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Date: 2005-12-19 Can you say 'Awesome'??? As our 'little' 25" regular TV died, we decided to flip the bucks and go all out. After extensive research on the internet and viewing TV's in the store, we settled on this Sony rear-projection. I know what you are thinking. The first thing that comes to mind when you hear rear-projection is those awful giant behemoths from the 80's and 90's, but that isn't so anymore. This TV is a 50", but I can pick it up easily by myself and the picture quality is, like, WOW. It really is like watching TV again for the first time. A few notes though for folks looking to buy a big-screen...1) If you are going to spend the money on one, then also call your cable company and have your cable box swapped out for a hi-def box. There is no reason to buy a hi-def TV if you don't have a hi-def connection. 2) Don't turn away from a rear-projection. There are other types out there that are mucho pricy and the picture isn't that much better, but can cost three times as much. 3) Remember that when you see those TV's in-store, they have perfect pictures because of their digital input, hi-def, wide screen connections. Don't be fooled by this. If the program you are watching was not recorded by a hi-def camera or is not digital (like a VHS tape), then it does not matter how much your TV cost, the picture is going to borderline on crappy. In fact, it will be worse than a regular TV because you are taking a picture and stretching it out to a 50" wide screen. A regular TV screen is more or less square, but when you stretch it out, it looks terrible. This Sony Grand Wega, however, allows you to adjust for that distortion. The remote control is a bit confusing, but once you read the manual on how to use it, it becomes quite the tool for picture/sound control. As most know who have had big screens in the past, there is one problem. When you move off-center of the picture, the picture begins to fade out. Not so with this TV. Once we got ours hooked up, our hi-def cable box installed and turned on the INHD2 channel...WOW!!!! You could swear that you could reach right into the picture and touch what you are seeing. At around $2000, this TV is worth the money! Date: 2005-11-11 Don't trust out-of-the-box impression This television was well worth the money. Even though it is an entry level, it was plenty for my viewing space. After purchasing, I used the Avia configuration disk to tune the picture and am nothing but impressed. Out-of-the-box the picture was dissappointing; a little too much red push, too much contrast, too much brightnes, and way too much sharpness - this basically made the picture too washed out with too "hard" of edges. After configuring though, it is phenomenal! The detail is superb for DVD and HD. Even standard cable channels are on the plus side of acceptable. Make sure to use the composite video or HDMI, though. I found the TV through consumer reports, and after researching and reading reviews decided it would be the one for me. Consumer reports ranked it #2 for its class, I trust the Sony name, and most buyers said the problems they were having could be "tuned" out. I'm glad I picked it, and would buy it again. Superb product! Date: 2005-11-11 Wonderfull TV Perfect in almost every detail. Impressive image in DVD. The sound is very good, it's so good you can use the TV without other home theater equipment. Good remote. More than 8 inputs, all kind of. The only cons: Only one custom setting for colors, should be at least three. Date: 2005-09-27 Great TV The picture on this TV is fantastic and you cannot beat the price. Looks great in both bright and low light. Very clean design, not much casing around the edges of the screen when viewed from the front. Fairly light and easy to move. Standard definition channels don't look as good as standard tube TV's but I haven't seen a 50"+ HDTV for which that wasn't the case. Price it out at Best Buy, Circuit City, and similar and collect the best combination of financing and price, they are all willing to match the other (though less likely to match a wholesale or online store's price). Date: 2005-09-17 WOW What a TV! This is a high definition dream. The only negative is the wait (2-3 weeks backordered)...it seems like everyone is buying this unit. But its well worth the wait. And at a great price. * Price is subject to change. |
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