Amazon.com Product Description Sony's 51-inch WS Series KDP-51WS655 takes rear-projection sound and image to new heights. The set uses Sony's HD Microfocus CRT and lens system, featuring smaller phosphor particles, thinner phosphor layers, and other improvements that give the screen a beam spot 28-percent smaller than Sony's standard CRTs. And that means sharper focus, higher contrast, and brighter images.
The KDP-51WS655's huge screen features a wide, 16:9 aspect ratio that matches the dimension of most movies and HDTV broadcasts, and it's compatible with just about any video signal out there, from standard-definition 480i and enhanced-definition 480p to high-definition 720p and 1080i--there's no stand-alone set-top box required for HDTV reception.
It's loaded with dual NTSC tuners, a high-definition ATSC (DTV) tuner, and a High-Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI) for a direct-digital hookup with advanced HD components. The set's authorized CableCARD ability means the set will also receive digital cable television systems services directly from the cable operator without requiring a bulky, external cable box.
An onboard HD Detailer wideband video amplifier provides high detail from high-res images to give you the best possible image from high-bandwidth sources. Auto 16:9 enhanced mode with auto ID1 detection automatically renders anamorphic DVD content in letterboxed widescreen, using all available display lines for the image and wasting none on the black bars that frame the image when a program's widescreen aspect ratio differs slightly from the set's.
Digital Reality Creation (DRC) circuitry ensures high picture resolution, while proprietary Direct Digital Circuitry increases a video signal's signal-to-noise ratio before it reaches the DRC circuit, ensuring rich, natural-looking images from any source. TwinView 2-tuner PIP (picture-in-picture) lets you view any 2 sources simultaneously--even 2 TV stations. Sony's MID-X (Multi Image Driver) maintains the integrity of a digital signal by minimizing image loss in the scaling process.
Sony's CineMotion 3:2 pulldown detection and reversal is a handy feature for watching progressive-scan movie programs in their native 24-frame format. Digital video mastering introduces a common distortion when adjusting 24 frames-per-second movies to 30 fps video; 3:2 pulldown digitally corrects this distortion, removing the redundant information to display a film-frame-accurate picture.
The set offers an HDMI (High-Definition Multimedia Interface), which permits a direct digital connection with a compatible DTV set-top box. Other connections include 2 component-video inputs, 4 composite-video inputs, 3 S-video inputs (with 1 each composite-/S-video on the front panel for ready connection to a camcorder or gaming console), and 2 RF coaxial inputs for hookup with an older VCR, cable box, or antenna.
An optical digital-audio output lets the set pass a Dolby Digital 5.1-channel surround-sound signal to a compatible audio/video receiver or other surround processor for powerful, enveloping sound through your multichannel speaker system. The set's onboard 2-way speakers are powered by a generous 20 watts per channel (x 2) for dynamic, full-bodied sound even if you're not using external speakers.
HDMI is a lossless, uncompressed, all-digital audio/video interface to link the set with any audio/video source (such as a set-top box, DVD player, or AV receiver). HDMI supports standard-definition (SD), enhanced definition (ED), or high-definition (HD) video, plus multichannel digital audio--all using a single cable. It transmits all ATSC HDTV standards and supports up to 8-channel digital audio, with bandwidth to spare to accommodate future enhancements and requirements.
What's in the Box TV, remote control, remote batteries (2 AA), a user's manual, and warranty information.
Product Description Experience extraordinary entertainment with Sony's KDP-51WS655 51" High Definition CRT Projection Television. Featuring Digital Reality Creation MultiFunction Technology and HD MICROFOCUS CRT and Lens System, the KDP-51WS655 produces outstanding picture resolution for your viewing enjoyment. The KDP-51WS655 also features an ATSC Integrated Tuner and Digital Cable Ready with CableCARD Slot, MID -X Multi Image Driver Circuitry, and CineMotion Reverse 3-2 Pulldown Technology that will elevate your entertainment experience. You can even view your family photos onscreen and listen to MP3 audio with the built-in Enhanced Memory Stick Media slot.
Customer Reviews:
great tvMay 31, 2007 Over 2 years of constant use and this tv is still going great. For a projection tv, the picture could not be better. I use it with Direct TV HD, and now also have a DVD player that "simulates" Hd with an HDMI connection. Couldn't be happier. The only con is that it takes up a ton of space. I built a small shelf that attaches to the top of the tv that holds the home theater, satellite recevier, and DVD player. Otherwise you have to have a seperate shelf alongside or elsewhere.
Great ValueDecember 13, 2006 1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I picked this up for $1100 about 6 months ago on Amazon and I'm pleased.
It's huge and I use it w/ an HD DVR from Dish Network. Today I just hooked up the HDMI cable from the DVR to the TV and it made a HUGE clarity difference for both standard & HD channels.
Really nice setDecember 13, 2005 4 out of 4 found this review helpful
This is just an all around good set if you've got the space (it's a hulk) and a bit of cash. Very easy to set up and use, and has been a great addition to my home. If I have one gripe it's that standard definition TV looks a little murky. Everything else looks great.
Sony 51" Projection TV...December 2, 2005 6 out of 6 found this review helpful
I bought this TV a little over a year ago from Sears...I think for a good price of $1,450.00 which included tax and delivery. I am quite happy with this TV for the price and the features it has to offer. It has a pretty clear picture for a projection TV, even better than some LCD models. The sound quality is good and can be pumped through a stereo system for outstanding sound that really feels like being at your own little theatre. I also like the ease of getting as clear a picture as possible with the "Flash Focus" button right on the front of the set or from the remote. Just press the button and the TV does a good job of clearing the picture from whatever input source. You can further adjust picture manually if so desired. Anyway, overall this TV is a good set that I expect to get many years of service from...and it's a Sony! [I have a previous Sony TV that fell flat on it's screen during an earthquake (1994) which only suffered a crack down the side and still works now.]
Great TV, but has a problemJuly 15, 2005 3 out of 10 found this review helpful
After purchasing this TV and using it for a bit, when I pressed the SAP/MTS button, the TV started to flash the number 7 in the channel # area. On occassion it would turn to channel 7 by itself. When I tried to access the Menu, it would then start to open and close the Menu screen on it's own. I took the battery out of the remote to see if it was the remote causing the problem and it didn't help. I turned it off with the controls on the TV set and left it for an hour or so. When I came back it worked like normal. I've told my grandparent's *not* to touch the SAP button, so it's bummers that they can't listen to their stations in non-English, if they chose to keep this TV, which it seems like they have, due to the trouble of returning and buying another one.
Please note that this problem has occurred 3 times, and my recount above, was of the final time when I was physically present.
1st time this TV was purchased from Circuit City in Fremont, CA. My grandparents called Circuit City and they sent in a tech who couldn't fix it and exchanged their TV for them. The new TV they got due to the exchange exhibited the same problem. They finally returned it. I came home for vacation and took them to Fry's and they chose the same TV (I would've advised them against buying another KDP-51 if I had known of their previous problems with this model.) And #3 occurrance of this problem is what I recounted above. I don't know how my grandparents got the problem to show up in the first two incidences I was not present to witness.
Good ratings on everything otherwise. I liked the TV before the problem showed up.
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