I own a Panasonic 47wx49, basically the same as the 47wx53 just doesnt have the screen protector on it, which videophiles dont like because of the glare it can cause. If you dont have kids I'd try to find a 47wx49 if I were you. You just dont want to have people touching your screen thats all. Anyhow the TV is one piece, and I think the 47" is plenty for a 12x12 room, mine is in a 13x14 and I wouldnt want anything bigger in there. You'll want to leave some room for the home theater equipment and speakers not to mention a place to sit! lol Plus youll get a better picture off standard viewing material with a little distance between you and the screen. I have to say I love my set, Ofcourse I upgrade from a 25" bottom of the line set, so its been a huge difference for me. One piece of advice about RPTV's dont expect the picture to be perfect out of the box your going to have to spend some time setting it up, doing the convergence and tweaking the picture. Here's a good site to get info and tweaks about panasonic RPTV's http://panny.tv/