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WOW! Pros: Attractive Design, Fast Setup, Great Picture, Simple Controls. Cons: Very Heavy. I just purchased the Sony KD34XBR970 along with Direct TV HD+DVR, all for under $[...] including delivery and installation. So to get true HDTV in your home this w
A high quality TV at a great price. Pros: Attractive Design, Fast Setup, Great Picture, Simple Controls. Cons: Size and Weight 200lbs. I have had this TV for three weeks and have loved everything about it. The picture is fantastic and the sound is very go
Exceptional HD TV. Pros: Attractive Design, Fast Setup, Great Picture, Simple Controls. I use a TV antenna, not cable (Comcasts normal cable sucks) and not a satalite. A few weeks before purchasing this TV for my family room, I purchased a sony 44" L
Bought this TV from a local retailer for $599. I spoke with TV repair folks and read many online reviews before purchasing. This is simply the best HD TV you can buy for the money. Picture quality is outstanding regardless of price. Size and weight may be
I took the advice of Amazon reviews and from many different forums. Needless to say, this is the best TV picture that I have seen yet. If you can still find one, I would grab it just to have it. I use it as my XBox 360/DVD/HD DVD playing TV, even though I
Frankly I am still waiting for my HD channel conversion from Dish network so I can't comment on the HD picture (yet). Others have spoken very highly of the picture quality in HD so I will defer to their comments in that regard. However in every other
No longer in production, and difficult to locate retail. I'm glad I heeded the advice of many reviewers and snagged one for $600 w/free delivery from Circuit City several months ago. Stunning picture quality. Someone mentioned that details get lost w
So i got a ps3, was waiting for something i could afford that offered great picture and 1080i for movies, and 720p for games. I watched monster house in blueray. It blew me away, i have been looking at plasma and lcds at best buy, and this completely blew
This TV has the best picture I have ever seen. With $15 RCA rabbit ears (the first antenna I tried, which was more expensive, did not pick up any digital channels, so you might have to try a few), I receive about 20 digital broadcasts in the Boston area f
One outstanding unit if you have a solid place to put it. Heavy!! but reliable and the last of the breed, too bad! Have use this trouble free for 1 1/2 yrs and have a HD DVD set up which provides excellent results. Very good sound for a TV.
Pros: Excellent pic, sound, features. Cons: Heavy so u need a good stand...which is hard to find.
Pros: 1080i HD, HDMI, 5.1 surround sound out via coax. Cons: None that come to mind, not even the 194lb weight! The main reason I bought this TV (Sony KD-34XBR970) was to get into the HD world with a true and tried system at a reasonable price. I plan to
Pros: It is a great TV for that price and you do not have to subscribe for HD channels! Cons: It weighs 190 lbs
Pros: Amazing picture clarity and awesome HD display at 480, 720 and 1080 Cons: Heavy and large, would like more menu/setup options OVERVIEW First, the important part. This TV offers amazing reproduction of HD, DVD, and regular TV. It will provide a bett
Pros: The picture is fantastic, easy to operate, Great value and savings over other technologies Cons: Size, weight, Flat screen CRTs are limited in size they can be made. The Bottom Line: Everyone is going to want to sell you DLP/Plasma or LCD technology
Pros: Amazing picture clarity and awesome HD display at 480, 720 and 1080 Cons: Somewhat heavy and large, would like more menu/setup options The Bottom Line: If you love watching both regular TV, regular DVDs, AND HD, then this is the best TV you can buy.
Strengths: Choose from pre-set sounds and picture. Incredible color in HD, Great sound when listening to Tru-Sound. Works great with my HD DVR by Time Warner. Was delivered and ready to start watching right away Weaknesses: Can't move it very easily.
Strengths: Great contrast and vivid color, built-in HDTV tuner, a lot of inputs, stylish look, individual picture and sound setting for each source, etc. Weaknesses: Bulky and heavy, typical CRT TV weakness like misconvergence near corners, certain functi
Strengths: Awesome Picture Quality! Weaknesses: Heavy! Summary: Sure it's not as thin and lightweight as the new Flat Panel LCD and Plasma TVs, but don't let that scare you away. This is a quality brand product with an awesome picture. HDTV is i
Strengths: Brilliant picture and in my opinion very stylish. Weaknesses: Sound could be better but if you are spending this much than you probably are going to run it through your surround sound. Summary: I have had my kd34xbr970 hdtv for about a week now
Strengths: Picture quality and audio are excellent- both for normal cable or HD. 4 picture modes. Wide to full screen without distortion. In wide screen you can zoom the entire screen in & out. Easy remote. Weaknesses: This TV is very heavy & bulk
Strengths: Display. Viewing angle. All inputs needed including HDMI. Overall, a beautiful, high-quality tv. Weaknesses: Weight. At over 150 lbs it takes a handful of people to un-box and set up. Some display settings take a lot of work to fine tune. Summa
Strengths: Value (price:performance). Many others ... Weaknesses: Using the "favorites" channels, audible popping like sounds when changing channels, slow tune-in when changing stations, to much cabinet size around tube, no flat surface on top S
Strengths: Outstanding picture clarity, great reliability, XBR technology. Weaknesses: Size, and WEIGHT. Summary: My dad purchased one of these almost three years ago and has never had a problem and the HD quality is fantastic. He paid $1299 for the set a
Strengths: Outstanding picture on all broadcasts (analog, HD and DVD) Weaknesses: None that I know of Summary: I purchased the KD34 xbr970 from Sony Style and had it delivered on March 23,2006. Had it connected to Dish Network at first and then changed to
