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Overall Rating
 5 of 5

Value Rating
 3 of 5

Used product for
3 Months to 1 year

Price Paid:  $2150.00 from Audio Video Showcase

Summary:
This is a great TV! The picture quality is amazing when viewing high-quality sources (DVD, HDTV, etc). Standard television looks good, but does not utilize the TV's full potential. The built-in speakers are above average quality for a television and perform adequately for TV viewing. I found that "Pro" picture preset was close to perfect out of the box and very little tweaking was needed to fine-tune the picture (using Digital Video Essentials). The other preset picture settings were all awful in their own unique way. There are enough inputs for most consumers. Anyone needing more inputs should be using a receiver/pre-amp for switching anyway. There are four composite/S-video, two component and one DVI. One of the composite/S-video inputs is in the front of the TV. This is nice for convenience, considering moving this hefty TV can be a task. This front input can be concealed with a flip cover when not in use. The memory stick slot is a nice gimmicky feature for anyone that has a digital camera/camcorder that uses that over-priced medium... so far, I have not used it. My primary irritation with the TV is that you must cycle through inputs one-by-one. It would nice to be able to select your input through a menu as you can with most Toshiba TVs. The other annoyance is the menu system. Although I have not had to access the menu system often after the initial setup, it is rather clunky. Plus, when setting the picture attributes there is only a set of horizontal set of bars from left to right, no numbers! Therefore, you cannot record your picture settings after tweaking, which is rather frustrating. It is an expensive TV, but the price is justified. The matching stand from Sony was thrown in for free with my purchase. That was a nice perk. At the end of the day, the awesome picture quality makes up for the few annoyances and I am very pleased with my purchase.

Strengths:
Picture quality is amazing Number and types of inputs Good speakers (as far as TV speakers go...) Did I mention the picture quality?

Weaknesses:
Weight - 300+ lbs. I moved it in with one of my friends. We're pretty big guys, but it was not an enjoyable experience. My condo is on the second floor! Must cycle through inputs one-by-one - very annoying.

Price Paid:  $2130.00 from Home Theaterphiles.c

Summary:
Excellent TV! Was going to buy the 34XBR800 after demoing the set, and then the 910 came out. What can I say, I took the shot that the new model would be everything the 800 was, and I'm not disappointed. This TV offers everything I wanted and then some! It's got more inputs then I have equipment to attach! All of my A/V goes into my Yamaha RX-V2400 and it hooks up to the Sony via audio and component video, plus I have a PS2 going in digital/component(my backup DVD), an additional cable line for the dual tuner (love the side by side split!) Picture quality is excellent even for non-HDTV, and DVD's are like being there during the action. The built-in sound is incredible; even TV broadcasts sound good. All in all, well worth the three years I've been waiting!

Strengths:
Hookups, widescreen options, sound.

Weaknesses:
HEAVY!!! 300+lbs. Don't plan on moving this around by yourself.