Westinghouse TX-52F480S 52-inch LCD

HDTV: is there a more pressing issue facing today’s male population? Is HD worth it yet? Will it get cheaper soon, like that Circuit City guy keeps predicting every month? What makes it even more tormenting is how gendered HD is. Like beer and chicken wings, it’s marketed straight at us guys. It’s our pastimes that push HD to its full potential: sports, action flicks, and video games. This certainly doesn’t help when the HD decision comes down to a battle of the sexes.

But, Westinghouse is in the business of helping us win that potential showdown. Yes, Westinghouse, the lightbulb company, makes LCD HD Televisions, and they are sweet. What’s more you can get one for just under $1700. When’s the last time you saw a 52-inch, 1080p LCD for under 2 G’s? It’s a Christmas in June miracle. The TX-52F480S is a lean, mean black-bezeled beauty with a toolbox full of essentials like 4 HMDI and 2 component-video inputs. It also does tricks, like automatically switching the correct input when you power up the corresponding device. The way see it, Euro ‘08 started Sunday. That means two soccer matches-a-day for the next two weeks. Catch one in HD and you’ll see why the TX is a godsend (and why football is God’s favorite sport).

Buy: $1,699.99