Let the hive mind of Engadget get that for you.
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Patrick @ Dec 27th 2007 3:18AM - "Thank God. The picture on rear projection TV's sucks."
Uh,huh. Which would explain why most of the people who know wtf they're talking about (like, say, Tom Holman) still rate Sony's RP-DLPs as best overall picture (no, not best value - that's a no-brainer - but best picture).
And note that SXRD is not some fundementally different technology - it's just Sony's tweak on DLP, just like their VAIO is Windows w/ a tweaked desktop & controls.
And now that it's official, I'm looking forward to snapping up a 60" SXRD for less than half what it cost a year ago; and for $200 every several years, I'll have a perpetually bright image while you suckers are squinting to see your burnt-out LCD's & Plasmas. Such is the fate of obsessive Leading-Edge types (and to all you whiners who paid double for the i-phone the minute it hit the shelves - serves ya right).
I just bought a SONY sxrd KDS-50a2020 for 1099.00 +tax any store will price match and any store that has one in a box buy it this thing is great!!!HD x box360 dvd ...say what you want about rptv's This thing rocks buy an extra bulb for 250.00 put it away and wait for the plasma guys that payed $12,000 for a 50 inch when they first came out to quit crying as you install your ONE lightbulb for a brand new picture!!!
Umm, no -- SXRD is Sony's version of LCOS, which is entirely different from DLP. Doesn't take away from the fact that their picture quality (in the latest generations) is very, very nice.