Official Sony KDS-XXA3000 OWNERS THREAD! - Page 3

It's hard to tell on that picture, but does the right side seem to barrel. There isn't enough background light for me to tell.

I'll take your word for it over a picture, just thought I'd bring it up.

It may be the camera then, but it looked pretty good. If you can pull up a 4:3 DVD with a bright scene, that would show the border better. Of if you have the Avia DVD, that would show geometry patterns. I'm pretty sure there are some home brew DVD's that people posted on this forum which does the same thing.

Robert

I forgot to ask... Can you take some pics of it's profile? We want to see how thin they made this puppy.

Robert

Just comparing specs, the difference in weight between the 60" versions is less than 4 pounds. If you look at the difference in the other brands suffering geometry problems, it is far greater. That may be a good sign.

I am at BB in Tupelo, MS and there are none in our district yet.

The pictures are cool and they are appreciated, but can we have some pictures of something more important to me and perhaps a few other people. I would like some pictures of the XMB menu and show what information is displayed when you hit the display button. I'm hoping for instance, that you could pop in a 1080p/24 source and see if the TV picks up on that and displays it. I currently have the 50A2000 and I'm very disappointed with the fact that it doesn't have very many details on it. Thanks

Insly: you are the man. we are all gonna pester you till some other people get these sets. That TV looks wonderful and I hope you get some serious enjoyment from it.

If you can't find an AVIA DVD's just look at a Sar Ward DVD, they will have the "THX" optimizer.

(man I hope my 3rd Optical block is bad.........I WANT ONE OF THESE!!!!!!

Hi insly. Thanks for all the great info. I'll be tempted to cross the border from Canada to snag one of these sets when they become available. Just wondering what the build date is on your set?

Another question raised a lot about the A3000 series is whether or not it upconverts to 1080i or 1080p. According to the press release, it is 1080i.
Can you confirm that it upconverts 480/720 to 1080p (rather than 1080i)?

It has to.

Let me personally say thanks insly. I think you understand why everyone is asking so much and seems so excited. Most thought we'd have to wait another few weeks minimum. I almost got the a2020, but got wind of this model. I'm on my way to BB now to see if they'll sell me one. (my tv went out 3 weeks ago and I can't wait much longer! )

Thanks again and take care.

Wow! Factory freshness! Thanks.

very cool tv I might have to get a 60

If I'm not mistaken, your photo 1080p24proof.jpg (post #77) shows that the A3000 accepts 1080p24 input.

Thanks for the pictures. This is exactly what I wanted to see. Now when people ask, "does this HDTV do 1080p/24?", (1080/24p same thing) you can just hit the display button and show it. This TV is exactly what I want!! I can't wait till my preorder ships.