Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #219696 in Home Theater
- Color: silver
- Brand: Sony
- Model: KDF50WE655
- Native resolution: 1386 x 788
- Display size: 50
Features
- Vivid, high-definition, slim-chassis LCD projection television with 50-inch screen and ATSC (HDTV) tuner; 54.1 x 36.5 x 17.8 inches (W x H x D)
- Lightweight design with bright, high-contrast screen; CableCARD compatibility removes the need for a separate digital cable box
- 3.28 million dots resolution for stunning detail and clarity; fixed-pixel display and constant light prevent image flicker
- CineMotion 3:2 pulldown detection and reversal removes redundant video information to display a film-frame-accurate picture from movie sources
- WEGA Engine system keeps images in the digital domain; an optical engine ensures high resolution, corner to corner
Sony Grand WEGA KDF-50WE655 50-Inch LCD Projection TV with Integrated HDTV Tuner
Product Description
This Sony 50" Grand WEGA Rear LCD Projection HDTV is the definition of multimedia. The set displays photos and movie files with a built-in enhanced Memory Stick media slot and the CableCARD slot makes it digital cable ready without the need for a set-top box. Twin View Picture & Picture lets you watch 2 shows side by side and zoom in on one with sound. Built-in ATSC tuner provides free hi-definition viewing. Imported. 36-5/8Hx54-1/4Wx17-7/8D". 86 lb.
Customer Reviews
Most helpful customer reviews
88 of 93 people found the following review helpful.
What does an LCD HD monitor look like without HD signals...
By W. Wu
I'd like to start this review with a disclaimer. I am very happy with the TV. It works exactly the way it's supposed to. Problem is, nobody who sells the thing tells you how it's SUPPOSED to work.When you are looking at these things in the store, notice that there is always a DVD playing, or they have the set turned to Discovery HD Theater. There is a reason for this. An LCD HD monitor that is showing a regular (I think analog) or even a digital signal will not show well. The picture quality is lower than that of a regular CRT TV in these cases due to the extreme pixelation of the image.However, if you position the TV correctly in your viewing space, some of this will be aleviated. For a 50 inch TV, you should sit back between 10-15 feet from the screen. From that far, you really won't see the pixels, so it won't bother you. (You can definitely tell the difference between HD and non-HD from this disctance still). This viewing disctance is what the manufacturers tell you to do. Do not buy this TV and sit 8 feet away and expect to be happy with it.I say all this not to harp on Sony. THEIR PRODUCT WORKS JUST LIKE EVERYONE ELSE'S LCD!!! You should know this because currenlty only 10-15 channels are broadcast in HD depending on your vendor and region. Therefore - if you have 150 channels, 90% will not be in HD, so the majority of your viewing will be pixelated.OK - all that said - it's a great TV. All the pro's have already been discussed - so I won't go there.
48 of 50 people found the following review helpful.Excellent picture in every way except black level and 480p
By J. Demmon
This TV is capable of astounding IMAX-like pictures when viewing a good HDTV signal. Has very good 480i/NTSC up-conversion but only so-so at 480p. That's because the advanced video processing menu option is only available for 480i and NTSC, not 480p (progressive). As a consequence the TV does a really amazing job at up-converting ordinary analog tv signals and 480i DVD output. But 480p component/DVI DVD is NOT as good as 480i component DVD, at least with my Denon 1910. The sony's 480i up-converter even has an edge over the Denon's 720p and 1080i internal DVI up-converters. Too bad you can't get 480i over DVI.As others have noted, black level is mediocre. The screen puts out a glow during dark scenes that can't be adjusted away. You don't really notice it in a brightly lit room. But in a dark room it is very much apparent. Before buying, judge for yourself by playing Harry Potter 3 or other dark movie in a dark room. Turning on the DVD player's black level boost can help separate dark scenes from the background glow without compromising normally lit scenes.After about a month, I got use to the glow and don't really notice it except during extended, very dark scenes.
21 of 22 people found the following review helpful.
Excellent Picture and Sound
By Megavolt17
I got this TV about a month ago. Fantastic color and sound quality. Black is not absolute, which is typical for an LCD TV. Black is dark enough however that it really is not a factor.When you get used to HDTV you really notice how low quality a standard broadcast is. I am using a DirecTV HD receiver for all channels including local. I do not get cable or HD good local reception where I am. I can not comment about off air TV quality.I chose an LCD based product because I could see the rainbow on some DLP based products. There is also a squeal audible (color wheel?) with some DLP products. I chose the Sony because it does not give much of a "screen door" appearance as some other LCD projectors do.If using a home theatre or surround sound receiver for your audio be sure to get a "fast" TV like this one. On some TVs the video processor is slow enough that you get sound and video out of sync. This TV does not suffer from such a video delay.
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