My friend bought the 50" Sony Grand Wega (not XBR) from Circuit City. He brought it back the next day and purchased a Sony KP46WT510 RPTV. LCD technology is simply not there yet for serious viewers due to limitations of LCD. CRT RPTV's are the best bang for the buck right now. Here is a thread from Home Theater Spot of the current situation with LCD TV's. Gary Merson of The Perfect Vision explains why LCD is not what people think it is.
http://www.hometheaterspot.com/htsth...b=5&o=&fpart=1