I was referring more to the first generation of the technology is for early adopters but the majority of us are better off waiting for the 2nd or even 3rd generations.

1/21/2008 8:09:06 PM

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"I'm thinking about getting a 120hz 1080p LCD tv in the 47"-51" size, but I'm not sure who has the best 120hz technology out right now and who just slapped together some hardware to keep up. Any suggestions? The Sonys I've seen with 120hz refresh rates have looked spectacular, but they seem overpriced. "

Samsung actually has a better implementation right now. You can choose a level (low, med, high) and it glitches less than Sony.

1/21/2008 8:23:12 PM

^Well, its really a subjective matter, but to me Sony is better.

Samsung's introduces artifacts, known as the "triple-ball effect" because during football passes (and any other fast moving object) it splits the ball into 3 ghost images. It can be very evident in high, and it never goes away because you can't completely turn off the feature. There are supporters and detractors from reading message boards, but mostly detractors.

Sony's doesn't have the TBE, but may not be quite as effective at smoothing motion, though still works well, and it can be turned off completely. With my Sony, it does seem to struggle slightly more with "locking on" to the image to retain smoothness, but it largely depends on what I'm watching. ~75% of the time, it works great though, and if it isn't working great I turn it off.

You just have to compare them yourself side-by-side and see if you think the Sony is worth the extra money.

[Edited on January 22, 2008 at 4:16 PM. Reason : .]

1/22/2008 4:14:19 PM

it's not that big of a difference in price at this level anyways so it's preference

1/23/2008 9:31:34 AM

I've priced out the Sony 46XBR4 at ~$2570 and the Samsung LNT4671 at $2250. for the difference in cost, I could almost tack on an extended warranty to the Samsung.

1/23/2008 6:27:56 PM

Or you could get a 4665 for $1675 and spend the other grand on a TX-SR605 and some nice speakers

1/23/2008 9:13:50 PM

TBE has been fixed for a decent amount of people with the new firmware update. It really just depends what build you get, some get lucky, some dont...its not a big deal though. samsungs tv is more affordable and other then that little glitch, it is on par or outperforms the sonys xbr series.

I would not get an LED tv yet though. there are still a few kinks that need to be worked out on those as with 120hz tv's but to a higher degree

1/23/2008 10:09:10 PM

ya get a nice home theater system...the 605 is a great reciever and get them paired with some elemental design speakers and sub(great company that is pretty new but has awesome stuff for the price) you can get a nice setup for under 1200

[Edited on January 23, 2008 at 10:29 PM. Reason : typo]

1/23/2008 10:14:04 PM

I already have a good stereo and receiver setup.

1/24/2008 9:13:44 AM