Yes. I just got one of the New Sony LCD rear projection HDTV units... the 42" Sony KF-42WE610. WOW. A greatly improved unit over it's predecessors. Almost as bright as a traditional direct view sets, great contrast and off-axis brightness. And the phosphors will never burn in. Check it out on Sony's website. You can get this set for under $2,500.

http://www.sonystyle.com

Also, since the screen image has no flicker, my cat can actually recognize the broadcast images. Cats see so fast that they actually see the lines drawing across a normal TV screen instead of seeing the image as a whole. They would need a frame refresh rate many times faster to recognize images on the screen of a traditional TV.

Now... Animal Planet is the BOMB for the cat, "Hootsie." And High Definition images are so real that I have to keep him from jumping through the set.

Lesson... buy insurance and extended waranty if you have a cat.

[This message has been edited by AGAssarsson (edited September 17, 2003).]