My old stone-age tv recently died, and my adult son helped me pick out a replacement. I ended up buying one at Best Buy, a Sharp Aquos LCD 32 inch. I know nothing about tvs, so I was grateful that he could set it up for me. We had to get a new HD box from our cable company (free), and my son took care of the settings. One thing I learned is that new HD tvs come with a number like 1080p, or 720p, or a smaller number with a p (that I can't remember). My son, who knows I have no clue about electronics, told me to think of it like the number of pixels in the screen, with the highest number being the sharpest screen. I only bring this up because I'd never heard of it, but it was important in taking care of all the settings with the cable HD box. Thankfully, he took care of that. Bottom line, I love the new tv and almost never watch shows that aren't in HD.