[brucek]

I've not noticed the banding when I look at this model in the stores, but maybe the material they are showing doesn't reveal it.

This is definitely the model I have my eye on to purchase. Probably pull the trigger when the new models show up at the end of the summer.

Hands down (in my opinion), this TV blows away anything in the store except for the Sony SXRD's. I really want a panel though, so the SXRD is out..........

brucek