Sony KP-57HW40 57 in. TV

Pros: Sharp, Clear Picture. Stretch Modes much better than other brands.
Cons: Some DirecTV channels not so good on such a big screen.

Like everyone else here, I searched the net for info on which Big Screen would be the best buy. There are a lot of choices to be made including the brand, the screen size, the screen ratio, and price.

After all the reading, you still have to...

Pros: Awesome theater quality picture. Great sound even without a surround sound system.
Cons: On the zoom screen selection, heads and words are cut off.

Ok, So my husband wanted a big screen. We actually started out looking for another 32-35" to replace our old RCA. We went to Circuit City, did some browsing, and there it was............. in all its big screen glory! THE SONY KP-51HW40. I could almost...

Pros: High picture quality, many features, lots of inputs
Cons: No way to put anything on top of the set

I have had the Sony KP-57WH40 for three days now, and have watched 10 DVD's on it, and several hours of cable TV.

This TV has great image quality - but has not been pushed yet for several reasons.

1. Set has not been calibrated....

Pros: Great quality, easy menus, large crisp clear picture
Cons: A bit pricey

My husband and I decided to purchase a large screen TV when we bought our new home in March 2002. My aunt and uncle bought a 57" Sony wide screen and invited us over to check it out. We were just in awe and over all loved it.
The next week we were...

Pros: Great picture and sound, 2 sets of component inputs, many dual tuner options.
Cons: Some menus cumbersome to use, only stores 20 channel labels.

I've owned this set for over a month now, and overall, feel this is a great model. Picture overall is very bright and crisp. I used the "Video Essentials" test DVD to get settings ideal, and most settings required very little change from their...

Pros: Clear picture, many features, attractive
Cons: Expensive

Only one other time did we have a “big screen” television, and it had been left in a house that we purchased. It was an older model, had a poor picture, and when we sold the house we left it for the new owners. When shopping for a new home, I became...

Pros: Best picture on a HDTV in this price range.
Cons: Small top on TV. You will need a separate self for your center speaker.

After months of research, I decided to purchase the Sony
KP-57HW40. I did side by side comparisons with the equivalent Toshiba, Hitachi and Panasonic. The Hitachi was extremely slow in changing channels, however the picture was the closest to the...

Pros: Outstanding picture quality.
Cons: TV Power on light does not stay lit.

This is the set I chose over Toshiba, Panasonic, and Pioneer. The single most important factor was the color fidelity and clarity of the image. I primarily watch DVD's and coupled with the Pioneer Elite 37 the picture is staggering in its ability to...

Pros: Great picture and sound
Cons: Not great if you have young children in the house - hard to keep clean

I love this television. The picture is very crisp, the sound is awesome, the remote is easy to handle and is universal and the menus are for the most part user friendly.

They have "quick inputs" in the front so you can easily attach a video...

Pros: a fine well-tuned picture especially with DVD & HDTV
Cons: convergence required 6X; picture tubes now replaced by more expensive ones

I'm still spasmodically happy with the picture; when it's
adjusted . When I complained to the dealer he said
I should step up to a newer model - this one was 1 month old.
But by perseverance I found a technician willing to go the extra...

Pros: HD-ready, widescreen, clear menus.
Cons: Somewhat pricey, DRC mode, short warranty.

Nobody will ever accuse Sony of a lack of versatility. The Japan-based consumer electronics manufacturer puts out everything from telephone answering machines to digital memo recording machines, including camcorders, audio/video...

Pros: Great Wide Screen Mode, Nice Controller, Decent Price, great picture
Cons: Picture from close up, bad view except from eye level, bad menus

I just got this tv 2 days ago in place of my old sony. This TV is great but I liked my old one alot more. The problems I have encountered with this tv are while viewing it. This TV looks horrible from anywhere 10 feet in front of it. On my old TV...

Pros: Good picture while it worked, good 4:3 to 16:9 adaptation.
Cons: A premium priced product with an under 4 year life span

While the set performed well, after 40 months of ownership my set has been diagnosed with a failing blue tube. For my 11/02 production set, blue tubes are no longer available from Sony, so my set which I paid $2,500+ for, is essentially worthless. Had ...

Pros: NONE
Cons: CONSUMER RIP-OFF

Sony Takes Advantage of Consumers Hard Earned Dollars $$$$$ Sony produced projection TV models KP-51HW40 and KP-57HW40 that turned out to be expensive pieces of electronic scrap that even I purchased one of that is the KP-57HW40 at a cost of ...

My family is very pleased with our purchase of the Sony 57" TV. The picture is great, the sound is wonderful. We just upgraded to a surround sound theatre system and it is unbelieveable. I am sure we will enjoy this for many years to come. The price was average for the other projection tvs we looked at. The set up and remote was very clear and easy. I would recommend this TV to other people.