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Sony KDS-60A3000

Although CNET did not review the 60-inch Sony KDS-60A3000, we did review the 55-inch Sony KDS-55A3000. Judging from their spec sheets, the two Sony rear-projection HDTVs are essentially identical but for screen size, so we expect the picture quality of the 55-inch model to provide a good indication of how...

Tags: Sony Corp., Sony KDS-55A3000

Product reviews 2007-12-04

Sony KDS-50A3000

Although CNET did not review the 50-inch Sony KDS-50A3000, we did review the 55-inch Sony KDS-55A3000. Judging from their spec sheets, the two Sony rear-projection HDTVs are essentially identical but for screen size, so we expect the picture quality of the 55-inch model to provide a good indication of how...

Tags: Sony Corp., Sony KDS-55A3000

Product reviews 2007-12-04

Sony KDS-55A3000

Sony has a real winner with the new KDS-A3000 series, represented here by the 55-inch KDS-55A3000, the middle of three sizes. We liked Sony's LCoS-based SXRD technology when it was first introduced a couple of years ago, and the company has followed up by significantly improving performance. While not perfect,...

Tags: Monitors & displays, picture menu, Sony Corp., Sony KDS-55A3000

Product reviews 2007-11-28

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Sony Bravia KDL-55XBR8

Among LCD heavyweights, Sony and Samsung have been trading blows for the last couple of years at the top of the standings. This bout involves cutting-edge, top-of-the-line LED-backlit models most of us can't afford, but it's entertaining nonetheless. In this corner is the Sony KDL-55XBR8, the most-expensive flat-panel HDTV we've...

Tags: TVs, TV & Home Theater, Sony Corp., Sony XBR8, speaker

Product reviews 2008-10-16

Sony to quit making rear-projection TVs

Sony to quit making rear-projection TVsLCD/Plasma is great for those who don't care for deepest blacks.Me? DLP and LCoS only!!!Even though I don't have one, Sony SXRD KDS-xxA3000 series of TVs (50, 55, and 60) has the best quality picture, when caliborated correctly!!LCDs and Plasma, even though it had been...

Tags: TVs, TV & Home Theater, Monitors & displays, LCD/Plasma, plasma, HDTV, TV, Sony Corp., RPTV, Circuit City Stores Inc., LCD

Discussion threads 2007-12-27

Sony KDS-50A2020

This television is identical to the 60-inch Sony KDF-60A2020 save for screen size, and it should perform the same way. Please see the full review of the Sony KDS-60A2020 for details.

Tags: TVs, TV & Home Theater, Sony Corp.

Product reviews 2007-03-12

Sony KDS-55A2020

This television is identical to the 60-inch Sony KDF-60A2020 save for screen size, and it should perform the same way. Please see the full review of the Sony KDS-60A2020 for details.

Tags: TVs, TV & Home Theater, Sony Corp.

Product reviews 2007-03-12

Sony KDS-60A2020

Editors' Note:: According to Sony, the 2007 KDS-60A2020 is exactly the same as the 2006 KDS-60A2000 except for color; the new model's cabinet is black instead of silver. For that reason, we will not review the KDS-60A2020 or any of Sony's other A2020 series SXRD HDTVs. Below we present a...

Tags: TVs, TV & Home Theater, Sony KDS-60A2020, Sony Corp.

Product reviews 2007-03-07

Mitsubishi WD-65831

Big-screen rear-projection HDTVs are inexorably giving up ground to flat-panel models, and thanks to plasma and flat LCD price erosion, that process is happening more quickly than ever. Today sales of more-expensive 50-inch plasmas equal or exceed sales of cheaper 50-inch projection sets, and it's just a matter of time...

Tags: TVs, FireWire, Mitsubishi Corp., Mitsubishi WD-65831, DLP

Product reviews 2007-01-03

Microsoft Xbox 360 HD-DVD player

While the Sony PlayStation 3 may have an integrated Blu-ray player, Microsoft is doing its best to blunt that possible competitive advantage with a next-generation DVD player of its own for the Xbox 360. Dubbed simply Xbox 360 HD DVD player, the fairly basic external drive connects to the...

