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I just wanted to note that I am not aware of any 50" ED plasmas. At least I know Panasonic doesn't make one and they clearly make the best ED plasmas out there. There 42" model with a 4000:1 contrast ratio is stunning for it's price. I just bought a 42" Panasnic PX25/U and it's an HDTV...

I love how some people discount plasmas as a purely "cool" technology. They completely ignore the actual picture quality and benefits of plasma tvs. :frowning: The fact is that plasmas are the only technology that offers perfect viewing angles like a tube tv as well as what many people feel...

Well, I exchanged my XBR950 for a new one last night and sure enough the new one has got a slight greenish hue to a small portion of the screen. :frowning: I must say though that this time it's far more subtle than the last one. In fact, from my brief time last night it appears this issue...

I can basically answer your question right here and now. This is what many people call an "accepted flaw" in the LCD Projection tvs. :frowning: Unfortunately it's present in some form or another in almost all LCD Projection tvs. I just bought the Sony XBR950 LCD Projection and i've got a...

Any stops in Chicago again Greg?

I disagree with some of you. I actually believe that HD tvs will be mass market in a couple years. You'll see 20" HD tvs within the next couple years. They're just becoming more and more affordable every day and HD programming is becoming more common. I predict that by 2010 HD will be...

Viewing distance is really a personal decision. If I were to buy a 42" plasma I would guess i'd sit around 8-10 feet from it though. Also, plasmas really don't have a "sweet spot". They have viewing angles just like a tube tv so in other words it can be viewed at almost any angle or...

I can assure you that tube tvs will not be gone within the next 2 years. They're going to be around for about another 5 years but after that I think you'll start to see almost all tvs will be plasmas or LCDs. By that time they'll get the prices down on those flat panels so they will take over...

I spent a good our last night at Best Buy comparing 2 plasmas. I've narrowed it all the way down now and it's comes down to this. The 2 plasmas were the Sony 42" XS910 and the Panasonic 50" TH50PX20U. They had the Panasonic marked down to $6500! That is an amazing price for a 50" plasma but...

Well, there is certainly motion blur on all LCDs when viewing something like football where the camera is zoomed out and you see all those players in motion at the same time. On the XBR950 it might even be worse in some ways. I still haven't been able to view sports on the store demos...

Yeah, you returned your LCD XBR950 right? Well, I love the XBR950 but it still haven't been delivered yet. So, I still haven't had a chance to enjoy it at home yet. The reason i'm considering a plasma though is a matter of picture quality. These new Plasmas have black levels that are...

I'm in the final days a long tv search for my new basement. I'm finally going to have the dedicated space for whatever kind of setup I want. :D So, i've narrowed down my decision process to a few tvs and the one i've already put money down on was the Sony 60-XBR950 LCD Projection. I felt...

I've been wondering when they are gonna release that darn S97? Didn't they give an April date at CES?

I can answer your question about the Phosphor trails because I also own a 34" XBR910. :D As far as I know there really isn't a way to make them go away. :frowning: I'm thinking that it might get less obvious over time though as the phosphor of the tv wears in more and more. I could be...

Ok, cool. Just so you know. You can buy a really nice DVD player for about $300. The Denon 910 is a very nice player and it retails for $299. I picked up an XP30 from someone on a message board for $250 and it suppose to be one of the finest DVD players ever made. It certainly looks...

One last question Dan. :) I'm probably going to buy my 60" tonight. I stiill don't understand your description of an "effervescent glimmer that's in the shield". First off, what does an "effervescent glimmer" look like? Second, what is the shield? Lastly, you describe yourself as being...

I've actually seen the Toshiba RPTVs advertised in the Best Buy ad as displaying 720p natively. At least that is what the Best Buy ad said a few weeks ago. They were advertising the 42" model.

I know the Sony does. It upconverts 720p signals to 1080i.

I do know that Home Theater magazine ranked the Toshiba #1 in their recent rear projection shootout.

No, not jaggies. When you watch a 2:35 movie on the set does the top border of the movie dip down in the middle. Almost like the middle of the image is being "pinched"? If so, that is bad geometry and i've now seen 2 of these sets in the stores and both had a bowing at the top half of the...

Geometry problems is where the screen doesn't show straight lines as perfect straight lines. Many tvs have this problem and i'm just wondering how common it is on the XBR sets.

Thanks. You know I have another question that is bugging me as well. Has anyone noticed the XBR950 seems to have more problems with geometry than the standard GW IIIs? I've now seen 2 60" XBR950s and both of them had geometry problems in the exact same areas and it looks like the WE610s...

Well, i'm days away from making my final decision. I finally figured it out that DLPs will not work for me and my wife. We watched one for about 5 minutes last night at a store and both got headaches within minutes. Not good for us. :) At first I thought I was just imagining the headache and I...

As long as you go to a bigger store that sells lots of sets you should get a pretty recent model. I wouldn't worry about that. You'll get a newer model.

Well, I personally feel that Sony makes some of the finest tvs on the market. Their GW III is often referred to as the best LCD Projection in terms of picture quality. Of course there have been reliability issues but most of those seem to have been ironed out by now. The other two sets are...

I know the new Toshiba RPTVs accept a 720p signal. I even read somewhere that they can display 720p without upconverting or downconverting the signal. ;)

Well then it sounds like the WE610 is the right one for you. They definitely do a great job without any glare problems. Just make sure you buy a service plan with the WE610. Circuit City seems to have the best ones. It's worth it. With some of these newer technologies it's a real good...

There are two versions of Sony's LCD Projection tvs. The WE610 models are the standard Grand Wegas. They do not have a reflective screen. Both are the same except for the size. The XBR LCD Projections do have the glass screen front but they also have a slightly better picture. If you have...

The current Toshiba HD RPTVs can accept and display a 720p image. At least according to the most recent Best Buy ad. Check it out for yourselves. For the 46" Toshiba it actually says "displays 720p".

I wouldn't buy an extra warranty for this tv unless I had the extra money to blow. I believe that most of the bigger problems are going to show up in the first year or two. After that it's anybody's guess but I think most manufacturing related flaws will shop up in the beginning. Thanks for...