I'd imagine you're in the minority. My views are quite the opposite, comparing the Sony to the Samsung, the Sony picture wins hands down. Sharper, more realistic colours. The S and V series Sony Bravia's knock the Sammy's for six.
The menus on the Sony's are excellent and infinitely tweakable, much better than the Samsung's.
The worst thing for me about the Samsung's is the appalling material they use for the casing. Disgusting, horrible shiny black stuff around the screen. The plastic looks so cheap you can see ripples and indents in it if you view it from the side.
If the Samsung's were a car manufacturer they would be Skoda, if Sony were a car manufacturer they would be Mercedes! Yeah, I love cheesy analogies