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im actually somewhat interested in the vizio tvs, are they really a no name brand or are they (pardon my ignorance) not bad tvs?

so far....my experience has been overwhelmingly positive, its a very nice tv and theres not many out there that can beat the features for the price, its a major improvement over the LG lcd it replaced... and it looks very nice with the wall-mount that it came with...

hmm nice, so the overall quality aint bad eh? i was looking into them, but didnt find one that fit my needs (size etc.)

Here's a pick of my set-up. Just got the Vizio VF551XVT and the stand for just under 2K at the local Costco.

No insult to the TV (contemplating the 472) but that's a good looking fish tank.

I finaly made my mind.

I went to Futureshop today and bought myself a Sharp Aquos LC60E77UN.
It will be delivered on saturday so I'll post some picture when it will be in my HT room. I have to hurry now and finish installing the molding before then.

I did try to get myself a Sony NX800 before that but Sonystyle informed me that it would be delivered to me only in July! So I went back to my first love, the Sharp Aquos. I always loved the picture quality on this set so I'm not that disapointed for not having bought the NX800.

Of course I'm going from a 106" screen/PJ setup to a 60" TV but since I will be sitting at half the distance now and the display will be 1080p instead of 720p.

So wait for the pics this weekend.

Thats a nice TV, was looking at it just today in BB.

I'm presently like a child waiting for Santa Claus

They said they would deliver it between 08:00 and 13:00 Eastern Time today.

Once pluged in and the setting adjusted with DVE I'll post some pics.

Well just finished installing and setting up my 60" sharp Aquos 77UN.

Here is my baby:



Great black, and this is the first display that I own that is almost spot on in setting adjustment out of the box (calibrated with DVE but except for sharpness and a bit or red setting reduction everything else was right on the button).

here is my 1y/o toshiba 32", in front of my 1y/o mitsu 65". in my office.
the 32" will be replaced soon. with a 37-40". then the 32" is going in the dining room.

1. The "Model" you have.

Vizio XVT472SV

2. What convinced you to purchase this particular model.

Backlit LED w/ local dimming. Seeking good black level.

3. What you like best about your LCD.

The PQ

4. What you don't like about your LCD.

VIZIO emblem always lit

5. What "Feature(s)" you wish your LCD had.

Ethernet connection for auto firmware updates

6. What advice or suggestion would you make to the "Manufacturer" about your LCD.

See #5

7. What was your biggest "Surprise" after you received your LCD.

How much better the PQ was than my 3 yr old Hitachi plasma.

8. What "Problems or Issues" have you had with your LCD.


Got a returned unit by mistake but working with Costco on concession. Love the pic and want to keep it.

9. Do you really think that todays "Prices" are worth it.

Completely relative and subjective. Surprisingly good pic for a non ivy league badged brand. Would like it even more if it were a couple a hundred bucks tho.

10. Any additional information that you want to add is encouraged

Removing stand for mounting was a bit of a pain as screws are embedded. Magnetic screwdriver would have been a big help.

1. The "Model" you have.

Sony KDL-40EX500

2. What convinced you to purchase this particular model.

Reasonable price (mostly because it's a 2010 model)

3. What you like best about your LCD.

Superb picture quality once you tweak the controls a bit.

4. What you don't like about your LCD.

If the Ambient Sensor mode is on the picture has a really "washed out" quality.

5. What "Feature(s)" you wish your LCD had.

Maybe Internet widget support, but since other devices connected to your TV already supports video streaming from the Internet through NetFlix, Amazon, etc., why?

6. What advice or suggestion would you make to the "Manufacturer" about your LCD.

Better explanation about the "Wide" mode--it defaults to full wide and seeing an SD channel looks squashed until you change the defaults.

7. What was your biggest "Surprise" after you received your LCD.

How light the panel was--I could pick it up by myself when I installed it.

