Customer Rating: 
Summary: 10 months and TV is dead.
Comment: How to start...
This review would have been 5 stars until just 10 months into its life the damn TV stopped working. It seemed to happen overnight. I was watching TV fine one night and the next day I went to turn the TV on and I crapped my pants. The fan came on and the green power LED lit up just like normal, but the screen never came on. Instead the fan shut off and the green LED turned to red and started blinking.
The only positive thing I can say is Sony support was very helpful. Not a long wait on the telephone and the person I spoke with seemed sympathetic. She referred me to an official Sony repair store and I have an appointment to get it fixed.
Luckily the TV broke before the 1 year parts/labor warranty ended. I expected better quality from Sony...something that would not break down in 10 months. Hopefully Sony will extend the warranty since they had to fix it. I will keep my fingers crossed though.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Sony rocks!
Comment: I just bought this TV from a local Fry's store after reading most of the reviews here on Amazon :) I must say I agree with all the reviewers who gave this TV a 5! It truly rocks. Nothing beats the Sony picture quality, and this TV is a bargain at the sub-$1400 price on sale/clearance. I hooked up an HDMI cable to my Comcast cable box (used a DVI-HDMI adapter), and also connected the optical to my Sony 5.1 home theatre.. that's all I need. Watched the Matrix Reloaded and Miami Vice yesterday, and WOW!! Go for this model, and being a techie myself, I know the the SXRD technology is more reliable than conventional projection TVs.
Customer Rating:
Summary: It's been a year, and I'm still ecstatic!
Comment: I got this TV a year ago, and I'm still loving it. Blu-ray and HD channels look incredible, and I haven't had any problems with it over the past year.
I mostly watch SDTV (digital cable), and I personally still find the picture on the tv to be pretty impressive, especially when I go over to a friends house and see how blocky SDTV looks on their HDs.
I also do a LOT of gaming, and I've never had any problems with the TV. The number of inputs is perfect for my system setup (PS3, PS2, Wii), and I just can't get over how amazing these games look. Also, I appreciate the minor details like being able to label the different inputs.
I only have a couple of minor gripes. The no Picture-in-picture is a minor con. Also, I recently discovered that the optical digital audio out only works for "digital channels," whatever that means. Basically it never worked for me. I hooked up the analog audio out to my 5.1 surround system, and the sound is pretty decent.
If you're looking for a top of the line HDTV for a decent price, this is the one to by. I've never been so happy with a purchase before.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Sony KDS-50A2000
Comment: In one word, wow!
This is my first big screen and I am extremely happy with this TV. My last TV was a 32" Sony CRT so this is definitely a substantial upgrade. I absolutely love this TV but I just wish I could use it to get 1080p out of my Xbox 360. Unfortunately this TV only accepts 1080p through the HDMI connections. This makes sense but my Xbox 360 only outputs 1080p through the VGA connection. The new Xbox 360 elite has an HDMI connection but obviously I don't have that. Not sure what I'm going to do about that yet.
Both my wife and I were against rear projection TV's and never liked the picture quality they had. This completely changed once we saw the Sony SXRD's. This is a beautiful TV for the price. It is packed with features and a great value. If I were to buy an equal in an LCD flat panel or Plasma I would be paying close to twice the price. Since I wasn't going to mount my TV on the wall having a flat panel didn't make a difference for me. Before I found this TV I was going to buy a 37" or 40" TV. I look at these now and realize I wouldn't be happy with that size. Actually, if I had my way I would have bought the 60" version but really this TV is more than big enough.
I sit about 9 feet away from this TV and I think this is the perfect viewing distance for this TV. Video games on my Xbox 360 and Wii (both through component) are awesome. I only have a progressive scan (480p) DVD player and most movies look great. I say most because you can tell movies that are low budget. Poor video quality is definitely more noticeable on a big TV like this. I have standard analog cable right now and it is as bad as my Sony CRT. I say as bad because analg cable sucks no matter what TV you watch it on but on a bigger TV it is more noticeable again. I'm going to wait to buy HD cable or satellite until there are more HD programs and channels. I really didn't buy this TV for watching cable anyways since most TV programs suck nowadays. The thing I will miss is sports in HD but again I can wait for that.
If you're looking for a big screen HDTV then this may be a good choice for you especially considering the price compared to others.
Customer Rating:
Summary: GREAT TELEVISOIN
Comment: Everything we expected and more. We love the picture especially the nature shows.the underwater colors are unbelievable.
I watch only HD chanels now.
Summary: 10 months and TV is dead.
Comment: How to start...
