The Panasonic HDTV tuner available now is also compatible for use with all good quality standard definition sets. Gotta have it . OK, reality check time. If you are watching cable now, then remember, it's going to be 2 or more years before the cable box will provide HDTV to your set. Wait until the cable provider announces HDTV service as being available before you frustrate yourself with untimely buying decisions.
Conventional wisdom says that prices are coming down and quality is going up.
This is only a very misleading half-truth. The technology to make HDTV front and rear projection displays has long been perfected. Second generation sets that will be out for Christmas sales are actually priced higher for an odd reason. The new sets have extensive additional computer circuitry to try and make standard analog video sources look more pallatable when intermixed with HDTV viewing. Bill Gates waits .