8. What "Problems or Issues" have you had with your LCD.

Sony needs to change some of the factory defaults, because otherwise you wonder why SD channels looks stretched horizontally and why the colors look so "washed out."

9. Do you really think that todays "Prices" are worth it.

YES! Especially since it matches the quality of older sets that used to cost way more than what I paid for my new TV.

10. Any additional information that you want to add is encouraged.

None at this time.

1. The "Model" YOUR SISTER has.

Toshiba Regza 55ZV650U



2. What convinced you to purchase this particular model FOR YOUR SISTER.

Decent reviews, good bang-for-buck price for a 120/240Hz 55" HDTV (especially since me and sis are splitting the cost) and I believe that CCFL LCD technology reached its peak in 2009 (the year this model came out). AVS Forum members demand LED, OLED and other top-of-the-line technology for maximum picture quality, but for average non-techie folks (like my sister and brother-in-law) a good CCFL LCD HDTV is mind-blowing enough.

3. What you like best about YOUR SISTER'S LCD.

Good (though not great) black levels in a dark environment, out-of-the-box accurate colors, great built-in speaker sound (though nowhere near as good as a surround system), S-Video input, good performance with SD material, compatible with legacy technology (particularly older videogame systems; click http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showt...6#post18359476 and scroll down for proof) and minimal (though it's there) lag time when playing most videogames. If you hook any high-def (Blu-ray, HD cable, PS3, etc.) or quality SD source it looks excellent:

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4. What you don't like about YOUR SISTER'S LCD.

Average-to-worse off-angle viewing (vertical and horizontal) than your average brand HDTV, 'milkier' blacks than competing CCFL LCD models, reflective Deep Lagoon bezel (almost plasma bad) = mirror on a sunny afternoon...

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...no swivel stand, no Picture-in-Picture, gimped VGA input resolution (below 1080p), antiquated menu and bulky-as-a-tank remote. Also no internet connectivity whatsoever, although I knew that going in.

5. What "Feature(s)" you wish YOUR SISTER'S LCD had.

PIP, a swivel stand, internet apps, matte screen... all the stuff my sister doesn't give a damn about not having.

6. What advice or suggestion would you make to the "Manufacturer" about YOUR SISTER'S LCD.

Do not abandon CCFL LCD technology just because you're in a rat race with Samsung, Sony, Sharp, Vizio and every other HDTV manufacturer to get people to buy LED HDTV's with all the bells & whistles. There is a market of non-techie people for whom this Regza model is killer. Just create a new tier of Toshiba brand and keep making CCFL LCD's at affordable prices to get 'normal' people to buy.

The other thing would be for Toshiba to keep incorporating and improving its Resolution+ and other features from the ZV650U line into its newer 2010 LED models. But they're doing that already anyway and adding the extra stuff (like wireless internet apps) that Vizio and Samsung are already incorporating into their 2010 models. I guess I'd try to steer them away from glossy screens and into matte panels (I hate looking at mirrors when watching TV) but as long as there is a choice of models they'll be fine.

7. What was your biggest "Surprise" after YOUR SISTER received HER LCD.

First, she and hubby didn't know what brand/size of HDTV she was getting until it was delivered into her doorstep. They had a 32" Vizio before so the "surprise" is that now they can sit 12-15 feet away from the ZV650U and it still looks big.

My biggest surprise when I saw the TV for the first time is how jaded I've become at the size of big screen TV's. I have a 47" in my small apartment and it looks OK, but a 55" on my sis' living room looks absolutely tiny (especially since she put the couch so far away and refuses to move it any closer! ).

8. What "Problems or Issues" have you had with YOUR SISTER'S LCD.

It's been going for a little less than two weeks and so far no problems (knock on Entertainment Center wood). The ZV650U owner's thread indicates there have been problems with HDMI input audio and other quirks here and there, but those are mostly dated to 2009 (when the TV's were new). Hopefully this just-purchased set has all the kinks worked out.

