Projection-TV Reviews

If you don't feel like making mounting modifications to your home, and you want a cool, unobtrusive way to keep your plasma supported, this is the perfect solution. It looks good, it is exceedingly sturdy, easy to put together, has good vertical range of motion and around 20 degrees of horizontat tilt. All in all I am very, very happy with this stand.

As a sidenote, I can't believe how many people buy a plasma and then decide to keep all their AV equipment mounted on a deep stand either below or to the side of the plasma ! Do yourself a favour and pick up a relatively cheap IR repeater setup, and put all that ugly equipment behind cabinet doors or in the next room!

This is my first widescreen HD TV, so I don't have much to compare to expect that I've been researching for a long time on what to buy. I ended up buying this tv based on reputation of quality on Sony, price, picture quality (of course), features and longevity. I mainly went with rear projection because of the lower cost and longevity versus plasma and LCD. The HD picture is amazing on this tv, plus sony has dramatically improved the picture remaining the same on any angle. There are so many features on this thing I'm not sure what half of them are for. But I do enjoy the dual screen mode, the memory card features and channel indexing the most; feature wise. Bottom line, no buyers remorse, very happy with my purchase. The picture quality is so amazing I find myself zombified in front of it in total amazement.

Great picture with excellent sound and lots of input options. This television has many features for its price range, pricing several hundred dollars cheaper than comparable sets. Find this set and buy it; you won't be disappointed.

I've had this tv for a month now and I loved it. I used to have Samsung 63 incher DLP tv but I returned that one due to its black level issues and patchy colors on some DVDs. The Sony totally blew away the competition, I'm glad I got it though it costs more than DLP tv.

The color on this puppy is crystal clear, almost rival the plasma plus it's extra bright (XBR) unlike other LCD tvs. Make sure you buy the extended warranty on this one not because it's not reliable but because it's a big investment. My extended warranty doesn't cover the bulb but I heard Circuit City's does. The bulb costs about 150-200 bucks and avg lifetime is about 3 years or depending on how much you watch your tv.

I had Monster component cable hooked up for my DVD, RCA cables give you less quality on the pictures I heard. Next stop is DVI cable, but you need DVD player that supports DVI. I don't know how DVI is going to improve the performance because it think it's already pretty good.

Side note: get good quality DVD, I just got a DVD with "dual layer format: matted" quality labeled to it and it's awful.

I have an 8-year old 50 inch bigscreen that still puts on an exceptional picture. I had found a deal on a satellite receiver that could tune the local channels in HD and connect to the bigscreen with S-Video. I had decided that I would not upgrade until I found a 60 inch or larger with a better picture. I saw this Sony on display showing Discovery HD, and had to have it. Since I got it home, I have been glued to it watching anything available in HD.

The Set: It is an LCD-projection system using a very bright lamp to project thru the LCD and onto the screen. It never needs converging. It is not affected by speakers or magnets. It has seven inputs for sources such as a DVD player, satellite receiver, etc.. Four inputs (one on the front) accept S-Video or composit video plus two channels of encoded audio. There are two inputs for RGB component sources, and one DVI input for the highest grade connection. The internal tuner will tune any broadcast tv channel, analog or digital, and offers picture with picture(side-by-side) and can adjust the size of the two pictures to maximize one and minimize the other.

The picture: It's like standing at a window and looking at the world. Simply breathtaking. There are several modes to take less-than-HD sources and fill the screen. With movies on DVD, it's better than the picture in a movie theater. and DVD players are only 480I/P sources. A 1080I source provides the best picture.

The Sound: The internal sound system provides excellent sound with several modes. The Trusurround(tm) mode will provide a very good impersonation of Dolby 5.1 surround, minus the sub-woofer. I frequently hear sounds behind me and turn to realize the home theater system is OFF, and I am listening to the TV's sound. For most people, the onboard sound will be enough. For those that want all of the theater experience, you will probably want a home theater system. I have a Sony DAV-FC9 home theater system for full enjoyment of movies.

