Ive had the use of all 3 and i believe sony to be the best I have a 35" tv that's 10 years old and the pictures still sharp and Perfect (for the tube Technology it is). I've had other sony stuff with no problems other than having to upgrade to the next level. I still have my PS2 that's sony got it in 2002 and i still use it in the bedroom to play dvds since my Samsung that wasn't even 2 years old just burnt up for no reason and wouldn't play half the dvds when it did work without freezing up. Panasonic's about in the middle not bad for a tv in the area of dvd and gaming, do you remember the gaming platform they made in the early 90's? Im just luck my friend waisted all his money of that pathetic experiment instead of me. So to recap get a SONY and like you said its for your PS3 so if you like it Id stick it with family.