Sony Grand WEGA KDS-50A2000 50-Inch SXRD 1080p Rear Projection HDTV
- Full HD (1920 x 1080)Picture Resolution with SXRD chip
- 3 SXRD chips (R/G/B), Over 2 Million Pixels each.
- Contrast Ratio up to 10000:1
- 1080p Input for Full HD via HDMI rear connections (x2)
- Bottom Speaker. Slim and Stylish Design.
SXRD technology is the latest display technology developed by the legendary television engineers at Sony to meet and exceed the demands of a High Definition image at its full 1080 line resolution. Digitally transmitted High Definition signals can contain over 2 million individual detail points that need to be displayed accurately and rapidly. SXRD displays those 2 million detail points per SXRD panel accurately since the 3 SXRD chips actually contain enough pixels to fully display a 1080 line picture without interlacing it. SXRD has the speed to create a smooth, film like image. The SXRD chips have a blistering 2.5ms response time (total rise and fall time), which exceeds the demands of even the most rapidly moving High Definition images. And SXRD creates highly accurate, natural colors because the 3-chip design displays all the colors, all the time.
List Price: $ 2,499.99
Price: $ 2,499.99
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G. Smith
March 20, 2011
Beautiful, but don’t expect miracles with NTSC or even 480i digital feeds,
Before you buy, think about the source of the material that you watch. If it is mostly NTSC video (analog TV), I wouldn’t bother. If it is mostly digital cable (480i), I still wouldn’t bother. If you mostly watch standard-def DVD’s, will soon be watching HD DVD’s/Blu-ray, or HDTV feeds, then I would say GO FOR IT.
IMHO, standard definition TV (NTSC) looks fair, standard definition DVD’s (through an excellent upconverting DVD player like the Toshiba HD-A1) look very good and HD-DVD’s look AWESOME.
Even when I messed with the settings, I just couldn’t get NTSC video to look any better than what I would consider tolerable. Standard definition DVD’s, however, look very good. The resolution is not near as good as HD DVD, but it is pretty good and the color reproduction is phenomenal. I watched Star Wars Episode One on the new TV (through the HD-A1) and saw colors and detail I had never seen before. I am excited about watching all the standard def DVD’s in my collection on the new TV to see the difference.
HD-DVD’s are just plain awesome and the sound is phenomenal. Do yourself a favor and get the HD-A1 from Toshiba for under $400 and not the 2nd generation, as G2 does not have analog audio outputs, which you’ll need for Dolby TrueHD and DDPlus (unless you have a very new receiver). Yeah, the HD-A1 is a little slow, but it works pretty well after you do the firmware upgrade. This thing is more like a PC than a video player, so just be patient. Turn on the TV and the DVD player and then go make your popcorn.
Also beware that most retail rental stores (at least by me) don’t have Blu-Ray or HD-DVD’s for rent yet, so you may want to sign up with Blockbuster (good selection) or Netflix (OK selection). I’m not buying any just yet.
One more thing…the stand for this puppy is expensive but it is designed specifically for this model. The front bezel clamps down on the front of the TV and the rear of the stand has a belt that snaps into the TV. It’s not going anywhere. If you are going to drop $2K on this sucker, you better make sure the stand holds it in place!
Oh getting back to the TV, my center channel speaker barely balances on the top of the TV. I will need a shelf or something else creative to secure the speaker better.
***Updated 10/2/2006***
OK, instead of feeding my cable to the TV through my DVR (VHF in, VHF out), I fed it directly to the TV and used a splitter. There was a SIGNIFICANT improvement in picture quality. Also note that I have seen huge variations in picture quality from channel to channel and show to show. I was watching a movie on TBS (digital 480i) yesterday that was near HD quality. It’s all about the source!
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