There are to local hifi dealers in my area ,one has a 57'' hitachi s series 500 or 700 not sure on that ,they want $2,550.00 which covers taxes, delivery,setup,2 year warranty.The other has a toshiba 57'' h84 model for $2,120.00 which covers taxes,delivery,setup,2 year warranty.I wandered if the hitachi is worth 430 more bucks than the toshiba, the picture looks about the same to me,both will need a HD tuner down the road ,im just looking to run dvds for now get tuner later,not sure what to think just looking for some in put from you guys that know more about HD tv,s than i do ,