Originally Posted by RH75:
“Who'd have thought buying a tv could be so hard! I'd decided upon the Sony, set of to local store to buy - they had lots, said were struggling to sell them, showed me a demo and said see for yourself why they're not selling - picture quality was poor compared to all others there - they recommended a sharp lc32d44. The next store said they didnt trust that sony actually make the parts now, considering sainsburys sell them, therefore don't stock them and I should strongly consider the jvc equivalent. The next store basically said the same and that I should buy a samsung. The final large department store had the sony on display, it looked as good as anything else there and they highly recommended it! I came away with a headache, empty handed - Please help me choose!”
I don't know where you've been, or what they do to the sets? - but we connect all our sets in an identical fashion, and Sony out perform everything else. Sharp are probably second best, but the price difference isn't enough to make them sell well.
Sony, as well as been good performers, are also extremely reliable, and have long had that reputation - that isn't to say they haven't made some absolute disasters! (but so has everyone else) - but their TV's have always been some of the most reliable.