Sony KF-50WE610

• Average user rating: 3.5 stars out of 146 reviews
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• 10 stars

  Great buy - but do your homework first

  by on February 24, 2004

  Pros: Initially I looked at Plasma and LCD direct view (?DV?) TVs, but Plasma has burn-in problems and LCD DV is still very expensive. Then I turned to LCD rear projection (?RP?), evaluated the Sony KF50WE610, the Hitachi HIT 50V500 and the Panasonic PAN PT50L

  Cons: First TV had two blue streaks down the left side. Returned it in Jan 2004. The stand is too expensive. Extended warranty also way out of line (that's how they make their money, I guess). Haven't had any problems with my second (Jan 2004 manufactured da

  4 out of 5 users found this user opinion helpful.

• 8 stars

  Great TV, bad for PCs

  by bspence11 on May 23, 2005

  Pros: Fantastic picture quality

  Cons: Bad PC display

  Summary: I love this TV. The picture quality is incomparable, IMO. The only problem I have is that I bought this along with a SONY Media Center Edition PC at COMPUSA ...

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  Summary: I love this TV. The picture quality is incomparable, IMO. The only problem I have is that I bought this along with a SONY Media Center Edition PC at COMPUSA and now Sony tell sme that the two aren't compatible. What the?!!? How can they sell this TV RIGHT NEXT to their Media Center PCs and tell me that they don't work together? I feel ripped off.
  
  Well, the good news is that it does work halfway decent, although you really have to fiddle with the display controls in MCE to make it work. I get overscanning with my PC (a small border is cut around the edges), but otherwise it's a great way to sit on your couch and do some internet surfing, get some work done, and do all the Media Center things, like listen to music, look at photos, play DVDs, etc.
  
  But all that's in relation to one feature. As far as its HD display, this TV is better than any TV I've ever seen. And it's a relative bargain, too.

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  2 out of 2 users found this user opinion helpful.

• 9 stars

  Paid $1560.00!!

  by on January 12, 2005

  Pros: Super TV. Already have a Sony 34" Grand Wega HDTV and this one does not disappoint especially at this price. We have a Sears surplus store here in Mpls. and I stopped in nearly every day and this one popped up one day. Some one returned it and it was in

  Cons: The remote is not as nice on my 34" Grand Wega but I just programmed the cable remote for tv, dvd and reciever.

  2 out of 2 users found this user opinion helpful.

• 9 stars

  Impressive

  by Michael Gunderson on October 15, 2005

  Pros: picture quality, field of view

  Cons: remote, menu

  Summary: I've had it a year and a half, and the picture is still excellent in HD, so-so in regular cable. I watch DVD movies, and sports a lot, and ...

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  Summary: I've had it a year and a half, and the picture is still excellent in HD, so-so in regular cable. I watch DVD movies, and sports a lot, and LOVE the HD broadcasts. Although the internal speakers are good, with decent seperation, they are no match for a great home theater surround sound system. The set is an perfect base for home theater, because no matter where you sit, you get an excellent picture, with striking clarity. At the time I bought it, the picture was the best, by far. I like that it is only about 17 inches deep. I shopped for 6 months before the purchase. Would buy again.

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  1 out of 1 users found this user opinion helpful.

• 6 stars

  Lamp problems

  by on February 14, 2005

  Pros: Otherwise good product

  Cons: Had exactly the same problems as Noel L did, problem never appeared reliably enough to get a serviceman in. Intermittently made what sounded like an arcing noise but the lamp showed no signs of damage to the pins or connectors. Finally the lamp died, ab

  1 out of 1 users found this user opinion helpful.

• 8 stars

  like it so much I bought two

  by on January 26, 2005

  Pros: great size,screen setting that allows you to avoid stretch the screen but keep a good pictureby cutting off top and bottom (a good trade off that was easy to get used to)

  Cons: Had one of the two we bought crash within a week but store (Cambridge Soundworks) immediately replaced it

  1 out of 1 users found this user opinion helpful.

• 10 stars

  Superb pictore on regular cable channels

  by on January 12, 2005

  Pros: Many HDTVs I have seen have a great picture on HD channels and when playing DVDs, but have a terrible picture on regualar cable channels. This TV has a great picture on regular channels!!! In fact it has by far the best picture on regular cable channels

  Cons: a little pricey, but defineltely worth it.

  1 out of 1 users found this user opinion helpful.

• 7 stars

  Great first-time entry into HDTV!

  by on December 17, 2004

  Pros: Was originally looking at the RCA Scenium line DLPs. Went into hhgregg (similar to BestBuy) to buy the RCA and noticed something I hadn't previously - GLARE! The RCA and the 610 were both moved to a new area on the showroom floor and exposed them to more

  Cons: Can't preset color and such for each of the video inputs independently. Uses same settings across the board for each input. But more importantly, NO built-in HDTV tuner! That sux. Luckily my cable company just recently started providing local HD content v

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• 2 stars

  GARBAGE! VERY POOR CUSTOMER SUPPORT!

  by C_Huey on June 20, 2009

  Pros: At first I thought it looked great and it had a great reputation because it was made by Sony but I was WRONG!

  Cons: Optical block defect (yellow stains on the screen) and Sony's unwillingness to correct a known defect unless required by law.

  Summary: After about 1 and a half years and hardly using the TV, a big yellow pixilated stain measuring about 4 or 5 inches wide ran down the right side of ...

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  Summary: After about 1 and a half years and hardly using the TV, a big yellow pixilated stain measuring about 4 or 5 inches wide ran down the right side of the screen along with 2 crisscrossing lines in the middle near the bottom of the screen. Over time the crisscrossing lines disappeared but the big fat yellow patch remains. Sony customer service is absolutely useless and has absolutely no concept on how to treat their once loyal customers that put their faith in the Sony name. $3 k is way too much money to drop onto a piece of crap. Don't buy Sony otherwise you will be utterly disappointed if you end up with a lemon that shows its true colors right after the warranty expires. They have become extremely lame. There already exists some class action lawsuits on some of their other models. They need to include this one in on it too because there are a lot of buyer reviews on Amazon regarding blue hazes, blue spots and yellow stains. So disappointing :(

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• 2 stars

  Class action lawsuit

  by jpus_01 on January 1, 2009

  Pros: Very attractive set.

  Cons: Expensive and poor customer service.

  Summary: Do a simple internet search on all of the known issues with this model and there will be no question why this tv should not be purchased. We paid $3k ...

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  Summary: Do a simple internet search on all of the known issues with this model and there will be no question why this tv should not be purchased. We paid $3k for ours and they now want us to spend another $1200 to replace the optimal block. There was an extended warranty due to a class action lawsuit but our problem didn't begin until two months after the expiration. So basically, too bad even though it is a known default in the product.
  
  I called customer service and Sony's customer service reps told me I have no options but to pay to have it repaired. I expressed my dissatifaction with the situation as this is a known issue of Sony's and they now expect me to pay $1200 to fix a tv when I can spend $900 and get a new one....
  
  I then asked the Customer Service rep whether it was Sony's wish to lose customers over something they knew was wrong and she said I can continue to ask for help but I will never receive it. So, in essence, buy another brand.
  
  :( I am so disappointed!!!

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