Axiom Home Page Forums General Discussion Advice from Axiom Owners HELP PLEASE !!! mitsubishi dlp

I'd be all over the Sony SXRD if it didn't have those STUPID Dumbo ear speakers on the sides. I can't understand why a manufacturer like Sony doesn't realize that if someone is gonna drop $4000.00 on a 60" TV it's very likely that they'll also have a surround sound system and turn the speakers off anyway. Sony's 50" SXRD is 56" wide where JVC's 56" D'ila (same process as the SXRD) is 52" wide (speakers on the bottom ). I'm waiting for a look at the new JVC's but the price ($3100.00) looks good. As far as the Mits, I've looked at the 52628 (1080p model) in the store and HD was good but SD looked terrible. The Sony looked better all the way around.

I'm guessing there's still industrial/business plasmas available that don't have speakers at all. That might be something worth looking into.

Those side speakers drive me bananas, too. It's wide enough with just the screen, thankyaverramuch.

That Sony is perfect, except it won't fit on top of my cabinet because of those stupid speakers. Uggg..

I have my Sony dumbo ear speakers turned off.

I did see a post where there is an after market frame to go over them if you really don't like them. One owner is covering them with cloth. They really don't bother me.

It's not the ugliness...they simply won't fit in the space I have. The TV will, but those ears won't.

Burns my butt. It's pretty much exactly the TV I'm looking for. 1920x1080, 50", and doesn't cost as much as my first two cars combined.

Wow,....you guys are opening old wounds!

Before we bought our 65" RPCRT Mits last year, a set by the way that is "almost" too wide, we were looking at other sets as well. My second choice was a Sony 60" RP LCD with Dumbo ears that made it wider over-all than the Mits!

The wife liked the 70" sony(she contends that MY eyes are failing and we need a larger set, I think "She" just likes the bragging rights)but it used an older style chassis and was of course even wider yet.

IF Sony would have had a 60"(or prefferably a 65")without the "ears" they very likely would have gotten another sale!

Spiff,
I've got the same space issue as you but man do I love the picture on the Sony. Take a look at This JVC. It's a 56" 1080P and is only 52" wide if you have the room. They just came out and I'm waiting to see one. There may be some already availible in your area. I'd love a review if anyone has seen one.
P.S. Sorry for the thread hijack.

Is that really LCoS?! I thought that died a couple of years ago.

There's a nice review of the new Mits 52" 1080p DLP over at avguide.com.

Check it out. Basically, the reviewer says that color balance is excellent, blacks and contrast are sufficient, bu that the scaler is not so hot (which probably explains the above poster's comment about standard def TV not looking great on the set. Apparently the 1800p deinterlacer has some problems, too.) I think that these complaints are probably being overly critical, though, and the gist taht I got was that the set was, in all important regards, excellent.

LCos is alive and well.