Sony SXRD

[Deeko]

Anyone here know much about this? I've done a little reading on the internet but haven't seen it in person. I was considering upgrading my old 51" RPTV to DLP, and then I ran across this SXRD stuff. Man I remember back when I was in the loop....

 

[Koing]

Suppose to be really good. I prefer plasma personallly.

Koing

 

[EvilYoda]

It stands for Silicon X-Tal Reflective Display (X-Tal = crystal, just fancy naming), which is their variation of LCoS (Liquid Crystal on Silicon). This is the same technology that Intel tried to move into the market with but withdrew rather quickly due to the early on production inefficiencies. JVC is the other big company using it and they call theirs D-ILA or HD-ILA (HD Direct-Drive Image Light Amplifier).

Wiki's explanation

Basically it's like a combination or hybrid of LCD and DLP...it produces a great picture, screen door, no rainbows.

I'll be back later if you have more questions.

 

[jkresh]

I believe it's Sony's name for LCOS (liquid crystal on silicon) it is generally considered to be among best of the RPTV's, though its possible that some of the new led based dlp's might compare with it. You should be able to see it in person at the nearest bestbuy/circuitcity/fry's... (though none of those are particularly good places for viewing a display).

 

[venkman]

Early SXRDs had a problem where you could notice a green glob under certain conditions so make sure you buy from a place with good return/exchange policy if you happen to get one of those.

 

[Tiamat]

Originally posted by: jkresh
I believe it's Sony's name for LCOS (liquid crystal on silicone) it is generally considered to be among best of the RPTV's, though its possible that some of the new led based dlp's might compare with it. You should be able to see it in person at the nearest bestbuy/circuitcity/fry's... (though none of those are particularly good places for viewing a display).

Silicone is fake boobies
Silicon is the semiconductor 🙂

The Samsung LED based DLP looked pretty comparable to Sony's SXRD screens at the Best Buy I was at (they both looked great). If you want a large screen (47"+)with 1080P, but cant afford the plasma, these are pretty much your choice.

 

[ScottFern]

Sony SXRD usually are top of the spectrum as far as high end televisions go, but your going to pay for it. I personally still prefer plasma but if I had to go LCD it would be an SXRD.

 

[EvilYoda]

Okay, lots of wrong information and personal hearsay/stories...any particular questions OP, feel free to PM me.

 

[pennylane]

Yeah EvilYoda is right.

I can't wait for the 2007 SXRD's. In the ~$3k and under range, SXRD's have some of the highest PQ out there. And they have nice big screens.

SXRD's have great blacks and contrast (better than LCD), great colors, no burn-in (unlike plasma), and no rainbows (unlike DLP).
They also have 1080p and are 1:1 pixel mapping capable (at least up to last year's models). They have above average viewing angles for an RPTV. They also don't consume as much electricity as a plasma.
This year they'll be slimmer (13-16", as opposed to 18-21+" from last year's models).

They do have silk-screen to some extent. And there is the "green blob" issue, a color uniformity due to the optical block, resulting in a green tint occupying part of the screen. This was a big issue with the original 2005 SXRD models (XBR1), enough for a class-action lawsuits. The 2006 SXRD models improved significantly. The color uniformities still show up from time to time, but it's a much smaller issue. Sony also willingly services the TV if the green blob issue comes up. The failure rate seems at worst to be similar to the Xbox360 failure rate (just an observation, I can't back this up with fact). I expect the 2007 model to have less of the color uniformity problems than the 2006 one. It's still only the 3rd year of the SXRD's, after all.