Sony Grand WEGA KF-42WE610 42-Inch HDTV-Ready LCD Rear Projection TV |  | Brand: Sony
Category: CE
List Price: $2,999.99
Buy New: $2,419.00
You Save: $580.99 (19%)
New (1) Used (3) from $899.00
Avg. Customer Rating:  11 reviews
Sales Rank: 77136
Media: Electronics
Display Size: 42
Shipping Weight (lbs): 87
Dimensions (in): 37 x 52 x 20
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Warranty: 1 year warranty
MPN: KF42WE610
Model: KF42WE610
UPC: 027242627895
EAN: 0027242627895
ASIN: B0000SUY8U
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | 42-inch LCD rear-projection TV; 47.25 x 32.25 x 14.5 inches (W x H x D) | | • | Optical engine delivers high-resolution picture from corner to corner | | • | CineMotion reverse 3:2 pulldown technology preserves integrity of movie frames | | • | 2 rear component inputs, 1 front and 2 rear S-video inputs, and 1 front and 2 rear composite inputs | | • | TruSurround SRS audio processing with 30 watts (15 watts x 2) system |
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Product Description
Isn't it grand? Sony's KF-42WE610 42" Grand WEGA LCD Rear Projection TV entertains you with beautiful images and mind-blowing sound. Make this addition to your home entertainment experience and reap the benefits Sony's unique features offer you. The WEGA Engine system maintains the picture in the digital domain, while the Optical Engine delivers high-resolution picture corner-to-corner. Enjoy the stunning detail and clarity enabled by this television's 3.28 million dots resolution. Fixed pixel display and constant light eliminate flicker, Enhanced Memory Stick Media make images and MP3s come to life on screen, and the HDTV monitor produces outstanding picture quality. Witness entertainment excellence in action - the KF-42WE610.
Amazon.com Product Description
The Sony KF-42WE610 Grand WEGA LCD rear-projection television offers an ultra-slim, lightweight tabletop design that's perfect for any home or apartment. It features a wide range of audio and video inputs, native 1386 x 788 resolution, a DVI connection for an HDTV tuner, a 3D digital comb filter, and a Memory Stick slot. 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, though you'll need a separate HDTV tuner to receive high-definition broadcasts. The KF-42WE610's WEGA engine delivers superb picture quality from any video source by minimizing the signal deterioration caused by digital-to-analog conversion and stabilizing the signal processing. The Digital Reality Creation Multifunction V1 line doubler replaces the NTSC wave form with the near-HD equivalent by digital mapping processing. Enhanced Direct Digital II circuitry increases the signal-to-noise ratio when converting the signal from analog to digital. And the Multi-Image Driver maintains the integrity of a converted signal by minimizing image loss in the scaling process, providing the unique Twin-View picture-and-picture feature. This set also features Sony's original optical engine, which provides a high-resolution picture from corner to corner across the entire screen. It uses a 100-watt UHP (Ultra High Pressure) lamp, which renders an image with high brightness and can be replaced easily. 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. The KF-42WE610 has two built-in 5-watt speakers on the side and a 20-watt subwoofer that produce TruSurround SRS audio. Two component-video inputs (both at the rear) allow you to connect an optional HDTV receiver or another source with component-video outputs. It also has a DVI input (rear), analog audio output (rear), 3 A/V inputs (2 front, 1 rear), 3 S-video inputs (2 front, 1 rear), and 1 each of S-Link output and input (for connecting other Sony components). What's in the Box
Sony KF-42WE610 Grand WEGA LCD monitor, remote control (RM-913), 2 AA batteries, cleaning cloth, and printed operating instructions.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 6 more reviews...
 Had this tv for about 2 years February 24, 2007
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I have this tv. Apparently the optical engine on this thing goes at the 2 year point. Sony is very aware of the problem. Lucky for me I spent 340 bucks for an extended warantee. I would suggest you do the same. The optical engine costs $1100 to fix. Depending on your timing of when the thing breaks you could be out a tv for a while since this part gets backordered all the time.
I do love the picture on this tv but BUY THE WARANTEE...
 Love it!! even a year later September 3, 2006
My husband anounced one day, we were going shopping for a new TV. (Although I was not aware there was a problem with the one we owned) After an hour of drooling in the plasma section we rounded the corner & both of us said, LOVE IT!! it had the best picture there. Now, a year and a half later, I am still amazed at the piture quality. It seems like you right there with the photograher! Every once in a while it powers on with a crazy screen but turn it off & wait 10 minutes or so & it is fine. (service stated it is like your computer-sometimes it mis-loads upon firing up) I would cetainly buy it again!! I have been happy with Sony products in the past but they out did themselves this time.
Great value and performance February 17, 2005
9 out of 9 found this review helpful
How can someone say great value for a $2500 television? Well, compared to comparably sized plasma and DLP sets, the 42WE610 is inexpensive.
Cutting to the chase - This set will appeal to you if:
-You desire a very bright screen (this set is BRIGHT!) which can perform even in daylight
-You would like a slim TV (much smaller than CRT, about a foot deep)
-You see rainbows on DLP sets
-You don't have $4000 or more for an HDTV plasma (not EDTV panels which are cheaper)
This set's cons are:
- a somewhat lackluster black level (which can be tweaked very effectively by either professional calibration or online research)
- sporadic reports of problems, which all seem to be resolved as of mid-2004.
Subjectively, I feel this set outperforms plasma screens, as the pixel structure is not as easy to see, and for the brightness levels achievable (wouldn't want to burn in that plasma!).
I also feel it outperforms DLP, because the picture is less noisy and there are no rainbow effects (trails of color on high contrast images caused by the viewer's perception of the color wheel which separates 1-chip DLP white light into colors). DLP has slightly better blacks, but they're very close. In my opinion, the Grand Wega generally produces a picture which is less noisy and more "film-like."
In summary, anyone would be pleased with this set's overall performance. I haven't regretted the purchase once in over a year.
 Lamp only last for 1 year! It cost $200 to replace it January 5, 2005
11 out of 11 found this review helpful
I bought this kind LCD projection TV back oct. 2003. Less than 2 hours per day watching by average. It's lamp burned out last week and cost $200 to replace it by yourself. It is hard to open panel to reach the lamp box. Too expensive to maintain.
Breathtaking November 26, 2004
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
Breathtaking is the only way to describe watching at a nature documentary on this television. I'd admired this model long before it came out on the Sony website, but I became somewhat concerned as I heard reports of initial problems. Finally, after I had several friends who had this tv who hadn't experienced problems, I decided to bite the bullet and get my own. (No, I didn't become friends with them just because they owned my coveted television.) I've been immensely pleased with my purchase. It's just beautiful.
The only thing strange about it is that it (the case?) makes this strange noise on occasion that sounds as if something is expanding or contracting inside.
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