Home theater fans love the 50" screen size, and there's a lot to love about Sony's High-Definition KDE-50XS955. The set's styling is striking, but you'll forget all about it when you switch on this state-of-the-art plasma. The combination of pinpoint detail, vibrant colors, and high brightness creates a compelling picture whether you're watching an afternoon ballgame or savoring a movie at night. The all-in-one design combines the TV tuners, inputs for all your video gear, and a high-powered 3-speaker system in one clean, uncluttered package.
The KDE-50XS955 includes the latest in HDTV tuner technology: built-in no-hassle reception for all over-the-air and cable HDTV programming. If you rely on over-the-air broadcasts, this TV can tune in both digital and standard analog signals. Cable TV subscribers can get a CableCARD™ from their local service provider. A CableCARD lets you watch basic analog, digital, and even premium cable programming, including HD, without using a separate set-top box! You can change all channels using the TV's remote control, and you have one less component to connect. It's really cool!
The KDE-50XS955's cinema-like widescreen design is ideal for showing off your best-quality video sources: DVD movies and HDTV programs. In fact, the plasma panel's 1366 x 768-pixel resolution is more than enough to reveal every bit of detail in a 720p High-Definition program. With flat-panel TVs, the video processing circuitry is as important as a high pixel count for creating lifelike images. This plasma features the third generation of Sony's Wega Engine™ system, which digitally cleans and polishes the signals from all your video sources. Non-HD signals are visibly improved by a powerful, new version of Sony's Digital Reality Creation™ upconversion circuitry. It's adjustable, so you can fine-tune the enhancement to suit each source.
Fruhstuck Stavanger PensionTo accommodate a wide variety of video sources, you'll find 6 A/V inputs including composite, S-video, component video, and HDMI connections. (HDMI is the next-generation standard for audio/video connections — a single compact cable that can provide a no-loss digital connection for both audio and video signals.) Sony's super-clean S-Master® digital amplifier sends 25 watts each to the right and left speakers, plus 50 watts to the rear woofer. You've never heard a flat-panel TV sound this good!
Key Features:
» High-Definition TV — receives and decodes digital HDTV/SDTV signals from over-the-air broadcasts (antenna required) and cable TV service (CableCARD required)
» widescreen 16:9 aspect ratio
» 1366 x 768 pixels
» 160° viewing angle
» Wega Engine System digital video processing
» adjustable DRC MultiFunction V2 (upconverts non-HD signals)
» CineMotion™ 3-2 pulldown processing
» 181-channel NTSC tuner
» 1-tuner Twin View™ PIP (split-screen)
» built-in stereo speakers and rear woofer
» 100-watt S-Master 1-bit digital amplifier
» SRS® TruSurround™ for more spacious sound from the built-in speakers
» multibrand remote control
» 6 A/V inputs, including:
• 3 composite video (2 rear, 1 side)
• 3 S-video (2 rear, 1 side)
• 2 HD-compatible rear-panel component video (accepts 1080i/720p/480p/480i signals)
• 1 rear-panel HDMI digital video input with HDCP copy protection
» 2 RF inputs (1 Antenna, 1 Cable)
» optical digital audio output for Dolby® Digital
» Enhanced Memory Stick® slot (JPEG/MP3 playback)
» Energy Star® compliant
» detachable stand (depth is 14-1/4")
» wall-mountable (bracket not included)
» 52-5/8"W x 31-3/8"H x 4-7/8"D (34-3/8"H x 14-1/4"D with stand)
» weight: 129 lbs.
» warranty: 1 year parts & labor
