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Sony KDF-E42A10 42-Inch LCD Rear Projection Television | 
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| Brand: Sony
Category: CE
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Avg. Customer Rating:  50 reviews
Media: Electronics
Batteries Included: No
Display Size: 55
Shipping Weight (lbs): 61.7
Dimensions (in): 39.3 x 14.1 x 28.5
Warranty: 1 year warranty
MPN: KDFE42A10
Model: KDFE42A10
UPC: 027242675308
EAN: 0027242675308
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| Features:
| • | 42-inch rear-projection LCD TV; measures 40 x 30 x 16 inches (WxHxD) | | • | Built-in HD/Digital tuner (ATSC), 181-channel tuner (NTSC); Digital Cable ready | | • | Front A/V input for easily hooking up a DVD player or video game console | | • | Inputs: 3 composite, 3 component, 1 S-Video, 1 RF, 1 HDMI | | • | Two stereo speakers, 12 watts apiece (24 watts total) |
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Amazon.com Product Description
Bring a true cinema experience into your own living room with the 42-inch Sony KDFE42A10 rear-projection LCD TV, which features a new design with a thin dark black bezel, a compact body and invisible speakers located at the bottom of the set. It features built-in analog (NTSC) and HDTV digital (ATSC) tuners. (Digital high-definition programming is available via terrestrial signals (over-the-air) or unscrambled cable signals provided by your cable company.) It's also Digital Cable Ready, so you can enjoy digital cable without an additional box or remote. The KDFE42A10 uses the 3LCD video projection system, which combines three LCD panels to produce an image for a brighter picture in well-lit rooms, intensly vibrant natural colors, and spectacular HD performance. It's driven by Sony's WEGA Engine System, which delivers superb picture quality from any video source by minimizing the signal deterioration caused by digital-to-analog conversion and stabilizing the signal processing. The Digital Reality Creation line doubling feature replaces the signal's NTSC waveform with the HD equivalent, while doubling the number of vertical and horizontal lines. This results in four times the density for quality sources, such as DVD, satellite and digital camcorders. The CineMotion technology feature uses reverse 3-2 pull down technology, providing smoother picture movement when playing back movies or other video sources on film. Other features include the Steady Sound audio equalizer (for consistent output between programs and commercials), parental controls (V-chip), Favorites channel list, front AV Inputs for connecting camcorders or video game consoles,and an HDMI connection for uncompressed, all-digital audio/video interface between the TV and any HDMI-equipped audio/video component. It has a 24-watt stereo audio system (two 12-watt speakers) and TruSurround XT compatibility. It features the following video and audio connections: - Composite AV In (RCA): 3 (1 front)
- S-Video In: 1
- RF In: 1
- Component Video In: 3 (1 front)
- HDMI In: 1
- PC In (D-Sub 15-pin): 1
What's in the Box
KDFE42A10 TV, remote control, two AA batteries, printed instructions
Product Description
WEGA Engine System delivers superb picture quality from any video source by minimizing the signal deterioration caused by digital-to-analog conversion and stabilizing the signal processing. The engine features unique Sony technology including the first step in the digital processing system, Composite Component Processor, which enhances input signal-to-noise ratio by chroma decoder digital processing. Digital Reality Creation(TM) (DRC) Multifunction Technology unlike conventional line doublers, the DRC(TM) Multifunction feature replaces the signal's NTSC waveform with the HD equivalent, while doubling the number of vertical and horizontal lines. This results in four times the density for quality sources, such as DVD, satellite and digital camcorders. The Video Menu allows you to select interlaced, progressive or CineMotion output. Parental Control V-Chip Specifications Aspect Ratio - 16 - 9 Video Signal System - NTSC, 480i, 480p, 1080i, 720p Output Power - 12w x 12w Power Requirements - 120V 60Hz Power Consumption - 210 Watts when in use, Less than 17 Watts during standby Inputs - RF 75-ohm F-type, Cable 75-ohm F-type, POD PCMCIA-type 1 Front Composite Video Input, 2 Rear Composite Video Input 2 Rear Component Video Input 1 Front S-Video Input, 2 Rear 1 Rear Digital Audio Output 1 Front Headphone Output LED - Power/Standby, Timer, and Lamp Channel Label, Skip/Add&Jump Weight - 61 pounds 12 oz Unit Dimensions (WxHxD) - 39 3/8 28 1/2 14 1/8
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| Customer Reviews: Read 45 more reviews...
