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Aug 2, 2009 Emmy     I bought this at Costco for $599 with $100 off coupon Feb 15, 2009. I had all of...

Feb 17, 2009 Wonderbird     I just bought this model about a week ago from my local Costco. $599 after the $...

Dec 30, 2008 TJ     An outstanding TV for the money. Bought from Costco for $689. What a bargain! An...

My Experience: I just bought this model about a week ago from my local Costco. $599 after the $100 off coupon that is good from 2/9/09 through 3/1/09. I showed up right after work on 2/11 and a lady was buying the last box there. I ended up buying the display model so I would not have to drive an hour or so to a different CostCo. Some friends of mine were so impressed with the quality of the picture on mine that they bought one about a week later. When they walked in there were about 10 of them. When they were leaving CostCo there was one left and people were looking at it… (They had to check with a manager about buying one and setting it aside since they had a small car full of kids at the time) I have only used it with a 720p source signal so far but find the output quite good. (I will probably hook it to my computer just for the fun of it - and because it is the only device capable of driving it at maximum resolution) It has 3 HDMI inputs, two component video inputs, a “computer” input, antenna input, and a couple of “A/V” inputs… I just ordered some component cables so I can hook my PS/2 game console to it instead of using the s-video connector… (Hope it improves the quality of the picture from the older PS/2 a bit - a LOT of people claim hooking them up using component cables helps a LOT.)
I looked at the specs and seem to remember reading 148watts (not the 250 watt avg power usage listed above) I also like the “sleep timer” since it is hooked up in my bedroom even though you have to go through a couple of menu levels to get to it.
I STRONGLY recommend this model (at this price point) to anyone who wants a HDTV in this size range at this point in time. Very hard to find a better value.

Problems: When screen is completely black I sometimes notice the corner slightly different in hue do the the backlighting of the LCD. (Especially when looking up at it from the bed - not when directly across from it.) Not noticeable when it is actually displaying an image / movie...