I watch 5 channels maybe 5 hours a week but I still like cool toys! My 27" serves me fine as well and at under $300 it is damn near disposable.
I still want a HDTV widescreen though! They are just plain cool!
The coolest electronic toy I have is the cordless phone. I answer to no gadget! LOL
What do you do with a 60" tv when it dies? Hire someone to get rid of it?
Check out DLP HD Projectors. You can get one around 600 - 700 dollars and an 8 foot screen for about 200 bucks.
The picture quality is unbelievable
We're not even big tv watchers, but when our old 27" died a few months ago, we bought an HD widescreen - got totally blown away by the Discovery Channel promo they have on them in the stores - and it's true, the picture is amazing.
The problem, which will no doubt change over time, is that cable companies aren't offering much by way of HD options yet. We have TimeWarner (cough/choke) and they offer about half a dozen HD channels in their digital lineup, plus a dozen more in their pay tier, like ESPN (which my husband wants of course!) and all the movie channels, which we won't ever get. We had to get an HD box, which was free, but a pain - they wouldn't let my husband go pick it up, insisted on scheduling an install.
Right now we can watch TNT, which looks fantastic, and ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, Discovery & PBS. Disc & PBS usually look great (when they're airing hi def shows) and Fox looks the best of the networks (24 was great in HD this season), with varying degrees on the others.
The only other problem is the ability to record in HD. My husband was frustrated with buying a new DVD player that was supposed to have the ability but for some reason, which he could explain and I can't, there was an issue with the signal in or out.
However, rented DVDs look incredible. And if my husband can talk me into paying the extra 5 bucks a month for ESPN in HD, the Steelers will look amazing this fall too. :)