Hi
I can only give you my opinion and what i see. I am sitting about 9ft away, i like it very much and yes i would recommend it but only based on what i found and how it suits me. As SD pictures range from ok to extremely good based on the channel you are watching, e,g ITV seems to be worst. As i have the tv over 2 weeks now i think the images are getting better and sharper as the screen settles. This tv has it all and i maybe one of minority in that when i watch blu ray i love the ifc on as i think adds quite a bit depthness to the image.
I have the overscan turned on for normal SD viewing as some channels you can see some distortion at the bottom or edges but it does not happen all the time and this ranges from program to program don't worry this is normal. The older tv's were good at hiding them they have always been there. See my previous posts as i think explained it there but turned it off dvd,blu ray etc.
hope this helps
Regards
Letmeboogey