Customer Reviews:
 Simply Amazing September 24, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I,ve researched for months, comparing various televisions (different brands, LCD, Plasma) at various local electronics' stores and this was by far the best choice. As they say, when it comes down to it, picture quality depends on the individual, and my wife and I agreed on this SONY. It is remarkablely light for it's size and was easy to hook up (it has all the connections needed for a true HD experience and then plenty more). The remote was easy to program to control all your audio/video equipment. Turned it on and we were blown away, right out of the box. Just a few minor adjustments and WOW!! Every detail is visible, pores, hairs, dimples, grass blades, etc... Just a gorgeous picture, and to think, we're not using it to it's fullest potential (we have DirecTV HD which is a 1080i format). We can't wait to buy a Blu-ray player (1080p) when the price comes down. Hard to believe this picture can be any more realistic. I look forward everyday to view this TV. Believe me, THIS TV WILL DEFINITELY NOT DISAPPOINT.
pre-review July 31, 2007
0 out of 5 found this review helpful
I just purchased this tv and cant wait to get it delivered. But I did view this tv at the local shop and I must say, it was amazing. This after reviewing other tv's for months. I plan to update on my review once I break in the tv.
 Great TV but a real space hog June 12, 2007
12 out of 18 found this review helpful
We spent about 3 months researching and looking at TVs that were at least 58", 1080P, and had a bright clear image quality and wide viewing angles. None of the LED TVs came close to meeting the size requirement so we nixed them. All the DLP and LED DLP rear projection TVs seemed very dim and could not be viewed at an angle, although the price was right. The ony plasma that was 1080P and 58" was way too expensive, although it did have awesome picture quality.
We were about to give up and wait for the price of the plasma TVs to drop, but then stumbled across this beauty. It had incredible picture quality, wide viewing angles, and pretty decent sound. The only negatives were that it had a lot of extra features that drove up the price (like PIP) that we did not care about and took up a huge amount of space (the speakers add over a foot to the length of the unit). Since we really liked this TV, we overlooked the negatives and bought it. While it did look big in the cavernous store, once it was delivered to our living room, it became a gargantuan dinosaur. It dwarfed our living room and we ended up visiting 5 furniture stores trying to find a stand that was big enough to fit it.
To make a long story short, the size and weight of this beast was too much and we decided to return it and wait for the plasma pricces to drop. While we made the trip back to the store, we stumbled across the Samsung HL-T6176S (which had just been released that very day). We were amazed that this 61" DLP TV had similar picture brightness and quality but was MUCH MORE compact (11" deep and 55" wide) and about $600 less. While the Sony did have some advantages (better remote, some extra features, slightly brighter picture) we felt that its 24" depth and 71" width made it a dinosaur that we did not want to be stuck with.
If you want a >60" tv that is 1080p, compact, and still has near plasma picture quality, then I suggest you pass on the Sony XBR2 and either wait for the plasma prices to fall or check out the Samsung 61" Samsung HL-T6176S.
KDS-R60XBR2 60" Review May 7, 2007
2 out of 4 found this review helpful
Purchased this TV from Amazon a couple of months ago. Decent price, not the lowest but cheaper than the local big box stores and I valued dealing with Amazon for the purchase. Shipped promptly, received in perfect shape. Have been very happy with the set, the picture is beautiful, I am still blown away watching baseball games -- the detail is just amazing. Can't wait for football season!
The set takes about 30-45 seconds to warm up, really the only minor annoyance (along with not being able to take off the side speakers). I haven't had the set professionally adjusted yet but will do so this summer. The signals to the set come from Verizon FIOS TV (HDMI) and X-Box 360 HD-DVD drive (component). HD-DVD is simply stunning. Need more quality content to feed this wonderful beast! I can't believe they issued "Beer Fest" in HD-DVD? Why don't they issue movies like "The Godfather" or "Jaws"? What kind of cultural wasteland are we becoming? (BTW, get the letterbox version so you don't miss any of the big bouncy brea -- I mean, cinematography.)
Very Satisfied customer February 24, 2007
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
Owned the t.v almost a year the picture quality is the same as it was the day we opened the box. HD is great with my comcast digital cable. It has a good design is easy to use and the sxrd chip provides stunning clarity unsurpassed by any t.v in its class. Highly recommended for anybody looking for a t.v that makes your friends,family, and neighbors say "wow"!!!!
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