Yes: the Sony 60” LCD
Yes: one dead green pixel in the upper left quadrant. On this subject I tried to do some quick research, It was a quick purchase for my husband who saw/it/liked it. What I found on the web was slim. Most info I could locate was for Laptop/Comp LCD screens. It was stated it would be almost impossible for you to purchase an LCD without at least one dead pixel. It happens during manf. process and manuf. would have to scrap too many screens making the price double. There seems to be a floating magic # I saw twice mentioned with Sony Laptops (I think?) if more than 5 pixels were bad the manuf. would exchange. One time I saw a post it would have to be hundreds bad (find that hard to believe) When I did a search on what makes them GO bad, I could barely find any info. Usually it’s suggested that it occurs straight from the factory. It seemed it might be possible to lose some in a hard hit to the screen (as in a laptop being damaged). There was some indication that it is possible for pixels to go during life span, but I could find no concrete statistics on this subject.
Yes: the bulb has to be changed with estimated life span 2000 hrs. This has one of Sony’s projectors installed (same used for a screen setup - model# ends with 10? With model 11 coming out this year, improved) When the TV first was marketed bulbs were at 400, now supposedly they are $200 a pop.
Since we put many hours on any viewer, we’ll see if this ‘eats our lunch’.
No: It was 5,999. (Ouch) they had just dropped from 7. I know I could have shopped it less. They dropped from 8K months ago, and I believe will drop again fairly soon. (Due to new models coming out) I had a firm criterion, when I decided to ‘go for it’ that it be delivered on the next day. Checking with 6 stores I found only one that could swing next day guaranteed delivered but only if we did not require setup. I paid a price for haveing it here on his BD.
Yes: Love the picture. But how can I word it. Regarding all RP I have seen, (Just my personal preference) in Showrooms and in homes I NEVER wanted to own any of them. Too much, screen door, and what I call dark cloud coming over the sun, if you move a tiny bit out of sweet spot. Where either the sides or the whole screen becomes (to me) unveiwable. The GW just does not do that, only if you stand up (and I sit to watch) do you ever see the dark cloud effect. Move side to side and you are fine, the pic. is clear corner to corner, (and these are big corners). I also could not stand the ‘stretch’ in earlier generation Big screen. The Sony still has this but to a much lessor degree and except for a component feed for HD sat. you can tweak it away to my satisfaction. The experience of a movie like Gladiator or Lawrence of Arabia is simply stunning.
Our air feed (local channels) has always been practically unwatchable and this after upgrading antennas 3 times over years).
The Sony actually improves it a little. But I think we are finally going to spend some time nailing this prob down. We have a new separate garage built (where the Sat is) and its 25 feet up. We are going to try location there.
From what I can tell, DLP is going to be beautiful, But I do feel that the next 2 generations/models are going to possibly have QC issues, and it may be a bit before the manf. nail it down. I got the impression that the manuf, don’t know if TV’s (as in DVD catching on like wildfire) are going to go DLP or LCD or something else entirely. At some point you just get on and enjoy the ride available NOW. That’s what we did this time, as we had held back for a long time and where tired of waiting on what’s evolving.
This was a cut all losses enjoy it now kind of purchase (and believe me its enjoyable!!!)
It has been Ye Old Local Movie theater around here since we purchased, so much so that I can’t start finalizing /tweaking setup, because they are always watching it!
As regards what I call the BIG SCARE, (will any set be compatible with the copyright/ DVI/ Digital changeover). I Ran into a guy on a beach, who flits around with some mega corporation to Trinidad and other exotic locations who is in World Wide networking. We were talking (he was a self confessed electronic gadget collector, if it looks like anything James Bond would buy he’s got it!). He was a first adopter of plasma, his (personal opinion) on the aforementioned topic was the manf are going to HAVE to come up with some form of satisfaction for the millions of recent purchases of current sets.
I not saying he convinced me that it will go this way in the next 2 to 5. (It was just a guy on a beach!!) but I let go of worrying about the whole mess. What will be WILL be. We’ll see if I’m crying over my new ‘obsolete’ purchase in 2 yrs!
I finally decided as long as I can get a signal, (conversion gadget or otherwise) My old PL was behind the times for years and this set will be also as each new item comes on the market. But that’s the nature of this beast.