Sony KP-53XBR300 53" Projection TV

Product Description

Sony's latest addition to the XBR series, the KP-53XBR300, is the smaller of the two HDTV-ready televisions available as of October 1999. The new Hi-Scan features a new version of the well-received Digital Reality Creation (DRC) technology. In the process of converting analog signals to digital, DRC doubles the number of scanning lines and the number of pixels to create a high-resolution picture.Sony branded the 300 series with the name Hi-Scan because of its ability to accept the 1080i and 480p DTV signals from an HDTV receiver. Your high-definition program can be viewed in 16: 9 presentation. The vertical compression allows this 4: 3 TV to do an anamorphic aspect ratio within the 4: 3 ratio of the screen thereby preserving the additional resolution of an anamorphically transferred DVD. The 3D digital comb filter and 7-inch CRTs further enhance resolution. Multi-Image Driver (MID) circuitry lends flexibility to the Twin-View 2-tuner Picture-and-Picture. MID enables you to manipulate the size and position of each PIP (picture-in-picture) frame. Each frame can be frozen, allowing you to jot down vital information from a commercial. Sony meets your home-theater expectations with a slew of A/V inputs and outputs including a component video input for connection to your HDTV receiver.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #252235 in Consumer Electronics
• Brand: Sony
• Model: KP-53XBR300
• Dimensions: 25.00" h x 56.00" w x 48.00" l, 165.00 pounds
• Display size: 53

Features

• High-definition compatible
• Extended definition MICROFOCUS picture tubes
• Component-video inputs
• V-chip parental control
• Dolby Pro Logic decoder

Customer Reviews

Great, if you are looking for a 4:3 and don't watch DVD's
This is an excellent TV with a spectacular picture. However, 4:3 sets are going the way of the dinosaur thanks to the fact that most DVD's are coming in widescreen only AND HDTV is widescreen. As a result, I returned mine after owning it for 3 weeks and replaced it with a Mitsubishi widescreen.

I just couldn't live with the fact that 16:9 images were only 18.5" tall (although technically it was a 45" picture). So, if you will be using this mostly for DVD's and HDTV, then get a widescreen. If not, then this is an outstanding purchase and I'd highly recommend it.

This is a fabulous television!
I've owned mine for over a year and have never experienced any problems. The resolution is FAR superior to any other 4:3 NSTC bigscreen on the market - no jitter, no blurry horizontal lines forming the picture (even up close), supersharp colors and no ghosts. I play DVDs through an S-Video input and the clarity and color is absolutely superb - about as near as HDTV as you can get without paying for it. (I think when TV broadcasts go HD, this TV will transition quite nicely with addition of a digital receiver and HD to NTSC converter box.) All PIP functions are great too - especially the split screen that allows you to watch two things at once with no distortion - this works extremely well if you have a WebTV, video game or computer hooked up to one of the four inputs so you can surf or work on your computer or play video games and watch TV at the same time! If you don't want to invest $5000 on HDTV, but still want the best picture money can buy - buy this TV! I HIGHLY recommend it!

The best TV I've ever seen
I purchased this TV a year ago and am still impressed. The picture it produces is simply stunning. The DRC circuitry makes high quality analog sources look like HD. DVDs look like film (and I only have an interlaced DVD player).

Unless you are planning to spend more than 50% of your time viewing DVDs (in which case a widescreen set may make more sense), I HIGHLY reccomend this TV!