I know this thread is 3 years old now... but I am the proud owner of an 40xbr800. Just bought it last month and am thoroughly in love. My preferred entertainment is old B&W 4:3 movies, so it is ideal. 16:9 squeeze works great too and results in a 37" diagonal. Occasionally I see slight...
I regret buying a "cheap" LCD a year ago - after spending some time with it I've come to appreciate good contrast ratios and deep blacks. Soon went back to CRT. I need to check out the latest generation to see if they've made adequate improvements.
I had to exchange mine after 2 weeks because the drive would become inaccessible to the 360 after about 20 minutes of play. It just disappeared from the console. The new one seems to work fine.
I've had no problems with my 360 after 9 months. I think most of what people attribute to fan noise is really the high speed disc drive spinning up. The wireless controller battery life is quite long. Enjoy!