I sell tv's for a living so I know The Sony XBR tube set is heavy as hell, But all HD tube sets are. The Samsung is a little less heavy and takes up less space though. As far as LG goes, they are only cool for people that want a cool looking tv and not a good picture. I say they are entry level because the price is right and they look good to the average person, but to us that look at high def tv's all day long they don't compare to Sony or Samsung.