Conclusion: The Sony KDS-R70XBR2 may not be perfect. I'd like to see more technically precise color, and its performance on 480i/p sources could also be improved. But in an overall balance of strengths I can't imagine that you can do much better at the current state of the art.
Conclusion: ?State of the art? is a hard term to use, because the standard constantly keeps moving. However ,I am going with it in describing the Sony KDS-R70XBR2. There is no competing unit that I have seen on the market to date that can surpass the performance and image quality of this set anywhere near its price. There are features in this all-in-one unit...