Sony KF60WE610 60" Grand WEGA HDTV-Ready LCD Rear Projection TV

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Manufacturer: Sony
Price at amazon.com: List price $4,199.99



Product Features:

• Vivid, high-definition, slim-chassis LCD projection television; 63.75 x 42 x 21.25 inches (W x H x D)
• Lightweight design with bright, high-contrast screen
• 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

Product Description:

The massive, 60-inch screen in Sony's KF-60WE610 rear-projection LCD television is housed in an amazingly lightweight and slim-bodied chassis. Weighing a mere 100 pounds and standing under 22 inches deep, the set offers maximum image with minimal space investment. The set's liquid-crystal display frees you from having to make convergence adjustments or having to worry about image burn-in. Instead you get incredible detail (more than 3 million pixels), high contrast, and even, corner-to-corner brightness from the set's user-replaceable 100-watt UHP (ultra high pressure) lamp. The screen is features a wide, 16:9 aspect ratio to match the dimension of most movies and HDTV broadcasts, and the KF-60WE610 offers compatibility with standard-definition 480i, enhanced-definition 480p, and high-definition 720p and 1080i signals. Sony'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 PIP (picture-in-picture) lets you view any 2 sources simultaneously, even at different image resolutions, while the built-in Memory Stick media slot offers ready display of both JPEG images and MPEG-1 video. 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's WEGA Engine system maximizes picture performance from any video source by minimizing the number of digital-to-analog conversion processes. This full digital processing engine includes Sony's MID-X (Multi Image Driver), which maintains the integrity of a converted signal by minimizing image loss in the scaling process; and a proprietary optical engine, which employs a trio of Sony's wide-XGA, high-resolution LCD panels, 1 for each of the RGB signals (resulting in a total of 3.15 million dots of resolution). Unique dot-line inversion drive technology delivers images virtually free of blurring, shading, and ghosting. The optical engine also features a special 11-element lens system responsible for the lightweight, ultra-slim cabinet. The lens system bends the light path, creating an ultra-short focal point while maintaining high brightness. This proprietary system delivers vivid images from the center of the screen all the way to the edges. Additionally, the set's improved green-trim filter enhances contrast, while a UV filter offers better overall black levels, to the tune of a 25-percent improvement over first-generation models. The model features a Double Anti-Reflective Coating screen that minimizes glare for an even more enjoyable home theater experience. Finally, Channel Fix lets you select a specific TV channel (3, for example) for cable box reception. Then you can control a compatible cable box via the TV remote without inadvertently changing the TV from Channel 3. A Digital Visual Interface (DVI-HDTV) terminal permits a direct digital connection so you can view copy-protected, high-definition video content from a DVI/HDCP (High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection)-compatible DTV set-top box. Other connections include 2 high-definition-compatible component-video inputs, 3 each composite- and S-video inputs (with 1 each on the front panel for ready connection to a camcorder or gaming console), and 2 RF coaxial inputs and 1 coaxial output for hookup with an older VCR, cable box, or antenna. What's in the Box TV, remote control (RM-913), remote batteries (2 AAA), a user's manual, and warranty information.
From the Manufacturer Step up to a larger screen with Sony's KF-60WE610 60" Grand WEGA LCD Rear Projection TV. You'll find yourself entranced by vivid images and amazing sound effects as you reap the benefits our unique features offer you. The WEGA Engine? system maintains the picture in the digital domain, while the Optical Engine delivers high-resolution picture corner-to-corner. Enjoy the stunning detail and clarity enabled by this television's 3.28 million dots resolution. Fixed pixel display and constant... read more
From J&R Music and Computer World SONY KF-60WE610 -- There's nothing like the 60-inch widescreen Grand WEGA to transport you from your home or office into a galaxy of enchangint entertainment! A high resolution 3-panel LCD reflective Optical Engine delivers high resolution from corner to corner, with no phosphor burn-in, ever! 3.28 million dots resolution ensures stunning clarity and detail Fixed Pixel Display and constant light eliminate fatiguing flicker Lamp is easily replaceable for indefinite lifespan Cinemotion reverse 3-2 pulldown technology Twin-View 2-Tuner Picture-and-Picture Wide Modes: Normal, Full, Zoom, Wide Zoom Enhanced Memory Stick(R) media playback Proprietary WEGA Engine System: Direct Digital Circuitry, Digital Reality Creation(TM) MultiFunction Circuitry, Multi Image Driver (MID X) Circuitry, DVI-HDTV interface (set-top decoder unit available separately) Energy Star Compliant Dimensions: 42"H x 63-3/4"W x 21-1/4"D Weighs about 100 pounds



