Sony KDS-60XBR2 RPTV: On the Bench By Shane Buettner   •   November, 2006

• $3,099
• 60" three-chip SXRD
• 1920x1080
• Key Connections: Dual HDMI and component inputs, one VGA computer input

Features We Like Full three-chip design with native 1080p resolution, dynamic iris for deep blacks, WEGA Engine video processing with DRC

Sony lit up the AV world and redefined microdisplay RPTV performance with its first generation of SXRD sets. These three-chip, full 1080p sets featured a dynamic iris for blacks and contrast that were good enough to finally bury the "yeah, but it's no CRT" comments for good. The new sets feature the latest generation SXRD chips, and of course an XBR model is fully loaded with the very latest and greatest refinements in video processing from Sony. Catch our February 2007 issue to see how this set stacks up against the competition in our RPTV Face-Off! Available Now.