Manufacturer: RCA Find all RCA reviews Model#: F383.10 Average Rating: 3 out of 5 Stars	Retail Price: $2,999.00 Online Sale Price:
Features: Widescreen TV receives and displays high-definition broadcasts in 1080i resolution Advanced twin-tuner picture-in-picture (NTSC only) PERFORMAX 16:9 picture tube with 3D Y/C digital-frame comb filter and SYNCROSCAN HD component-video inputs SRS Focus audio technology, optical output for Dolby Digital 5.1-channel surround sound Master Touch universal glow-in-the-dark remote included

Beware of what you see in stores! The only picture available to see at CC was an HD feed, thus making this set look better than it does under normal conditions.

While HDTV & DVDs looked fine on this set, everything else looked like garbage. All analog sources looked bad. When comparing the picture of the internal Directv tuner to that of my old set top box I was blown away by just how much worse the internal tuner was.

Other considerations in my sending it back were: the fan that never stops (Never!); it's weight (I nearly killed myself moving it); the sound (typical for a tv, but I expected better for the $$$); poor zoom modes for widescreen viewing; those grey bars on the side when viewing 4:3; no screen saving/degausing utilitys.

I am the type of person who normally will not return an item unless it has a major defect, but for [price] I expected much much better, so I did return this. I guess you get what you pay for, because I have since bit the bullet and bought the Sony Grand WEGA KF60DX100 and could not be happier. I know this set costs twice as much but is looks and sounds GREAT. (also it weighs half as much, trust me this matters).

Good luck HDTV shopping and stay away from this one

Date: 2002-08-26
Poor Quality
The unit is highly succeptable of blowing the high voltage (fly-back) transformer, which will generally cause other component failures. You'll find yourself waiting for months to get replacement parts, and longer waiting for Thompson Electronics to provide any form of customer satisfaction or care. (Poor design and sub-standard quality).

Date: 2002-08-23
A few flaws, but a great value
First of all, having the flexibility of a built-in HDTV tuner, DirecTV tuner, and more inputs than you can shake a stick at is really great. With a good signal, the picture is darn good. Not up to Sony quality, maybe, but pretty good. The speakers are about what you would expect; I imagine most people willing to plunk down the dough for one of these will have a receiver around and run the sound through it. Highly recommended. DVDs look great, and you can adjust the aspect ratio easily from the remote (press the fast-foward button). Downsides: screen is not flat, and it is sensitive to noise/interference. A bit of dot-crawl is noticeable as well. User interface takes a little getting used to. Having 16:9 for DVD movies, rocks, however. Think carefully about where you are going to put it; it weighs 215 pounds! Making a slide out tray for it in my entertainment center was a major engineering feat.
For the money, if you want HDTV and a tube screen, this is hard to beat.

Date: 2002-08-19
NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS
I also want to echo the sentiments of most reviewers in regards to the unreliability of this product. We purchased this set in December 2001 (despite having read some concerns expressed by other purchasers).

The TV seemed to work fine until June (only 6 months later with mostly nighttime viewing only) when it stopped working completely.

We contacted RCA which took forever due to computer downtime, phone backlogs, etc. I should have seen the problems coming when they did not return my calls 3 times.

Finally, it was determined that I needed in-home service and was given the name of some repair companies. To make this story a little shorter, my TV has been at the repair shop since July 2nd, I am getting nothing but the run around with both the repair shop and RCA and no one seems to care ...........they both blame each other. To add insult to injury, I have to call LONG-DISTANCE TO OKLAHOMA to complain to RCA.

We spent alot of $$ for a piece of junk! Next time, I will pay attention to the reviews and next time, I am buying a Mitsubishi.