I've been looking and I can't really see the attractions of widescreen - terribly expensive, especially the Sonys. Strangely, it seems that your standard TV is a dying breed - Comet website only has a few. I don't have that much room neither, so something the size of a swimming pool is just going to get in the way. Who'd have thought it would be so hard to buy something <big sigh>
Noted on the lifting