I agree with Todd in this case. Yeah, the prices might be come down over the years but if you dont if you buy a 16x9 HDTV and want to upgrade in a couple of years you can always put the one you just bought in another room. I just bought a 26" 16x9 Samsung HDTV for $600 in January because I didnt see any reason in spending money on something that was going to be obsolete in a few years. You all may disagree, but to me buying 4x3 would be wasting money.