Pleased with my 42" A10 September 10, 2005
108 out of 111 found this review helpful
Well, after wayyy too much research and hemming and hawing, I finally decided on this 3LCD RPT by Sony. What finally swayed me was the sweet combination of picture quality (PQ) and price. In side by side comparisons I just couldn't detect enough (with my eyes at least) PQ difference between this RPT and the plasma tv's to justify spending twice the money. While standard definition signals are only mediocre, the HD and DVD signals are simply awesome. I use component cables and a Motorola set top box (stb) provided by Adelphia. The side to side viewing angle is greatly improved over previous generations of projection tv's (as is the brightness and crispness), but beware; the vertical viewing angle is quite narrow. My built-in media niche is elevated a bit, which puts the tv above my head when seated on the couch. There is a very slight dimming from this angle. However, it's nothing that I haven't been able to compensate for with some picture adjustments (or a subtle shim ;-)). The remote has a "Wega Gate" feature that works kind of like the "Start" button in MS Windows. I think it's pretty user friendly, but I don't use it much since I mostly just use the remote from the Adelphia stb. As an engineer, I also appreciate the other features this LCD RPT technology offers over plasma. It uses less energy, generates less heat (a factor when building it into a wall unit with tight clearances), it's light enough for one person to move around (the salesperson in the store carried this 42" tv singlehanded!), the plastic screen has less glare than glass, and the single bulb is user serviceable. Best of all; no burn-in issue to worry about! Just plug it in and start watching tv, use it as a computer monitor (I haven't tried this yet), or just run a static image all week. Who cares! Sony offers this tv in a 50" version, but because our viewing distance is 8'-10', I didn't want to go any bigger. If you get too close to these screens you will see some screen door effect. After having this tv for several weeks now, I can honestly say that I am very pleased with my purchase.
TV: 4 stars; Amazon: 0 March 9, 2006
60 out of 61 found this review helpful
So, the price was great; much cheaper than the local brick and mortar electronic stores at the time I was originally making the purchase.. TV is wonderful. Seeing this TV side by side the Samsung DLP's in the stores convinced me I made the better choice. The picture is fantastic, great features. I only wish it had PIP, but I'll survive. I work from home, and I also have set up my laptop to use the TV as a monitor... It is working out really well..
Now to Amazon, and some of the chaos I endured in taking shipment... Please don't make the same mistakes I made; this experience tainted my view of Amazon, and below I note some things that may prevent you from going through the same hell..
The delivery guys showed up on time on delivery day.. Upon climbing out of the truck, I was handed the paperwork and was asked to sign before they even pulled it out of the truck (<--Mistake 1). After the TV was brought up into my apartment, the delivery guys left. I immediately opened the TV to find it completely destroyed. I stopped the driver before he left, and told him to take the TV back; he told me to call Amazon and he'd pickup the TV when he came to deliver me a new one, which Amazon would replace; they then drove off (<--Mistake 2). Upon calling Amazon, I was ultimately told that the TV is mine if I signed for it and if I didn't get it back on the delivery truck for return, because there is a 'no-return' policy on large merchandise, which I understood. Regardless, AMAZON HAD NO INTEREST IN HELPING ME, THE CONSUMER, OUT. Reading through the shipping and no-return policy; I noted that the shipper was supposed to unpack the TV, let me inspect it, and then remove the packing material. Since they did none of the above, and noted this to Amazon, I felt as if they should have supported me. Instead, they took in my report, threw it to a team who never cared to personally call me, and then wrote me an email saying the case was closed, because they had information stating that I asked for the shippers to NOT unpack the TV. Which was a lie. Nobody from Amazon was willing to negotiate the issue in my behalf with the shipping company. There is no direct number to call Amazon, they call you from an 'unknown' number so you can't call back. Amazon ran away from me.
