Thanks all for your input.
I found some more info elsewhere as well. It seems that even with the funky resolution I can just send it a 1366x768 signal and the TV will scale, keeping the correct AR. I agree that text would come out fuzzy like this though. However I won't be using it as a PC monitor, just playing video through Media Center. I found someone else using almost the same setup with good results.
I went ahead and bought it. Sure, I'm losing some pixels and using it as a monitor is out of the question, but I got it for <$600 with tax and shipping. Honestly I think I'd rather have an LCD with a true 16:9 resolution...but I probably never would have joined the HDTV club if it weren't for this deal. So this should work well enough until the prices for 1080p LCDs comes down further...and if not, i'll return it!
I can post back up with my experience once it arrives if anyone's interested.
PS- why is it that none of the plasma vs LCD articles i read even mention this?!?
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