Greetings -
As any of you who are looking presumaly already know, both Sears and Best Buy have their $499 Samsung LN32A300 LCD HDTV selling right now. It was in Best Buy's Sunday ad actually. I debated back and forth and tonight broke down and bought it at Best Buy. Not to mention, anything over $499 using your Best Buy credit card qualifies for 18 months interest free financing.
The only difference I can find is that the next model up, the LN32A330 has an 8000:1 Contrast Ratio compared to the 6000:1 on the LN32A330.
HOWEVER...I saw rumors online that the 300 actually supported 1080p. I didn't believe it until I got mine hooked up...guess what folks...my DirectTV HD/DVR Receiver is currently piping a 1080p signal to the LN32A300 that I am watching as I write.
And for those of you considering a 37" Dynex over a 32" Samsung, make sure you go to the store and compare the pictures first - you'll be surprised.
On another note...I was at both of my local Walmarts today. They too have the LN32A330 - which as we know very well, Samsung is one of the leaders, if not the, in this technology right now. Now, I do admit, Vizio makes one hell of a TV, BUT, for some reason, every Vizio had a remarkably noticeable difference in display, even the lowest end model. This would lead me to believe that Walmart is adjusting the display settings to make Vizio look as though they really outperform the rest. Now, I would first think that perhaps it was just some people/kid screwing with the settings...but at two Walmarts? I've been doing my research and am quite confident with my idea of what displays look like on each.
Anyway...good luck to everyone this Black Friday - you won't catch me waiting inline for an LCD, I got mine :)
Happy Holidays!