Don't buy toshiba or magnavox. I just had to throw away my 3 year old magnavox 15 inch flat screen in the kitchen because it started screeching when you started it up - apparently a common problem (blown something or others - astounded when I googled it!).

I ordered online a Toshiba with a DVD player and it is terrible - going back to Best Buy tomorrow. Snow on some channels, big delay when you change channels, and you have to either choose between having black lines on either side or weird stretched out people.

Sharp is supposed to make the best small LCDs. Highly recommend going to a store and checking them out - some are much better than others.

I have a 15" Sharp Aquos in the kitchen. It's 7 years old and is the has the best picture quality in the house. We have Mitsubishi, Vizio and Sharp Aquos. For the money I think the Vizio is a great tv. The Aquos has a better picture but 2x (or more) the price.
Monica

Four years ago we purchased 2 Sharp televisions- one for the kitchen and one for my husband's study. They have a 20" screen and the picture quality is great. We picked this model because you have the option to either hang it on the wall or screw in the easel attachment on the back and then it can just stand on the counter. That's how we use it because then we can easily turn the TV to get the best viewing angle. It just fits underneath the upper cabinets and I didn't have to drill into the tile back splash.

pearl

I received a 15" flat screen Sharp as a gift several years ago. I put the box in spare bedroom and forgot about it. When I upgraded my cable service in the fall, I ran an outlet to kitchen and placed this TV on the countertop. It is without a doubt the best set/picture in the house. I can easily move the set to watch while cooking or while eating in breakfast room. Thoroughly enjoyed it.

TD

I have a 19" Samsung and am very pleased with it. We also have a 22" Samsung in my sewing room.

>>>you have to either choose between having black lines on either side or weird stretched out people.

This is a function of what you're watching not the TV. Some channels only transmit a 4x3 picture not a 16x9 picutre. For those channels you either get black bars on the side (preferred) or you can strecth the picture out to fill the screen. With stations that transmit in 16x9 you won't have that problem except for some commercials that are transmitted in 4x3.