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Sony Grand WEGA KF-42WE610 42-Inch HDTV-Ready LCD Rear Projection TV
Do not buy this product The TV performs perfectly until the optical block fails then you are in for a very expensive repair bill. Google Sony Optical Block and you will find ...

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1. 50-inch rear-projection LCD TV; measures 46.6 x 32.6 x 16.1 inches (WxHxD)
2. Built-in HD/Digital tuner (ATSC), 181-channel tuner (NTSC); Digital Cable ready
3. Front A/V input for easily hooking up a DVD player or video game console
4. Inputs: 3 composite, 3 component, 1 S-Video, 1 RF, 1 HDMI
5. Two stereo speakers, 12 watts apiece (24 watts total)

Customer Review :

Avoid Sony projection TVs

I paid $2200 for new product and it was junk in less than 4 years. Worse, I spent $200 on repairs before determining I should send it to recycling. Product line discontinued now. Never buy one used or try to fix one. Just replacing the $110 lamp is not going to work. Even Sony support told me to avoid ever trying to fix one of these terrible products.

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Defective optic blocks after 3 years. DO NOT BUY USED!

My TV has just failed after only 3 1/2 years. there are countless reports of other customers with the same problem. Sony extended the warranty on other RPTV LCDs made around the same time, but they have not done so for this model. Avoid at all costs. 100% failure rate.

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DO NOT BUY THIS SET!!!!! DEFECTIVE OPTICAL BLOCKS!!!!!

This product and all Sony Rear Projection TV's Have an ongoing Optical Block Problem. You will get only 2-3 years usage before you have problems.

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KDF-E50A10 Disaster

After only 3 1/2 years my A10 series is developing "blue blotch" disease. Sony customer service is useless. This is my last Sony product....

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$800 Optical Block Replacement - Beware!

I have a Sony 50" KDF-E50A10 set that is 2 1/2 years old - the optical block, like 1000's of other Sony LCD large screen Grand Wega sets, has gone bad - There was a class action suit filed against SONY for 2 models that forced them to extended warranties and replacement - many more of their late model sets that are out of warranty have this same "blotchy" color distortion problem that will cost $800+ to repair - SONY is doing nothing about them because these models weren't included in the suit settlement. Why won't SONY address this disgrace to their quality reputation? - you'll have to ask them or go online to read the complaints from SONY customers about the defective optical blocks- I suggest you review the threads before buy a SONY set

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1. Full HD 1080p Picture Resolution
2. BRAVIA Engine� EX
3. 1080p Input, HDMI� x3 (1080/60p, 24p,CEC, xvYCC)
4. DMeX compatible - BRAVIA® Internet Video Link Ready
5. BRAVIA®Theatre Sync�

Editorial Review :

Elegant Design Meets Eloquent Engineering: Distinctive looks. Outrageous picture quality. Loads of connections and features. A-Series SXRD� Microdisplay TVs easily stand out. SXRD technology combines with Motionflow� 120Hz technology to help provide a smooth and natural picture with a true sense of realism. BRAVIA Engine� EX sharpens the image, enhances contrast and helps provide pleasingly saturated colors. Two new color technologies have been added to A-Series. x.v.Color, greatly broadens the color space input capabilities. Enjoy the capability of 1.8 times as many natural colors as existing HDTV signals have. Deep Color input capability works with the 10-bit processor. It delivers 64 times the level of color expression versus 8-bit systems.

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BEST REAR PROJECTION TV!!

this is best tv you can purchase for any rear projection on the market. i been waiting for a reatail store to sell this tv and a really cheap discount due they the really really high ratings on this tv from cnet, consumer reports. Sony has stopped making its line of rear projection tv's , so if you happen to find one of these GET IT! BUT sony has not released its video processing chip for these tv's meaning sony might someday market more :O

Pros:easily compared to sonys top model tv's XBR4&5 series. but for ALOT less $$. 120hz

cons: NONE! and no more to come :(

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TOO LATE FOR THE REST OF YOU

Too bad, this {LcOS} technology has been discontinued by Sony: I guess too many people want flat panel TVs and as usual don't know what the market has to offer.

After 4 months usage I am convinced I got the deal of my own personal decade, I couldn't ask for better performance or price. I would pay close to 3 times for the same quality picture in the same size in LCD or plasma. Now if Sony or someone only continues to offer replacement lamps for this thing. Too bad it is no longer available. JVC used to make this kind of set with similar performance but I think they have ceased production also. A stunning performer.

