A/V Buffs - Whats better than Sony SXRD HDTV's?

[Doggiedog]

I'm pretty thrilled with my Samsung HL-S 5687.

Lots of complaints on AVS Forum on the Sony SXRD with green blobs. I'm guessing that they are complaining about what Whoozyerdaddy described.

I'm also guessing SED and now that Canon has confirmed they will produce them, I'll be interested to see how they look.

 

[spidey07]

Originally posted by: Whoozyerdaddy
I reacted the same way when my rep showed it to me. Then I took a close look at my Mits Alpha. (LCOS) It's having the exact same problem detailed in the test. It's not as pronounced with the yellowing but it's there. Also, there are obvious sections of the picture where the blue has corroded faster than the screen as a whole. Its a real phenomenon.

The TI test likely created results a little faster than real life, but the deterioriation is real.

meh, that's why I get a cheap service plan.

I'm sure you know what you are talking about, but after what....6 years of misinformation people still think plasmas have a limited lifespan and just spontaneously self destruct? I think it was posted earlier that there is no perfect technology. Gee, my 2002 pioneer elite 42" plasma is still looking great...wasn't it supposed to burst into flames, attack my kids at gun point and then release gases to kill the entire family by now?

I just smell the same kind of manufacturer ploy here (TI, not mits)

Don't get me wrong, I LOVE my mits diamond display (65918 I think?), all my friends with very expensive displays still marvel at it. But it's time for a display to accept what I give it, heck...let alone take it.

 

[Don Vito Corleone]

Originally posted by: Excelsior

Originally posted by: DonVito
SXRD is the best current HD technology in terms of image quality IMO. SED is supposed to look even better, but I haven't seen it demo'ed yet. Supposedly SED combines CRT image quality with plasma/LCD-style flatscreen packaging.

Uh..SXRD and SED aren't even comparable.

SED will undoubtedly beat everything on the market in terms of IQ, unless that new laser stuff comes out.

I don't know why you're taking such a patronizing tone - as I said, I haven't seen SED, nor has the overwhelming majority of the enthusiast population. At the moment, IMO SXRD has the best image quality of anything on the market.

 

[Excelsior]

Originally posted by: DonVito

Originally posted by: Excelsior

Originally posted by: DonVito
SXRD is the best current HD technology in terms of image quality IMO. SED is supposed to look even better, but I haven't seen it demo'ed yet. Supposedly SED combines CRT image quality with plasma/LCD-style flatscreen packaging.

Uh..SXRD and SED aren't even comparable.

SED will undoubtedly beat everything on the market in terms of IQ, unless that new laser stuff comes out.

I don't know why you're taking such a patronizing tone - as I said, I haven't seen SED, nor has the overwhelming majority of the enthusiast population. At the moment, IMO SXRD has the best image quality of anything on the market.

Sorry my tone rubbed you the wrong way. That was not my intention.

Still, having read about (including reports from folks who have seen SED displays) and seen pictures of SED tech, I have every reason to believe that it will have better IQ than every other tech currently on the market, along with other advancements. The main drawbacks being price and availability...

 

[Excelsior]

Originally posted by: Doggiedog
I'm pretty thrilled with my Samsung HL-S 5687.

Lots of complaints on AVS Forum on the Sony SXRD with green blobs. I'm guessing that they are complaining about what Whoozyerdaddy described.

I'm also guessing SED and now that Canon has confirmed they will produce them, I'll be interested to see how they look.

5687++

Ours is fantastic. We looked at the Sony A2000 sxrd models, but IMO, the Samsung looked better.

 

[RossMAN]

Originally posted by: Excelsior

Originally posted by: DonVito

Originally posted by: Excelsior

Originally posted by: DonVito
SXRD is the best current HD technology in terms of image quality IMO. SED is supposed to look even better, but I haven't seen it demo'ed yet. Supposedly SED combines CRT image quality with plasma/LCD-style flatscreen packaging.

Uh..SXRD and SED aren't even comparable.

SED will undoubtedly beat everything on the market in terms of IQ, unless that new laser stuff comes out.

I don't know why you're taking such a patronizing tone - as I said, I haven't seen SED, nor has the overwhelming majority of the enthusiast population. At the moment, IMO SXRD has the best image quality of anything on the market.

Sorry my tone rubbed you the wrong way. That was not my intention.

Still, having read about (including reports from folks who have seen SED displays) and seen pictures of SED tech, I have every reason to believe that it will have better IQ than every other tech currently on the market, along with other advancements. The main drawbacks being price and availability...

IMHO his tone wasn't patronizing at all but it doesn't matter as he apologized if that was your perception.

That being said I freakin' love the Sony SXRD. I ended up buying the Toshiba Cinema Series 50HMX96 because:

It was $1600 vs $2200 for the 50" Sony SXRD (3 months ago)
I'm a Toshiba fanboi.

