I've been looking at the same thing in the 50" model. Other potential negatives I have come across.
1. no 3:2 reverse pulldown. From what I understand having this improves DVD performance and eliminates artifacts/jaggies.
2. Fear of green blob. It's hard to sort through all the static in the avs forum about this TV to really tell if this is resolved from the previous model.
I looked at the Samsung as well, and it had too much noise for me. I'm sure that can be fixed with calibration, but I don't want to spend another 400 or so on that.
I'm also considering the new Mits line. Checked out the 52631 last night, and would like to see the 57732 as well, it depends on how long it takes before that one shows up in stores though.
