Sony KP-65WV600 65" 16:9 HDTV Projection Television

by Sony

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• Product Dimensions: 28.8 x 60.7 x 59.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 300 pounds
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• Shipping Advisory: This item must be shipped separately from other items in your order. Additional shipping charges will not apply.
• ASIN: B00008OAIK
• Item model number: KP-65WV600
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #414,444 in Electronics (See Top 100 in Electronics)

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

Turn your living room into a home cinema with the Sony KP65WV600 HDTV-ready 65-inch rear-projection television. This versatile performer features a 16:9 aspect ratio for optimal playback of your favorite movies on DVD, an ample set of input jacks (including a DVI video connection), SRS TruSurround 3D audio processing, and a Memory Stick slot for viewing photo slideshows straight from your digital camera.

The KP65WV600 offers a strong selection of Sony video enhancements. The HD MicroFocus CRT uses an impregnated cathode and a denser phosphor layer, which produces a 30 percent tighter beam spot compared to previous models. The HD Detailer Wideband Video Amplifier offers a high-bandwidth frequency rating that results in finer picture quality from HD sources. The 10-bit 3D comb filter renders superb gray-scale gradation for amazing picture detail. The 3:2 pulldown cinema video processing detects and compensates film--which is shot at 24 frames per second (fps) compared with video's 30 fps rate--to video for a smooth theaterlike experience at home.

The KP65WV600 has a high-contrast protective screen with an anti-reflective coating and a scratch-resistant dark tint surface that increases black level. Sony's First Surface Mirror reflects the TV's electron beam off only the front surface, resulting in improved resolution, brightness, and contrast. The Thin Film Fresnel screen brightens the picture and sharpens focus while the fine-pitch lenticular screen surface achieves 20 percent higher resolution, with black stripes to increase contrast and dark tint to reduce reflection.

It has a built-in 181-chanel NTSC tuner, and Sony's Digital Reality Creation MultiFunction feature upconverts the analog NTSC signals to near-HD quality. You do need a separate HDTV tuner to receive high-definition broadcasts. The KP65WV600 has a Hi-Scan 1080i display that accepts the full 1080 interlaced scanning lines or 720 progressive scan (720p) from an external HDTV receiver or a compatible high-definition digital satellite receiver. It also accepts 480 progressive (480p) scanning lines from compatible DVD video sources.

The built-in DAC (digital acoustic chamber) speaker system has 20 watts of power output each. They produce TruSurround SRS 3D audio and simulated surround sound. You can view JPEG images captured from Sony digital cameras and camcorders using the built-in Memory Stick slot. Choose from an index of the images stored on the Memory Stick, or you can run a slideshow of those images.

Two component-video inputs (both at the rear) allow you to connect an optional HDTV receiver or a source with component-video outputs. It also has a DVI input (rear), analog audio output (rear), 4 A/V inputs (3 front, 1 rear), 3 S-video inputs (2 front, 1 rear), and 2 RF inputs (rear).

Tech Talk
Aspect ratio: The aspect ratio refers to the shape of the video image. Standard television has a 4:3 aspect ratio, which is almost square in appearance. Digital television will have either a 4:3 or 16:9 aspect ratio, which is widescreen and appears rectangular, looking more like a movie screen and filling more of the viewer's field of vision for a more lifelike viewing experience.

Scanning method: Frames of video are made up of many lines of video that are scanned onto a television screen so closely they appear to be a solid picture. The scanning method can be either interlaced or progressive. Interlaced scanning (also used in today's analog TV), indicated by an "i" in the video format, fills in the odd number lines (1,3,5,7...) and then fills in the even number lines (2,4,6,8...) until the frame is complete. Progressive scanning, "p," fills in each line consecutively until the frame is complete, like a computer display.

What's in the Box
KP65WV600 65-inch TV, remote control (RM-Y188), 2 AA batteries, and printed operating instructions.

Product Description

Connect this HDTV monitor to a high-definition receiver and immerse yourself in the brilliance of HDTV broadcasts. The widescreen displays movies just like you saw them in the theater, while 3:2 film correction gives films a smooth, seamless flow. DRC(TM) upconversion improves the quality lower-resolution sources like cable TV and VHS tapes, and Memory Stick« Media playback allows you to show off your best digital photos on the impressive 65'' screen.

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Customer Reviews

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0 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Exception product but need replacement lamp, November 19, 2006

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N. McMahon "Mommy McMahon" (Rockland County, NY) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Sony KP-65WV600 65" 16:9 HDTV Projection Television (Electronics)

I love this TV & so does my entire family. It is now time to replace the lamp and it is no where to be found. This is a great TV if anyone has the space for it. We really didn't but I used to work at Sony so I couldn't pass this one up.