Official Sony XBR2 (60" & 70") Owner's Thread - Page 143

Originally Posted by SonyHome

Well the strange thing is when you contact Sony to find out the version of HDMI on the R70XBR2 they will not tell you which version it has. In fact they acted like this was like some top secret information that I shouldn't know at all. So I'm not sure how people have concluded that it has HDMI 1.2a.

Originally Posted by mr. wally

maybe my math sucks but my calculations show the 70" is about 26.5% larger than the 60" closer to a quarter than a third

Originally Posted by mr. wally

maybe my math sucks but my calculations show the 70" is about 26.5% larger than the 60" closer to a quarter than a third

Originally Posted by qwickdraw4

Circ,
Trust me, I am also not a mathematician but with todays internet sites you can find almost anything to do math for you.

I used this link to determine viewing area

http://www.cavecreations.com/tv2.cgi

As a fraction I believe you are correct that a 70 inch would provide ~ 1/3 more viewing area over a 60 inch. Seems naturally odd seeing as you are only increasing the diagonal dimension by ~1/6.

Originally Posted by venpra

My entertainment center is configured slightly differently. The bridge actually sits atop the towers and this setup lended itself to the modification that I mentioned in an earlier post. See the pic below:

Originally Posted by sp7128

Is the XBR2's infrared eye still located on the bottom right of the screen?

.....this is the most useless place for a remote eye (XBR1) as the arm of the couch ...or my feet ...or the centerpiece on table is always in the way

Originally Posted by SNOW MAN

We are using the NS75H also. We have had it for a week. I have been happy with it so far but I haven't tried to compare it to anything else. My other players are a 480i component only (no hdmi) and an OLD Mitsubishi. This Sony is only a temporary fix until hopefully later this year when Blue Ray becomes more affordable. At a cost of $100, I cant complain too much about the NS75H. It was 1/2 the price of my Toshiba 480i and 1/6 of the price of the Mitsu ($650 back in the day..built like a tank and still works like a charm).

Originally Posted by SonyHome

I want to be able to better utilize the Twin View feature on this TV but all my comcast channels (except for 3) through my cablecard are coming through as digital. So I can only watch 3 not very exciting channels on the SD side. I do have the digital package from Comcast but I would have thought that I could still watch none HD channels on one side of the Twin View. Anyone else have this issue? Have you been able to find a work around for this?

Originally Posted by jdroh

I have the same problem, except that I don't seem to get any analog channels on the cable side. I've considered hooking the cable to both the cable and the antenna inputs, but that would only let me get to channel 13 in analog.

What I end up doing if I really want twin-view is switching one side to one of the NTSC inputs, and use my SVHS vcr to tune the analog channels.

Originally Posted by sorry colts

New to the board... Read half the A2000 thread and the whole XBR2 thread. Thanks for all the information and input. It greatly helped me make my decision.

We upgraded from a Sony KV-35V35 to the XBR2. At first, I really liked the DLPs but the motion blur was killing me. Not sure if it was the source or the TV but I wasn't interested. Then I was considering the A2000's but the blob potential pushed me to the XBR2.

Incidentally, I saw the blob for the first time on an A2000 at CC last week. The sales person was saying how all the SXRDs have/had this problem. He mentioned the TV with the blob was a relatively new TV because they had to change out the old floor model TV due to the blob. I inquired about blobs on the XBR2 and he wasn't sure. Of course no local retailers had the XBR2 on the floor or even in stock, so I couldn't check it out for myself.

My XBR2 was delivered yesterday. Ordered from Crutchfield. I was leary of e-tailers and mail order companies but Crutchfield has been top notch. Great customer service. They worked with me on a price from a CC web site price glitch. Plus they have the price protection like other retailers. I also purchased their 5 year warranty with one bulb replacement in addition the to free bulb with the TV (Crutch's 5 year is cheaper than CC's 4 year).

I decided to go with Crutch because they worked with me on price, have free tech support, and they cater to their customers. I did shop CC, BB, and Sears but I felt I was training the sales staff more than gather facts and information (which is a testament to the members and information on this forum). It was nice getting to see some sets up close though (the A2000s vs the DLPs).

