Sony KP-53HS10 53 in. TV
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Pros
Sony, Hi-scan, HDTV ready.
Cons
Not widescreen, DTV tuner separate.
Recommended it?
Yes
The Bottom Line:
HDTV ready, 16:9 enchanced mode and Digital Reality Creation. You can't go wrong with this Projection TV.
I was recently helping my brother looking for a big screen TV for his new house he just purchased. He has a decent size living room so we know we need a TV around 50-60".
We looked at numerous TVs and we both agreed that the Sony KP-53HS10 is one of the best. It has 1080i hi scan lines if you connect it to a DTV tuner (Sony SAT-HD100 $799) or to a high-end progressive scan DVD player.
Since this TV is not a widescreen there will be black bars on top and on bottom of the TV screen when watching widescreen movies. However, you will not lose screen lines from the black bars like most regular TVs. What Sony does it squeezes the 1080i lines into above and below the black bars. So you will still get the full 1080i lines when watching a widescren movie. This is truly innovative. I believe this is what Sony calls 16:9 enhanced mode on 1080i input.
It also has Digital Reality Creation, it basically helps bridge the gap between conventional NTSC picture quality signal and HDTV by doubling the number of vertical scanning lines and the number of pixels on each line. It acts almost like a line doubler, but much cleaner and better quality.
It has 3D digital comb filter, 2 tuner picture-in-picture with multi image driver. As for inputs, it has 4 composite, 2 s-video and 1 component. If you do plan on purchasing this TV, please us the component input, or at least the s-video or else you will be wasting your money on a high-end TV.
The built-in speakers sound decent, but if you are buying this TV, you better be purchasing at least a Dolby Digital setup. Also, you should be at least be watching this TV set 15 feet back to fully enjoy this TV.
If you have to have the widescreen version, I highly recommend the Sony KP-57XBR10W. It costs about $1200 more, but it is also alot better.
We looked at numerous TVs and we both agreed that the Sony KP-53HS10 is one of the best. It has 1080i hi scan lines if you connect it to a DTV tuner (Sony SAT-HD100 $799) or to a high-end progressive scan DVD player.
Since this TV is not a widescreen there will be black bars on top and on bottom of the TV screen when watching widescreen movies. However, you will not lose screen lines from the black bars like most regular TVs. What Sony does it squeezes the 1080i lines into above and below the black bars. So you will still get the full 1080i lines when watching a widescren movie. This is truly innovative. I believe this is what Sony calls 16:9 enhanced mode on 1080i input.
It also has Digital Reality Creation, it basically helps bridge the gap between conventional NTSC picture quality signal and HDTV by doubling the number of vertical scanning lines and the number of pixels on each line. It acts almost like a line doubler, but much cleaner and better quality.
It has 3D digital comb filter, 2 tuner picture-in-picture with multi image driver. As for inputs, it has 4 composite, 2 s-video and 1 component. If you do plan on purchasing this TV, please us the component input, or at least the s-video or else you will be wasting your money on a high-end TV.
The built-in speakers sound decent, but if you are buying this TV, you better be purchasing at least a Dolby Digital setup. Also, you should be at least be watching this TV set 15 feet back to fully enjoy this TV.
If you have to have the widescreen version, I highly recommend the Sony KP-57XBR10W. It costs about $1200 more, but it is also alot better.
