re: #135 Kronocide
Stick with Sony, then Samsung, then Sharp or LG.
Philips and Vizio and off brands are the worst. If you ever have to program a remote with actual discrete IR codes then you’ll understand why.
Sony is going all LED. A 55” with really good video processing is less than $2k.
I’ll say that LED is worth the extra price, but I have to stick up for Vizio as a bargain brand. I don’t know much about the remote programming since my Logitech does it all for me, though.