Technical Details
- 50 Screen Size (Diagonally)
- SXRD Technology, WEGA Engine HD System, Cinema Black Pro
- 16 - 9 Widescreen Aspect Ratio
- Cinemotion Reverse 3 - 2 Pulldown
- CableCARD Slot and ATSC Integrated Tuner
Product Description
Thin, but powerful, the Sony KDS-R50XBR1 Grand WEGA SXRD Rear Projection HDTV is equipped with SXRD technology and offers a brilliant, colorful image pleasing to any pair of eyes. SXRD technology employs three Silicon X-tal Reflective Display panels, which aid in the response time of image changes and movement. Each one of these panels is associated to a primary color: red, blue or green. These panels combine their monochromatic colors into one creating a single, full color image that is displayed onto the screen via an energy-efficient high output lamp (RGB Image 1920 x 1080). Other features of the KDS-R50XBR1 include WEGA GATE Easy Operation Guide for easy channel and television function use as well as CineMotion technology, which provides reverse 3:2 pull down technology for smoother picture movement when playing back movies or other video sources on film. Sony's WEGA Engine system also minimizes signal distortion providing you with the best HD picture and sound for hours of viewing pleasure.
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Customer Reviews
"3+ years of repairs!" 2009-12-12By
LGP (Coto de Caza, CA)
This particular 60" KDS-R60XBR1 product from SONY is a $3,500++ piece of junk. Within the first 8 months of purchase, we had the dreaded green tint. Repair #1 warranty. 8 months later, GREEN hue. SONY did pay for repair post warranty. Issue #3, lamp goes out! $350/repair. Issue #4 play DVD, goes green again! Issue #5, Lamp goes out again! Finally, this morning, the old red blinking light (4 times) means a service call AGAIN! 6 Issues in 3.5 years on a SONY and nearly $1,000 in repairs. It's like a bad relationship you keep going back to after a problem. Well, NO MORE! Off to buy a new 60" big screen. I don't know what the engineers were doing when they designed this at SONY. Must have been a team of new graduates. SONY is usually so reliable. My biggest gripe is that they should have had a total recall when so many problems arose and replaced the full TV with a different model.
"green tint" 2009-11-28By
lmc (lake forest,ca usa)
I bought this TV 2/06,it's in a 2nd home so it only gets used 6 months out of the year. I noticed the picture getting darker last year but thought it was the projection lamp burning out. This year the green tint, plus an area of approximately 7x3 inches that looks like a water stain appeared. The stain is only noticeable when the TV is on and the screen is light in that area. I purchased a new lamp, it made no difference in the TV. I called Sony and was told since the warranty with them had expired there was nothing they would do,HOWEVER, they had an offer for me, they offered to sell me my pick from 3 different Sony models, at factory price, they would deliver it from their factory. They told me I had to let them know right now if I was going to accept or decline this offer. I asked them what they would do with the old set,they said when the truck brought the new set they would verify the serial number on the old set ,and that was that. Why on earth would they think I would throw out a set I paid $3000.00 for and buy a new one from them? They never said a thing about the optical block or any known defect. When I got off the phone I found this site and read all the other comments about this defect. I called RC Willey where I bought the set and found out I had bought an extended warranty through them(I'm still in shock,I never buy extended warranties on anything). Because of the people who take the time to write comments, I have a little knowlege when the TV repairman gets here,and hopefully there is a fix as some suggest. I looked at new TV's tonight and there is nothing that compares to the look of this Sony and the TV stand that was made for it. Wish me luck!
"Sony TV disappointed me... I'll never buy SONY TV again!!!" 2009-08-10By
Tam Nguyen (Houston, TX USA)
I always loved Sony TV until I have this one. It's a big disappointment. At first the TV was working just fine, then it start to turn off by itseft. Sometimes, it turn off itself right after I just turn on. Then one day it just won't turn on at all. I thought the lamp was bad, so I replace the lamp but that didn't fix the problems. Called Sony and was told this is out of warranty because I have the TV a little bit over 2 years. They gave me a couple numbers to call for repair. They found out the circuit board of the TV is bad and the total call to fix this TV is $730. Plus they also told me the light engine will be next to be broken too. SONY TV SUCKS!!! I'll never buy SONY TV again!!!
"Fixing Green Screen cost more than TV now" 2009-08-07By
Greg Duez (Saint Louis, MO United States)
This TV gets a green tint that takes over. The extended warrenty with the company went until June 30th 2009. To replace the part cost $1500 with installation. Get maybe 2 years with a good picture then your out of luck. This is a bad purchase and I'm stuck with it.
"LEMON! LEMON! LEMON!" 2008-12-07By
raja99 (Palm Harbor, FL)
I bought the Sony 50" KDS-R50XBR1 television at Circuit City a couple of years ago. Within 6 months of my purchase, I began to notice a "yellowish" discoloration creeping up the right hand side of the screen. At first, I thought the screen was just dirty, but repeated cleanings with a soft clothe did nothing. The discoloration continued to get bigger. Fortunately, I purchased an extended warranty and home maintenance. The repairman had no idea what the problem was, so they ended up taking the TV into the shop so a so-called SONY maintenance expert could look at it. Finally, after 2 long months they brought the set back, telling me the problem was a bad screen, which they replaced. Now, less than a year later the "yellowish" discoloration is back, only it is worse and covers a larger portion of the screen. Considering I paid nearly $5,000 for this set, you can only imagine my anger. I have always purchased Sony products (stereo equipment, VCR, DVD, etc.) and have never had any problems. I have now lost complete confidence in Sony products due to this. If that is not bad enough, I bought this set thinking it was a 1080p television. Well, it is NOT. I was looking at moving to Blu-Ray DVD, which requires a 1080p TV. So, hooking up a Blu-Ray DVD player with this TV you would not see any difference than you do with a regular DVD player. I feel like suing Sony, not just because of all the technical issues, but also because of the false, misleading advertising claiming this was a 1080p television.
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