I don't mean to "threadjack," but I was wondering if anyone might know what the best ~60" rear projection set might be. So far I've looked at Toshibas (62HM196/62MX196), and Sonys (KDS-R60XBR). I was lusting after the Sony KDS-R70XBR, but for some reason you pay almost double to get an extra 10", and that's not worth it for me.

I thought I'd check here to see if anyone had opinions on other ~60" sets. 60" is the sweet spot for screen size for me, and flat panel TVs in that size are out or my price range, so I'm looking at various rear projection technologies. Any advice?

ps-I know it's silly, but one of my favorite parts about the 70" Sony was that the speakers were removeable. Speakers on big TVs like this are a pet peeve of mine. A salesman at a local home theater store told me that the percentage of people who use those speakers is over 50%, which surprised me. I assumed that anyone getting a TV this big would have a surround speaker system.