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My 18 year old sony xbr is dying or dead. I am trying to have it repaired but think I'll have to buy. Any suggestions on best 32" direct view tv out there. My wife would prefer a black rather than silver color but I don't care. Most watching would be standard tv and occasional dvds. Thanks . Norm
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I have a 36" Toshiba that has a great picture and was cheaper than a xbr Sony with just as many features. They also make the same version in 32". And the best part is it's made in the good ole USA!
I'm getting conflicting reports on the true nature of the difference between the different levels of Sony's, but today finally saw the Sony "HS" and "XBR" side-by-side, and the XBR's picture was a little bit sharper (better dot-pitch??). The sound system seemed a little bit better too - even with a built-in subwoofer of sorts. The difference in price is about 500 hundred bucks for the same size widescreen, which also buys an onboard receiver which at least I will not really need.I've pretty much made up my mind on the 34" widescreen XBR, and have started "stalking", hoping for some gonga deals as they model year ends. Everyone I talk to says that the programming will be standardized to widescreen pretty soon (meaning less than 18 years, in your case).
My old TV is only 15 years old.
Keep in mind that these tvs weigh in at ~200 lbs. Do not buy one if you plan to move from place to place much.
Sony KV-32HS510. I've been very happy with my 36" version of the same. I purposely excluded the XBR widescreen, since it sounds like you will be watching mostly standard TV. But if WAF is of utmost importance, the Sony 34" XBR widescreen is black.
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