BMXTRIX said:
I wish all companies would figure out that any speakers put onto any display really must either be removable or very low-profile so that real speakers can be used.
You got that right. Or at least make them removable.
Leprkon, seems we have the same taste in TV's. I've been looking at this set and on Sony's website you can compare this model with the XBR model. This set has a 120 watt bulb while the XBR has a 180 watt bulb. Additionally the software for upconverting 480i signals (can't remember what they call it) is version 1.0 while it's 2.5 on the XBR. Those were the only differences I could find in the specs. I was really hoping this set would have been the same specs as the XBR. The Samsung 61" also has a terrific picture but the XBR 60" seems to be a bit better plus no color wheel. I'll read up on this at the other forums.
Here's a quote from AVS Forum on the software rollback:
"I don't see how the SD could get worse? I owned the SXRD 60" and SD was it's weak point - the TV was HD HT Heaven but SD was much worse than my Sharp. I like the SXRD as a HT but my experience with the panel was SD really sucked so I wonder if it's sucks going backwards as I cannot imagine it looking worse.
Hopefully Sony knows what they were doing taking it back to DRC V1."