Whoever said Samsung makes crap anything is retarded. I\'m sorry, but the best TV on the market right now is a Samsung without a friggin doubt. Their DLP technology has absolute black levels and it\'s friggin amazing with the right 1080i setup. I think Vid and I have gone over this before in some TV related off-topic thread.
As for CRT or TFT, you can go either way honestly. I\'d recommend you take advantage of a stores return policy, that\'s if you buy it in store of course, and try out a TFT and see if it floats your boat. You won\'t get a finer Windows related display then a TFT for 32-bit applications and winXP, but when it comes to gaming, you might be a little miffed by the ghosting. Some people get used to it while others are apalled by it. I got used to it personally and love my TFT, but to each their own.