Sony XBR9 or Sony Z5100

[milwtom]

I am really torn between buying either the Sony KDL52z5100 and the Sony KDL52xbr9. Is the difference that much between the two to warrant $300.00 more for the XBR? Thanks for your opinion!!

[pepper83]

Originally Posted by milwtom

I am really torn between buying either the Sony KDL52z5100 and the Sony KDL52xbr9. Is the difference that much between the two to warrant $300.00 more for the XBR? Thanks for your opinion!!

yes you will love the xbr9. i had a xbr3 and i upgraded to a xbr9 and it was the best move ive done so far..

[milwtom]

Thank you for your comments. Just ordered the xbr9 from amazon.

[pepper83]

i got my 46xbr9 at bestbuy for 1859

[plopez12]

Originally Posted by pepper83

i got my 46xbr9 at bestbuy for 1859

when did you get yours? right now it's at $2099.99...but now you can get the s360 for free so it's a good deal if you don't already have a BD player

[pepper83]

Originally Posted by plopez12

when did you get yours? right now it's at $2099.99...but now you can get the s360 for free so it's a good deal if you don't already have a BD player

i got mines when my state had no state sales tax.. which was on august 9.. i got a good deal..

[MCT]

if I had to pick I'd go with the XBR9 for a couple hundred bucks more. Just make sure you get it calibrated for maximum enjoyment.

[Trouard]

Originally Posted by MCT

if I had to pick I'd go with the XBR9 for a couple hundred bucks more. Just make sure you get it calibrated for maximum enjoyment.

You told him to make sure he gets it calibrated. Where do you suggest one would get that service done? I have a Sony Bravia 46XBR6 I just bought two months ago and I tweaked all my settings until I got it looking just right and now it looks just like I saw in the store, Unimaginably gorgeous!!! I waited until the XBR9's showed up in the stores and that convinced me that I did not want the XBR9 over the XBR6. To me it is night and day for the 6. The XBR9 is too dark for me and I did not like it. Oh well....everyone likes different looks. Get back to me on the calibration though if you don't mind, I am curious and also what it might cost. Thanks....

[MCT]

you can have a professional come out to your home and do an ISF calibration for a few hundred bucks. Check with Best Buy or do a Google search for professionals in your area.

[Trouard]

Originally Posted by MCT

you can have a professional come out to your home and do an ISF calibration for a few hundred bucks. Check with Best Buy or do a Google search for professionals in your area.

That's way too much money for me. It took me on and off for about a week to get mine tuned just right. All I did was look to the internet by googling and finding people who had already bought my Sony XBR6 and see what they had to say and followed their lead and BINGO!!! I think that could be an easier way than pay some $200 guru. I also heard to be careful about hiring certain calibrators for they just do a few tweaking's that you could do and then they charge you an arm and a leg. I dunno!!!

[MCT]

well the pros use special equipment and they can actually go into the service menu, which you could do but you risk destroying your TV at the same time if you dont know what you're doing. I've seen professionally calibrated TV's next to do-it-yourself calibrated sets, and trust me, it makes an absolute world of difference.

[ScarredLungs]

Originally Posted by milwtom

I am really torn between buying either the Sony KDL52z5100 and the Sony KDL52xbr9. Is the difference that much between the two to warrant $300.00 more for the XBR? Thanks for your opinion!!

Get the Sony Xbr9. Italked my grandpa and my co-worker into getting this TV. It is amazing. The 52-inch, 240hz is $2,085.72 on Amazon.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/B001VFMA5Q/ref=dp_olp_new_map?ie=UTF8&qid=1251654001&sr=8-1&condition=new