The Official Sony 2006 KDS-(XX)A2000 [NO PRICE TALK] SXRD Owner's Thread - Page 43

I said Black levels, not Pink.

Anyway, Any thoughts on DVE or a similar product ?

Why don't the current owners post their reviews on CNET? I just posted mine. there are only a few others and most are not even by people who own the set...

Not to keep beating a dead horse, but you 3 make it seem like my suspicion is correct: That enabling Power Saving mode on the A2000 will yield better black levels. Wish an actual owner would experiment and report.

That may be true. The B&M I bought from is a NY area chain of stores only. They price matched J&R, which besides being a huge online seller, is also a B&M in Manhattan (I live on L.I. about 40 miles away). My local B&M's price matching policy did indicate that they would match select authorized online stores so they might have matched other authorized online Sony dealers as well.

Edit: Here's the B&M's stated price matching policy
"A list of approved authorized retailers is available upon request through our Contact Us link. You may also submit an Internet retailer's link for consideration"

you are correct. However, of course, that does cut down the brightness.

I pulled the trigger on the 50". Now all I have to do is wait for it to come into stock. J and R w/ free shipping! I am so happy!

Bought this tv at my local big box and just wanted to mention that comcast (PA & DE &NJ) has a free digital and hd upgrade offer (60 days) only if you sign up at retail stores (bb, CC tweeter, compusa -- yes they sell tv's). plus, all but BB give you $100 cable credit in addition to the free digital/hd upgrade.

They also have 6 month special on the digital silver ($39) , gold ($49) and platinum ($59) pkg's plus the $100 cable credit (only for new customers -- I was not eligible since I am a basic subscriber)

Mine just arrived, but I am going to spend all day wiring up the Home theater before the TV is placed in the proper position.

Yes, DVE or Avia are worth the effort. Plus, either is much more effective for setting brightness and picture (contrast) than any movie.

Let us know what you think about it...give us a review. Pics would also be cool.

Why do people continue with this "looks brighter" observation (as if, brighter is better). My XBR1 brightness setting goes up to "63". It's optimized (ISF'ed) setting is at "31". Higher brightness "washes out" the blacks and degrades the picture. I personally want my brightness calibrated for picture quality. If I want to "light up" the room, I'll turn on more lights.

This would be a meaningless observation unless they were both calibrated to the same standard.

Second observation of A2000

Digital Out: I can't get a signal from the A2000 to my Pioneer receiver. Does anyone else have this problem?

Motion artifacts: I was watching the Cubs on WGN HD and noticed a lot of MAs on the A2000. I know that ABC broadcast sports in 720P and it works wonders on MA but otherwise, are we stuck with MA?

I have both Avia and DVE. DVE is superior for brightness and contrast settings on digital (non CRT) sets.

Dark City
Fellowship of the Ring
The Matrix
Inteview with a Vampire

If you want to set black levels, use DVE (Digital Video Essentials) and eliminate all the guesswork of trying to do it via a movie.

jbug Are you getting audio from the A2000?

I am connected via HDMI from a video processor (audio is optical from VP to receiver) and get no audio on A2000 unless its a plain stereo signal. I get an on screen message that its an unsupported audio signal when DD5.1 or PLII is input.

I do not need to have audio from the A2000 but the message is a pain since it appears everytime I change channels.

Don

jbug wrote:


It's my understanding that most Sony sets won't output sound unless you switch off the set's speakers. I imagine it's the same with the A2000.


Were you watching the game with an antenna or from cable? Over the air should be as good as it gets. If it's artifacting from the antenna, it's what they're sending, not the A2000.

Tom

I have dve and I really like it. It is rather advanced but it has a great deal of tests and is very comprehensive. I downloaded the manual from the dve website and it should help with understanding everything. A lot of the material is over my head but it is fine for basic calibration.

I get audio from the A2000 stereo analog outputs only.

Thanks, I did have the speakers off but it made no difference. Also my receiver was going haywire with the digital output from the A2000 going into one of the digital inputs. The signal indicator (digital/analog) as well as the input display were blinking on and off rapidly.

I was watching the Cubs game OTA. Oh well, I guess they will have to broadcast sports games in 1080P somewhere down the road to cure the motion artifact problem.

That was my point in my above post. I guess I just worded it too gently. I was trying to say that if so many people in this forum are duped by differences in brightness on a showroom floor, what does that say for the uninformed buyer? ALL of these sets are plenty bright enough.

I just tried running audio from the A2000 to the receiver via optical out with no luck with speaker on or off. I guess the A2000 does not support the digital audio streams over HDMI.

I talked to Sony about this last night and they did not even know there was the error message. I have an event # and am waiting for a response

Cruthcfield now has the 55 and 50 in their system (OOS). Just thought you'd like to know.

If the A2000 is like the XBR1, the optical out only supports audio output from the tv's tuner. For all other audio, you need to go direct from your STB/DVD player to your receiver.

At least that's how it is with the XBR1.

Ah well that is kind of a let down. I was hoping I could just plug in the Wii's audio into the TV and then pass that to my receiver.

Hey Folks,

I plan on buying the KDS-60A2000. I currently have a JVC stand that measures about 16 inches deep. Do you think it's ok to place the Sony on it with some overhang off the back? Thanks.

yep that is how it is with all displays designed like this.

Can't you just go straight to the reciever with the WII?