Does anyone know what a Sony KDFWE655 is?

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I am looking to purchase a 50" TV (probably an LCD model). I have been
looking at the Sony KF50WE610 and the Hitachi 50V500. While at the
store tyring to make my decision yesterday the salesman showed me a
Sony KDFWE655. He said this was a new model that is replacing the
KF50WE610. Does anyone know if that is correct.
Also, he showed me a Hitachi 50v715 which he said is replacing the
50v500.

It sure gets confusing keeping track of all the different models

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Yes, the 655 is the new model that replaces the 610. I suggest that you do
not buy a 610. You will just be buying one of the last of the old models,
with a manufacturing date as early as a year ago. Sony had a lot of trouble
with lamps and/or ballasts and/or lamp circuits in those models --
supposedly fixed by the middle of 2004, but why not just go for the newer
model which, hopefully, has eliminated the problem?

Suggest you look at the Sony KDF-55XS955 or KDF-60XS955. New "videophile"
models about $400 more than the 655's. We have a 60XS955, about 3 weeks old
now, and love it. Got an excellent deal on it at Sears -- about a grand
under MSRP, by the time all was said and done. We are using it with
CableCard, btw, which provides slightly improved HD and greatly improved SD
over using a digital box.

See the various new Sony models at
http://www.sonystyle.com/is-bin/IN [...] Vs&Dept=tv

mack
austin


"Mark" <mw_98@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> I am looking to purchase a 50" TV (probably an LCD model). I have been
> looking at the Sony KF50WE610 and the Hitachi 50V500. While at the
> store tyring to make my decision yesterday the salesman showed me a
> Sony KDFWE655. He said this was a new model that is replacing the
> KF50WE610. Does anyone know if that is correct.
> Also, he showed me a Hitachi 50v715 which he said is replacing the
> 50v500.
>
> It sure gets confusing keeping track of all the different models

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"Jack Dotson" <jdotson@stx.rr.com> wrote in message
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>
> "Mack McKinnon" <MckinnonRemoveThis@tvadmanDeleteThisAsWell.com> wrote in
> message news:x75ld.7017$pu3.5603@fe2.texas.rr.com...
> > Yes, the 655 is the new model that replaces the 610. I suggest that you
> do
> > not buy a 610. You will just be buying one of the last of the old
models,
> > with a manufacturing date as early as a year ago. Sony had a lot of
> trouble
> > with lamps and/or ballasts and/or lamp circuits in those models --
> > supposedly fixed by the middle of 2004, but why not just go for the
newer
> > model which, hopefully, has eliminated the problem?
> >
> > Suggest you look at the Sony KDF-55XS955 or KDF-60XS955. New
"videophile"
> > models about $400 more than the 655's. We have a 60XS955, about 3 weeks
> old
> > now, and love it. Got an excellent deal on it at Sears -- about a grand
> > under MSRP, by the time all was said and done. We are using it with
> > CableCard, btw, which provides slightly improved HD and greatly improved
> SD
> > over using a digital box.
>
> Their website list this model at $4399. You actually got a grand off from
> that price? Wow!! Did you have to bargain the price down? Just curious
> how you got such a good deal. I'd go for this set myself at this price.
> That's about $300 less than I gave for my Hitachi 60V715.

I got a verbal quote from a local appliance / electronics store here in
Austin of $3699. But the guy there could not get a delivery date from Sony.
After a couple of weeks, I ordered one from Sears, who told me they could
deliver it in a week. They matched the $3699 price + half the difference
between that and their price -- which was below MSRP -- bringing the Sears
price to $3650. (The Sears salesman asked me for an ad or something in
writing from the appliance store but I didn't have that so they just took my
word for the $3699 quote.)

Then, on delivery day, they didn't have the TV in, so they re-scheduled for
4 days later and gave me another 10% off the price of the TV + tax on that.
Final price = $3250. Paid $45 for delivery and $400 for a 3-year Sears
in-home warranty.

mack
austin