Such a shame. Superb television. It had everything. Contrast, response time, no burn in, good deinterlacing, low power consumption, size and resolution... Sony allegedly have no plans to continue RPTVs in Europe anymore which means we wont be getting the slimmer, glossy black SXRD sets America is due in October.

I'll have to go back to deciding between a plasma or lcd now. Either way it'll be double the price for a smaller screen (and lower resolution if I go plasma). The higher cost of a flat panel will bump me back into having to wait until the autumn/winter of course. The SXRD was just a bargain I could not have resisted had the timing been that little bit better and stock had lasted out one more week.

On the upside [as I struggle to find one smile ]. I guess it would mean I can go back to thinking of having a floor standing centre channel eventually.