Best 32" 1080p 120Hz TV

[BluRayExplosion]

So now that they're FINALLY producing 1080p 32 inchers with 120Hz, I think it's time to pull the trigger on a TV, seeing as I haven't owned one for 2-3 years My Dell Ultrasharp is great, but I can't watch cable on it, and it does some terrible stretching to 1920x1080 sources.

So I've been looking at an LG, Samsung, and Sony, has any one had experience with one or more of these? Which one has the best picture? I can stare at a spec sheet all day, but the only one I've actually seen was the Samsung, which looks pretty good.

Any thoughts?

[Creeping Deth]

-Sony KDL-32XBR9 - $799.99
http://www.crutchfield.com/p_158KD32...R9.html?tp=161

The Sony KDL-32XBR9 is the best one I've seen, plus it can be had at a good price!

[BluRayExplosion]

Originally Posted by Creeping Deth

-Sony KDL-32XBR9 - $799.99
http://www.crutchfield.com/p_158KD32...R9.html?tp=161

The Sony KDL-32XBR9 is the best one I've seen, plus it can be had at a good price!

Thanks, looks pretty good! Only one thing I wonder about - does it playback 24Hz content properly (i.e. no processing, just doubling frames)? I read about this line, but a lot of times the smaller models don't have all the features, and the manufacturers don't bother to tell you this. Does anyone have this set and can confirm that it does 24 fps correctly?

[callas01]

Samsung and Sony are what you are gonna hear the most people say to go with. BUT honestly, WHY would you get this when you could have this for the SAME price??? Or this or this or this 50"

Besides the fact that you could get a larger TV for the same money or just over, if you are gonna sit further then about 6 feet or more from the 32" TV, you aren't gonna get the full advantage of the 1080p resolution, you might as well just get a 720p plasma or LCD.

[BluRayExplosion]

Reasons for 32 inch size are these, in order of importance
1. 32" 1080p has the lowest pixel pitch
2. I might use it for a monitor sometime
3. It will be moved around a lot

Large size is only a con for me.

[callas01]

Originally Posted by BluRayExplosion

Reasons for 32 inch size are these, in order of importance
1. 32" 1080p has the lowest pixel pitch
2. I might use it for a monitor sometime
3. It will be moved around a lot

Large size is only a con for me.

totally respectable. I didn't mean to come off as a Jerk either, I just know that 90% of the people using a smaller tv like this as the main tv in their house, come back to say, shoulda, coulda.......

[cawgijoe]

Go for the Sony. Great price and great TV.

[BluRayExplosion]

Originally Posted by callas01

totally respectable. I didn't mean to come off as a Jerk either, I just know that 90% of the people using a smaller tv like this as the main tv in their house, come back to say, shoulda, coulda.......

No problem, I didn't intend that response to come off as rude, it's just that I was expecting to get a "Hey you actually want a bigger TV" type response, and had that copied to the clipboard and ready

BTW, after doing some further reading, I've heard some iffy things about the XBR9's latency, even in "gaming mode". I'll DEFINATELY be doing a lot of gaming on this TV, so the latency concerns me. I have slow reflexes anyway, so it doesn't have to be 4ms or anything, but I'll definately suffer buyer's remorse if theres a noticeable input lag. Anyone have experience gaming on the XBR9?