I inherited this set from my father-in-law, and the picture on this thing is fantastic. It's better than 90% of the LCD TVs on the market, and it has better black/white production than any of them. Heck, even the speakers sound great. I have zero problems with the set.The only problem with it is that it weighs a ton and a half. If you're obsessive about getting good picture, it's nearly impossible to beat a high quality HD CRT like this one. I have two newer, high-end LCD TVs and and this TV has a better picture than either of them.