No HDTV on the market today, barring $10000 models with 9-inch tubes, will display full HDTV resolution. Anyone who tells you otherwise is lying. If you're looking at tube HDTVs, a few come to mind. First off, there's the
Panasonic, which is apparently pretty good. Next up is the
RCA, which isn't a flat screen, but still pretty good. The
Sampo is next; it doesn't have the brand name, but has the greatest support for the varying HDTV standards. Who can forget the
Sony, which seems like its been around forever, and probably isn't your best bet anymore. Finally, there's the
Toshiba, which is probably on a par with the Panasonic, Sony, and Sampo models in terms of picture quality, though, again, the Sampo leads in terms of features. A monitor witch matches the Sampo on this turf is this
Princeton Graphics model, which is a little bit smaller than the rest, but coming form a former (current?) computer monitor manufacturer, is of tremendous quality.
Most of these sets are in the same price range (3-5000 USD), barring the Sony, but it can probably be had for significantly less than list price. Additionally, all but the Sony and the RCA lack integrated tuners, so that will set you back a few more bucks. I don't know to much about them, but the external
RCA model seems top be quite popular. Hope I've been helpful!
Marty