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User Submitted Sony 51'' Widescreen HDTV Projection Monitor (kp51ws500) Reviews Date: 2006-12-09 Sony Wide Screen Projection TV KP-51ws500 I have owned this model for over 3 years. First off the Technical Details is off on the PC Compatible. You can use it as a computer monitor. I can't say it will work with all video cards, I am currently using a Radeon 9250 and a 12ft double male DVI cable with a max screen resolution of 1920 by 1080. PC game look grate and actually uses slightly less PC resources then a regular monitor. Clarity is very good much better then using a S-Video cable. The inputs offer allot of options as the Tech Details lists a total of 7 inputs. The screen is resilient to image burn and when it dose its hard to see., you actually have to get on your knees sit about a foot from the screen and put the TV on a sold color screen like gray or blue. I have personally played many hours of video games with little to no affect. Instead of a picture in picture option you have a split screen where you can cycle threw the inputs or in my case have my computer desktop on one side while watching TV on the other. You can also use the joystick on the remote to fill out one side and make the other smaller. The convergence is tight I have moved once with the unit and had to slide it's side down carpeted stares to move it and never lost convergence infant since I bought it I have never had to reset it. Despite it's size its actually light despite its size. It comes with several swiveling caster wheels for easy movement. The screen cover is smooth and makes for easy cleaning. You have several screen options normal 4:3 regular TV viewing, Wide zoom, it enlarges the normal 4:3 image to fit 16:9 or wide screen, Full mode which stretches only the horizontal image to fill the 16:9, and Zoom it basically zooms in and 4:3 image to fill the screen and removes the bars on letter box movies if you don't like them. And for you HD hyper people the 2 Component in puts ( the red green and blue inputs) and the DV-HDTV input supports 1080I, 480I, 720p and 480p. Which offer some nice picture quality for the supported gaming consoles like the Game Cube, Wii, PS2, PS3, X-box and the Xbox 360. But what it comes down too is price. When it comes to plasma the price can range from $1700 to $4000 for a 50". One thing I suggest look around ask about how many inputs it has. Most I've seen have one composite some times 2 S-Video and either a HDMI input or a SVGA ( computer monitor) input. If you're a gamer like myself inputs are every thing. When you have 8 game consoles the last thing you want to do is figure out what button to push. Now I'm not trying to say not to get a plasma if you want too. But there are many things to remember can your walls support the weight of a plasma. Last thing you want is to have your $4000.00 investment crashing to the floor. And if you don't mount it do you have the right height of a table to sit it on. But with every large appliance go out look around. Best buy and Circuit City have a good selection. One thing to keep in mind if your going HD, you will need an HD receiver and DVI or HDMI cables which I've seen them go from 25 to 75 for a 6ft DVI cable. HDDVD players can range from $469 to $1180. Blue Ray players can go from $700 to $3495. Or you could go for the Sony marketing ploy and get a PS3 for a slightly cheaper price then the average player. In short going HD can be pricey.
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