nando, if ur usage is for DVD/Astro, I believe that Panasonic is ok. U don't need HDTV for DVD/Astro.

HDTV? Free HDTV channel will be a long long way before it comes here. Even standard digital TV (I don't consider Astro+standard decoder as true digital TV) will take another 5-10 years to become a common thing. Year 2020 perhaps? However, I'd be interested toward next-gen DVD (HD-DVD or Blu-Ray) which supports HDTV. At least right now u can download HDTV movies from Internet if u got at least a broadband and lots of patience (6-12GB in size!).