I've owned one since April and am very pleased with it. The 13 series had bulb and ballast issues but I belive the 14 series has those corrected. Extremly sharp pic with HD. Excellent viewing angles. Very bright and vibrant regardless of room lighting. All kinds of inputs.
Depending on the channel and broadcast quality, the image quality varies quite a bit. It's all watchable but some channels are noticably better than others. I originally had signed up for digital basic with HBO but just cancelled it yesterday because basic expanded cable and HD are good enough for me. Picture quality on HD also varies channel to channel. I watched a Patriots game on a local HD channel then watched another game on the NFL HD channel and the NFL picture was markedly better.