Video Asylum

Posted by Rob Doorack (R) on November 17, 2005 at 06:17:59

In Reply to: LCD / Plasma Recommendation - $1500 posted by eroc on November 15, 2005 at 02:54:04:

With your budget I'd suggest an alternative: the Sony 36" CRT KD-36XS955, available for $1500. Yeah, it's not hang - on - the - wall sexy and it weighs well over 200 pounds, but the picture (especially after an ISF calibration) is fantastic. The Sony does blacks that LCD and plasma sets can only dream about. In widescreen mode for DVD or HD the image is 33" diagonal, and for SD it's a huge 36". The set has a tuner (and an HDTV tuner) and a whopping 7 video inputs including HDMI, component, composite, and S - video. It handles 480i, 480p, 720p, and 1080i signals. I'm pissed at Sony for the DRM malware fiasco, but I love this TV.