Sony’s Smallest Rear Projection TV (Is It Worth It For Retro Gaming In 2024?)
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 12 ก.ย. 2024
- Today we take an unusual turn on the channel and look at Sony’s 42” KDF-42E2000 Rear Projection TV, being one of the few smallest RPTV’s ever manufactured. We also take a peek at the KDL-40XBR2 Bravia from the same time this one was manufactured. We take a look at how it holds up in 2024 and the benefits of owning one.
I worked for Sony during the time rear projection sets were being discontinued.
They were marketed as the last TVs you would buy. They were designed with longevity in mind. You only have to replace the bulb and they're good as new. Supposedly.
One defect they didn't see in the long run was the heat the projection bulb produces degrades the LCD chip. Sometimes, it gets so bad, it shows those weird blotches on the screen. Other times, they overheat so much, they even warp the door to the bulb. They were defective by design, thus Sony discontinued them.
We called that the "Optical Block Issue", and whenever we have customers complain about it, we offer to replace their sets with the newer Bravia LCD sets at a great discount, and sometimes even free.
I believe that if high power led bulbs existed at that time, Sony would still be manufacturing these sets today. LED runs cooler than conventional bulbs.
I remember a long time ago back in 2014 when I was looking into the cause I did see my exact model with a severely burnt and warped door. I do believe it happened but kinda wonder if it was also caused by aftermarket bulbs or room temp as for a PS5, we get a ton of those in for overheating issues and aren’t able to duplicate it, even had a customer admit their room was quite hot vs running the console in out cold store. And with the light mainly towards the blue LCD panel internally and maybe the shading of the polarizer, it’s no surprise it fails so fast. I do plan to upgrade this set to an LED bulb but that’s gonna be a project for possibly next year.
Also that was an intersting fact that I didn’t know about sony offering a new bravia set to compensate for the issue. Good to know Sony did take care of their customers that way.
@@RageTurtle_Rage The fail rate of the LCD projection sets were high enough for Sony to halt production. I often received calls about them early 2010s. And true, those with warped doors were rare, and I personally handled some of those cases. Since it was a safety issue, I had to cc the company president on the email whenever a customer reports an issue. For the warped door issue, we typically send them a replacement Bravia LCD free of charge.
As a condition, we ask customers to mail to us pictures of the set with the weird blotches on screen. Additionally, they had to peel off the 7 digit serial number sticker at the back of the TV as proof of ownership.
You really have to admire the brains behind this move. Sony not only handled the issue well, they capitalized on it, promoting the new Bravia LCD sets. 3D TVs were the rage back then, and some customers opt for the more expensive models for replacement. I bet it excited them of the prospect of owning a new set for a low price. I would be thrilled too if it were me.
I missed those sets. I really do. The ones with the cross media bar menu. I had a lot of fun playing with them at the product lab during lunch.
Sony 24" 3D Monitor can be overclocked to 66Hz for PC use. Will require some kind of cooling solution. A fan will work.
Not really a noticeable difference, I barely notice 75Hz on some monitors but thanks for the info. Not sure what I have planned for the PS3 3D display quite yet but definitely wanna keep it around for sure
I rag on DLP but yours looks cool. I need to see compared to an LCD. I'd def pick on up now if it was small, cheap.
The punch took me out 😂😂
Never stop making these vids! I am desperately searching for a HD CRT and having a hard time finding one.
The actual CRT’s are quite hard to come by, I guess thinking about it these are literally the budget versions of em lol 😅
I have one. Be aware that some HD CRTs are 4:3. Mine is a Phillips and you would not think it was HD until you see the little text at the bottom HDTV. It's 480p/1080i. Most people go for the standard def CRT because it makes low res graphics look better.
how come the rear projection sony tv is not called a flat screen the front looks flat to me ?
You can't hang them in the wall like you would an LCD or plasma display.
One merit of having such a big footprint was the sound. The TV cabinet has enough room to make them effective chambers for loud speakers. Sony Wegas were known for their good sound quality. Then the LCD TVs came and now we have soundbars to supplement the lack of audio quality.
LCoS TVs are pretty cool. However there's a sweet spot era in the Samsung DLPs. I've got a 42" Samsung DLP and its native resolution is 1280x720. 99% of LCDs and 100% of plasmas and CRTs that purport to be 720p displays are not actually 720p but something close and therefor blurry, or downscaled to 540p in the case of HD CRTs. This means while CRTs allow for perfect 240p and 480i gaming, HD CRTs allow for perfect 480p display, and plasmas for pixel perfect 1080p, DLP seems to be the only TV that allows for native 720p meaning Xbox 360, PS3, and Wii U.