Sony Bravia KDL-40S2000 40-Inch Flat Panel LCD HDTV
Nice LCD TV
This TV was exactly as good as I expected it to be.   <br />--Black levels and black details and acceptable with the lights on.  With the lights off blacks appear to be more of a dark grey.  I highly recommend some ambient lighting to trick your mind into thinking that blacks are actually black. <br /> <br />--Colors seem accurate and vivid as expected from an LCD.   <br /> <br />--The Picture quality dimishes from an angle, but is still acceptable. From an angle the colors aren't quite as clear and vivid and the contrast ratio appears to drop off.   <br /> <br />--Sitting 7ft away from this 40\\" TV is too close even for HDTV sources.  At about 10ft the picture is beatiful. <br /> <br />--The response time is perfect for sports.  Although I have noticed some lag when a completely new picture is displayed.  I noticed lag with my CRT on HD sources, but not as much. <br /> <br />--Standard Definition viewing was much better than expected(Noise-Auto, Mpeg Noise-Low).  Although not even close to high def.  Standard is still watchable.  Watching cartoons(Family Guy, Simpsons) I switch the mpeg noise reduction to high and the regular noise reduction to auto.  This yields a smooth clear picture with very few picture flaws. <br /> <br />--I wish you could hook up a computer through the HDMI input.  Using the VGA input yields and nice clear picture, but you can see picture defects caused by the analog connection. <br /> <br />I used to own a Sceptre 42\\" LCD.  The Sony S2000 yields a much higher quality picture for Standard definition viewing, DVD viewing, and HD viewing.  The Sceptre however was a much better computer monitor than the Sony. My 30\\" Phillips CRT yielded an overal better picture for HDTV sources. <br /> <br />