Any thoughts on the 40W3000

It's supposed to be a very good TV, handling motion and SD better then the previous generation X series.

Not seen one in the flesh because I'm waiting for prices to come down before I go and look at the 40W, 40X and new Pioneer closer to Xmas.
 
In the 'flesh' it's absolutely lovely. I actually visited the Sony store about a week back and they had it up. I'm still concerned about the clouding effect, didn't notice if it had it.
 
NeverWinter said:
In the 'flesh' it's absolutely lovely. I actually visited the Sony store about a week back and they had it up. I'm still concerned about the clouding effect, didn't notice if it had it.
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My 46W2000 doesn't have a clouding issue, and it has a recent build-date so i'm guessing they've sorted it :)
 
This is part of the problem you may face.

Theirs now so much choice going and quite a few good 40 - 50" sets available within the premium price you pay for the top of the range Sonys.

Suppose it comes down to if you really must have the newest/best model or drop to a 1366x768 panel but bigger size. Quality it not all about resolution, theirs many factors like motion handling,viewing angles,contrast,black levels and colour purity...

So many factors but dont buy a 40" 1080p set because its 1080p. If anything it would be very hard to see much benifit from a 40" screen the only major benifit would be with a desktop in a 1920x1080 size.

Then again most decent 720p 1366x768 display will still show a full 1920x1080 pixel size desktop in a 720p scaled quality, err if you get my drift?
 
Well, I am going 1080p because I have my PS3 and I'd rather view native.

40" because bigger would be too big for the room. And 32" Just feels small.

And theres a mounting issue for the projector.

Then there's the thing I really like about the Bravia's; the fact they aren't shiny dust magnets!
 
NeverWinter said:
Well, I am going 1080p because I have my PS3 and I'd rather view native.

40" because bigger would be too big for the room. And 32" Just feels small.

And theres a mounting issue for the projector.

Then there's the thing I really like about the Bravia's; the fact they aren't shiny dust magnets!
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I was only teasing about the PJ.

As for native 1080p your just getting sucked up into the pixel hype.
I assure you its possible you could achieve a better quality picture with a 42" Plasma, from say Pioneer or Panasonic. Both have highly regarded models at the moment. This however brings about the image retentation issues but my advice is to read into many forums and demo some recommended models.
Oh and that 2" could make a nice bit of difference, 40" soon becomes very small looking but you may already have youe mind set.

I know if i was in the market at the moment i too would struggle on deciding what would be best but i certainly wouldnt determine my choice soley among 1080p panels or displays just because its native res.
 
No, that's not solely the reason at all. But surely a 1080p panel would display a blue-ray/PS3 better than a 720 which downscales (even if it is only going to be 40")?

Your input is much appreciated guys :)
 
I’ve got a 46” 1080p (Samsung M87) and I sit 4 feet away…I know probably too big, but its part of my point, there is very little to no difference between watching movies at 1080p or 720p even given the above, I would however back up a point made earlier - I got a 1080p just because a desktop at 1080p is much better than a 720p and my only source oh HD is via my PC.
 
ssmacc said:
I’ve got a 46” 1080p (Samsung M87) and I sit 4 feet away…I know probably too big, but its part of my point, there is very little to no difference between watching movies at 1080p or 720p even given the above, I would however back up a point made earlier - I got a 1080p just because a desktop at 1080p is much better than a 720p and my only source oh HD is via my PC.
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Yes valid but a lot of modern sets that are 1366x768 (lets just call them 720p displays) will accept a 1080p input. A blu ray movie @ 1920x1080 pixels is 1920x1080 pixels, its no different to a PC desktop made up of 1920x1080 pixels. You still can have a 1920x1080 desktop via a 720p 1366x768 panel mostly via HDMI/DVI or on some sets VGA.

The only difference is one of quality because of the scaling but may still be hard to detect between 720 and 1080 like you mentioned. If anything with a PC desktop text can be a problem being very small in some games or using the internet, yes native will always look that bit sharper particulary with text applications but you certainly do not need a 1080p panel to achieve a 1920x1080 desktop.
 
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