i don't know about reliability issues but it sounds like you've already heard a lot of things. anyway, i just bought myself the samsung HL-P5067W and got my mother-in-law the sony KDF-55WF655 about 3 weeks later. after setting it up for her, all i can say is that i sure like the samsung better! the sony setup is weird...no signal strength indicators, cumbersome programming, and--typical sony--they spend about 25% of the owners manual talking about their propriety memory stick slot and it's usage while skimping on the details of the actual TV. samsung's menu system is far more intuitive, the remote is easier to use, the built-in tuner is stronger, and it has more input and output jacks.
I'm about to get a Wega LCD because there is a really good deal. The only thing I'm worried about is the durability issues with Sony that I've heard so much about.
Do you guys know if Sonys are reliable?
Thanks.

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