My only personal beef is that, when hooking up a Sega Dreamcast to the ZV650U's VGA input, I get 'yellow white' color and I couldn't figure out how to change it into pure white...



... which would be a deal-breaker if it were my TV. But my sis? She couldn't care less.

9. Do you really think that todays "Prices" are worth it.

I paid a C-note shy of $3K for my 47" Olevia 747i back in March of '07. Me and my sister are splitting approx. half that to cover the (delivered for free) cost of the 55ZV650U. It's not a screaming deal but I feel it's a fair price for a new top-of-the-line name brand CCFL LCD from the previous year. Did I mention this is a FIFTY-FIVE INCH HDTV?

10. Any additional information that you want to add is encouraged.

My sister and hubby just moved into a new house and are expecting their first born soon. I happen to have the means to get them something they'd never think of getting on their own using what they were going to spend to buy a new HDTV to mitigate my costs. Voala! I get to (a) buy a new HDTV (which I only spent two days tinkering with while visiting), (b) my sister has something to keep herself & hubby (and soon my first niece/nephew ) distracted with and (c) their home has a new cool toy for visitors to gather around while yaking. Even better, (d) no need for me to worry about Christmas or birthday presents for any of them over the next couple of years.

1. The "Model" you have.
Sanyo DP52449, a 52" LCD

2. What convinced you to purchase this particular model.
Walmart didn't have the 47" model I wanted, and I got instant credit, so I moved up to this one without researching first.

3. What you like best about your LCD.
The SIZE of the thing!

4. What you don't like about your LCD.
Doesn't handle dark scenes well, at least out of the box.

5. What "Feature(s)" you wish your LCD had.
Wow - I think it has all the features I know about in LCD TV's.

6. What advice or suggestion would you make to the "Manufacturer" about your LCD.
Needs better response time (6ms isn't fast enough, I know now-only from reading though, not from experience), and to handle black scenes better.


7. What was your biggest "Surprise" after you received your LCD.
That using HDMI with AT&T Uverse and this TV suck. Dark scenes are next to worthless - I might as well close my eyes and listen to the dialog.

8. What "Problems or Issues" have you had with your LCD.
AT&T Uverse seems to have a known issue with their HDMI and at least some TV's. In my case, the picture is much better with Component cables. However, all dark scenes still suck, bad. I will try some more tweaking this weekend, after recording a test pattern from HDNET.

9. Do you really think that todays "Prices" are worth it.
They're less than they ever were. No other industry that I know of, besides computers and many home electronics keep getting better AND less expensive.

10. Any additional information that you want to add is encouraged.
This is the third TV that I've hooked a computer up to - and OMG, it's absolutely amazing! I can sit 11 or 12 feet away and see EVERYTHING on the computer screen (running at 1280x768) perfectly, including the writing under icons. Or I could sit 2 feet away from the screen, and it still looks sharp and clear. I could seriously use this as a BIGASS computer monitor, all day long. My previous experiences were pretty much that I could watch movies via the computer, but I would never have tried to use it seriously as a computer screen, because it just wasn't clear enough to do so. THIS one is beyond good, to me. This would be a perfect screen for someone in an office who needs to read blueprints or other such things people print out on plotters - but save all the wear and tear on the plotter by just using this screen to view those large images. I love pretty much everything about this unit except for the way it handles dark scenes. Here's hoping I can get that tweaked out.

Is somebody green with envy ?

^^^ Not really. I'm an AVS veteran (check how many posts I've racked since '06) and the ZV650U falls fall short of my personal needs (although I can't help but be impressed when sitting down to watch a 55" 1080p LCD) for features, black levels, weight, screen (matte vs. glossy), etc. But I did buy it for my sister as a gift (she's re-imbursing part of the cost to me) so yes, I'm green alright but not with envy.

1. The "Model" you have.

Sony KDL-52W5100

2. What convinced you to purchase this particular model.

Liked the features and could not pass up the price.

