using my parameters, any other TV that might work?

[JimShaw]

I have been seriously considering Samsung's 65ES8000. If Sharp made the Elite in a 65", that might be my first choice.

Why the Samsung?
1) The size. Right now I have a 55" in a cabinet and that is the largest that will fit. To increase the size of the TV, I would to remodel the cabinet. If I remodel the cabinet then I should get the biggest TV possible and that is a 65" (59" wide). If the Elite 70" would fit that would be fantastic but no luck there. At BB, I looked at the Elite 60" which was hanging directly above the Samsung 65" and seeing both TVs on top of each other, made the Samsung look much bigger. 5" sure does look bigger when a 60 and a 65 are side by side. If I do this, bigger is better since PQ quality on both sets are damn good.

2) Depth of the TV. Samsung is 1.3 inches in depth. The cabinet molding is recessed 1" from where the wall is. The TV will fit snug against the cabinet molding and be hung by an articulating mount inside the cabinet. This means a 1" depth TV would fit flush with the molding making the TV almost flush with the wall giving a look my wife would be OK with. (Very important).

The Cabinet



I considered the V50 but it is about 2 1/2" thick making the TV extend about 1 1/2" into the room not flush with the wall. Most plasma are this deep or deeper.

Parameters
I need a TV with a great PQ, no bigger than 60" wide and no deeper than 1 1/2.

The Samsung 65ES8000 fits this bill. Any others that might work that I am not thinking of?


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