New TVs - too sharp?

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About 2yrs ago a friend was demonstrating his new 40" Samsung LED TV. The screen physicalities were impressive - depth, colour, size, weight, features all good.

The main problem however was that movies looked fake and artificial - CGI looked absolutely fake; actors and the scenes looked like studios and it felt more like live theatre than (for instance) Iron Man 2.

Jump forward to 2 days ago, I'm looking at getting a replacement TV as my current one is too heavy to wall mount in the new house.

I'd eyed up a Sony Bravia KDL 32" on sale at various stores which ticked the box (about 1/3 the weight, 4 times the refresh rate, smart TV etc), and went to said big retail store. The displays there were all the same - simply too sharp. Whilst the picture quality was amazing, it wasn't engaging at all. Ironically, Iron Man was being demo'd on the screens and it looked like an amateur theatre session.

Has anyone else felt this, and is it something you can change or get used to?
 
Some good advice here - cheers folks.

What about some 32" Smart TV recommendations then... I was originally looking at the Sony Bravia kdl32w654asu which was coming back at around £358 everywhere at the moment, but reviews show that you cannot actually disable the Soap Opera Effect (somehow connected to the 200Hz refresh rate).

What would be a suitable 'awesome tv' for a similar price bracket that will allow a decent picture without that SOE evilness?
 
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