3. What you like best about your LCD.

HD just looks amazing. Set is also aesthetically pleasing.

4. What you don't like about your LCD.

Nothing yet, SD doesn't look real good yet but I need to tweak it more.


5. What "Feature(s)" you wish your LCD had.

Maybe PIP, can't really think of anything.


6. What advice or suggestion would you make to the "Manufacturer" about your LCD.

I would suggest a swivel stand and height adjustment.

7. What was your biggest "Surprise" after you received your LCD.

Loved the "Home" menu. Also black levels look very good even though I have read they are just "good, not great" on this set.

8. What "Problems or Issues" have you had with your LCD.

None yet.

9. Do you really think that todays "Prices" are worth it.

Yes, the clearance price was the cheapest I have ever seen it. Glad I waited to buy.

10. Any additional information that you want to add is encouraged.

Just replaced a 6yr old RCA projection screen TV. Its like a whole new world.

1. The "Model" you have.

LG 55LH90

2. What convinced you to purchase this particular model.

Size, price, Matte glass, reviews

3. What you like best about your LCD.

Overall great look, outstanding picture

4. What you don't like about your LCD.

N/A


5. What "Feature(s)" you wish your LCD had.

WiFi...but I got a PS3, so it's a non-issue now


6. What advice or suggestion would you make to the "Manufacturer" about your LCD.

can't think of any

7. What was your biggest "Surprise" after you received your LCD.

maybe I'm a bit leary of things, but hdmi hook-ups with ps3, onkyo receiver & directv all worked perfectly first time!!

8. What "Problems or Issues" have you had with your LCD.

not a problem, but lots of setting adjustments to fool with to get the 'perfect' picture

9. Do you really think that todays "Prices" are worth it.

Yes, this was the same price as the 55" rear-projection Mitzi 480p I bought in 2002 or so which it replaced.

10. Any additional information that you want to add is encouraged.

Great TV...believe the reviews!

First time poster in this thread.

1. The "Model" you have.

Sony KDL-46V5100 (2009)

2. What convinced you to purchase this particular model?

Poverty. Being currently outside the positive-cash-flow job market, cash is tight. My Olevia 42" finally died for the last time, and the GF wasn't stoked on my temporary solution of a 23" computer monitor on the coffee table as main entertainment center. Techbargains tipped me off to a great deal direct from Sony.

3. What you like best about your LCD.

Have I mentioned the price? It essentially replaces the Olevia with the same form-factor, better resolution and connectivity options, and half the price (~$250 less than brand new 2010 model).

4. What you don't like about your LCD.

My set came with the most current firmware from Sony, which members of this forum say helps with the "red flash" issues inherent in this series. It took a lot of calibration fiddling to get something that looked good. I have a line of lit pixels on the right vertical edge when in Full Pixel mode, and that annoys me.

5. What "Feature(s)" you wish your LCD had.

Larger size and lower price? :-p I can't say that I'm missing anything in particular. Faster boot and quicker menus would be nice.

6. What advice or suggestion would you make to the "Manufacturer" about your LCD.

Sort out the color fidelity and flashlighting issues.

7. What was your biggest "Surprise" after you received your LCD.

How light it was. I put it in place by myself, where the Olevia weighed over 100lbs with the glass front, and needed two people to keep from damaging the screen or one's back.

8. What "Problems or Issues" have you had with your LCD.

See above with the lit pixels.

9. Do you really think that todays "Prices" are worth it.

This was a good price, though it was a refurb. I think that I got a Sony for the price of last year's Vizio or Sceptre.

10. Any additional information that you want to add is encouraged.

I took this opportunity to install a new media center PC. The old TV was fed by an old G4 Mac Mini, where ripped DVDs and TV shows resided, plus Internet access. The Mini can't push 1080p, however, so a new box was needed.