This review would have been 5 stars until just 10 months into its life the damn TV stopped working. It seemed to happen overnight. I was watching TV fine one night and the next day I went to turn the TV on and I crapped my pants. The fan came on and the green power LED lit up just like normal, but the screen never came on. Instead the fan shut off and the green LED turned to red and started blinking.
The only positive thing I can say is Sony support was very helpful. Not a long wait on the telephone and the person I spoke with seemed sympathetic. She referred me to an official Sony repair store and I have an appointment to get it fixed.
Luckily the TV broke before the 1 year parts/labor warranty ended. I expected better quality from Sony...something that would not break down in 10 months. Hopefully Sony will extend the warranty since they had to fix it. I will keep my fingers crossed though.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Sony rocks!
Comment: I just bought this TV from a local Fry's store after reading most of the reviews here on Amazon :) I must say I agree with all the reviewers who gave this TV a 5! It truly rocks. Nothing beats the Sony picture quality, and this TV is a bargain at the sub-$1400 price on sale/clearance. I hooked up an HDMI cable to my Comcast cable box (used a DVI-HDMI adapter), and also connected the optical to my Sony 5.1 home theatre.. that's all I need. Watched the Matrix Reloaded and Miami Vice yesterday, and WOW!! Go for this model, and being a techie myself, I know the the SXRD technology is more reliable than conventional projection TVs.
Customer Rating:
Summary: It's been a year, and I'm still ecstatic!
Comment: I got this TV a year ago, and I'm still loving it. Blu-ray and HD channels look incredible, and I haven't had any problems with it over the past year.
I mostly watch SDTV (digital cable), and I personally still find the picture on the tv to be pretty impressive, especially when I go over to a friends house and see how blocky SDTV looks on their HDs.
I also do a LOT of gaming, and I've never had any problems with the TV. The number of inputs is perfect for my system setup (PS3, PS2, Wii), and I just can't get over how amazing these games look. Also, I appreciate the minor details like being able to label the different inputs.
I only have a couple of minor gripes. The no Picture-in-picture is a minor con. Also, I recently discovered that the optical digital audio out only works for "digital channels," whatever that means. Basically it never worked for me. I hooked up the analog audio out to my 5.1 surround system, and the sound is pretty decent.
If you're looking for a top of the line HDTV for a decent price, this is the one to by. I've never been so happy with a purchase before.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Sony KDS-50A2000
Comment: In one word, wow!
This is my first big screen and I am extremely happy with this TV. My last TV was a 32" Sony CRT so this is definitely a substantial upgrade. I absolutely love this TV but I just wish I could use it to get 1080p out of my Xbox 360. Unfortunately this TV only accepts 1080p through the HDMI connections. This makes sense but my Xbox 360 only outputs 1080p through the VGA connection. The new Xbox 360 elite has an HDMI connection but obviously I don't have that. Not sure what I'm going to do about that yet.
Both my wife and I were against rear projection TV's and never liked the picture quality they had. This completely changed once we saw the Sony SXRD's. This is a beautiful TV for the price. It is packed with features and a great value. If I were to buy an equal in an LCD flat panel or Plasma I would be paying close to twice the price. Since I wasn't going to mount my TV on the wall having a flat panel didn't make a difference for me. Before I found this TV I was going to buy a 37" or 40" TV. I look at these now and realize I wouldn't be happy with that size. Actually, if I had my way I would have bought the 60" version but really this TV is more than big enough.
I sit about 9 feet away from this TV and I think this is the perfect viewing distance for this TV. Video games on my Xbox 360 and Wii (both through component) are awesome. I only have a progressive scan (480p) DVD player and most movies look great. I say most because you can tell movies that are low budget. Poor video quality is definitely more noticeable on a big TV like this. I have standard analog cable right now and it is as bad as my Sony CRT. I say as bad because analg cable sucks no matter what TV you watch it on but on a bigger TV it is more noticeable again. I'm going to wait to buy HD cable or satellite until there are more HD programs and channels. I really didn't buy this TV for watching cable anyways since most TV programs suck nowadays. The thing I will miss is sports in HD but again I can wait for that.
If you're looking for a big screen HDTV then this may be a good choice for you especially considering the price compared to others.
Customer Rating:
Summary: GREAT TELEVISOIN
Comment: Everything we expected and more. We love the picture especially the nature shows.the underwater colors are unbelievable.
I watch only HD chanels now.
Sony Grand WEGA KDS-50A2000 50-Inch SXRD 1080p Rear Projection HDTV Reviews: Page 2 of 17
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |