Video Asylum

Posted by John Chleapas on July 14, 2005 at 20:50:38

In Reply to: Need TV Opinions posted by Chas on June 27, 2005 at 10:34:39:

The newest Sony projection LCD sets are basically the same as the Grand Wega HDTV we just bought with cosmetic changes. The new models have no memory stick port to view pictures, and a few other things my set has. Now is the best time to look for bargains on the current models. I paid $2,327 on 7/7/05 from Electronics Expo for my brand new Sony 60" KDF-60WF655. We got one of the last ones at that price. Shipping was $150 and it arrived in five days. The same set sells now for $3,699 around me at CC, BB, and Sears. The price mark-up on these sets must be 40 to 50%. You can go to streetprices.com and bottomdollar.com and other search engines for pricing for specific models. We used the money we saved to buy two 30" HDTV ready flat screen CRT sets for out bedrooms at only $497 each. I agree with Estes about a good in-home ISF caliration. These sets come VERY bright, and with what is called a Red Push. This is so people go "oooh and ahhh" at the sets in show room floors on display. A ISF calibration will also add years to the life of the set I have read. We will have that done in a few months. I bought the Avia, and DVE DVD's to make some basic adjustments for now at least. I called AmEx CC customer service. By using Amex you double the 1 year factory warranty to 2 years. I am buying a RepairTech 5 year in-home warranty for around 350. This warranty does not kick in until my factory warranty is over. So I will be protected for at least the next 6 years with free replacement if my Sony set dies. Sony suggest a minimum viewing distance of 7 feet for a 60" set. We have ten or eleven feet distance. Go for the largest set that you can get in your room. The price difference between the 50" and the 60" is really not that much. I was going to drive to Brooklyn, NY to bring a new 60" Sony, or the new 61" Panasonic model home. But I stumbled onto the E. Expo sale with low shipping costs and that saved me a 400 miles of driving. Good luck, these Sony sets have an amazing image. John C.
Here is a link to that bottomdollar site with the 60" sony set that I bought loaded.
http://www1.bottomdollar.com/search_attrib.php?page_id=137&form_keyword=kdf60wf655&rd=1

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