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Description from Manufacturer: The massive, 60-inch screen in Sony's KF-60WE610 rear-projection LCD television is housed in an amazingly lightweight and slim-bodied chassis. Weighing a mere 100 pounds and standing under 22 inches deep, the set offers maximum image with minimal space investment. The set's liquid-crystal display frees you from having to make convergence adjustments or having to worry about image burn-in. Instead you get incredible detail (more than 3 million pixels), high contrast, and even, corner-to-corner brightness from the set's user-replaceable 100-watt UHP (ultra high pressure) lamp.

The screen is features a wide, 16:9 aspect ratio to match the dimension of most movies and HDTV broadcasts, and the KF-60WE610 offers compatibility with standard-definition 480i, enhanced-definition 480p, and high-definition 720p and 1080i signals. Sony'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 PIP (picture-in-picture) lets you view any 2 sources simultaneously, even at different image resolutions, while the built-in Memory Stick media slot offers ready display of both JPEG images and MPEG-1 video.

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's WEGA Engine system maximizes picture performance from any video source by minimizing the number of digital-to-analog conversion processes. This full digital processing engine includes Sony's MID-X (Multi Image Driver), which maintains the integrity of a converted signal by minimizing image loss in the scaling process; and a proprietary optical engine, which employs a trio of Sony's wide-XGA, high-resolution LCD panels, 1 for each of the RGB signals (resulting in a total of 3.15 million dots of resolution). Unique dot-line inversion drive technology delivers images virtually free of blurring, shading, and ghosting.

The optical engine also features a special 11-element lens system responsible for the lightweight, ultra-slim cabinet. The lens system bends the light path, creating an ultra-short focal point while maintaining high brightness. This proprietary system delivers vivid images from the center of the screen all the way to the edges.

Additionally, the set's improved green-trim filter enhances contrast, while a UV filter offers better overall black levels, to the tune of a 25-percent improvement over first-generation models. The model features a Double Anti-Reflective Coating screen that minimizes glare for an even more enjoyable home theater experience.

Finally, Channel Fix lets you select a specific TV channel (3, for example) for cable box reception. Then you can control a compatible cable box via the TV remote without inadvertently changing the TV from Channel 3.

A Digital Visual Interface (DVI-HDTV) terminal permits a direct digital connection so you can view copy-protected, high-definition video content from a DVI/HDCP (High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection)-compatible DTV set-top box. Other connections include 2 high-definition-compatible component-video inputs, 3 each composite- and S-video inputs (with 1 each on the front panel for ready connection to a camcorder or gaming console), and 2 RF coaxial inputs and 1 coaxial output for hookup with an older VCR, cable box, or antenna.

What's in the Box
TV, remote control (RM-913), remote batteries (2 AAA), a user's manual, and warranty information.Average Customer Rating:

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Comment: BIG , BEAUTIFUL, BLANK Rating:
I bought my Sony Grand Wega 60" TV in March. Up until 4 days ago I enjoyed the most beautiful picture quality that anyone could ask for. While I was watching a program in High definition and surround sound, everything went black. The bulb went out. I have kinda been expecting this after reading all the problems that Sony has been having with the bulbs going out. There is a article in HOME THEATER MAGAZINE, That states the Sony engineering team has found that there is a combination issue between the lamp and the circuitry in the lamp block,causing the inability for the TV lamp to power on. A service bulletin has been issued authorizing Sony Service Centers and Authorized Service Centers to replace the lamp and /or lamp block in affected units at no cost to the consumer.Consumers who may be experiencing this symptom should contact Sony at (800) 222-sony to schedule a service call.

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Comment: ******** JUST GOT MY 60" SONY! ************** Rating:
MY REVIEW ON THE KF60WE610 SONY VEGA:

I WAS STUCK IN THE NEOLITHIC PERIOD OF TELEVISION FOR TOO LONG. MY 1997 27" SHARP WAS SO DATED. THE OLD OAK ENTERTAINMENT UNIT WAS ONLY BIG ENOUGH TO SHOW OFF A 27", BUT BIG ENOUGH TO COVER A WHOLE WALL! OH, MY GOD!

