Sony Qualia 006 Rear Projection TV Reviewed
- From: Naitze Teng <naitze@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 03 Aug 2005 19:26:46 GMT
>From the August edition of AudioVideoRevolution.com...
Sony QUALIA 006 Rear Projection TV
Introduction
Have you ever imagined a television that made you really feel that the image
is a window on your world of programming, achieving the sort of drop dead
gorgeous quality that no one can look away from (unless the person just
doesn¹t care about TV or picture quality)? As someone who already owns two
Sony QUALIA 004 front projectors, I naturally had high hopes and
expectations when I decided to take the plunge and buy a QUALIA 006 rear
projector for another room in my lab/home. The first of these expectations
included an exceptionally sharp picture (even by comparison to 35mm film
projected at the same size), as befits Sony¹s new SXRD 1920 x 1080p
three-chip reflective LCos technology. Another was outlandish light output
(I measured 90 foot-lamberts with the bulb in the low mode and a contrast
ratio of over 3000:1!). Finally, fantastic styling (like a Cartier Watch),
as well as a wealth of the usual inputs, including two HDMI (one with
separate L/R audio inputs) and two 1394 firewire four-pin (front and back),
suitable for use with most camcorders, still cameras and video
HDCP-compliant devices like Sony laptops and certain DVD players.
The Sony QUALIA 006 delivers on all of these expectations and much, much
more in abundance. This massive and expensive 70-inch diagonal rear
projector (MSRP $13,000) weighs in at 285 pounds and truly demands the
recommended stand ($1,500). The character of the set is stunning. Its silver
polished aluminum and plastic casing commands attention in any room. This is
a great thing, because it looks like modern-day sculpture, something that
would be at home at the Cooper-Hewitt or Museum of Modern Art. Yet when you
turn this television on, its picture completely dwarfs its architecture,
offering up an incredibly lifelike image that has to be seen to be believed.
Because this piece is a QUALIA it uses Sony¹s proprietary reflective LCos
technology (SXRD). This is similar to what JVC has created for its D-ILA
projectors, but the two technologies look completely different. In
comparisons I have made repeatedly, here in my lab and at customer¹s homes,
the SXRD is capable of resolving much more color information without looking
the slightest bit unnatural. This undoubtedly is due in part to Sony¹s
choice of a 200-watt UHP bulb, which has a life span that potentially could
extend beyond 2000 hours (user replacement cost $300). There is also Sony¹s
choice of color primaries, which define the size and accuracy of the color
reproduction triangle. This, in combination with the bulb¹s fairly neutral
spectral response, allows this projector to recreate photographic realism in
your home theater with aplomb and to your delight.
Read the full review at:
http://www.avrev.com/equip/sonyqualia006/
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