I built a small form factor mini-ATX PC, and gave it 1TB SATA storage, an HD TV tuner card, and 4GB of memory, on a new i3 processor. It screams. I am using the HTPC for nearly everything, now, and it has simplified my AV cabinet. I typically hate everything Windows, as well, but Windows 7 MCE is pretty darn good, which I hate to admit.

1. The "Model" you have.

Sony KDL-46Z5100

2. What convinced you to purchase this particular model?
Been looking for a set for a while, had my eye on this one. Was waiting for the right time and the right time was now. Price is about as low as I have seen it. I think this set will be out of stock soon.

3. What you like best about your LCD.

Features, price amazing picture, 240 hertz.

4. What you don't like about your LCD.

Standard def could look better, but we all know the story on that. some flashlighting issues, does not bother me as much as others, but its there.

5. What "Feature(s)" you wish your LCD had.

Wi-Fi, 3D support LOL.

6. What advice or suggestion would you make to the "Manufacturer" about your LCD.

I don't like how often they change models, if you get a good model stick with it for more than a few months.


7. What was your biggest "Surprise" after you received your LCD.

How amazing the picture really is in my home. bigger than I thought.

8. What "Problems or Issues" have you had with your LCD.

Minor flashlighting, small problem with Bravia link, when I have things hooked up with the link, for some reason they won't display source and resolution with the remote, it displays when I first switch over to it, but when I hit display on the remote it won't. If I unlink the PS3 or Blu Ray, it then will display when I hit display.

9. Do you really think that todays "Prices" are worth it.

The price I paid was, if I had to buy buy before it was closeout then no. $2000 for TV that gets dumped in less than a year support wise is nuts.

10. Any additional information that you want to add is encouraged.

I love this set overall the picture and features at the price you can get it now for are unbeatable. I'm not that impressed with LED edge lit sets. I do think this years models are a step backwards as far as features and picture quality for the price.

Finally entered the world of HD. This site has been a tremendous resource, as I tend to over-research things before I buy, and I have learned a ton here!

Samsung UN46B7000 with the new HW-C450 sound bar:


Some upconverted Wall-E from the Vizio Blu-Ray for the kiddos:


Stayed up too late watching Dark Knight last night. Overall pretty impressed. The set does have some flashlighting/clouding visible in an absolutely dark room. I can notice it in very dark scenes probably because I know to look for it, but it's not near bad enough to return the set over.

I couldn't get past my worries about image retention/burn-in with a plasma, since the wife and kids will be using this tv. I love the look of a plasma and I think these LED sets are a very good compromise. The blacks are plenty deep for me and the colors are wonderful. I'm using settings I found here on the forums. I think the fact the screen is at least semi-glossy makes a big difference. There are two large windows in the room and glare isn't bad at all. Certainly better than the Toshiba CRT this replaced!

I had reservations about the sound bar as well, but the wife didn't want a ton of speakers in the relatively small room, and I'm very happy with the sound this little thing puts out for the size of the room.

The stand is a Tech-Craft, same brand you can find at Crutchfield, though all our stuff was picked up at SEARS. Not bad for Easter Sunday shopping. For put-it-together-yourself type furniture, this was very nice quality.

Now to get my DVD's back in the rack, and clean up all the cardboard boxes in the dining room from the shopping spree

Welcome! That set was on my short list last time around. Enjoy!

1. The "Model" you have.

Sony KDL-60EX500

2. What convinced you to purchase this particular model.

I received at as replacement for my fubarred 60" SXRD so I didn't have a choice on brand....only limited choice on model

3. What you like best about your LCD.

Nice styling and for an entry level 60" in the Sony lineup it has a very good picture with solid blacks

4. What you don't like about your LCD.

Blacker blacks are always nice but for a CCFL LCD it does a solid job.....much better than my old SXRD ever did.