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Great TV for the price

This is a great TV, tons of inputs, amazing features, can't beat it for the price.

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Love this HDTV

This is a great HDTV. Got a great price on it and has an outstanding, supurb picture. Highly recommended.

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Don't hesitate!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

DO I need to say anymore? This TV is amazing--do not even think twice about getting it!

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1. HD 720p (1280 x 720) Picture Resolution
2. Excellent large screen replacement for 32" CRT TVs
3. BRAVIA Engine¿ EX full digital video processing system
4. Xross Media Bar (XMB¿) on-screen menu system
5. S-Force¿ Surround 3-D audio effect

Editorial Review :

3LCD Chips --- The 3LCD technology at the heart of Sony's BRAVIA¿ televisions provide a bright picture, with high detail and natural color. These three key benefits are immediately apparent when viewing a BRAVIA¿ TV. You can expect to see an incredibly detailed picture with eye-popping colors. Sony uses three tiny LCD chips (0.73) with a combined resolution of over 2.76 million pixels. The light from a high output UHP lamp shines into a filtering system that splits the beam into red, green, and blue light streams. Each color goes through its own LCD chip, which passes or blocks the light. The three beams are then instantaneously recombined and sent to the projection lens. BRAVIA Engine¿ EX System --- The BRAVIA Engine¿ EX video processing system came about as a result of Sony's expertise and long heritage in bringing cutting-edge picture quality to consumer televisions. It contains intelligent picture enhancement technology that reduces unwanted digital artifacts and delivers superb clarity and detail along with vivid colors. Sony's own Digital Reality Creation Multi-function v1.0 (DRC-MFv1) processor replaces the original SD signal with its HD equivalent. The result of BRAVIA Engine EX processing? Picture quality has texture and detail, deep and vibrant colors, along with excellent depth and contrast.

Customer Review :

lamp needs replacement in less than 3 months

We bought our Sony Bravia less than 3 months ago, and sometimes it won't turn on and the red Lamp light goes on. Apparently we need to get a new lamp (which costs $250)!
Sony sucks.

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Fantastic picture, bargin price!

I had no intentions of buying a TV - we went out looking for a Nintendo DS and some PSP games. But there it was on display promoting DirecTV. It was marked down to $799 and Time Warner would take another $100 off if we signed up for digital cable. We ended up getting the TV (KDF-37H1000) for $676 brand new in a sealed box.

The picture is fantastic, much better than my 50" Samsung DLP in the living room. I plugged in a coax splitter and hooked up my basic cable to one side and rabbit ears to the other. Within minutes the TV had scanned all available channels and locked them in. There's no need to switch between over-the-air (OTA) channels and cable, the TV does that automatically. It's bright, the picture is completely configurable and even with basic cable looks great. TWC is installing an HD box in the bedroom so we'll be able to take advantage of all the HD channels they have to offer.

All in all this is a great TV and a fantastic price. Why so cheap? Sony is getting out of the DLP business and focusing on LCD. If you see this TV for sale buy it. Replacement bulbs are $185 and last 4 years based on 8 hours of TV per day. Mine's in the bedroom so I anticipate it lasting 10 years before needing to have the bulb replaced. If they had another in stock I would have bought it for the play room.

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dead lamp after 80 days

Mine worked great for 80 days and now it is dead. The lamp light is on and there is no picture. 8000 hours lamp life? I figure mine was was more like 300 hours. The owners manual says contact Sony for a replacement bulb but they don't seem to have them available on the web site. They have them for similar models for $200-$300. Great.

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Great TV

I have had this product for over a month and it is fabulous! I had my buddy come over and hook up this color calibrater which did a great job! its no professional calibrator but it did turn pale colors for some movies into bright and vibrant and expanded on those that already looked good! only thing i suppose is lack of 1080p. I watch alot of blu-ray and would like to see them in their full potential, but for the price it is one of the best pictures i could find!

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Excellent.

I purchased the TV on clearance from Circuit City in January. It has a great picture when just hooked up normally. I have it hooked up with hdmi to digital cable and the picture is amazing. The only drawback, (which isn't really a drawback) is that it takes a little while to load (appx 10-12 seconds to see the picture, 20-25 seconds to fully load). But, trust me, it's worth the wait.

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