Considering the Sony KD34XBR960

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I have the KV30HS420, which is a 30" non XBR model. I couldn't justify the
extra $600 to go to a 34" version, but sometimes I wish I did. It is
incredible, and I am sure you will be happy with the 34" XBR. SD looks just
fine, I personally run mine in "WIDE ZOOM" mode when watching SD 4:3
material. You get used to the slightly stretched picture very quickly.
Sony CRT sets are awesome. I doubt there is a HDTV that performs better
with SD material than a Sony CRT set.

--Dan

"The World Wide Wade" <waderameyxiii@comcast.remove13.net> wrote in message
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> Saw it at Circuit City; looked fantastic. I can't find a place
> that will let me audtion DVDs or SD TV on it (I think
> DVDs will probably look great). My main question is: Will the
> KD34XBR960 do as good a job on regular SD broadcasts as a regular
> old good quality CRT (non HD) TV of the same size? Any owners of
> this TV out there who can comment? I keep seeing strange comments
> about SD on high-end TVs, and I can't tell if SD is worse on HD
> sets than on conventional TVs, or if it's just a big letdown
> after seeing a pristine HD telecast. One answer would be to check
> it out and decide for myself, but as I've said, that's not the
> easiest thing to do given the realities of dealer showrooms.
>
> Thanks for any comments.

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The World Wide Wade wrote:
> Saw it at Circuit City; looked fantastic. I can't find a place
> that will let me audtion DVDs or SD TV on it (I think
> DVDs will probably look great). My main question is: Will the
> KD34XBR960 do as good a job on regular SD broadcasts as a regular
> old good quality CRT (non HD) TV of the same size? Any owners of
> this TV out there who can comment? I keep seeing strange comments
> about SD on high-end TVs, and I can't tell if SD is worse on HD
> sets than on conventional TVs, or if it's just a big letdown
> after seeing a pristine HD telecast. One answer would be to check
> it out and decide for myself, but as I've said, that's not the
> easiest thing to do given the realities of dealer showrooms.
>
> Thanks for any comments.
I have an XBR960 and am thrilled with it.Picture quality with HD
signals and DVD is simply breathtaking.As for SD,I haven't really paid
much attention to that but I do know that on the XBR it's certainly no
worse than on a non-HD set.

As I've said before the only two drawbacks to this set are price
(you get what you pay for,but you also pay for what you get!) and the
size/weight (the thing weighs a ton!).

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In article <SkU0e.62797$wl4.1790925@twister.southeast.rr.com>,
"Roger" <nospam@world.com> wrote:

> I want to get my daughter an HDTV in June but I won't get her a 200 pound
> TV. I'll wait for a 42" DLP TV and wait till prices come down.

She could have a Terry Schiavo event. Then she won't have enjoyed HDTV
while you were waiting for prices to come down.

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"Frank Lodge" <no@no.com> wrote in message
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>
>
> The World Wide Wade wrote:
> > Saw it at Circuit City; looked fantastic. I can't find a
place
> > that will let me audtion DVDs or SD TV on it (I think
> > DVDs will probably look great). My main question is:
Will the
> > KD34XBR960 do as good a job on regular SD broadcasts as
a regular
> > old good quality CRT (non HD) TV of the same size? Any
owners of
> > this TV out there who can comment? I keep seeing strange
comments
> > about SD on high-end TVs, and I can't tell if SD is
worse on HD
> > sets than on conventional TVs, or if it's just a big
letdown
> > after seeing a pristine HD telecast. One answer would be
to check
> > it out and decide for myself, but as I've said, that's
not the
> > easiest thing to do given the realities of dealer
showrooms.
> >
> > Thanks for any comments.
> I have an XBR960 and am thrilled with it.Picture quality
with HD
> signals and DVD is simply breathtaking.As for SD,I haven't
really paid
> much attention to that but I do know that on the XBR it's
certainly no
> worse than on a non-HD set.
>
> As I've said before the only two drawbacks to this set are
price
> (you get what you pay for,but you also pay for what you
get!) and the
> size/weight (the thing weighs a ton!).

Yes, I badly wanted to get this set but the size/weight was
a deal-breaker for me--also, I think this set didn't have CC
which has become important, nay, critical to me. I settled
for the Panasonic TC-32LX20 32" WideScreen LCD which is
still pretty big [maybe too big] for my room (the box from
Amazon is as big as my foyer) with price ~ $ 2300 with CC
and all the other bells and whistles. Will let y'all know
how it looks soon as it's set up (came in before I had time
to clear it's space-also have to call Cablevision co. to
bring the HD box and be ripped off for $40 box "installation
fee" they won't allow us to do...grrrr.) Later,
....tonyC