If I could do it all over again I might have splurged and bought the SXRD. I'm sure by 2010 I'll have bought one or two.

 

[spidey07]

Ross,

You make a good point. But it isn't always about the best deal. It's about the best quality, regardless of the cost. THe OP questioned "What's better than sony SXRD"

Just like many on this board they'll gladly spend 3K+ on a freaking computer, but be cheap arses when it comes to audio/video.

Puzzling really. There are those that are into audio/video and those that are into computers. I still don't think the computer guys "get it" yet, as they generally follow what they "heard" or "what I've seen" - when in actuality it's nothing more than what they read on a forum without first hand knowledge.

 

[RossMAN]

Originally posted by: spidey07
Ross,

You make a good point. But it isn't always about the best deal. It's about the best quality, regardless of the cost. THe OP questioned "What's better than sony SXRD"

True but I'm far from an A/V buff as we use our TV speakers, OMG OH NOOOES!

If I could do it all over again I probably would have waited and bought the 50" Sony SXRD. But for the money I paid, I am extremely happy with my Toshiba 50" DLP.

 

[Goosemaster]

Originally posted by: Excelsior

Originally posted by: Doggiedog
I'm pretty thrilled with my Samsung HL-S 5687.

Lots of complaints on AVS Forum on the Sony SXRD with green blobs. I'm guessing that they are complaining about what Whoozyerdaddy described.

I'm also guessing SED and now that Canon has confirmed they will produce them, I'll be interested to see how they look.

5687++

Ours is fantastic. We looked at the Sony A2000 sxrd models, but IMO, the Samsung looked better.

we absoltuely love ours as well.....the CSI's look fantastic on it..

CSI Miami, despite David Caruso, is awe-isnpiring,

 

[RossMAN]

Originally posted by: Goosemaster

Originally posted by: Excelsior

Originally posted by: Doggiedog
I'm pretty thrilled with my Samsung HL-S 5687.

Lots of complaints on AVS Forum on the Sony SXRD with green blobs. I'm guessing that they are complaining about what Whoozyerdaddy described.

I'm also guessing SED and now that Canon has confirmed they will produce them, I'll be interested to see how they look.

5687++

Ours is fantastic. We looked at the Sony A2000 sxrd models, but IMO, the Samsung looked better.

we absoltuely love ours as well.....the CSI's look fantastic on it..

CSI Miami, despite David Caruso, is awe-isnpiring,

What's wrong with always brooding Caruso?

 

[mallik]

Originally posted by: JackBurton

Originally posted by: spidey07

Originally posted by: JackBurton

Originally posted by: Snakexor
FHD-1 PRO, pioneer 1080p 50inch plasma. GOREGOUS

Yep. The FHD-1 PRO owns all HDTVs. It doesn't get any better than that.

way too small though. 🙁

Is this better? 😉

And it's on sale at $20 000 off. You'd be a fool NOT to buy it.

 

[Suspicious-Teach8788]

Originally posted by: CocoGdog
I saw a product demonstration of the 2006 Sony SXRD HDTV series at Circuit City. In my opinion, Sony has the clearest 1080p HDTV's on the market - better than Pioneer or Samsung.

The XBR2/3 is FREAKING AWESOME

 

[Whoozyerdaddy]

Originally posted by: spidey07
I'm sure you know what you are talking about, but after what....6 years of misinformation people still think plasmas have a limited lifespan and just spontaneously self destruct? I think it was posted earlier that there is no perfect technology. Gee, my 2002 pioneer elite 42" plasma is still looking great...wasn't it supposed to burst into flames, attack my kids at gun point and then release gases to kill the entire family by now?

I think they issued a firmware upgrade for that problem. :laugh:

Do yourself a favor, if you're out looking at TVs to replace your Diamond check out the 732 & 831 series TVs from Mits. (NOT the 731/631/531 series)

 

[Goosemaster]

Originally posted by: RossMAN

Originally posted by: Goosemaster

Originally posted by: Excelsior

Originally posted by: Doggiedog
I'm pretty thrilled with my Samsung HL-S 5687.

Lots of complaints on AVS Forum on the Sony SXRD with green blobs. I'm guessing that they are complaining about what Whoozyerdaddy described.

I'm also guessing SED and now that Canon has confirmed they will produce them, I'll be interested to see how they look.

5687++

Ours is fantastic. We looked at the Sony A2000 sxrd models, but IMO, the Samsung looked better.

we absoltuely love ours as well.....the CSI's look fantastic on it..

CSI Miami, despite David Caruso, is awe-isnpiring,

What's wrong with always brooding Caruso?

I want to punch him a lot....

 

[spidey07]

Originally posted by: Whoozyerdaddy

Do yourself a favor, if you're out looking at TVs to replace your Diamond check out the 732 & 831 series TVs from Mits. (NOT the 731/631/531 series)

Thanks for the tip!