I've had the itch for a new TV for a while now.  Mine is what I would call a "first-gen" HD set.  It's a 40" rear-projection CRT capable of 1080i scan rates.  As a CRT, it is subject to all the CRT problems:

• Non-linear geometry problems across all 3 tubes - This could be summarized with "convergence issues", but causes lots of different visible anomalies.
• Focus issues across three projectors
• Blue gun "bleed"
• "hot spots" of different color temperature across the screen.
• Heavy as heck
• etc.

Beyond that, as a first-gen set, it has some problems like not dealing with different aspect ratios cleanly, no digital inputs, etc.  In addition, it's getting old and is having some electronic problems.

Back in October, I ordered one of the new 1080p Sampsung DLP sets.  It was beautiful, but I sent it back for several reasons:

• The DLP rainbow effect was very bothersome to me
• The "video lag" made playing Halo 2 virtually impossible

I was very dissapointed to send it back, and I've been scared to get another one, for fear of the same dissapointments.  But I think I'm finally ready to get another one.  It's Sony's new 1080p SXRD set. It's based on Sony's implementation of LCOS (Liquid Crystal on Semiconductor).  It's a three-chip solution (separate chips for red, green, and blue), so it won't be able to do ClearType, and will have some convergence to deal with, but at that resolution, ClearType won't be necessary and any convergence problems will be linear and shouldn't be a big deal.  In addition, I have read lots of reviews that indicate there is no video lag with the xbox360.  I'd like to get personal experience with this, so I may cart my 360 to a store and try it out myself.

Anyone have any experience with Sony's SXRD sets?  Any advice?  I think the only thing I don't like about it is those crazy speakers sticking out the side.  All my audio runs through my sound system, so they'll just be there taking up space.