I bought a 52 inch RCA 3 years ago. I haven't had any problems with it, the color is great, nothing has been broken. I have 2 toddlers and as parents know, kids can be destructive unintentionally at times, and the TV has withstood them with no problems.
The color doesn't look as sharp if you sit close by, but we have it about 10 feet from our couch and the picture quality is very good from that distance. I wouldn't put it in a small room where you couldn't get at least a good 6 feet away from the screen.
