What are the major differences between Sony XBR's and Videoscope RPTV'S?
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I'm looking for a 55"+ Sony RPTV. I see that the XBR's are much more
expensive than the Sony Videoscope models. Does anyone know what the main
differences are?
Any comments will be appreciated.
Thanks,
Sy
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Jon Sandberg
kind of mainstream consumer junk
you buy at costco or k-mart. Next is the "V" series. The v series has
better comb filters, bigger power supplies
better color decoders, first surface mirrors and a protective coating of
iridium on the cathode components to help
maintain crt output throughout the life of the tv. The XBR series is an
NTSC hybrid television. Sony is trying to pass these
tv's off as HDTV or HDTV "like". They are neither. They have a device in
them called a scaler. The simple explanation of the
function of this device is that it quadruples the number of pixels provided
by the source device. IE: a DVD player
produces a picture with approx. 314,000 pixels on a normal tv set. The
XBR's scaler up converts this to
about 1.2 million pixels. The down side to this is that for about the same
money you could get a Mitsubishi
that does the same trick AND can display a full 2.2 million pixel HDTV
picture! Forget the sony. Definitely forget
the Hitachi (wimpy power supply, no protective coating on the cathode, etc.)
and get yourself a Mitsubishi.
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video signal than conventional videoscopes. I myself have a 50"
Hitachi Ultravision that I am currently watching as I am typing this
letter that I would not give up for a Sony any day! Also another big
difference is the huge price jump from the "V" to the XBR. I would
recommend you take a look at the Super Ultravisions before you make
your purchase. Good luck!
Mark
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steve hart
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>I'm looking for a 55"+ Sony RPTV. I see that the XBR's are much more
>expensive than the Sony Videoscope models. Does anyone know what the main
>differences are?
>
>Any comments will be appreciated.
>
>Thanks,
>
>Sy
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>syt...@rocketmail.com
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The v75 sony is very close to last years XBR, the new XBR has a line
doubler and makes scan lines hard to see, I bought the v75 53 inch
2200$ +300$ calibration it looks great
syt...@rocketmail.com
wrote:
> To my understanding the XBR's have a different way of processing the
> video signal than conventional videoscopes. I myself have a 50"
> Hitachi Ultravision that I am currently watching as I am typing this
> letter that I would not give up for a Sony any day! Also another big
> difference is the huge price jump from the "V" to the XBR. I would
> recommend you take a look at the Super Ultravisions before you make
> your purchase. Good luck!
> Mark
Thanks for your reply. Is it called simply "Ultravision" or "Super
Ultravision".
Thanks,
Sy
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> On Fri, 16 Apr 1999 17:35:38 -0500, syt...@rocketmail.com
> (syt...@rocketmail.com) wrote:
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> >I'm looking for a 55"+ Sony RPTV. I see that the XBR's are much more
> >expensive than the Sony Videoscope models. Does anyone know what the main
> >differences are?
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Sandberg) wrote:
Hi Jon,
Thanks for the reply but now I'm completely confused. The poster before you
was raving about the Hitachi Ultravision.
Which Mits would you recommend?
Sy
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