I considered the Sony XBR line, as well as the Samsung 650 series. In the end, I couldn't say I preferred one over the other, in terms of picture quality, color reproduction, etc.
We went with the Samsung LN46A650, as it was several hundred dollars cheaper than the Sony XBR we looked at. Every bit as good, much cheaper, left me enough $$ in the budget to get a BD player (just got it over the weekend, a Sony BDP-S350).
