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Originally Posted by STILESP113 
But anyway im just wondering how this XBR7 compares to the XBR6 or what other TV's you ave comared this to. But if you dont mind answering some questions because this was the original TV i had in mind.
-What other brands/models did you compare this PQ to?
-DO you find teh 40 inch to be small?
-IS there any smearing, motion blur??(like with fast action scenes etc.) Yah know the usual sony issue!
-Are night scenes blurry, have mura, or fuzzy in anyway? or are they just black
-I play alot of video games, so im wondering how it is with that?
-This set looks great i wish the XBR8 would come down in price but even the 46 incher would still be outta my price range. ANd for a 40 inch TV this is a little expensive so i wanna make sure my money is being well spent.
All in all i would just like a more detailed review of WHAT YOU THINK about the TV!!
StylesP
But anyway im just wondering how this XBR7 compares to the XBR6 or what other TV's you ave comared this to. But if you dont mind answering some questions because this was the original TV i had in mind.
-What other brands/models did you compare this PQ to?
-DO you find teh 40 inch to be small?
-IS there any smearing, motion blur??(like with fast action scenes etc.) Yah know the usual sony issue!
-Are night scenes blurry, have mura, or fuzzy in anyway? or are they just black
-I play alot of video games, so im wondering how it is with that?
-This set looks great i wish the XBR8 would come down in price but even the 46 incher would still be outta my price range. ANd for a 40 inch TV this is a little expensive so i wanna make sure my money is being well spent.
All in all i would just like a more detailed review of WHAT YOU THINK about the TV!!
StylesP
I really like this set. The first one we got had the clouding which I mentioned earlier in this thread. The second one does not have that nearly as much. Only when the set is on for several hours can you notice it, and then only when there is nothing on the screen (like when a BD is loading or something). When the image is black, there are no clouding issues at all.
I thought the 40 was just fine for our room, but then I spent Thanksgiving with my in-laws. He just got a Vizio 50" set. The screen was crap, and the text and graphics had lots of pixeling and artifacts. But the screen size made me think that maybe I should have gone bigger.
I am probably a weird case. I was able to purchase the set from the Sony Family Store. They had a crazy employee sale a few weeks ago and a friend of mine got me in with him. I could afford either the xbr6 or the xbr7 at that the sale prices. I liked both sets, but I liked the design of the xbr7 better. Plus we got a tall credenza to use as an entertainment unit and I had already installed Polk in-wall speakers when we did an addition several years ago. The xbr 6 is a few inches taller and it would have blocked part of the center channel speaker. So that was another factor. I am also probably unique because we decided to not spend anything on a TV until I had the money in hand. So initially I wanted a 40" xbr2 but couldn't afford it. Then the xbr4... I was thinking of getting a XBR4 right before they stopped selling them, but with the sale price, I went with the xbr7.
To answer some of your questions:
- I didn't look at any Plasmas because we had a glare problem in the room during the daytime with the dining room windows behind the viewing area. I've looked at the Samsungs, but didn't really compare other different makes. I'd pretty much decided that I wanted an XBR series since they came out.
- 40". My wife thinks it is just fine. I probably would have liked a 46" but design considerations made us stay with 40."
- I have never seen any motion blur. The first BD we watched was Die Hard4. We have watched many upscaled DVDs and BD on it since we got it as well as a lot of football and basketball games. The motion looks sharp throughout. I do notice more stuff in the broadcast like spots on the camera lenses and lens flare from lighting, but that is probably just indicative of the HD. I'm convinced the NFL network does a poor job compared to Fox and NBC and CBS. That has nothing to do with the TV, though.
- Night scenes and blacks in general seem very deep. We watch CSI and that show has gotten darker and darker every episode (really, who could work in a lab that is so dark? And why do they never turn the lights on at the places they investigate? They could probably find more clues with more light than those tiny flashlights.) I also have used it as a computer monitor a few times and I have a black desktop color on the laptop. It looks awesome on the TV. I have never seen anything fuzzy or anything that would concern me in night scenes or dark scenes.
- I've actually never hooked up any video games to the TV, so others could probably comment better on that.
- In the end, you need to get what is best for you. The 46" XBR6 is quite a bit cheaper than the 40" xbr7. Not everyone can get access to the twice a year friends and family sales at the Sony stores.
