"The majority of Xbox 360 owners are having a great experience with their console and have from day one. But, this problem has caused frustration for some of our customers and for that, we sincerely apologize," said Robbie Bach, president of Microsoft's Entertainment & Devices Division. "We value our community tremendously and look at this as an investment in our customer base. We look forward to great things to come."

Majority = 51%

I'm glad they are finally doing the right thing though.

If you are a movie buff, HELL YES it's worth it.

I love my home theater!

see sig for main reason why i use an HDTV

i could also ask you "why buy a monitor when you can run your PC on an HDTV?"

I have tried almost everything. Callibratig the LCD, moving up and down brightness, contrast, and so, the only thing it does on TV is minimize the effect, but the effect is still there. You loose brightness and, then, you don't see some part of the image where banding was present. As well, when you do have banding and try move up and down contrast, you notice the effect how it is 'moving' to other part of the screen... I havent been able make disappear this effect touching TV setting, and I have entered service menu of my Samsung, and no way.

As you say, you have 'almost' make disappear the effect, so you still have it.

schn3id3r

OH MY GOD DUDE.

IT IS YOUR TV!!! GET OVER IT!!!

Dude, I looked at the pics. It's your TV. Get over it. I DO NOT have those banding issues on my Samsung DLP which is properly calibrated.

Look at my pics and notice the smooth transition of color on the XMB as well as the sky in MotorStorm.

It's your TV, not the PS3. And sometimes if you see banding on a BluRay movie, it is the compression used and/or the TV. IT IS NOT A PS3 PROBLEM.

Color banding can be from the TV's lack of color depth or the source.

I notice very little color banding on my Samsung DLP.

You can try calibrating the TV to lessen the effect. If it's really that bad, it's most likely your TV and not the PS3. Also, have you tried setting the PS3 to Full RGB and Super White?

SuperStarDustHD PWNZ. It's a treat for the eyes, ears and hands. Lot's of fun and easy to pick up and play.