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Better than my 32" Sony Wega XBR?

I would love to go to a flat panel tv. But, I have not seen anything (I've tried the ususal retail outlets) that can compete with the image quality of my Sony Wega XBR. Every flat panel tv of any kind that I have seen a) blacks out shadow detail, and b) and suffers from artifacts.

Have you found any flat panel at ANY price that has the kind of shadow detail in the XBR?

Have you found any flat panel for less than $5000 that beats the shadow detail of the XBR?

I really like the idea of a flat panel. Jeff
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chadnliz
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Nothing will beat good old tube units but some are not as bas as others, look at the Panasonic Plasma models for a pretty good overall picture, LCD flat panels come in third of the 3 for picture quality.
mjglo
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I bought my 36" WEGA XBR right before the flat panel craze started. Just to save room I'd like to go to a flat panel but my picture is so darn good and I paid so darn much for this TV I just can't move yet.

Mike
tonyptony
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Well, since you started this as a new thread I'll jump in. :-) In my case I have the same TV and have the same opinion as Jeff. I don't know about you, Jeff, but the answer for me cannot be a projector. It must be a self contained flat panel. Somewhere in the 50-55" range.
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jfrech
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ditto the above. I have a 36" Sony XBR. Tube. Gorgeous. Just wish it could scale to my 110" projection system. I love the big image, but the 8-10 yr old Sony XBR CRT is killer...especially on the blacks...if you have the space, keep what you've got unless blu ray is burning a hole in your pocket....
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shadorne
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I had an XBR 36" HDTV CRT Sony - the only thing that comes close is Panasonic Plasma IMHO...you gain in precision geometry an dbrightness but you still lose a bit in dark scenes. Overall,,,,I think Panasonic Plasma is a slight improvement...

LCD .....forget it - hopeless at dark scenes....although Blade Runner on Blu Ray with 1080 P screen and proper 1920 x 1080 pixels is utterly AMAZING - best Blu-Ray I have seen so far and I have seen amost...

Good Luck.
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