Sony - KDL-46XBR2 46in. HDTV LCD Television Review

Looking to buy your first large screen High Def TV?  The choices abound.  Which format do you choose?  LCD or Plasma?  What size screen should I get?  Do I want 1080 or perhaps settle for 720 and save a few bucks?  And then which brand do I go for? 

Our choice was to go with LCD which seemed to have more advantages over plasma and just a better overall picture.  And if you want the best picture, well 1080P is the obvious choice even though only BluRay of HD DVD are capable of driving it to its capabilities right now.  So, when it comes to brands, the research that I did seemed to favor Sony, Samsung, LG and Sharp in about that order.  Having owned conventional Sony Trinitrons for years, it was easy to go with Sony as the choice. 

We're not done yet, because Sony has so many different models.  So now you are going to need to kick the tires and read the spec sheets.  If you want top of the line quality, you want to pick the XBR series.  It looks like new models are being introduced about every six months, so realize that if you want top of the line, you aren't going to have top of the line for long.  We ended up choosing the 46XBR4 and so far we are just ecstatic with this TV.  The picture quality is just amazing!