Product Description

LCD Rear Projection Television

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Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #47146 in Consumer Electronics
• Brand: Sony
• Model: KDFE50A10
• Dimensions: 32.63" h x 16.13" w x 48.63" l, 72.81 pounds
• Display size: 50

Features

• 50-inch rear-projection LCD TV; measures 46.6 x 32.6 x 16.1 inches (WxHxD)
• Built-in HD/Digital tuner (ATSC), 181-channel tuner (NTSC); Digital Cable ready
• Front A/V input for easily hooking up a DVD player or video game console
• Inputs: 3 composite, 3 component, 1 S-Video, 1 RF, 1 HDMI
• Two stereo speakers, 12 watts apiece (24 watts total)

Amazon.com Product Description
Bring a true cinema experience into your own living room with the 50-inch Sony KDFE50A10 rear-projection LCD TV, which features a new design with a thin dark black bezel, a compact body and invisible speakers located at the bottom of the set. It features built-in analog (NTSC) and HDTV digital (ATSC) tuners. (Digital high-definition programming is available via terrestrial signals (over-the-air) or unscrambled cable signals provided by your cable company.) It's also Digital Cable Ready, so you can enjoy digital cable without an additional box or remote.

The KDFE50A10 uses the 3LCD video projection system, which combines three LCD panels to produce an image for a brighter picture in well-lit rooms, intensly vibrant natural colors, and spectacular HD performance. It's driven by Sony's WEGA Engine System, which delivers superb picture quality from any video source by minimizing the signal deterioration caused by digital-to-analog conversion and stabilizing the signal processing.

The Digital Reality Creation line doubling feature replaces the signal's NTSC waveform with the HD equivalent, while doubling the number of vertical and horizontal lines. This results in four times the density for quality sources, such as DVD, satellite and digital camcorders. The CineMotion technology feature uses reverse 3-2 pull down technology, providing smoother picture movement when playing back movies or other video sources on film. Other features include the Steady Sound audio equalizer (for consistent output between programs and commercials), parental controls (V-chip), Favorites channel list, front AV Inputs for connecting camcorders or video game consoles,and an HDMI connection for uncompressed, all-digital audio/video interface between the TV and any HDMI-equipped audio/video component.

It has a 24-watt stereo audio system (two 12-watt speakers) and TruSurround XT compatibility. It features the following video and audio connections:

• Composite AV In (RCA): 3 (1 front)
• S-Video In: 1
• RF In: 1
• Component Video In: 3 (1 front)
• HDMI In: 1
• PC In (D-Sub 15-pin): 1

What's in the Box
KDFE50A10 TV, remote control, two AA batteries, printed instructions

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Customer Reviews

Excellent by my eyes
This is my first bigscreen, and first hdtv. Previous set was a 36" Toshiba CRT.

I've been sitting on the sideline for 3 or 4 years waiting for prices to drop, and the technology to stabilize. I was sold on dlp, but the color wheel reliability and rainbow problems finally pushed me toward lcd (50" hd plasma was out of my price range). So, I anxiously awaited the arrival of these Sony sets at the brick and mortar stores. These are the first Sony sets I would consider, since they finally decided not to waste the width of the tv on speakers. The hidden speaker design on these sets is brilliant! Neither the height or the width of this set is very impacted by the speakers, which makes this set WAY more comapct than most sets out there.

So, what's the picture quality? Well, after seeing a couple of these sets in person, I was initially very dissappointed. Bad screen door (black lines between pixels) and a very underwhelming picutre. Then, I finally came across one that had a high quality HD feed, and was blown away. Very sharp and colorful (though with red push). So I pulled the trigger and brought it home that day.

When I got it unpacked and set up I did a channel scan and immediately was blown away by the picture quality of 1080i HD on TNT. I watched "Fellowship of the Ring" that night with my jaw on the floor. I am officially addicted to HD! Standard definition is more than acceptable though, and dvd's look great even being upconverted from 480i over component cables. I did not find any stuck pixels or other defects, though I did see one floor model with a block of 3-5 pixels that were stuck. It was not noticeable past 6-8 feet though.

My viewing area has some seating on the sides, with the worst being around 45 degrees off center. The viewing angle on this set is excellent, and the brightness even that far off center is practically the same as straight on.

The highly anticipated feature on this set is the Automatic Iris control which throttles back the light depending on the overall brightness of the scene being displayed. In theory, this allows the tv to produce deeper blacks on dark scenes. Personally I don't think it does a whole lot to automatically improve the PQ, but I like the adjustability that it provides from the menu. I crank the iris open during day viewing, since I have a lot of windows in my room. At night I cut it back to minimum and the black levels are much improved.

HITS
- Great Picture!
- Compact dimensions, and light weight
- Great upconversion of 480i dvd and standard def tv.

MISSES
- Sony deleted their excellent Twinveiw PIP for these models
- Only one HDMI input
- Does not convert all audio to the optical digital output
like the Mitsubishi LCD RPTVs do.

I will not be using this set for gaming, so I can't comment on that aspect.

Why 4 stars? I think it was very cheesy of Sony to delete PIP on a $2k+ tv!

Update:

Sports broadcast in 720p are absolutely amazing on this set. I got pulled into watching a Nascar race just because the picture was so incredible.

12/7/05 Update: I continue to be amazed by this tv. I saw it side by side with the new Sony 50" sxrd set at Sears, and while the sxrd definitely was a slightly better picture, it isn't worth practically 2X the price. Especially in your home, you won't have the 2 sets to compare to each other. I've been over to friends' houses who have hd projection crt, and it just doesn't compare. I'm still sold.

I do have 2-3 stuck pixels that have shown up, and they are all green. The ONLY time you can see them is on a completely black screen (an unused input works), when you're standing less than about 3 feet from the screen, and when you know exactly where to look. You'd have to be the most @nal person on the planet to get annoyed by them.

Great HDTV
I have satellite and a progressive DVD connected my new Sony. DVD's look great. It's like being being at the movie theater. The sound is very good. Satellite standard definition is upconverted by the TV. The standard signal picture is good but not as good as my Sony tube TV. This TV is great for HD signals and DVD and is acceptable for standard definition. If you watch mostly standard definition TV I'd get the 42 inch. If you watch DVD's and HDTV then this is the best set for the money right now. The picture and colors are very bright out of the box but has three picture settings that can be customized. The Wide modes for standard TV work well especially the Wide Zoom. Standard TV is very watchable but don't expect a crystal clear picture. HDTV is as good as the more expesive plasma TVs. The TV is very light and can be easily moved. The menu is very useable and you can adjust each input's settings and they are memorized. Overall this is a great TV. Probably the best projection HDTV for viewing standard TV signals and HD and DVD. I spent weeks looking at all of them.

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!