This is Sony's latest take on their SXRD big-screen line-up and we know many of you have been waiting for this HDTV, so here ya go -- the
first extensive review of the KDS-60A2000 courteous of CNET. First off, lets just say they loved the HDTV and gave it an hard-to-reach 8 out of 10. The set is built off of Sony's amazing SXRD panels and provides the viewer with 1080p goodness. (Yes, the HDTV even accepts the signal on both of it's HDMI ports.) The set might cost a few bones more then a comparable DLP set, but CNET thinks that it will be worth it for most people. The colors delivered but yet the blacks maintained deep levels. It wasn't all fields of poppies though, the set did have "some issues" with standard-def and the color reproduction wasn't up to CNET's high standards. The set did get a glaring red mark on it's report card when it failed the 1080i resolution test pattern that a 1080p HDTV should have not issue with at all; last years KDS-S60XBR1 passed. Sony indicated that it was a pre-production model and give 'em instructions on how to fix it via a service menu; it eventually passed over the HDMI and component-video sources but still failed via ATSC.
Overall though, they must have liked the model a lot to give it such a high-marking. Best part of the review though, was that they didn't use a Blu-ray player for testing -- they used Toshiba's HD DVD player.
Zing!
posted Aug 4th 2006 at 5:08PM
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Perrey Z. @ Aug 4th 2006 6:04PM
I don't trust ANY reviews done by C-Net. ESPECIALLY conducted by Mr. Panasonic-is-always-the-best David Katzmaier.
Ron Wilson @ Aug 4th 2006 11:28PM
I love my HDTV. I would never go back to regular TV.
wassim @ Aug 5th 2006 1:48AM
Haha where'd you come from Ron? That's so random....I dont think you're alone with those feelings on hdbeat.com. Haha keep enjoying, buddy.
Ray Morris @ Aug 5th 2006 6:40AM
I go to Circuit City once in a while on my lunch break. The SXRD sure does put to shame EVERY other HDTV they have there. Does anybody actually have any idea what these things weight(in pounds or tons, no metric, please)? How many people (of any race) does it take to move one?
Galley @ Aug 5th 2006 8:59AM
Make a 42-incher for $1699.99, and I'll take it.
Jeff @ Aug 5th 2006 2:01PM
SXRD is in my humble wary and jaded opinion, the best bang for the buck there is right now, mostly due to the absolutely seamless image it makes. Most stores kind of hide hem in the back to keep you from really seeing a side-by-side comparison. Kindo f like the wsry 37" and 40" displays that are hardly ever en ON display. I usually dont like much stuff out there, this won me over totally. Its probably the family christmas present with a Ps3 this year.
however i am watching the userbase resopnses to heat stability and how the bulb reliability is, since the iris and bulb part of it is likely to be the MBTF of the unit.
My advice is make the trip and go see one. Plasma and DLP will just not cut it next to an SXRD, for big screen at a reasonable price.
Ron White @ Aug 6th 2006 2:43PM
Sony forced to admit there Betaray was not good enough to display proper 1080P pic so they used a HD-DVD player ha !!
Jason @ Aug 7th 2006 12:42PM
The A-series Sxrd don't have the top-of-the-line circuitry that the XBR do. It would be nice to see Sony actually improving these tvs . . . . so the real test - at least in terms of the cnet reviews - will be whether the new 60" XBR2 can outscore the 8.8 cnet gave the XBR1 last year. Anything less than a 9.0 on the new XBR2 must be considered a disappointment.