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"Got It! IT ROCKS!!!" on by trash_sisi
Pros: Quite acceptable picture at 4:3 signal, AWESOME at HD
Cons: slow menu response (but nobody is in that much of a hurry in front of THIS TV)
Summary: I was waiting for this TV for a month and I went to see it at ABT-Electronics the week it was out on the market (the very end of September). I was blown away!...
I've been looking (and waiting) for the right HD TV for years. My first choice was the 56" pedestal Samsung DLP TV (they didn't have bigger, and it had the clearest picture of all Samsung TVs). Then, when I saw it at the Tweeter store, next to the Sony, I was really disappointed! All Samsung DLP TVs have this slight blur of the picture! I don't think it's the rainbow effect I was seeing, because it was there all the time. And I compared the picture in other stores too. So it was not the store connection either.
Last week, at ABT I had the chance to see many TVs, and the new 72" DLP Samsung too. Blurry, again! The 73" Mitsubishi wasn't that bad, but it didn't have the outrageous clear sharp picture of the Sony.
I wanted to see the quality of the picture with the normal 4:3 signal, or with a DVD. They had only the BlueRay connected, so I decided to come back next week (they didn’t have the Sony stand also). In a week I went there again, and the store had all the necessary connections (cable, DVD, antenna) and I was really happy with the display of the low-res air channels. This is really important right now, because there are not that many HD and digital channels out there. And I wanted to be able to see the face of “my man” – Al Bundy without all that blurriness…
I might say that this Sony TV is even better than my first love - the 70" big Qualia (it was the price that stopped us from buying it). I think that at $6000 this TV is way great of a deal to be missed!!! I know that it's listed at $7000, but a little bit of a bargaining, and you'll get it for 6K. Still, with the table and the taxes, the price will still be 7K. But – oh, well! You’ll be able to enjoy THE greatest picture at the market today, and I think for some years to come.
Go get it! And – enjoy! -
"The greatest picture on the market" on by ak78915
Pros: 3 hdmi, 1920x1080 full sxrd color system with drc v2.5 180W bulb
Cons: you can even take off the side speakers if u dont want them! =)
Summary: Better picture and color than Sony's special line of Qualia Tvs and light years ahead of pioneer elite and sharp aquos. Beats any TV out there with stunning sxrd v2.5 with 180w bulb (they even give you an extra bulb when you buy it!) true 1920x1080 with an unseen 2.5ms response time, no more smearing. LCD has made its mark with this television. It is the ultimate rear projection and picture period. It blows away the brightness levels of any plasma out there and the color range is beyond any domestic consumer television has to offer. I was more than lucky to have seen it personally and I believe its quite possibly one of the best high definition pictures ever made for consumers.
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"Wow! The wait is over." on by jclay249
Pros: The picture with HD input is breath taking
Cons: Slow reponse to changing inputs - but who cares.
Summary: Where to begin...the picture on this TV is truly the best I have seen and I've looked at a lot. I had a Sony 57" projection for about 4 years and decided to start looking for a new TV about a year ago. I looked at plasma, LCD (bought one..but more later on that), and projection. I came close many times but couldn't "pull the trigger" on any of them until the new 70" Sony came out. I was absolutely mesmerized and got one immediately.
Now, in the interim I purchased a 32" Samsung HD LCD for my home office..ok..well..maybe not an "office" but more of a room to get away with a computer desk, couch, and, of course, a TV. I was really happy with the picture on the Samsung until the Sony giant entered the house.
When I say giant, I mean giant. This TV is big! But that's a good thing. It looks really great in the room and really brings a home theatre experience to the max. The picture almost looks 3D at times; it is so crisp and clear.
I have an HD Tivo with 2 cable cards sending a signal to the TV at 1080i. It is incredible. I also have a cable card in the TV and it is equally good. It's hard to tell the difference between the Tivo and the card inserted directly into the TV. (Ok, this is starting to sound like a Tivo plug...sorry).
This TV can really be customized at the picture output level. The vivid and standard preprogrammed levels are both too harsh for me tasted; but, no one should be disappointed in the picture if they take the time to make it to their preferences. Each input source on the TV can be programmed with a separate custom color and sound setup which is good in that you can vary the output from the different sources but bad in that when you find a picture setup you like you have to duplicate it several times.
Another aspect that I really like on this TV is that it tells you what resolution you are watching; 780P, 1080i, 1080p, etc. I have not watched a true 1080p source so I can’t address the 1080i vs. 1080p debate.
This was a lot of money but well worth it. It looks great, the picture is phenomenal, and even my wife likes it and she really doesn’t care about TV’s that much. I know, hard to believe isn’t it! -
"This is the best on the market right now!" on by racevw14
Pros: HD picture is just...WOW!!
Cons: No memory stick reader & remote not as good as it should be.
Summary: This is actually my 2nd SXRD set, I bought the KDS-R50XBR1 in Nov of 2005 & loved it but, I wanted a larger screen so the 50" went to my parents when I got the 70" in October of 2006.
Just because I had the 50" SXRD didn't mean I was automaticly going to get another Sony when I decided to get a bigger screen.
I had plenty of time to research all the TV's in this price range & no matter where I went the SXRD always outshined the compitition, it wasn't a hard decision to get the Sony XBR2.
The only question was would I get a 60" or 70".
After taking mesurements I was happy to find out that by removing the attached speakers the 70" wouldn't take up any more horizontal space than the 60" & since I listen through a 5.1 surround system not having the speakers on the tv wasn't a problem.
If you feed this set a good HD signal you get a jaw dropping picture, I find myself watching shows I normaly wouldn't watch just to see the HD pics!!
Like all HDTV's SD pictures is just so-so but not as bad as some other sets I've seen.
Blu-ray DVD movies just look better than anything else I've seen, that made the $600 Playstation 3 worth every penny for just the Blu-ray playback, but the HD games like the Gran Turismo HD demo look so real that I can't stop playing it!!
I did get used to having a memory card reader on my 50" XBR1 but since my 60G Playstation 3 has a memory card reader it's not a big deal but, at this price no options should have been left off.
The remote doesn't feel as "substantial" as the XBR1's did, it's not backlit & does not have individual input buttons, but that could be said for almost all standard TV remotes. I use a Harmony 880 remote to control all my equipment so it's not a big deal but in my opinion all TV manufactures need to make a great remote for the TV & not worry about making it a universal remote since there are much better universal remotes out there like the Harmony.
The bottom line is if you have the room & the $$ for this set you can't go wrong with the Sony KDS-R70XBR2. -
"The most Awesome TV we have ever owned" on by dawnachoe
Pros: It has a very clear picture perfect with Blue Ray
Cons: Really heavy... what TV isn't though
Summary: My husband loves this TV. We bought is on November 11th. It came in on Nov 23, 2006. We couldn't be happier. It is perfect. Absolutely no problems. Best Buy has been true to their word. Honored all price decreases to this date. That was very nice. BUY IT if you can. AWESOME!!!!
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