[JimP]

haver

Don't think TV station/cable/satellite will broadcast in 1080p as the additional bandwidth requirements are not available without spending a lot for upgrades. This falls into the catagory of upgrades that they can't justify. I think its only going to be available on the high definition DVDs that are coming out. I don't think HD-DVD has it yet, but its part of their specs. Blu-Ray is suppose to have it, but we won't know till later.

If you were going with a 60" or larger set, I would say that 1080p input could be a benefit. Just not sure about a 50" set having enough of a difference to hold out for 1080p.

I have my concerns about the Sony SXRD sets as it seems that too many of these sets suffer from screen uniformity issues. This is where you might see purple or blue corners or some other color somewhere on the screen where it doesn't belong.

As an alternative, you might want to consider the 50 Panasonic plasma that just came out. I keep coming back to that display, but really want something 60" or larger. That's when the pricing on plasmas make it a very expensive alternative. Another hot set is the new Samsung HLS series of DLPs.