I made a last ditch effort to call the shipping company, Eagle, who was EXTREMELY polite, understanding, and they negotiated with Amazon the pickup and replacement of my TV. Now THAT is a classy and moral corporation; only if those guys would go into business selling the products :D. After they accepted the blame, Amazon came through with an email apoloziging for the inconveniences I was caused, for simply not believing me. In the end, one month after ordering the TV, I finally took shipment of a working set, which was properly delivered. Take note, prices at the local stores in this timeframe dropped to a level where I could have bought it locally for only a few dollars more, with the security of a return policy, and someone you can interact with if the transaction doesn't go smoothly.
Seriously, would you think I'm ordering anything ever again from such a fair-weathered company? May I suggest you think twice as well?
 My first HDTV and I love it. September 2, 2005
46 out of 49 found this review helpful
I had considered the Samsung 4667 46" DLP HDTV and was all set to buy it when the Sony 42A10 showed up. I was at the store and I had a chance to compare the picture quality of both. I am one of the population who is susceptible to the rainbow effect of DLP's as I found out when looking at the Samsung. The 42A10 is part of the newest generation of LCD rear projection tv's from Sony and the picture quality shows it...the colors are bright and crisp. The improvement in picture quality is noticeable in comparison even to last year's Sony models. I bought the Sin City DVD specifically to flex the 42A10's muscles with my progressive scan dvd player...I was not disappointed and my friend who borrowed the dvd to play in his Sony 50A10 concurred with such adjectives as 'amazing.'
The only downside is sometimes during rapid image movement there is noticeable pixelation (artifacts) but I am confident this is due to the Adelphia HDTV Motorola set top cable box which is something I am stuck with rather than chosen. I also wish there were 2 HDMI i/o slots (having only 1 slot is not unique just to the Sony models) instead of one as I am using the sole port for an HDMI-to-DVI cable to my HD cablebox which prevents me from using an HDMI-to-HDMI tv to dvd player connection. LG will supposedly be introducing 2 HDMI slots in their next gen models and LG uses a newer generation of Texas Instruments' DLP technology over Samsung from what I have learned. Stay with HDMI or component cables...the composite, s-video and coaxial cables result in a noticeable reduction in picture quality. On a separate note, the footlong remote control not only looks ungainly but is really useless for cable viewing unless you use the CableCard technology...probably a sly way of convincing people to pay $300 for the glitzy bells and whistles Sony universal remote.
Regardless, in my visit to the store to do some direct in-person comparisons I could honestly not find a brighter clearer picture among rear projection HDTV's than the new Sony's. The Sony's are second only to true LCD and Plasma tv's which have their price and screen burn-in issues but the quality of the Sony's have closed the gap.
I haven't watched so much PBS (which is broadcast separately in a 24hr HD channel) since my childhood watching Sesame Street. I have a hard time going back to watch regular digital cable channels because now they just look like garbage especially in the normal 4:3 aspect ratio. I love my tv...when driving home from work, I wonder what's going to be on for me to gaze at while I kick my heels up...when was the last time you felt that on your way home from a long day at work? Get a Sony LCD rear projection and find out what you're missing in HDTV.
Better Value for the Money November 15, 2005
41 out of 43 found this review helpful
Over the past few months I have been trying different types of HDTV's with the hope of replacing my old JVC 27 inch tv. I tried a 32" Westinghouse LCD, a 32" Samsung LCD and a 30" Sony widescreen CRT. The LCD's were sharp but blurred too often when playing DVDs... the CRT was very colorful and beautiful but the image was curved at the edges. I decided to try a Rear Projection TV and have found the best of both worlds. My Sony KDFE42A10 has the sharp undistorted picture of an LCD screen and the vibrant, but easy on the eyes, color of a HD CRT.
