SONY 34 Inch Super Fine Pitch(TM) XBR(R) Television KD-34XBR960
BEWARE!  TV FAILS and SONY LEAVES YOU HANGIN!!
It was quite a relief to see a comment regarding this tv from somebody who had the same absolutely HORRIBLE experience I did.  I bought this exact same model (the KD34XBR960) from Circuit City and believe it or not, the thing failed the first 5 minutes I had it.  The worst part about it though was that it didn't fail all the way during those first few minutes and days.  Instead it powered up the picture tube, turned on the tiny little red power light, and then chose not to display a picture.  I got it to finally turn on all way by unplugging it for a few minutes and then plugging it back in, but not before it left me feeling like I was going to throw up because I realized I had just spent two grand on an unreliable piece of junk that may work for the first few months and fail, or it might work all the way until the day after the warranty expires and then fail. <br /> <br />I spent the next few days pondering whether I should keep the TV or not when luckily my mind was made up for me.  The TV started arcing from the inside.  The arc itself was so big it lit up the whole corner of my room where the TV sat.  The sparc was coming from the large back section of the TV somewhere around the picture tube, but I was too scared to take a closer look for fear I'd get fried.  It made a really loud high voltage sound like something was being electrocuted in the electric chair.  I'm being completely honest when I say it scared the hell out of me.  My girlfriend wouldn't let me turn the TV on again after she saw it arc out from the back too. <br /> <br />All I have to say about my experience is that it made me feel like Sony cares very little about their customers.  It amazes me they still have the high standing name that allows them to charge so much more for their goods that just aren't as good as they used to be.  The things I had to go through to return the 250lb TV were enough to make me think twice about purchasing a picture tube TV or one made by Sony.  After all this, I'mstuck back again with my original broken TV.  What a bummer.