Official Sony XBR2 (60" & 70") Owner's Thread - Page 3

@the happy owners :

Can you hook up an HTPC / Notebook to your XBR2 and use 1920*1080 60Hz via VGA???

Does the picture fill the whole screen?
-> Screenshots from this mode?

Is the picture from the XBOX360 via VGA Cable in 1280*720 or 1366*768 fullscreen?

Thanks in advance!

Greetings from germany...

Kai

DuDe, did you miss the parts where he mentions driving 160 miles roundtrip to not only see the TV, but give an unbiased review? Or how he went to ANOTHER store just to verify initial doubts? Or BOUGHT a BluRay disc (made by SONY btw) to confirm? Waaaaa...someone found something negative about a TV I like, waaaaaaa....Where's your hands-on review btw? Big Kahana? More like Big Dummy.

I thought the DRC mode thing was about standard definition that the networks upscale to HD as it has different frequencies in need of sharpening than things shot in HD.

Yeah, it sounds like that's what DRC is for - upscaling SD. But I read earlier that having it turned on for HD will slightly degrade the HD signal. So it sounds like Sony expects me to turn it on and off as I move between SD and HD channels.

I really hope that's not the case. That behavior is far from user friendly.

I believe that it would be more accurate to say that DRC is for managing interlaced inputs which would include 480i SD as well as 1080i HD. Non film source interlaced inputs need good processing to manage potential motion artifacts when displayed on a progressive display.

[quote=Mixdoctor]The only time I have started up today it took a long time over a minute, but that may be because I just turned it off.


Also, can you check an SD source in a 4:3 aspect ratio? Do the vertical black bars look straight? How does the picture quality of a 4:3 DVD (if you one available) or SD look compared to your XBR1? Thanks!

Owners,
Any color uniformity issues (especially green)? Any issues with tilt? I hadn't thought much about tilt until that A series owner with the Chad B calibration post where his set was all misaligned.

Mr. Foo since you now have a 70" XBR2 and mentioned you have an xbox 360 do you mind turning it on and taking some pics for us?

what would you consider the max height for the stand?

Hehe....thx Petrozelli...I agree....clearly KAHANA has an axe to grind....some people are a bit sensitive to anything that might remotely even hint of anything negative about their favorite products. Clearly he didn't read about the many very positive things I had to say about the tv later in the review!

This is a good question that I would appreciate someone's response.

Does the KDS-R**XBR2 allow for DD 5.1 passthrough?


Dresden

Any comments on convergence. Going from store to store, I see a lot of unit to unit variation on A2000s. Is there any indication that the XBR2s will be better?

That is a very good question. I do not have any idea yet as to what the XBR2 will do when it is displaying HD vs SD from the same input format (1080i) and the DRC is set to mode 1.

Perhaps a new owner can figure this out. Stay tuned.

KT

I think you are correct, but there is another function of the DRC that you may have missed.

It is also designed to allow image enhancement, or improve subjective sharpness of the image. It can actually improve the sharpness of excellent HD shows such as Conan O'Brion. This is true of the XBR1and XBR2 but is impossible with the a2000 since on that set the DRC is inactive with 1080i inputs.

Further to my point is the fact that the XBR2 (if the manual is correct) allows the use of the DRC with 720P inputs -certainly not an interlaced input. This is exciting from my point of view because I have found high quality ABC -720p HD shows (Academy Awards etc.) look better at 720p than they do at 1080i if the DRC is not used for 1080i.
On the other hand they look even better on 1080i if I use the DRC at a setting of say 50/1 or 70/1. Now, it appears with the XBR2 I will be able to have the benefit of 720p input --and the use of the DRC at the same time. I see this as a potential win-win situation for the XBR2.

KT

I believe you are partly right. But only if you are talking about the new XBR2 Mode 2 used with SD sources upscaled to 1080i and inputted over the HDMI.

There are other uses for the DRC intended to sharpen the image with 720P and 1080i sources.

KT

Which version of HDMI does this set have? How does HDMI version 1.3 play into this if this set doesnt use it yet? Will it even matter?
Thanks

You're a joke. I am not a Sony basher by any measure. I have posted tons of messages, anticipating the new SXRD with great excitement. I happen to own and love the PS2. I'm still considering getting the XBR2. I don't need a total moron like you to tell me what products I do or do not like.

And I now have you on ignore. Go waste someone else's space. Goodbye.

Mixdoctor,

Did you notice that the XBR OSD banner pulls program info from SD Sat. over S-video?

Not sure how useful it is as you would use the sat grid mostly but it surprised me when it popped up.

BJBBJB

(PS. I don't care whose thread does what, just interested in sharing info on the set).

Can one of you owners tell us where exactly the inputs are on the back of the 70 inch. Thanks in advance.
Belvista

See page 23 of the owner's guide...

http://www.sonystyle.com/intershopro.../60_70_xbr.pdf

I am still thinking the base dimensions of the new 60xbr2 will allow using the stand from the 60XBR1 (SU-GW12) . Check out this pic I found on crutchfield. It clearly shows a gap around the base of the 60 when it is in the stand. Anyone out there with dimensions of the 60XBR2 base. Mine has made it from PA to FL and should be delivered tomorrow or tuesday. I got a clearance SU-GW12 at BB and am still hopeful it will function. Check out the pic.

User manual link

I just measured the XBR2 at the store. It is 4" wider and an inch deeper, the same pedestal as the 70. I plan on using the XBR1 stand for the stand with the 70 with a little modification. See http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showt...&page=33&pp=30 post 975 for more info.

He played Crash on a Sony prototype player. I did not forget that.

I agree with you about the learning curve . Adjustments will be source dependant and a matter of personal preference.

However my points have been addressed to some of the new owners -who like all the Magazine reviewers to date -may have not have understood the purpose of the new Mode 2 on the V2.5 DRC. I am hoping this new mode will help in the XBR2 handling of SD sources.

KT

Any theories as to why there is a gap in the cutout when the 60xbr2 is in its stand? This is in a photo I posted previously. I have seen several more replies stating that the base is the same as the 70xbr2 but cant explain the gap in the photo. I am starting to think it is either the location where Jimmy Hoffa is buried or it is the gappy knoll that someone hid behind to shoot kennedy. i guess I am just getting goofy now that I am down to the last 24 hours and want to know the few hundred bucks I spent on last years stand was not a total waste. Give me some theories!!!!

All I really care about is whether Mr. Foo and the others prefer it to the A2000 (minus defects) or Mitsubishi 831 series.

I am looking (not in the literal sense) very hard at the 60" A2000, 60" XBR2 and 57 or 65 Mits 831.

With my main viewing being 1a) HD programming 1b) video games (NES to PS3) 2) HD movies

Which is why Mr. Foo's analysis is very appropriate for me, as he does all three

I WILL end up getting whichever set I buy ISF'ed if that means anything.

Not sure. It could be an XBR1 in the pic. In any case, the stand grew a few inches this year and if you plan to use the XBR1 stand, which I think will look good, you'll have to modify it. But, it can be done.