Sony KDS-50A2000 Specification Guide

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KDS-50A2000
 
50" Diagonal SXRD Rear Projection Television
 
 
  
Key Features
3 SXRD Full HD Resolution (1920 x 1080/0.61”  SXRD chip)
 
WEGA Engine™  System
 
Advanced Iris function
ATSC Integrated Tuner
HDMI x 2 inputs for digital connectivity (1080p input)
PC Input (D-Sub 15pin)
Front Component - HDV Camcorder Connection (1080i)
 
Audio Optical Output (TOS Link)
CineMotion® Reverse 3:2 Pulldown
DRC-MFv1 (Digital Reality Creation Multi-Function v1) technology
SRS® TruSurround® Audio Effect
BBE Digital
Key Technologies
SXRD™  Chips
 
SXRD technology is the latest display technology developed by the legendary television engineers at Sony to 
meet and exceed the demands of a High Definition image at its full 1080 line resolution. Digitally transmitted High Definition 
signals can contain over 2 million individual detail points that need to be displayed accurately and rapidly. SXRD displays 
those 2 million detail points per SXRD panel accurately since the 3 SXRD chips actually contain enough pixels to fully display a 
1080 line picture without interlacing it.
SXRD has the speed to create a smooth, film like image. The SXRD chips have a blistering 2.5ms response time (total rise and 
fall time), which exceeds the demands of even the most rapidly moving High Definition images. And SXRD creates highly 
accurate, natural colors because the 3-chip design displays all the colors, all the time.
Advanced Iris Function
 
The Advanced Iris function is a special Sony function designed to improve contrast expression 
especially in darker scenes. The Advanced Iris function is enabled by using either one of two modes ? Auto and Manual. The 
Auto Mode has two settings designed to work best with video content such as movies that vary between bright scenes and 
dark scenes. Auto 1 is for programs that have a wide range of brightness from scene to scene. Auto 2 is for programs that 
have less variation between brightness levels from scene to scene.
The Manual mode is used to help deliver optimum contrast levels under different room lighting conditions. The High mode 
offers maximum screen brightness and works well when a room is brightly lit. The Medium mode is for average levels of light. 
And the Low mode offers the maximum amount of contrast and works best under low light conditions. The key benefits are 
deep blacks and improved brightness and overall contrast.
WEGA Engine™  Video Processor
 
Leveraging Sony’s TV heritage and engineering expertise, the latest generation of Sony’s 
exclusive WEGA Engine™  is born. Its fully digital signal-processing path includes video processing functions that are designed 
to improve overall picture quality. Among the key functions that have been added to the WEGA Engine are: 
> Green, blue and white color enhancer circuit, which selectively adjusts common natural colors like green, white and blue 
color levels for a more vivid image, 
> Digital MPEG Noise Reduction Circuit, which reduces MPEG artifacts such as “ block noise”  and mosquito noise”  caused by 
compression used in digital broadcasts used to maximize bandwidth.
> Digital Contrast Enhancer circuit processes every field automatically selecting out details and optimizing contrast for each 
scene. Adaptive processing improves the low contrast parts of the picture providing crisp and vivid images with high 
contrast.
The overall result of WEGA Engine has to be seen to be believed.
HDMI™  and PC Inputs
 
Designed for maximum versatility, Sony’s Grand WEGA™  XBR® line is equipped with a comprehensive 
range of input interfaces. The HDMI (High-Definition Multimedia Interface) is the first industry-supported, uncompressed, all-
digital audio/video interface. HDMI technology supports enhanced or High Definition video, together with multi-channel digital 
audio to provide matchless image and sound reproduction. A D-Sub 15 input also allows connection to your PC, allowing you 
to use your high resolution Grand WEGA TV as a computer monitor .