Where do you game or Home Theater?

[NuclearCujo]

Me too. I need to locate my local armored car routes... cause I am poor

[tampabuc]

BMC,

Thanks man.

The new Sony has exceeded my expectations and I definitely recommend it. I have waited a long time to upgrade and have spent every available hour researching for the past few months.

My prior HDTV was a RP-CRT (Toshiba 50H81) that is now 6+ years old. I just couldn't justify a 720p only TV or another bulky RP all these years gone by.

Finally, all these years later, micro-displays are capable of 1080i/p, very important for any HD golf, football, etc. fan out there. Sure, all of the current HD technologies still have several major critical flaws, for god sakes SXRD/LcOS and DLP still rely on a flaking bulb! However IMO, the SXRD has the least amount of inherent engineering flaws and is best suited for gaming.

Paired with the jaw-dropping quality of HD-DVD and HDMI improvements in general (I admit, I was a doubter), it really doesn't get any better than this in a reasonable price range. (fyi, the "high-end" XBR2s just came out but they average at least a thousand more than what I paid for the A2000 for the same size).

Wow, that was a mouthful, I hope my commission check from Sony arrives before the first payment on this thing!

[tampabuc]

Originally Posted by MadBryan

Nice tampa. Is that fence to keep the gators outta the pool

Actually, it's to keep my pet gators in and my 18 month old daughter out.

Apparently the State of Florida liked the fence idea and passed the cost on to parents. When I was 18 months, I was left alone poolside, with no fence and was surrounded by gators, for days on end! I turned out ok (sort of)!

[BMC]

Tampa thanks for the info on the tv. If you don't mind I have a couple of questions:

Have you tried the Sony with any older consoles that only do 480i, and if so is their any lag? I still have some old consoles I'd like to bring back out once I get the new set.

Also, for each input does it have individual memory picture settings? For example, video1 is setup solely for HD viewing, video2 is setup for 480i gaming, etc.

Also, I saw one at Sears tonight, and if the price was right, it was $2500.00 for a 50in.? That's cheap!

[tampabuc]

BMC,

No problem, it's nice to finally be able to share my thoughts on the TV after reading about it for over a month. Ask away + here are two starting resources, not including 100s of pages of info. on the AVS forum:

http://www.soundandvisionmag.com/equ...sxrd-hdtv.html

http://reviews.cnet.com/Sony_KDS_60A...-31901232.html

I have only tried the 360. I will try to hook-up my dreamcast this weekend and let you know how it performs. Edit: there is a game mode setting that turns off most video processing, just like the DLPs, it should help with the 480i consoles.

Yes, each input retains all tweaks and the amount of tweaks you can perform is impressive. You can even adjust white balance and individual color settings from the main (non-service) menu. to be fair, I think most of the 1080p TVs allow this now.

Regarding price, this is defiantly the best bang for the buck right now IMO. I got the 60 for only $2,900. Talked Sound Advice/Tweeter down from 3500 MSRP. I just checked for you and the lowest internet price I could find on the 50" is $2069.99 so you should easily be able to haggle your way to 2100-2200 locally. Find a store that will work with you, they are out there.

Good luck, let me know if you have any more questions.

[BMC]

Tampa,

Thanks for replying and providing all the info for the set. From what I've seen so far S&V really liked the set. The 60 incher would be the perfect size set for me as well. BTW, you got a smokin' deal on that set. Lastly, when you get a chance I'd be interested to hear how the Dreamcast faired.

[HUFN8OR]

BMC:

tampabuc preaches the Gospel! I have the 50" XBR Sony SXRD/LCoS in my living room and it is "da bomb" (can I say that?)!

[Check out ma theme song!]

+ YouTube Video

I've tried the set out with older gaming units via component and S-Vid and they do just fine...other than the aspect ratio thing. In all my research, and personal experience with LCD, DLP, and CRT sets, the LCoS from Sony is head and shoulders about the rest for the money.

Later,

[SpOoNmAn]

LCOS beats CRT?

Hmmmmmm

[HUFN8OR]

Spoon:

You're right, a solid CRT RPTV is still best...but they are a dying breed unfortunately.

[SpOoNmAn]

I just never heard anyone say the lcos was better. I prefer DLP to them all (except for crt). Im waiting anxiously for SED from toshiba/canon to emerge. Every single person who has seen it says that without a doubt, its better than CRT.

[Peench]

You can embed youtube videos by using the following tags:

 [YT]FOHkF4rCIxc[/YT]

Replace the "YT" above with "youtube" and you are all set. We are working on a button to make it easier, but for now using the text will work. The tag is youtube and the info in the middle is the little code at the end of the youtube video link.

[blars]

I'll have to get my setup in here eventually...nothing special. I'll have to pry the camera back from my wife.

[BMC]

Me too.

My setup is kinda carpy.

[Peench]

Carpy or not its where we all play together that matters!

[NuclearCujo]

Mine sux compared to most of you, but it is still cool to see everyones setup. Nice to see where a lot of you are looking at crying when I crush you in COD2 and Graw

[SHIBUMI]

Originally Posted by HUFN8OR

[Check out ma theme song! - by the way. how do you embed the YouTube video here?]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FOHkF4rCIxc

OK - I've always hated that dude, but I gotta say - THAT WAS SOME FUNNNNNNY SHIIIII... STUFF!!

Brilliant!

[HUFN8OR]

Spoon:

I don't know why, but I've never really been that impressed with DLP. Some of the other LCoS sets I've seen haven't been as good either, but this Sony XBR LCoS is a beautiful thing. But, still can't touch a CRT on black level...but getting close.

I've not seen an actual SED yet, but I've heard the same thing that they will be the "killer app" for all next gen HDTV's.

[Rhino Chaser]

Here is my setup...I am saving for one of those color screens that I can put up over the black and white screen! That will be AWESOME!