Neither my wife or I are “extreme” users of this kind of equipment and we really haven’t explored all the technical aspects of this thing. But frankly how our computer looks over it or what kind of lighting and color adjustments it has wasn’t our primary purpuse in buying it to begin with. We bought it to watch TV and DVD’s on. No doubt we’ll be exploring the breadth of capabilities in the future (in particular renting movies on line), but our primary purpose will always remain the same.

That said, we were blown away by this thing right out of the box! We’ve made no adjustments to it, and the picture is incredible. We’ve had it about a month now, and we’re still amazed at the clarity and richness of the picture. The contrast between the deep black and the light/color parts is something to behold. And the Blu-Ray….yes, the Blu-Ray. I’ve spent more money on Amazon on these little discs than I care to admit since buying this TV. And although we’ve never done “Guitar Hero” or anything like that, we’re really wondering what fun that would be on this thing.

As for the sound, we can’t address that since we have surround sound. And the reflection off the screen is not outta line, but a little more than I expected from the reviews. You may have to adjust where you’re sitting when you watch it if you have a bright light source nearby or else pull the blinds so there’s not much direct light on the screen. But all in all, this is a minor niggle and even in retrospect, wouldn’t have kept me from buying this very fine unit.

All in all, and incredible piece of equipment. Frankly, after having this in our living room, the whole family agrees that unless we absolutely MUST see a first run movie when it first comes out and can’t wait for it to get to the open market, then there’s absolutely no need to ever go to a theater. It’s just that good.