Sony KP-51WS520 51-Inch Hi-Scan 1080i HD-Ready Projection TV

by Sony

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• Shipping Weight: 198 pounds
• Shipping: This item can only be shipped to the 48 contiguous states. We regret it cannot be shipped to APO/FPO, Hawaii, Alaska, or Puerto Rico.
• ASIN: B0002S9FG0
• Item model number: KP51WS520
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #257,902 in Electronics (See Top 100 in Electronics)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

Dim the lights, fire up your DVD player or HDTV receiver, and let Sony's 51-inch Hi-Scan KP-51WS520 turn your living room or board room into a movie theater. The set uses Sony's HD Microfocus CRT and lens system, featuring smaller phosphor particles, thinner phosphor layers, and other improvements that give the set a beam spot 28-percent smaller than Sony's standard CRTs. And that means sharper focus, higher contrast, and brighter images. The screen features a wide, 16:9 aspect ratio that matches the dimension of most movies and HDTV broadcasts, and the KP-51WS520 is compatible with standard-definition 480i, enhanced-definition 480p, and high-definition 720p and 1080i sources.

The set's HD Detailer wideband video amplifier provides high detail from high-res images to give you the best possible image from high-bandwidth sources. Auto 16:9 enhanced mode with auto ID1 detection automatically renders anamorphic DVD content in letterboxed widescreen, using all available display lines for the image and wasting none on the black bars that frame the image when a program's widescreen aspect ratio differs slightly from the set's.

Digital Reality Creation (DRC) circuitry ensures high picture resolution, while proprietary Direct Digital Circuitry increases a video signal's signal-to-noise ratio before it reaches the DRC circuit, ensuring rich, natural-looking images from any source. TwinView 2-tuner PIP (picture-in-picture) lets you view any 2 sources simultaneously--even 2 TV stations. Sony's MID-X (Multi Image Driver) maintains the integrity of a digital signal by minimizing image loss in the scaling process.

Sony's CineMotion 3:2 pulldown detection and reversal is a handy feature for watching progressive-scan movie programs in their native 24-frame format. Digital video mastering introduces a common distortion when adjusting 24 frames-per-second movies to 30 fps video; 3:2 pulldown digitally corrects this distortion, removing the redundant information to display a film-frame-accurate picture.

The set offers 2 different digital video interfaces: a Digital Visual Interface (DVI-HDTV) and an HDMI (High-Definition Multimedia Interface), each of which permits a direct digital connection with a compatible DTV set-top box. Other connections include 2 component-video inputs, 4 composite-video inputs, 3 S-video inputs (with 1 each composite-/S-video on the front panel for ready connection to a camcorder or gaming console), and 2 RF coaxial inputs and 1 coaxial output for hookup with an older VCR, cable box, or antenna.

What's in the Box
TV, remote control, remote batteries (2 AA), a user's manual, and warranty information.

Product Description

Sony KP-51WS520 51-Inch Hi-Scan 1080i HD-Ready Projection TV

Customer Reviews

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great bargain, July 19, 2005

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Benjamin J. Lanka (Fort Wayne, IN) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Sony KP-51WS520 51-Inch Hi-Scan 1080i HD-Ready Projection TV (Electronics)

The television offers a great picture for the price. While I was a little nervous about ordering it on-line, it arrived quickly and in perfect condition. The price on Amazon was several hundred dollars less than the store price, including shipping. The tv offers great picture and sound. It is large, so make sure you have room in your living room to fit it.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This is an Excellent TV, July 20, 2008

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Maria L. Harrod (Suffolk, VA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Sony KP-51WS520 51-Inch Hi-Scan 1080i HD-Ready Projection TV (Electronics)

WE love this TV. It is very large and has a beautiful picture, and excellent sound quality too. It's very easy to move around, since it's on wheels too and we have wood floors, so the wife can rearrange the living room without my help. We have had this TV for over 3 years and love it, we have experienced no problems whatsoever with our Sony TV, and it's cheaper then the other TV's on the market right now.

4 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars sony projection hi scan kp51ws520, August 4, 2005

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Michael J. Corcoran (flushing ny usa) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Sony KP-51WS520 51-Inch Hi-Scan 1080i HD-Ready Projection TV (Electronics)

will give sony projection televisions a five star rating. the entire family loves the picture,sound and quality