Other: This set weighs 225lbs in it's carton. Sony recommends no less than 4 people to move it and has provided some hand-holds for that purpose. It needs a sturdy base to sit on. Sony's base is overpriced, in my opinion. I found a nice base from a home theater collection at a furniture store. It has room for DVD recorders, satellite receivers, or the home theater receiver. The screen protector is a solid sheet of tempered glass about 3 inches larger than the screen. It makes the set a bit front heavy. Read the manual for more info (www.docs.sony.com/release/KDF70XBR950.pdf). The glass has a front-surface anti-glare coating to cut down on reflections. It should not be touched, except for gentle cleaning. If you are watching a dark program(outside scene at night) you may still get some reflections from light room objects, but not overwhelming.

To Sum it Up: I am very happy with this HDTV receiver. I still have not found a better picture on anything bigger than 60 inches. I apparently am not the only fan. I had to order it from a local store by placing a 20% deposit and wait for the next shipment. My one complaint, if that, is that with this sharp of a picture, you can see the flaws in lesser programming.

Since no one has had a chance to review this product I thought I would share my experiences. I have always been impressed with the size of projection tv's but their picture quality is usually terrible unless you have them in a dark room. My opinion changed when I had a chance to review similar makes and models and got a look at this 48" Sony projection television. I could not believe the picture and sound quality coming from this unit. I was also very impressed with the two tuner pip feature. Most tv's contain only one tuner so a vcr or dvd is required to use this feature on other tv's. The other advantage to this model is the limited space one needs to be able to view it properly. I presently live in an apartment and space is limited. The room size is about 13' X 12' and this model fits well into the room without being over powering. Other advantages include full surround sound with adjustment features, three different video settings and an extremely easy to use remote control. I would definitely recommend this television to someone interested in purchasing a model larger than a 36" television. Take a look I'm sure you'll agree, Sony has done a great job on this affordable product.

This television has redefined the entire category of projection televisions. Typically, a big screen was purchased with the understanding that you were getting quantity (screen size) over quality (picture quality). This set from SONY has completely blown away this theory. I am so convinced that this is the best non HDTV on the market that I not only used to sell them, but I broke down and bought one for myself. It is truly a viewing experience that you have to see to believe. It defies not only the quality vs. quantity issue, but it also defies the big screen viewing angle issue. You can have a great, clear view of the screen from just about any angle. I could go on and on but time is at a premium. Trust a former electronics salesman when he recommends this television to headline a great home theater. Couple it with a quality dvd player with some surround sound and you will have a better theater than the local cineplex. Pull out the extra dough and make this the centerpiece of your entertainment universe.

This TV rocks. It is by far the nicest TV out there under $3k. Full HD ready with a 1080i/480p input and more features that you could need. However, the key selling point for me is that there are zero visible scan lines. You have to really look to see pixelation.

Compare this set next to a V series analog Sony, or a Hitachi Ultravision and there is just no contest.

As my wife calls it 'THE BIG EYE', the Sony 61" TV is GREAT! The picture quality is very bright (or any way you wish to adjust it) in any light condition. There are 3 pre-set picture types and 2 others that you can adjust yourself. The audio section can fill our large family room with 'full sound' at any listening level. All hook-ups on the rear panel support any additional equipment that you might need to hook-up, including 's' video inputs. I have a DVD player, Direct TV, and VHS Recorder all going into this. The remote may control all of your other components. The TV weighs about 180lbs., but it is on wheels, so it may be rolled quite easy. We did purchase the optional screen protector for it, but it had too much glare, so we returned it.

Except for some very exspensive CRT projectors this is the best in home HDTV I've seen. On all HDTV imputs, HD-VTR, HD Sat and over the air reception I was awed. Once a true grey scale is done and good sources set, I think you'll have many hours of viewing pleasure. BTW please use good cables, good center channel, other audio gear and surround speakers to get the best from this set.

Tony