4 weeks ago, i bought a Philips 42PFL5403.

hated the auto back-light dimming thing.
please save your breath of telling me that
it can be switch off, cause it can't.
and many people knows it. Philips knows it,
therefore they are giving me a full refund,
after only having it in my room less than a week.

and please, only the Pros who have spent
many hours studying HDDTV at shops who realized
this, reply me. i'm tired of getting half-past information
from half-past salesman. most salesperson in the
shop have no idea what they are talking about.
my, you should see how i opened their eyes after
i teaching them how to see the unseen in HDTVs.
average user can't see it,
but once you do, it'll be very difficult for you
to find a decent TV again.

I do love the Philips HD motion though.
but the juddering+ghost pisses me off.
the auto dimming is the most irritating one.

i'm considering this Sony now.
compared it to Philips, i have to agree
that Philips still look more crispier, vividish
and buttery with the HD natural motion.
with their panel, images seem almost 3d-ish.

but this Sony has minimal problem compared to it.
it still has a little judder+ghost.
and a lil auto-dimming.
(all LCDs have them.)

i tried Plasma as option.
free from the ghost+judder, auto dimming.
and the Panasonic 800h is the only plasma that
has a similar natural motion feature.
but Plasma visual just ain't crisp and vivid+solid
compared to LCD.

so, after goin back and forth to shops,
i'm considering this Sony.
a little pricey. but with the promotion
of getting a PS3 with RM200 is tempting.
this particular shop even quote me a
RM7700 for the KLV-40Z450A.
(compared to Sony 8499)
so a total of RM7900 with a PS3. (think bluray)

so guys, have my research come a wrong way?

initially my budget was 4k.
and realizing i can't stand the minor glitches
of LCDs, i've decided to raise the budget to 8k.

but still with 8k, it is still not the ultimate perfection
i want. (i'm working in the film+tv production, so visual
can be quite critical for me.)

so is the KLV-40Z450A the best i can get for 8k?

or should i get back a higher range Philips?
7 series/9 series?

or plasma, Panasonic 800h?

or any news of price dropping or new products coming?

it's been 3 weeks since I've returned my 42" Philips.
missing the size of visual in my room.

sigh.

-chinyew

This post has been edited by chinyew: Mar 13 2009, 08:55 PM