I recently purchased the hitachi 42hds69 does 1080i with 3 hdmi inputs.
I got a deal on it for 1299 at Circuit City, one day sale.

Philips has better price than Panny if you want 1024x768
http://www.costco.com/Browse/Product...c1&Sp=C&topnav=

42" Sharp Aquos 1080p at $1600 is also good if you plan on using PS3.
http://www.pricegrabber.com/p__Sharp...ort_type=price

What it means it that the set will accept 1080 signal (say from BluRay, Xbox etc) but will not display 1080 natively.

Sharp LCD is a good choice as someone pointed out. Non 1080 is fine if no PS3 is intended or 1080i broadcast reception.

This is what I got:

http://www.drplasma.com/dr/cartid139.../itemdesc.html

That part I understand. It will broadcast 1080i though.

Who do you consider to have a better plasma panel, Panasonic or Phillips? That's a great price on the Phillips especially when you consider it's Costco.

Are you sure they are selling the 600U and not last years 60U??

SG,
Butting in here, again...you read like you are driving yourself
crazy! In my low tech opin, there is no perfect/best TV out
there, in any damn size/brand. And, the target keeps moving,
and the prices keep eroding and the tech side keeps going up.

My advice: skip the "too many selections" route and hand wringing,
tell your Bro to cop a TV, plug it in and enjoy it and do not let
buyers remorse seep in. "Next week" that same TV will 200 bucks
cheaper, etc., etc.,etc.

I go through this on occasion, but with the few layers of tech
goodies I've bought over the years, they have all proven to be
quality stuff that worked well and have given months and years
of good service and enjoyment. Once installed and used, they seem
to pale very little, compared to the "next best thing", next week...

My apology for sounding like some wearisome older brother but
if I recall correctly, you are helping your brother shop for a HD
TV, not picking out his future mate, or DNA fix, lol!

Get one, plug the sumbitch in and enjoy it!
My 50Cent is up.
GL, Ol'UncMtr

Thanks Dave. That's where I'm at right now as well. I have given him direction, now it's his choice.

Look at this review:

http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1895,2071553,00.asp