Strengths: Perfect Blacks, easy menu, great HD picture. Some HDTV's have very poor non-HD performance. This Sony makes other digital and analog programming look almost as good as HD. Remarkable Tuner quality. Weaknesses: Just the 190 pound weight and
I picked this up at my local Circuit City as an "Open Box" floor display model 3 weeks ago for $550 bucks! Yup. IT's heavy...Two person minimum. But the ole Tube TV picture is in my opinion BETTER than the LCD, Plasma, and Rear Projection s
Contrary to popular opinion, you don't have to buy an expensive plasma or LCD (liquid crystal display) TV to get a great high-definition picture. In fact, many experts (including Consumer Reports) assert that high-definition TVs using traditional cat
I've been looking at the previous two high end CRT sets that Sony made (the KD-34XBR960 and the KD-34XS955) for many months but had a hard time justifying the price ($1899 & $1699 respectively).Our local Sears still has a 960 set up so we were ab
I bought this 200lb beast for $1199 from Crutchfield, free shipping and they even install in your entertainment center! I actually bought it after I returned a 32" Westinghouse LCD (which cost $150 more). The Sony CRT looks great with DVDs and awesom
This HDTV deliver incredible image accuracy, wide viewing angles, outstanding contrast, and corner-to-corner detail. Don't be afraid about to buy a "old fashion" CRT TV. First, it is capable of reproducing deeper, darker blacks than any oth
I've had this TV for about a month now. 1080i and 720p both looking amazing on this TV. DVDS (480p) look great as well. Glare on the set is worse than on the 15 year old one it replaced. Make sure you do not set it directly across a large window. Sou
Like many at first I was in awe with the LCD and Plasma TVs when they first hit the market. My husband married a woman that actually loves electronics. I prefer Circuit City over a Shoe Store. Yes.. he knows he is a lucky guy. So being the Gadget Girl tha
Best reason to buy this Sony WEGA KD-34XBR970 34" FD Trinitron Digital HDTV is because in the United States the Federal Communications Commission will be ending Analog (Current Conventional TV Services in 2009.) 2009 will be here in a heart beat and
The Sony WEGA KD-34XBR970 34" FD Trinitron Digital HDTV is a great 4:3 aspect ratio CRT set. These will not be around much longer. The picture looks great, but the picture for this type of TV's future looks dim. LCD flat screen sets and Plasma s
As a former high-end television salesperson, I must say if you are interested in picture quality (blacker blacks, whiter whites, a sharp picture, bright picture from all angles) This is your television. Let me start by pointing out a couple obvious negati
The 34XBR may be the largest HDTV screen available using the old technology, but for buyers considering this size screen there are options of 32 and 36 inch LCD.Advantages of 34XBR:Price is lower than LCD, viewing from side (anything other than straight o
Do you want to see what HDTV is REALLY like? Forget all the noise about LCD and Plasma sets, because in order to sell those things, the vendors have to hide this baby in the back. Someone mentioned this in another review, so I went to Best Buy, and the sa
I have had my Sony Wega for about a month. I researched buying an HDTV for about a week before deciding on Sony WEGA KD-34XBR970. I do have HD cable and the HD channels come in amazing! Even the regular channels are so clear, I have to check to make sure
Bought a DLP Samsung 42". Returned it to Circuit City within a week.Could not tolerate the "mirror" technology-fluctuating color splotches, brightness, poor contrast ratio, noise from the motor etc. Purchased the Sony WEGA HD 34" flat
I've had mine for about three months now and absolutely love it.Pros: Best picture quality of any HDTV I've ever seen, period. Excellent clarity, true black point, 179.9 degree viewing angle. Easy to use. Great warranty.Cons: 190lbs -- however I
I have been shoping for a HDTV with the ability to connect my computer and my PS3 to, and I have to tell you... THIS HDTV ROCKS!!!! The black is perfect, the white brite, the colors just prefect! I hooked up my 8800 GTX graphic card to this and my jaw hit
To S.C., you say the SD image is not as promised. Well, you are wrong. Your satellite provider is providing over-compressed SD video. It is racked with compression artifacts. So much so that watching SD programming on a SD tube tv (my old 27" sony) w
Ditto to Michael Fenner's review. I can only add the price keeps getting better - I paid $699 for this set on sale at Circuit City a few weeks ago and that I thought, was an outstanding deal (I'd never seen it for less than $999). This last week
I just had this set delivered from Circuit City on April 14, 2007 and paid only $649.00! (Brand new, not refurbished) An incredible bargain considering what you get. The HD channels are fantastic. I was watching golf just yesterday and you could literally
The ATSC tuner is for use with an antennae. Someone also mentioned something about theoretically LCD's and Plasma screens being better... That's wrong, too. They're lighter and flatter, but everything else is theoretically inferior, not to
This TV beats those pieces of junk hands down. One day I am sure this will not be the case but in the mean time, if you care about refresh rates (that horrible flicker) and pixelation (that plasma and LCD do) and feel like saving $2000 on a comparable fla
This TV isn't for everyone because of its weight and size, but it's great for certain people and it won't be available much longer. I owned an LCD flat panel for about two weeks before returning it. I couldn't get past the unnatural lo
Sony 34\" FD Trinitron WEGA XBR HDTV. Pros: Great Picture, Simple Controls. Cons: Difficult to Setup, Finding wide format broad. I haven't found a way to use the full screen yet. DVDs and VHS tapes weren't designed for widescreen pictures s
Perfect Timing for This TV. Pros: Attractive Design, Fast Setup, Great Picture, Simple Controls. Bottom Line: Yes, I would recommend this to a friend. No one can steal this TV from your home. It's too heavy. With the newer technology TVs still having
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