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3.5 stars
"Good, but I want better"
Pros: I can finally read HD text in games
Cons: SD is unexceptable, slight fan noise, clouding, flashlighting
Summary: Let's start by pointing out this is my first HDTV. I previously had a JVC 36" SDTV with 800 lines of resolution, a very, very good tube tv.
First the bad. I had a Sony XBR4 for 2 days before trading it in because of the loud fan noise. This tv also has fan noise but only about half. Still unexceptable. The SD quality is bothersome, why can't it be as good as a tube tv you would find in the trash. Why is SD important, because like it or not most channels are still SD and even most HD channels show SD programming that look, well it sucks. The bezel gives off a optical glow at night but doesn't bother me. I have seen clouding in dark scenes, and a purple haze color when viewing from certain angles. The sound is no good the xbr is much better. I have also seen flashlighting from the top two corners.
Heres the good. The motion is handled very well, better than the xbr and there is no streaking. Color look great. lot's of inputs, 4 hdmi's funny I may need more. The remote is fine, with it's motion lighting.
It's hard for me to say this is the best LCD out there, it probably is. It seems to be the best I have seen in person or in stores. I only wish SD was like my old tube tv and there was no fan noise whatsoever. If that had been the case I would have given this tv a 10, but it's not.
If you can't make a tv that show's great SD and HD then maybe you shouldn't be making televisions, this goes for every company.
Peace.
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SD stands for Standard Definition. Basically its analog. Most HD TVs look like crap when displaying analog. It is the signal that sucks not the television. As far as analog not being a factor after febuary..not true. Cable televison will still be displaying analog as well as digital cable.
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The SD problem with this TV or any other TV will be a NON issue by early to mid 2009.
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I'm not familiar with what SD is so when you say it's "unexceptable (acceptable) what do you mean? Thanks much.
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