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There's always something upcoming, isn't there? It's exciting and depressing at the same time. Hopefully, I'm set for a few years.

quote: Is stretch mode unavoidable for 4:3? You don't have to use it. Pillarboxing is the result of course.

I've had the Sony model you speak of since Christmas and can highly recommend it. It seems to have overcome the usual sore points for LCD -- black level, ghosting because of slow response time, and restricted viewing angle. None of those have been an issue. And the picture is outstanding. There...

I was reading a calibration thread at another site for Sony XBR LCD sets and was struck by one guy's experience in particular. He paid a tech $400 for a calibration that turned out to be way, way, way different than the one he did himself using AVIA. I tried the tech's settings and didn't care...

Is the green present with all input sources or just one? You need to isolate the problem if possible.

Something that's important in my situation (a fairly bright room) is the non- reflective quality of direct view LCD screens (dunno if projection LCD is the same or not). It's usually not mentioned in comparisons but it can be quite relevant.

Monster makes a good screen cleaner and the package includes a good-sized micofiber towel. As with all Monster products, it's overpriced of course -- around $30 Cdn.

I haven't noticed any of Randall's "cons" with Sony's 40" XBR model. Dead pixels could crop up eventually, I suppose.

Edit: "TV/Input" should read "TV/Video."

Thanks. The workaround seems to be Channel Up (or Down), which takes me to "TV" and then "TV/Input" X number of times to get to the desired input. Elegant, no, but it works.

I seem to recall reading once upon a time that input selection on Sony TVs can be done directly, i.e. without repeatedly hitting the TV/video button. Can someone enlighten me on this?

I have a PS2 and GameCube connected to the same input. Same problem. PS2 has to be off, i.e. completely off for the GC to display properly.

I'm absolutely sure there are tens of thousands if not millions of folks who think they are watching HD because "HD" appears in the opening credits -- never mind the fact that they don't have the hardware to receive it, or the harware isn't hooked up correctly.