I have a 32&36 inch XBR that are both sitting in my garage right now. I can't say I didn't like the picture, they are VERY good. I have just switched to LG plasmas, a 42" for the bedroom, and a 60" in the living room. I have had just about every style of tv that Sony makes. (except the plasmas which are no longer made) I have a Sony projector in my theater with a 119" Dalite screen, had a 57 XBR and even a 13" sony in the kitchen. I used a 60" grand Wega LCD as a loaner from my dealer untill the new LG came in. I have always loved Sonys video. IMO, the new LGs I have are alot better, except for the sound. The XBRs were awesome sounding for a tv. In all fairness, the XBRs I replaced didn't have the HDMI, and the smaller two didn't even have comp. video due to the age. The new sets both have the ability to do 1080p and thats a huge differance. If you hook a blu-ray up, forget about any older XBR even coming close. If you want to just watch normal old cable tv, the XBRs were my favorite. The new Bravia is as good a picture as i've seen for LCD, but I still prefer the plasmas. I know i'm comparing apples to oranges, but given the right source, you should be able to get a flat panal that bests your XBR for a very reasonable price.
Better than my 32" Sony Wega XBR?
I would love to go to a flat panel tv. But, I have not seen anything (I've tried the ususal retail outlets) that can compete with the image quality of my Sony Wega XBR. Every flat panel tv of any kind that I have seen a) blacks out shadow detail, and b) and suffers from artifacts.
Have you found any flat panel at ANY price that has the kind of shadow detail in the XBR?
Have you found any flat panel for less than $5000 that beats the shadow detail of the XBR?
I really like the idea of a flat panel. Jeff
Have you found any flat panel at ANY price that has the kind of shadow detail in the XBR?
Have you found any flat panel for less than $5000 that beats the shadow detail of the XBR?
I really like the idea of a flat panel. Jeff