Interestingly enough, the warranty on this model is for 18 months, and does not appear to contain an "original purchaser" limitation. see:
http://esupport.sony.com/US/perl/mod...?mdl=KDL40XBR5
and
http://129.33.22.12/release/Warranty_2693552021.pdf
This is as opposed to, say, the 37" Toshiba I bought as a gift a few months ago, which has a 12 month warranty and an "Original purchaser (or gift recipient)" limitation in bold caps around the second paragraph of the warranty page. (Or, for that matter, the model from Wal*Mart which also has a 12 month warranty...)
And like Britt, I have had my electronics expert friends swear by the Sony XBR series...

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