Sony KDS-R70XBR2 70" Class Grand WEGA XBR series SXRD Rear Projection HDTV

Sony Updated: 2007-06-18

Making a grand entrance, the successor of the highly-acclaimed XBR® Series, the flagship Grand WEGA™ XBR Series projection televisions carry on the legacy of its predecessor. And the KDS-R70XBR2 rear projection TV is the biggest of all. Equipped with the same SXRD™ technology, the XBR2-Series picture captures movement with unprecedented accuracy, and the Advanced Iris provides superior contrast (up to 10,000:1). The KDS-R70XBR2 has the WEGA Engine HD™ video processing technology for refined HD picture quality. Other features include detachable speaker design and 3 HDMI inputs (1080p) for uncompressed audio/video interface between TV and compatible external components. Bigger, brighter and better than ever, the Grand WEGA SXRD XBR Series provides the Full HD 1080p experience with stunning detail, film-like images and crisp, smooth motion.

SXRD™ Panels
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 panels 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 panels have a blistering 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-panel design displays all the colors, all the time.

Cinema Black Pro
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.

WEGA Engine™ HD
WEGA Engine™ HD Video Processor --- The latest generation of Sony’s exclusive WEGA HD Engine™ fully digital signal-processing path includes video processing functions that are designed to improve overall picture quality. The WEGA Engine HD has similar functions to the WEGA Engine™ (Green, blue and white color enhancer circuit for a vivid image, Digital MPEG Noise Reduction Circuit reduces annoying MPEG artifacts, and the Digital Contrast Enhancer circuit delivers crisp and vivid images with high contrast. The WEGA Engine HD adds the following: > DRC-MFv2.5: Sony’s exclusive video signal processing that improves video signals to a realistic and clean picture quality according to signal types. > CCP-XA: Generates high purity, high Signal-To-Noise ratio and enables the generation of wide bandwidth and stable digital component signals. > IFP2: Has functions that optimize contrast remove noise in the signal to reproduce video with little noise and blur.

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. The PC input (D-Sub 15) offers easy connection to your PC, allowing you to use your high resolution Grand WEGA XBR TV as a computer monitor.