Picture is fine if not in wide mode.
Written: Apr 03 '03
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Pros: The split picture feature is nice. Good sound.
Cons: Picture blurry in wide mode.
The Bottom Line: The picture is crisp enough when not in wide mode. The wide view will probably be fine when everything is broadcast in the wide format.
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| Brad.Frazee1's Full Review: Sony KP-51WS500 51 in. TV |
I really like a crisp picture, so when we went to Best Buy, that's what I looked for. Regular TVs seem to have a much crisper picture than projection TVs. The TV I was looking at was $1000, so I figured if I was going to spend that much money, I might as well spend a little more, and get a big one. The sales guy said Sony was one of the better brands, so we started looking at them. He told us that it would probably be wise to buy a wide screen because broadcasts were going to change to that format in the near future. We decided on the 51 inch.
When you have it in wide view mode, it stretches the picture to fill the screen. With some programs, it is impossible to get rid of the blur. The TV has a nice split screen feature which resolves some of the blur problem, because, when you have it in split screen mode, it doesn't display in wide format. Last night I had Dirty Harry and an Arizona Diamondbacks game on the screen and both had very little blur. It has a nice joystick type control, on the remote, which makes it very easy to change/size pictures when in split screen mode. When not in split screen mode, Sony suggests not to use the regular (not wide) mode because of screen burn in. If you watch a lot of sports, unless you plan on using normal mode, or keeping split mode on, I would not suggest buying a wide screen TV. I hear it's what you want if you watch a lot of DVD movies. The picture looks a lot better if you sit directly in front of it. When looking from the side, or from up above, the picture gets darker and blurrier. This is the first time I've owned a projection TV, so I don't know if that is the case with all brands.
It has a lot (I think 7) auxiliary input jacks. I haven't used any of them except the standard cable jack, so I don't have any information to provide about that.
The standard sound is very good. It has adjustments for simulating surround sound or something like that. I'm sure you could hook components to it and get whatever kind of sound you wanted.
The TV looks good. It's light for how big it is, and it has wheels if you need to move it. The part that houses the electronics and speakers is built in under the screen, so you don't need to buy a stand.
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Amount Paid (US$): 1995
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