Customer Rating: 
Summary: Panasonic CT36HX41 HDTV
Comment: I bought the Panasonic rather than the Sony XBR, which was my first choice, because the Sony would not fit into a custom-built cabinet. The Panasonic has been very disappointing. The features are great, but it has totally unacceptable color, with a heavy green cast to everything that cannot be corrected with the color controls. The line doubler also produces very distracting artifacts on normal broadcast reception. After a weekend with the Avia calibration disk and a service call, I am returning this set and getting a Sony I can rely on.
Customer Rating:
Summary: A great choice for HDTV
Comment: I've owned this model for about four months. Before buying it I read the reviews in Stereophile Home Theatre magazine, and looked at multiple brands including Sony, JVC, sand Toshiba. I agree with Stereophile and Home Theatre's assesment. The set comes from the factory set with too much gain. But if you are willing to spend a few minutes setting it up with the Video Essentials DVD you'll be well rewarded. On HD and DVD sources the picture is truly superb. On regular broadcasts (NTSC) the picture shows all the reasons to hope the switch to HD occurs faster. The sound is OK, but I'd use an external sound sysytem if this is your primary home theatre tv. In a bedroom, the sound is fine.
Customer Rating:
Summary: TOOK MINE BACK
Comment: I appreciated all the time people took to write reviews, as they were quite helpful to me so I thought I would reciprocate and share my experience. The picture was great as everyone said, but nobody mentioned one thing that was important to me. THE SOUND ON THE T.V. IS TERRIBLE. They put [price] speakers in a [price] television. Yes, I have a surround system and that works great, but I don't want to have to fire up the stereo at 7 in the morning just to watch the morning news. If you keep this in the basement and really don't care about the sound from the TV speakers then this is a good one for you. If you keep it in the family room and don't always run it through the surround sound then this TV will make you crazy. Maybe it's just me, but give a good listen before you buy this television.
Customer Rating:
Summary: If you can afford it, look no futher
Comment: I have had this exact model for about a month. The quality is unbelievable. The interpolation makes even the weakest cable signal sharp and strong. DVD images are so crisp with absolute fine detail. It is big enough so that even a widescreen DVD appears big. The sound is clear. I have no regrets with this one.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Sony vs Panasonic
Comment: I finally settled with the Panasonic 36" HDTV over the Sony 36 Wega. I bought the Wega last year and had nothing but problems with the picture. My eyes couldn't handle the brightness and contrast settings.. they were just too too bright. Watching sporting events where there were a lot of white jerseys would drive me up a wall. I looked into the HDTV Sony and it did the same thing.. I now have the 36" Panasonic HDTV and I am totally content with the picture. I did a lot of investigations and they say to get the AVIA setup disk to get the colors down.. then you'll have a picture like NO SONY! I LOVE this TV!
Summary: Panasonic CT36HX41 HDTV
Comment: I bought the Panasonic rather than the Sony XBR, which was my first choice, because the Sony would not fit into a custom-built cabinet. The Panasonic has been very disappointing. The features are great, but it has totally unacceptable color, with a heavy green cast to everything that cannot be corrected with the color controls. The line doubler also produces very distracting artifacts on normal broadcast reception. After a weekend with the Avia calibration disk and a service call, I am returning this set and getting a Sony I can rely on.
Customer Rating:
Summary: A great choice for HDTV
Comment: I've owned this model for about four months. Before buying it I read the reviews in Stereophile Home Theatre magazine, and looked at multiple brands including Sony, JVC, sand Toshiba. I agree with Stereophile and Home Theatre's assesment. The set comes from the factory set with too much gain. But if you are willing to spend a few minutes setting it up with the Video Essentials DVD you'll be well rewarded. On HD and DVD sources the picture is truly superb. On regular broadcasts (NTSC) the picture shows all the reasons to hope the switch to HD occurs faster. The sound is OK, but I'd use an external sound sysytem if this is your primary home theatre tv. In a bedroom, the sound is fine.
Customer Rating:
Summary: TOOK MINE BACK
Comment: I appreciated all the time people took to write reviews, as they were quite helpful to me so I thought I would reciprocate and share my experience. The picture was great as everyone said, but nobody mentioned one thing that was important to me. THE SOUND ON THE T.V. IS TERRIBLE. They put [price] speakers in a [price] television. Yes, I have a surround system and that works great, but I don't want to have to fire up the stereo at 7 in the morning just to watch the morning news. If you keep this in the basement and really don't care about the sound from the TV speakers then this is a good one for you. If you keep it in the family room and don't always run it through the surround sound then this TV will make you crazy. Maybe it's just me, but give a good listen before you buy this television.
Customer Rating:
Summary: If you can afford it, look no futher
Comment: I have had this exact model for about a month. The quality is unbelievable. The interpolation makes even the weakest cable signal sharp and strong. DVD images are so crisp with absolute fine detail. It is big enough so that even a widescreen DVD appears big. The sound is clear. I have no regrets with this one.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Sony vs Panasonic
Comment: I finally settled with the Panasonic 36" HDTV over the Sony 36 Wega. I bought the Wega last year and had nothing but problems with the picture. My eyes couldn't handle the brightness and contrast settings.. they were just too too bright. Watching sporting events where there were a lot of white jerseys would drive me up a wall. I looked into the HDTV Sony and it did the same thing.. I now have the 36" Panasonic HDTV and I am totally content with the picture. I did a lot of investigations and they say to get the AVIA setup disk to get the colors down.. then you'll have a picture like NO SONY! I LOVE this TV!