I STARTED GOING TO AUDIO VIDEO STORES IN MY AREA AND STARTED MY SEARCH FOR A LCD/HDTV. THE INTERNET WAS A GOOD SOURCE OF INFORMATION TO HELP ME MAKE A DECISION. I DID THE SAME YOU ARE DOING RIGHT NOW, READING OTHERS OPINIONS ON AMAZON AND OTHER WEBSITES. BEWARE OF THE NEGATIVITY AND RESENTMENTS YOU'LL READ OF PAST SONY BUYERS! THEY POO-POO SO MUCH, IT'S DEPRESSING. IT ALMOST MADE ME BUY SOMETHING ELSE.

TODAY, I CAN SAY I HAVE MADE THE RIGHT CHOICE. MAGNOLIA DELIVERED MY 60" GRAND VEGA YESTERDAY. WHAT CAN I SAY, BIG SCREEN, BIG SOUND, BIG ENTERTAINMENT! I DO HAVE A LOCAL CABLE COMPANY (TIME WARNER) THAT IS SENDING MY SIGNAL. THIS IS ONE OF THE REASONS THE PICTURE IS SO CLEAR. SO TAKE THIS INTO ACCOUNT WHEN BUYING YOURS. THEY HAVE HI-DEF CHANNELS THAT KICK ASS! INHD, INHD 2, HD NET, HD MOVIES AND MOST LOCAL CHANNELS IN HI-DEF SIGNALS. SPORTS, TRAVEL, WORLD NEWS AND MORE.

OK, THE TV. NO NONSENSE. I BOUGHT THE MARCH 2004 MODEL KF60WE610. I READ ABOUT BULB BURN OUT PROBLEMS AND ON-OFF SWITCH PROBLEMS. SONY SAID THEY HAVE CORRECTED THESE IN THE NEWER 2004 MODELS. I WILL SEE IF THIS IS TRUE. I WANTED THE HIGHEST LCD SCREEN RESOLUTION MY MONEY COULD BUY. THE SONY VEGA HAS A 1366 X 788. IT WAS BETTER THAN SOME 1200 X 700 FOR LESS MONEY. THE VIEWING DISTANCE IS VERY IMPORTANT. MININIUM DISTANCE IS 7.2 FT. MAXIMIUM IS 12.5. I AM VIEWING FROM ABOUT 11 FT. THIS IS FOR THE BEST "IMMERSIVE" TV VIEWING POSSIBLE. MY FIRST DAY OF HD VIEWING I WAS STUCK! MY AMAZEMENT PARALYSED MY SENSES. THERE SHOULD BE A WARNING TO NEW BUYERS OF THIS SHOCK AND AAH. REMEMBER, I WENT FROM A 27" BLURRY TUBE TYPE TO A 60" (16:9 ASPECT RATIO) HI-DEFINTION WIDE SCREEN LCD FLAT PANEL. NEEDLESS TO SAY, I AM IMPRESSED. THANKS SONY FOR BRINGING ME INTO THE 21ST CENTURY OF TV VIEWING.

AFTER WATCHING HD CHANNELS, IT IS HARD TO WATCH THE OLD ANALOG SIGNALS. HI-DEF VIEWING IS HERE. HI-DEF CHANNEL COMPANY'S ARE THE NEWEST AND MOST HI-POWER PROGRAMMING. THE COLOR, THE SHOOTING LOCATIONS, THE DIGITAL SOUND, HD CHANNELS RULE!

IF YOUR CLOSE TO BUYING A NEW FLAT SCREEN, GET LCD, NOT PLASMA! PLASMA'S ARE CONSIDERED DISPOSABLE TV'S. ONCE THEY BURN OUT- THERE OUT. THAT'S THE A V GUYS RESPONSE TO PLASMA. LCD WILL AND ARE GETTING BIGGER AND MORE AFFORDABLE, (DROPPING 2% A MONTH...A QUOTE FROM THE CES CONVENTION IN LAS VAGAS). BUT DON'T WAIT TILL YOUR IN THE PINE BOX. GET A LCD/HDTV AND LIVE! AFTER READING THIS REVIEW OVER AND OVER, IT SOUNDS LIKE I WORK FOR SONY. I DON'T. I AM JUST SHARING MY THOUGHTS AND FEELINGS WITH YOU SO YOU CAN TAKE IT FROM THERE. NOTHING IS PERFECT, BUT THIS LAST 24 HOURS OF HI-DEFINITION TV IS CLOSE TO THE REAL THING.

I RESERVE THE RIGHT TO POO POO TOO, IF NEEDED.

ROGER H.
CANOGA PARK, CA.

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