This sony blows it away. Bright, sharp and no ghosting. The picture is so crisp and vivid you have to get use to it. The only minor downsides are that the screen edges are slightly dimmer than the rest of the picture.

I know this isn't for everyone so then just switch it to cinema mode and shut up and it goes back to how some say is the way movies are meant to be seen (lame) i say who cares.

Learning the best settings for this tv seems to be a lifelong project for the technologically impaired. The menu layout will take some time to get used to and color setting may be a must. This isn't an issue for me as i use a seperate home theater sys...  Read More

The radial banding soon appeared. The entire side of the screen goes dark.

Excessively long telephone wait times, an infuriating inability to provide support outside of their one-year window, and absolutely no advice. There is no support because i am beyond the one year warranty date and the closest service center is in caro...  Read More

The only thing which makes the youtube functionality acceptable is youtube's paring capability. Depending on the file, playback may not be possible even when using the supported formats. Response to remote control key-presses while executing smart fun...  Read More