Tags: HD DVD, Game players, DVD, Consumer electronics, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Xbox, HD-DVD, Xbox 360, HD-DVD player, DVD player

Product reviews 2006-12-06

Sony KDS-R70XBR2

Quick take: While we did not review the Sony KDS-R70XBR2, we did review the smaller, 60-inch version, model KDS-R60XBR2. The two are identical except for screen size and the fact that the speakers on the 70-inch model can be removed. We expect the performance of this 70-inch KDS-R70XBR2 to be...

Tags: Sony KDS-R70XBR2, Sony Corp.

Product reviews 2006-11-14

Sony KDS-55A2000

Quick take: While we did not review the Sony KDS-55A2000, we did review the larger, 60-inch version, model KDS-60A2000. The two are identical except for screen size, and the performance of this 55-inch KDS-55A2000 should be very similar to that of the larger model. For more information, please refer to...

Tags: Performance management, Sony KDS-55A2000, Sony Corp.

Product reviews 2006-11-14

JVC HD-56FN97

JVC's 2006 lineup of rear-projection HDTVs includes several 1080p models, all of which use the company's HD-ILA technology, a variant of LCoS. The least-expensive example is the HD-56FN97, a 56-inch HDTV that has much to recommend it in terms of picture performance. That said, its picture quality isn't quite as...

Tags: TVs, JVC, JVC HD-56FN97, LCoS

Product reviews 2006-11-14

Sony KDS-R60XBR2

The pricy but feature-packed KDS-R60XBR2, Sony's step-up to the KDS-60A2000, has some big shoes to fill as the company's flagship rear-projection HDTV for 2006. This 60-inch big screen costs substantially more than its non-XBR brother, yet a thorough read of the spec sheet reveals very few differences. The televisions...

Tags: TVs, TV & Home Theater, Sony KDS-R60XBR2, XBR, A2000, Sony Corp.

Product reviews 2006-11-13

Sony KDL-40XBR2

Editors' note: Since this review was first published, we have adjusted the ratings and given this product an Editors' Choice award based on its performance compared to subsequent competing products.Unlike many of its competitors, Sony focuses on LCD, as opposed to plasma, as its flat-panel technology of choice. In the...

Tags: Monitors & displays, LCD, Sony Corp.

Product reviews 2006-08-28

Sony KDS-50A2000

Quick Take: While we did not review the Sony KDS-50A2000, we did review the larger, 60-inch version, model KDS-60A2000. The two are identical except for screen size, and the performance of this 50-inch KDS-50A2000 should be very similar to that of the larger model. For more information, please refer to...

Tags: Performance management, Sony KDS-50A2000, Sony Corp.

Product reviews 2006-08-28

Belkin PureAV HDMI Interface 3-to-1 Video Switch

Its name may be a convoluted mouthful, but the PureAV HDMI Interface 3-to-1 Video Switch by Belkin is designed to perform just one task: toggle between three HDMI audio/video sources. It may sound like a somewhat mundane mission for a $200 device, but it's also a critical function that's missing...

Tags: video, HDMI, Belkin Corp., switcher

Product reviews 2006-08-22

Sony KDS-60A2000

Sony has enjoyed a lofty place on our top HDTV products lists for a long time, first with the KD-34XBR960 CRT television, then with the KDL-V40XBR1 LCD, and most recently with the KDS-R60XBR1 rear-projection, our highest-rated HDTV for 2005. So it stands to reason that we'd expect big things from...

Tags: TVs, TV & Home Theater, Sony KDS-60A2000, Sony Corp., HDTV

Product reviews 2006-08-03

Samsung HL-S5687W

Samsung was the first company to introduce a rear-projection HDTV with a native resolution of 1080p, the highest available today. About a year later, it's the first to make big-screen 1080p HDTVs more affordable. The Samsung HL-S87W series, which includes the 56-inch HL-S5687W ($2,700 street price), is the company's least...

Tags: 1080p, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., Samsung HL-S5687W

Product reviews 2006-06-30

JVC HD-61FH96

If you want the Holy Grail of HDTV, you're going to look for a 1080p model that can deliver the highest high-definition resolution available today. Currently there are less than two dozen big-screen rear-projection television RPTV sets on the market that claim to attain this level of resolution. Narrow your...

Tags: TVs, TV & Home Theater, JVC, JVC HD-61FH96

Product reviews 2006-02-27