Sony KDS-55A2020 SXRD HDTV

Watching sports and movies takes on new meaning when viewed on the imposing, crystal-clear 55-inch screen of the KDS-55A2020 SXRD rear projection television. Full HD 1080p picture quality is delivered brilliantly within a sleek and compact enclosure. The Grand WEGA SXRD rear projection HDTV is also equipped with the WEGA Engine system, which minimizes signal distortion to provide you with the best picture. And you’re fully connected with dual HDMI (1080p capability) and front component inputs (1080i). Add PC inputs and SRS TruSurround XT audio enhancement technology and you can see how watching television on the KDS-55A2020 is more than an event, it’s an experience.

With a vigorous exercise program and some stellar technology, Sony has slimmed down its rear projection televisions to allow them to more easily fit into your life–and your living room. The KDS-55A2020 SXRD television brings the picture detail and clarity of SXRD display technology to the masses with a generous screen size of 55 inches. It offers full HD 1080p picture quality–the highest HD resolution currently available–within a new compact, bottom speaker cabinet design. The Grand WEGA SXRD Rear Projection HDTV is also equipped with Sony’s WEGA Engine system, which minimizes signal distortion to provide you with the best picture, and features enhanced connectivity with dual HDMI (1080p capability) and front component inputs (1080i). Add PC inputs, SRS TruSurround XT audio enhancement technology and a host of other great features and you see why the KDS-55A2020 is an excellent value.

Sony’s Silicon X-Tal Reflective Display (SXRD) device contains enough pixels among its three panels to fully display a 1080 line picture without interlacing it. With a blistering 2.5ms response time (total rise and fall time), SXRD has the speed to create a smooth, film-like image. And it creates highly accurate, natural colors because the three-panel design displays all the colors, all the time. The KDS-55A2020 also includes the Sony’s Advanced Iris function for improved brightness and contrast expression, especially in darker scenes. Integrated ATSC/NTSC and QAM tuners allow you to view HD broadcasts over air or cable. CineMotion Reverse 3:2 Pulldown Technology smoothly converts films from 24 frames-per-second to television’s standard 30 frames-per-second. The 16:9 aspect ratio screen lets you watch widescreen movies and programs as they were meant to be seen. Another technological component, Digital Reality Creation (DRC) Multifunction Technology, replaces standard air broadcast waveform with the HD equivalent, producing four times the line density for quality sources (DVD, satellite, digital camcorders). Together, these technologies create crisp, richly detailed, vividly colored high definition images. The Big Picture has never looked better.

There are lots of features on this HDTV that make it not only nice to watch, but also easy to operate. The dual HDMI (High Definition Multimedia Interface) inputs transfer HDTV video and digital audio signals to the display through a single cable. HDMI is an enhanced version of DVI (Digital Video Interface), and–with an adaptor–is backward compatible with DVI. And because you want to be able to connect your HDTV to other electronic components, the KDS-55A2020 features a variety of connections, such as the two rear and one side component video inputs that are an extremely accurate way to connect video equipment (such as a DVD player or satellite receiver). Plus, there are three composite connections, one S-Video connection, and five analog audio connections.

All in all, the Sony KDS-55A2020 delivered a satisfying viewing experience, with good picture quality and a friendly interface. No rear-projection HDTV can match the image clarity and detail of a quality flat-panel display, but this Sony RPTV provides big-screen enjoyment for about a third of the price of a comparably sized 1080p plasma or liquid crystal flat-panel TV.

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