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I just went to Circuit City and pretty much decided on getting the Sony 50" Grand WEGA™ SXRD™ Rear Projection HDTV KDS-R50XBR1.As some of you might know, I had my heart set on a plasma but have been very disappointed with the over all picture quality and refresh rates while watching sports.
Does this Sony TV have a better responce time than a plasma?
Other than mechanics, how would you compare this Sony against a Plasma..your opinions about it's performance?
When did this Sony TV come out? I mean if I buy it now, will a newer version come out in a few months?
Although I am not a professional like most of you, I believe the picture quality of this Sony was better then the best plasma that I have seen so far in a $3000.00 range on cable tv. I will ask you what do you think?
Follow Ups:
I have heard that the HDMI jack in the back does not accept 1080p. Then why is this tv advertized a 1080p tv? Are there additional ways to input 1080p? How?
The '05 Sony doesn't accept 1080p, but it does have a native resolution of 1080p. IOW, all signals are upconverted, or deinterlaced in the case od 1080i, to 1080p. Basically Sony cheaped out, and the '06s are supposed to accept 1080p. They will probably come out at the end of the summer-September. Right now, very few TVs accept 1080p. Its not a big deal, how many 1080p sources do you have?
FWIW, I went out to buy a plasma, and ended up buying the Sony instead. I think it has a MUCH better picture than any of the plasmas I've seen. Better smoothness, better detail, better clarity. No burn in either. Be aware, that the default settings make it look like crap. You WILL have to make adjustments when you get it home.
BTW, shop around they periodically go on sale, with quite a bit off.
Jack
You said "all signals are upconverted, or deinterlaced in the case of 1080i, to 1080p."When upconverted to 1080p...is that the same thing as the real thing? Or is that a fake 1080p?
It has multiple hookups, which is best to use? HDMI, Component or Firewire? Will the Component video offer true 1080p?
How will I hook up satillite tv and DVD?
I got the 60" last November.
No, upscaled is not the same as true 1080p, but its better than 480i not upscaled.
As for connections, that will depend on your sources. I have the cable coax going straight into the set, and use the set's tuners avoiding the use of a cable box. Note: I only have basic service, so I get comcast's analog channels and local HD channels. I also use an antenna in my attic. My DVD player is hooked up via HDMI, feeding an upscaled 1080i signal to the set. There is no shortage of connections on these TVs.
Jack
"When upconverted to 1080p...is that the same thing as the real thing? Or is that a fake 1080p?"To get 1920x1080p, a lesser signal (DVD's 720x480i, for example) is first deinterlaced (because in order to do the next step, scaling, you need a progressive signal -- there's no scaling of interlaced signals), then scaled to achieve this format. Since the signal wasn't native 1920x1080p, then yes, you can call it "fake" if you like. A signal would then have to be native in order for it to be "real".
* However, if the source was film (natively a progressive format as it's 24p -- 24 frames per second), there is a way to recover the original signal. The images are sent as 1920x1080i/60 (that's 60 fields -- half a frame -- of 1920x1080 per second). As long as no pre-filtering is done, the progressive image created from this signal will be the same as the 24p image.
"It has multiple hookups, which is best to use? HDMI, Component or Firewire?"It will depend on the source and the display. I would suggest trying out the different connections on each source with the different connections on the display and see what looks best to your eyes. Reserve the best combination (source connector with display connector) for the best source.
"Will the Component video offer true 1080p?"Very, very few displays offer true 1920x1080p input capability with their YPbPr inputs and I doubt the Sony will accept a 1920x1080p input via the YPbPr input (but see the * comment above). At the present time, there is no consumer electronics hardware specifically for "Hollywood" movie playback that offers a 1920x1080p output. Neither the HD DVD nor the Blue-ray players will offer 1080p output via the YPbPr outputs due to AACS restrictions. This is not ITC (Image Constraint Token, which calls for image downrezzing on the analog video output if the movie studio in question decides that's what they want), but an across the board restriction on all HD DVD/Blue-ray players.
The 1080p issue:
It does not accept a 1080p signal as people have pointed out. I don't have anything that puts out that signal anyway, so no big deal. The TV converts the signal to a 1080p image using the internal scaler. The bottom line is it looks fantastic on all sources, particularly HD from Directv. Fast-moving scenes(sports, action films on HDnet) look great.
Connections:
I use HDMI from my Directv H20 receiver to the TV for the video signal, but use the optical out to my Denon receiver for audio. HDMI is a two channel audio signal, so if you want 5.1 or 7.1 you must use the optical or digital coax output.
For DVD I use component video cables directly to the TV and digital coax to the Denon. The video scaler in the TV (the part that does the upgrading to 1080p) is better than most of the ones in mass produced DVD players. Therefore simple component cables will probably give you a better picture than using HDMI from an upconverting DVD player.
I bought my TV from Circuit City back in January, but had it calibrated from a local specialty shop. It was $350 for that, but I just accepted that extra cost as part of the TV purchase. It DID improve the picture from the factory settings and it gave me peace of mind that I'm getting the most out of my investment. 10% of the TV's price was worth it for me. BTW, Circuit City and Sony have a no interest 24 month plan..... Good luck-Rich
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