5. What "Feature(s)" you wish your LCD had.

I don't need bells and whistles which is why I chose this one over say the 60EX700


6. What advice or suggestion would you make to the "Manufacturer" about your LCD.

better QC at the plant (see below as to why)

7. What was your biggest "Surprise" after you received your LCD.

The flashlight in the lower edge I had to fix

8. What "Problems or Issues" have you had with your LCD.

The flashlight noted above. I actually took the TV apart and fixed it

9. Do you really think that todays "Prices" are worth it.

I think so.....you can get a lot of screen size with solid PQ for the dollar these days.

10. Any additional information that you want to add is encouraged.

1. The "Model" you have.
Sony Bravia KDL-52XBR9 (52in, 240hz, 1080p, internet connectivity)

2. What convinced you to purchase this particular model.
Glowing reviews, recommendations. Picked it up on boxing day at a great price.

3. What you like best about your LCD.
Modern and sleek look, excellent image quality, surprising speaker quality, very customizable image settings.

4. What you don't like about your LCD.
While it features internet connectivity, the content is very poor. Most of it requires paid subscriptions/rentals and the rest is poorly implemented. Setting up the connection was a nightmare on its own. No built-in wireless/wifi. The widgets are useless, slow and only very few are even available. Other than that, the whole 'scene' settings are poorly implemented and cannot be customized to specific tastes.

Unresponsive menus, especially the first time after it 'boots'. Menus are still very slow after.

5. What "Feature(s)" you wish your LCD had.
More customization features, broader range of accepted video playback codecs, easier way to quickly swap between scenes, better PC support via HDMI.

6. What advice or suggestion would you make to the "Manufacturer" about your LCD.
Let me add, remove, tweak and rename 'scenes'. I do stuff that doesn't fall within your normal 'parameters' so let me customize my TV as I see fit. I would much prefer have one scene for movies, one for cable, one for XBOX, one for PC games, etc, than have a specific setting for 'sports', 'presentation' and 'photos'. I don't think I've ever looked at photos through my TV. If you're using internet connectivity, let users browse their local NAS for photos and music.

7. What was your biggest "Surprise" after you received your LCD.
The quality of the built-in speakers. I expected very weak, sub-par sound but it's actually pretty solid for everyday, casual use. Very well-packaged to say the least. Very elegant and modern bezel.

8. What "Problems or Issues" have you had with your LCD.
Some backlight bleeding, but it's barely noticeable unless you're looking at a black screen. Some issues with internet connectivity (must be hard-wired, doesn't work through bridges or ICS).

9. Do you really think that today's "Prices" are worth it.
Not sure what it retails for now, so I can't really comment but I would assume that for the same price you could make the jump to LED-based units by now, but I haven't really kept an eye on it.

10. Any additional information that you want to add is encouraged.
In any mode but 'game', you'll be getting quite a bit of delay. If you're a gamer, keep in mind that the 'game' mode does no post-processing so don't expect the 240hz fluidity when you're playing your shooters.

Other than that, I've nothing to add. It's been a solid performer; it performs as well as it looks, and it looks awesome.

What was the fix?

See my post below....it details what caused the flashlight it and how to fix it.

http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showp...&postcount=532

I'd say that's a job well done.
You should send an Email to Sony with a link to this thread, and perhaps they might step-up quality control a bit.

(Edit: Perhaps that's naive thinking on my part. Sony's exec's could probably care less what people on this forum post)

1. The "Model" you have.

Sony KDL-32EX400

2. What convinced you to purchase this particular model.

Probably the price. The PIP feature was also a seller but it's really limited.

3. What you like best about your LCD.

Lives up to positive reviews? Affordable? I can't really compare it to much since it's my first HDTV. I like that it features 1080p though I don't know if it really matters for a 32" model, except for maybe PC use.