I find my rear projection tv to be a better value because it came with an HDTV off-air tuner and it is much larger than the other tv's I have tried. I paid the same price for this tv as I did the Samsung 32" LCD screen.
I am using an upscaling Sony DVD player with HDMI hookup and the picture is superb. Though this projection tv uses LCD technology it does not blur like your standard LCD tv's. Colors are bright and vivid and blacks are varied and do not wash out.
I use my PS2 with this tv and I must say that it plays standard definition video games in much better quality than any of the other tv's I've tried. I have run Gran Turismo 4 on the TV in 1080i and I am very pleased with the picture. The only problem is that it shows in great detail the weakness of the PS2. PS3 is going to be awesome though. I love the LCD technology because it does not distort the picture with curves and bends. That's something that drove me nuts about CRT TVs. Menus are perfectly represented with this tv... no bent lines!
I just recently purchased a Terk HDTVi antenna to give off-air HDTV programming a try. I must say that I am very impressed with the local channels I can tune in and I am now considering the cancellation of my cable. It's hard to go back to standard definition once you've seen Monday Night Football in HD.
Other pluses for the tv are it's light weight, 61 pounds, and it's 24 watt speakers. The speakers are hidden, which yeilds a sleek look to the monitor, and provide full robust sound.
The only negative I can think of thus far is the fact that I'll one day have to replace the projector bulb. I have looked this up online and it costs much less than I have been told by others... $190.
Great TV To Complete Your Home Theater November 15, 2005
30 out of 30 found this review helpful
I had spent some time researching what kind of TV it was I wanted to blow my money on. You can't just buy any old TV anymore, you need to research so you can best suit your own needs. I personally watch a lot of DVD's and play a lot of video games. So, I needed something that was going to handle games well, and most of all make DVD's look stunning!
The television's design is sleek and stunning. It only weights about 60-65 pounds so you can move it yourself with ease.
The display is very bright and vibrant. The TV when you recieve it, has its settings set to contrast and other settings that would make the TV look absolutely magnificent for store displays but will in the long run burn out your bulb faster, and fortunately, those settings aren't the true correct settings you want anyway. Set the 'vibrant' picture settings to 'standard', you may want to add your tint a few notches over to the right a little bit to get a more true red color, reduce your color a little bit, but in the end it's all just minor adjustments you are going to need to make.
If you watch a lot of DVD's like I do, if you sit far back enough, they look magnificent watching them with progressive scan and component cables. But if you sit a little closer than you're supposed to like I do, you'll notice all the imperfections that you would see due to the fact that DVD's are not as high in definition as a high definition TV, because DVD's were made to look perfect on standard TV's. You could see some boxes in some high movement, artifacts here and there, but this TV offers numerous ways to adjust the picture to your liking. There's DVD players now that 'upconvert' with technology a DVD that's got a 480i resolution, to 720p by adding lines and throwing out some of the noise on a DVD. But with this TV it's not necessary with the 'Digital Reality Creation' feature (DRC). This helps to upconvert the image to be somewhat closer to HD standards, by adding 4x the lines (twice as many horizontally and then twice as many vertically). This isn't going to give you a high definition image mind you, but you can use this function to adjust the clarity and 'reality' of the image to smooth out imperfections and artifacts that are created by a lot of movement. There's even a function on the TV that lets you adjust just how much 'noise' you want filtered from a picture.
Now, all this could be a pain if you were to have to continually make these kinds of adjustments between different inputs on your set and your digital/HD cable, but this TV will save your presets for each input. It may take you some time to get the best possible picture that you want from each component, but the time is worth it because you only need to do it once for each function and it saves them forever.
Great set for a great price. Worth the cash.
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