Using 46" sony as display

http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2328183,00.asp

I bought this tv in august 2008 before the xbr's were out and before I was even a forum member so you couldnt have advised me on my purchase. At the time it was sony's best 46" plus I got a friends discount. And the picture quality is great I dont know what you guys are talking about everyone that comes over is just amazed at the picture quality but if you dont have them set right they can look like crap I had a tech person set it up. A buddy of mine has the new xbr and the picture is not 10 times better but I would have bought it but needed a new tv right then and couldnt wait another 4 months. 

Edited by paraguy1 - 07 Feb 2009 at 6:12pm

Ya I read that thread too it was someone else cant remember who though. I would have bought the XBR model but the clerk said it would be another 4 months. The sony I bought wasnt even out on display yet the clerk never heard of the model before I showed him the spec sheet on all the new sonys. They had just come in stock (no xbr's thought I even went through all the stock and what was due.) I am very happy though with this 46" sony. I originally prurchased the 24" samsung syncmaster 245T ( best 24" display avail) for my new PC but I should have just bought the 30" which is what I will probably due and then buy a new 60" tv next year

Originally posted by Daygn Well the first thing you should have done is bought a Samsung 850 or 950 series hdtv. I did recommend them to you over the sony cause the picture and color quality are superior and when it comes to hdtv's I know my stuff. But I did try to help. I would like to know why you got such a low end hdtv when you went all out on your pc?? You could have gotten an XBR6 for $400 more or an XBR7 for $800 more and your games/movies would look 10 times better?????

I totally agree; Samsung LCD's are really nice and we have an 860(an 850 but with the blue border) and the picture is like wow. Also with any flat-panel, no matter how much it costs, you should really, really get calibration if it's offered. At first I thought it was just something that Best Buy could add on to take more money from you(which wouldn't surprise me at all lol) but the difference is like night and day, especially since it gets rid of the fuzzyness :)


Edited by Kristie - 10 Feb 2009 at 3:59pm

Sarah from my experience I love the Samsungs really, Sony sometimes over prices their products. I have a 46" Samsung and absolutely love it. 

ok Pioneers are beyond the touch of anything and if I had the cash to spend that is exactly what I would get a Pioneer Elite Kuro would be absolutely awesome to have and its the best HDTV out there. Its amazing what they have achieved with that, but the prices are just too expensive to justify it. I will be setting up a home theatre in about 4-5years time, but will be going with whatever projector is out then, and maybe if I can get the money get a Pioneer plasma if that is available then for normal TV viewing. 

Originally posted by Sarah Daygn knows tv's? We need to talk! I'm in the market for a tv, and im very partial to the Sony Bravia 40 inch LCD, ive been able to get a price of 900 before taxes on it. Ive seen the quality and to me it looks good, and it has enough hdmi ports to support all my consoles. Thoughts on this? And why? I'm looking to go 40 inch, LCD...I will be gaming on it, mainly consoles, but I may or may not hook my computer to it in the future, Sorry to hijack your thread paraguy, Daygn can e-mail me his response so we don't take over. =)

Yeah, I am fairly knowledgeable when It comes to HDTV's. I to love my Samsung tv and Samuel is right, you not only pay for your tv, you also have to pay the " Sony tax" as I call it. I have always loved Sony's tv's and they do make VARY high quality sets. It is a hobbie of mine to research display tech and have been doing it for years. It took me three years to find a tv that blew me away with its picture quality and color specturm and the XBR7 just didnt have as good of a color range or as clear of a picture. There is two things you need to know about buying hdtv's(1 ALL tv's have a special picture setting for retail stores to use and when you see it in the store it is not on the same setting you will be using when you get it home and will look vary different. So make shure you reset the tv and view it with the settings you will be using.(2 The way my eyes see things and the way your eye's see things is total different. So go with the one that looks best to you after testing. Please post the model # of the Sony and I will make shure you get the best for your money.

concur with everybody here.  At least at the bestbuy I went couple months ago, SONY's HDTV did not look as nice as Toshiba or Samsung.