4. What you don't like about your LCD.

Limited PIP and EPG, No signal strength bar. When I hit "5" on the remote it doesn't just automatically jump to 5.1, I have to hit up on the channel button or manually enter the ".1"

5. What "Feature(s)" you wish your LCD had.

Improve the stuff I don't like about it and maybe a swivel stand just for the sake of accessing behind the TV easier. Anything I'd like it to include is pretty much on the 500 model though, like 120Hz so I don't mind sacrificing some new features for the price otherwise I'd have gone with a newer model.

6. What advice or suggestion would you make to the "Manufacturer" about your LCD.

Maybe add a 2nd aux port and make them connected to a specific input? There's some conflict when you have a 360 hooked up to the VGA port and a PC hooked up from DVI->HDMI but this is more of a general issue. For some reason though, the 360 won't include audio from the RCA so I need to split my aux port. Perhaps someone knows a solution here?

7. What was your biggest "Surprise" after you received your LCD.

Probably the limitations of the PIP feature. Also kind of surprised how long it takes for the TV to actually start, not sure if this is common with most TVs these days.

8. What "Problems or Issues" have you had with your LCD.

Nothing so far.

9. Do you really think that todays "Prices" are worth it.

This is the first TV I invested my own money in so I can't really say. I like the prices recently but there seems to be a big jump in the price of just going from 32" to anything higher.(A $120-200 diff between the 32" and 40" model of my TV for example) I could get a 40" Plasma for the same price as a 32" LCD pretty much. I will say though that for the money, it's a little overwhelming the amount of maintenance and how fragile/temperamental they've become so there are some hidden costs associated.

10. Any additional information that you want to add is encouraged.

If you're looking to buy a new TV, check out HHGregg and I say this for 2 reasons. One, they price match and Two, you can get $50 off if you just sign up for the newsletter on their website. A lot of other places price match and probably have better return policies and warranties but just the fact that you can stack the price match with $50 off is pretty sweet. Then again if you're getting a really expensive TV, $50 is a drop in the bucket and you're probably better off with coupon from stores like Costco where the discount is much higher.

1. The "Model" you have.
Sony Bravia KDL-46NX700

2. What convinced you to purchase this particular model.
Sony offered me this new set for $160! How could I pass up that deal!

3. What you like best about your LCD.
Love the "Monolithic" design. Looks super sleek and sexy. Looks amazing with my Xbox 360.

4. What you don't like about your LCD.
Screen uniformity problems with some flashlighting around the edges and some smaller shadows on the screen (from screws??). I guess that's an inherent problem with most edge-lit LED sets. I seems to be getting a bit better though after owning it for 7 days. Maybe they will diminish over time...fingers crossed!

Streaming quality really sucks. Anything I stream from my PC to the Sony looks like bollocks but if I use my Xbox 360 to stream the same content it looks perfect. Dunno what the problem is with the Sony but hopefully a firmware update will fix the streaming quality.

Speakers are very poor too.

5. What "Feature(s)" you wish your LCD had.
Fully Backlight and Local Dimming LEDs!

6. What advice or suggestion would you make to the "Manufacturer" about your LCD.
Please make sure that if you advertise a TV as DLNA compatible make sure that the streaming quality is as good as it possibly can be!

7. What was your biggest "Surprise" after you received your LCD.
I thought I would hate having a reflective sheet of glass on the front of the Sony but I really like how it looks and the reflections are not nearly as annoying as I thought they might be.

8. What "Problems or Issues" have you had with your LCD.
Very poor streaming quality (I tried both a wireless & wired connection). Poor screen uniformity and poor speaker sound.

9. Do you really think that today's "Prices" are worth it.
I only paid $160 for this one and I am very pleased with it, for the most part, but if I had to pay the full retail price ($2000) I would NOT be happy with it.

10. Any additional information that you want to add is encouraged.
I find that this set is great for gaming. I play first-person shooters all the time on it and I don't seem to have any lag at all and visually my games look amazing! Much better than on my previous LCD, a Samsung 32" LN-S3251D.

Idk why I like your set up so much. It's very simple and anyone could do it. Bit I really like it for some reason.