Anyway about the TV. No blobs or color tint issues that my untrained eyes can see. I did use the Monster HDTV calibration DVD. To my surprise, after making my adjustments and comparing those settings to the tweak thread settings, I was dead on with KTTV recommendations. Not bad...

PS3 hooked up via HDMI is awesome (games and BD). I played Madden and Resistance last light with no lag. Resistance is unbelievable with HDMI.

HD is being pulled in via a Terk indoor antenna. I can't believe we're back to antennas again. The antenna works pretty well. I get a few OTA HD stations. I really hadn't worked that much on the OTA stuff yet. Been too busy with the PS3.

Standard Def is very clear. My SD is with Time Warner through a digital cable DVR box. There is some ghosting off of letters on screen and the cable box TV guide that I'm trying to adjust out. No luck yet.

This week I was in Columbia SC and stopped by Tweeters. I finally got to see an XBR2 (after I had already ordered the TV site unseen) and it looked great. I also was eyeing the Samsung LED. Not bad I must admit. Not nearly as much motion blur on the LED Sammy than on one of the other regular DLP Sammys.

Hopefully this info will be useful to someone who's as lost as I was when I first started HDTV shopping. Good luck to all you shoppers out there. Thanks.

Go Colts!!

Originally Posted by brownchiro

I just received my 60 xbr2. I was setting it up with it going through the ota stations and had to leave to jump start my son. When I returned, the tv was off. I turned it on and it came up with sound and a flash of picture and then turned off with the power light blinking 4 times, over and over. Sony was called and they said the usual, unplug and plug back in, no help. Technition is to call tomorrow. I thought I would try here to see if others have an easy fix, code, etc. thanks

Originally Posted by Rugen

I spoke too soon. After bringing up the test patterns again, and further trying to see the spot, I stood up to get a drink. Apparently this is mostly visible from an angle, looking down at the TV. It's also visible on normal sources, like the black background on my PS3.

I assume this is abnormal for this set? Does anyone else see an anomaly when looking down at their TV, but not as apparent from head on? I am either going to exchange this TV for a new 60" XBR2, or I am going to return it and get something without problems.

Here are some pictures I took. When I resized them for the forum, their quality went down, but you can still see the problem clearly.

Originally Posted by SNOW MAN

We bought a wall mount that is made for a 20" TV. It holds the speaker right above our 60"XBR2. The shelf is tilted down so that the speaker is pointing at us. It only cost about $50.

Originally Posted by digital_b_avs

lose the terk antenna and get a winegard or terrestrial digital. terk is known to be crap in every mode of antenna they sell. I guarantee you will get more channels with the TD. GO PATRIOTS.

Originally Posted by cp316

Does anyone have the link again to the tweek thread with the KTTV settings. I would like to get my SXRD looking its best. Pirates of The Carribean looked awesome last night.

Originally Posted by maxdb

These video displays are not intended to be viewed while standing up. Your eyes need to be about in the middle of the screen for all the optics to look their best. You have a few inches of "play" lower and higher... maybe 1 foot above center and 1 foot below center. Anything lower or higher than that and you see all sorts of problems. Similarly, if you sit too far left or too far right, you also see a very odd-looking image also. But the "viewing window" is a bit larger horizontally than it is vertically. AND, the closest viewing distance should be about 7 feet for the 60" set and 8 to 8.5 feet for the 70" set. Any close than that and the optics, again, produce problems. This does not mean the display is defective. This is they way they ALL work. They aren't direct view TVs, these are high-end rear projection displays with lenses and mirrors and color filters and a screen the image appears on. This makes them very different than "old" type TVs when it comes to standing up and walking around the room.

Originally Posted by strutter

i agree loose the terk. I've had great success with an antennas direct DB-2 in an Attic.
here is a review of it.

This 2-bay antenna is without flaws. It is manufactured for outdoor use.

The antenna is small enough to be reasonable as an indoor antenna. It is 19 wide, 13 high, and 4 deep. This is about the size of a Double-bow, and will fit on top of a TV. But it lacks a stand. If you buy it for indoor use, you will have to invent some kind of a stand to hold it up.

The effort is worth it. The DB-2 is the top performing indoor antenna presently available. If you are a renter in a poor-signal location, the DB-2 is your best option. To surpass it would take a 4-bay, which most renters would not consider reasonable indoors.

oh, almost forgot ...........go SAINTS