Ok, so i' m definately buying a HDTV on the 22nd September when i get paid. I' m stuck between 3 Samsung models and i need some advice on which to get.

I' m specifically directing this at Mass, VX, Joe and Loco although any advice from anybody who knows what they' re talking about would be appreciated.

I also need to know what speaker system would compliment the TV.

The TV will be used exclusively for games consoles and my DVD recorder. If i' m likely to run into any problems connecting my PS2, Xbox or Gamecube then i need to know in advance.

The 3 models i' m deliberating over are...

Samsung 26" LE26R74BDX/XEU Freeview HD Ready LCD TV

HD Ready: Yes
Panel Type: PVA
Colour Gamut: 72%
Resolution: 1366x768
Brightness: 500 cd/2
Dynamic Contrast: Yes (3000:1)
Response Time: 8ms
Viewing angle (Degrees): 170°/170°
Backlight: CCFL
Stereo:A2/NiCAM, Surround: SRS TruSurround XT
Speaker: Sound Waveguide Type
Auto Volume Leveller: Yes
Game Mode: Yes
R/F: 1EA, Component(Y/Pb/Pr, L/R): 1EA, Scart: 2EA, S-Video, Composite, L/R: 1EA
Headphone: 1EA
HDMI (+ DVI Audio L/R): 1EA
PC D-sub ( + Mini Stereo ): 1EA
Monitor out, L/R: 1EA
Colour: Black/White

...or...

Samsung 26" LE26R72BX HD Ready LCD TV

HD Ready
Picture:
Visible Diagonal: 26"
Colour Gamut: EBU 100%
Resolution: 1366 x 768
Brightness: 500 cd/m²
Response Time: 8ms
Dynamic Contrast Ratio 3000:01:00
Viewing angle: (H/V) 176°/176°
Backlight: CCFL
Stereo: A2/NiCAM, Surround: SRS TruSurround XT
Feature:
Game Mode
R/F: 1EA, Component(Y/Pb/Pr): 1EA, Scart: 2EA, S-Video: 1EA, Composite: 1EA
Headphone: 1EA
HDMI: 1EA
PC D-sub: 1EA
Monitor out, L/R: 1EA
Colour: Black/White

...or...

Samsung 27" LCD TV - H D READY

HD-Ready
SRS TruSurround XT sound quality for a greater all round entertainment experience.Visible Diagonal 27
Aspect Ratio 16:9
Resolution 1366x768
Brightness 500 cd/m2
Contrast Ratio 800:1
Inputs: PC(D-Sub) DVI Component (Y/Pb/Pr) SCART(2) S-Video Composite Video RF PC Audio In Audio Out Headphone

...

I prefer the look of the last one but it doesn' t have HDMI and the contrast ratio is far lower than the other two so i need to know what kind of a difference that would make.