT is a mature technology as Honest! states. LCD, DLP and Plasmas still have some quirks to figure out and I really dont want to spend big bucks to be the beta tester.
I recently purchased a 57 inch Sony CRt set and I thrilled with the picture on DVDs. With regular (non-HD) Im somewhat dissapointed but I expected that. It seems cable (not sure of satellite) has not keeped up what the new standards of resolution of the DLPs, plasmas , LCDs and CRTs have to offer. The picture quality varies from poor to very good.
If you like movies (DVD), jump on in. The waters fine

i just bought a nice tube tv 27" for 200 dollars, im going to wait a few years for a plasma as im pretty sure the prices will be better,,,besides i spend so much on my 2 ch system i couldnt afford any more!!!

unless buying a conventional direct view or crt, or it is absolutely necessary, i wouldn't buy a new tv for at least a couple of years. all the new technologies have their problems, and i expect prices to drop substantially. in a few years you should be able to purchase a better tv for less $$$$$$.

aloha keith.

I would'nt buy at the moment as technology is quickly moving forward and the current crop of lcd's and plasmas wont give you the resolution that blu-ray can provide ( that is if the format succeeds) but if you have to buy spend as little as possible, I would strongly suggest a bottom end 100hz digital loewe or the like, the pictures that these provide are equal IMO to far more expensive plasmas and will provide you a stunning picture until the next generation plasma becomes generally available and affordable.

Trust me when the 'new' comes,people will be waiting for the 2nd generation;for the 'bugs' 2 B gone. One could wait 10/20 years--if one chooses.---Depends on your passion/portfolio.You are missing a lot of good stuff; now.---Just my opinion.