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Yellow fog
I have had this TV for about 9 months now, and I have loved every thing about it. But last night I noticed for the first time the "yellow fog" starting up in the right hand corner. I'm very upset about this because my son bought the same 50" set a couple of months before I did, and last month he ended up having his TV replaced because of the same problem. He said the yellow spot starts out small, but as time goes by it ends up spreading over a lot of the screen. Fortunately, he had purchased ...
[Sony 50" Grand WEGA™ SXRD™ Rear Projection HDTV (KDS-R50XBR1) review can be read at Amazon.com]
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05/05/2007
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1080p TV! is that right?
I purchased SONY KDS-R60XBR1 TV April 2006. It is a bigger size TV which has same functions and capabilities. The TV was advertised as 1080p capable. Salesperson in a store said that it can show 1080p resolution pictures. He also said that I can watch movies in 1080p resolution where Blue-ray player is available. I have waited for the devices to be available at stores and finally bought a PlayStation 3 which has Blue-ray drive equipped. I connected the PS3 to this SONY KDS-R60XBR1 TV with Blue-R...
[Sony 50" Grand WEGA™ SXRD™ Rear Projection HDTV (KDS-R50XBR1) review can be read at Amazon.com]
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01/15/2007
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Optical engine failing on these sets.
Bought mine in Jan. 2006. I now have the infamous yellow stripe of death down the right side of the screen. I left the future of any sony purchases from this customer up to how sony dealt with this issue. Very poor... part is backordered and, from what I've read, the new part has other imperfections. Only a few customers are getting full replacement tv's. They wouldn't replace mine, even when I wanted to pay extra for an upgraded set. Guess its who you know. Sony has gone down hill. I will never...
[Sony 50" Grand WEGA™ SXRD™ Rear Projection HDTV (KDS-R50XBR1) review can be read at Amazon.com]
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Stunning picture quality!
I looked at half a dozen 1080p true HDTVs in October 2005 before settling on the KDS-R50XBR1 (there is also a KDS-R60XBR1 60" big brother to this TV). I am thrilled with the picture quality, especially after fine-tuning the Brightness, Contrast, Picture, and RGB balance settings using the Avia calibration DVD. Especially on true HDTV 1920x1080 sources, this TV has an absolutely outstanding picture! In fact, it's more like watching a film or looking out a window than a mere television picture....
[Sony 50" Grand WEGA™ SXRD™ Rear Projection HDTV (KDS-R50XBR1) review can be read at Amazon.com]
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11/28/2005
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SXRD, best television on the market today
We ended up purchasing the 50" set as opposed to the stunning 60" set due to limited space in our living room.
Out of the box, the 50" produced the most stunning HDTV images I have ever seen. Nevermind the fact that I cannot pump any 1080p signals, I'm talking 720p and 1080i. Even from my DirecTV HD feed, which is compressed up the wahzoo, it still looks remarkable.
Adjusting the set appropriately (which most casual users won't even need to do) took no time and inputs were...
[Sony 50" Grand WEGA™ SXRD™ Rear Projection HDTV (KDS-R50XBR1) review can be read at Amazon.com]
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11/25/2005
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What is the deal? $4000 for 50" and $4100 for 60" Sony SXRD KBS-Rx0XBR1 on Amazon.com as of 12/26/05.
Thanks to an earlier post by someone else, I have been watching the prices of the Sony SXRD KBS-R50XBR1 and KBS-R60XBR1. As of 26 December 2005 Amazon.com is quoting $4000 for the 50 inch and $4100 for the 60 inch. What is the deal? Seems like amazon is flucuating between $3200 and $4000 for the 50 inch and between $4100 and $5000 for the 60 inch. I sure hope we are talking about new units and not refurbished units. See the display area at AVS Forum.com for consumer comments about occassion...
[Sony 50" Grand WEGA™ SXRD™ Rear Projection HDTV (KDS-R50XBR1) review can be read at Amazon.com]
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12/26/2005
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Price, price, price. Comes down, goes up. Price wars with JVC.
As always when shopping for merchandise in a competitive marketplaces, know your prices. Retailers are seeing a see-saw price war between Sony 1080p HDTV sets and JVC's 1080P HDTV sets. Recently I posted a glowing review of a Sony 1080P SXRD LCOS RPTV HDTV in an on-line retailer's review site. I commented that the price had decreased 25% in two months. Well they must have cleared their backlog of inventory, because their asking price has increased again to full MSRP. However, as of Decembe...
[Sony 50" Grand WEGA™ SXRD™ Rear Projection HDTV (KDS-R50XBR1) review can be read at Amazon.com]
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12/09/2005
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optical engine defect
Well, we bought our TV in 2/06 and were thrilled with the awsome picture quality. Then, 5 months later we had our first experience with the yellowish line down the right side. After hearing that the repair would take at least 3 hours and reading reports about the optical engine DEFECT on forums, we fought with the A/V specialty store we bought it from and were able to get a replacement TV.
Sony, the service company and the store all insisted that there was NO DEFECT, but the many p...
[Sony 50" Grand WEGA™ SXRD™ Rear Projection HDTV (KDS-R50XBR1) review can be read at Amazon.com]
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Yellow tint ruins an otherwise perfect rating
First off, Ive owned many Sonys over the past 20 years. I purchase about every 4 or 5 years and nearly always the flagship models.
This HDTV is a perfect 10 with one HUGE exception. When using the computer input, a yellow hue (tinge, etc.) becomes visable on the lower and right-hand sides of the screen. Sony phone support told me it doesnt effect all the TVs all of the time, just certain combinations of the tv with certain computers using input 8 (specifically designed for computers)....
[Sony 50" Grand WEGA™ SXRD™ Rear Projection HDTV (KDS-R50XBR1) review can be read at Amazon.com]
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09/20/2006
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Beyond Expectations
I'm not one to get all technical on reviews, so I will simply say that this is the best tv I've ever owned. The picture is stunning and it was well worth the money. I have mine hooked up to the Sony dream system (dav-fx100w) and it is AWESOME! I originally was going to buy another sony hdtv, just because it was more affordable, but I'm glad I paid the extra money for this one. You cannot go wrong with this bad boy. It is the best tv out in the market today.
[Sony 50" Grand WEGA™ SXRD™ Rear Projection HDTV (KDS-R50XBR1) review can be read at Amazon.com]
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01/24/2006
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77%
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