Panasonic CT32D31 32" TV
PANASONIC Makes a Definitive 32-Inch TV Set
When entering into the tube TV market (20 inches and above) your best bet for uniform picture quality and consistent performance is PANASONIC and SONY. Both of these manufactures stake their reputations on this market. Both manufacturers also have a loyal following of satisfied customers who return time and again to their Televisions.  I used to sell audio and video products. A returning PANASONIC customer settles for nothing but another PANASONIC television. A returning SONY customer settles for nothing but another SONY television. That's the way it was. From my point of view PANASONIC and SONY still make the best television sets utilizing a conventional picture tube. Price range aside, my criteria for choosing a set is simply how well the picture looks to me. I look for picture definition, sharpness and color consistency. Personally I found SONY to have a slight edge over PANASONIC in picture definition and sharpness. PANASONIC televisions offer great definition with a slightly softer looking image than SONY. However, I do find that PANASONIC has better control over color consistency. A color picture is made up of Red, Green and Blue signals. Reds are the hardest to reproduce and control because they have a tendency to over-saturate and \\"bleed.\\" From the many sets that I have observed PANASONIC controls this \\"bleeding.\\" PANASONIC keeps the Red signal at the same level and consistency of the Greens and Blues, which is more pleasing to the eye. In order to compare sets I always use the same video source, which is usually, a DVD player (I use the same player as well as the same software).<br />I am making particular note of this PANASONIC 32-inch set because of all the comparisons I have done this is the one PANASONIC set that looked consistently better (picture-wise) than any SONY set in the same 32-inch category (SONY KV32S42, SONY KV32FS12, SONY KV32FS16 and SONY KV32FV16). And these SONY sets looked pretty darn good and they are especially the SONY KV32FS16 and SONY KV32FV16. My point is that I saw a discernable difference in the PANASONIC 32-inch sets compared to Sony's 32-inch sets.SONY KV32FV16. My point is that I saw a discernable difference in the PANASONIC 32-inch sets compared to Sony's 32-inch sets.