forum for sony XBR2?

Is there a forum for sony SXRD TV KDS R60XBR2?

The immediate questions I have are

(1) The TV is too bright, is it possible to lower the brightness of the
light bulb so that it not only lower the brightness, but also extends the
life of the bulb and saves energy? I think the brightness control dims the
screen electronically without dimming the bulb.

(2) How to reduce the hidden overscan area.

I know there is a forum over at avsforum. However there are more pre-sales
questions than technical how-tos.

"peter" wrote in message
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Is there a forum for sony SXRD TV KDS R60XBR2?

The immediate questions I have are

(1) The TV is too bright, is it possible to lower the brightness of the
light bulb so that it not only lower the brightness, but also extends the
life of the bulb and saves energy? I think the brightness control dims the
screen electronically without dimming the bulb.

(2) How to reduce the hidden overscan area.

I know there is a forum over at avsforum. However there are more pre-sales
questions than technical how-tos.


I have a KDS R60XBR1 and, IIRC, there is a power saving feature in on of the
menus. Maybe that would work.
--
Bearman

If it's got tits, tires, tubes, or transistors, it's trouble.

peter wrote:
Is there a forum for sony SXRD TV KDS R60XBR2?

The immediate questions I have are

(1) The TV is too bright, is it possible to lower the brightness of the
light bulb so that it not only lower the brightness, but also extends the
life of the bulb and saves energy? I think the brightness control dims the
screen electronically without dimming the bulb.

(2) How to reduce the hidden overscan area.

I know there is a forum over at avsforum. However there are more pre-sales
questions than technical how-tos.

Dig around some more on the avsforums. There should be a XBR owners
thread that gets past the buying questions and more into finetuning an
already purchased set.

On Wed, 06 Dec 2006 17:54:43 GMT, "peter" wrote:

Is there a forum for sony SXRD TV KDS R60XBR2?

The immediate questions I have are

(1) The TV is too bright, is it possible to lower the brightness of the
light bulb so that it not only lower the brightness, but also extends the
life of the bulb and saves energy? I think the brightness control dims the
screen electronically without dimming the bulb.

(2) How to reduce the hidden overscan area.

I know there is a forum over at avsforum. However there are more pre-sales
questions than technical how-tos.

Go to avsforum.com and locate the XBR2 owners' threads in the Rear
Projection TV section. There's one solely for tweaking and settings
and another for general questions and comments.

As usual, RTFM.

But in my munificence, try the backlight control in the setup menu. You can
also set it to auto, so it will vary depending on the ambient light.

As far as a "hidden overscan area", you're trying to write like you know wtf
you're doing, but you clearly don't. You need to play with the video mode,
you must be in a zoom function. Once again, RTFM. It worked for me.
Jesus, people who can spend multiple thousands of bucks on a TV and not be
able to read or understand TFM.

"Holy Crikey" wrote in message
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On Wed, 06 Dec 2006 17:54:43 GMT, "peter" wrote:

Is there a forum for sony SXRD TV KDS R60XBR2?

The immediate questions I have are

(1) The TV is too bright, is it possible to lower the brightness of the
light bulb so that it not only lower the brightness, but also extends the
life of the bulb and saves energy? I think the brightness control dims the
screen electronically without dimming the bulb.

(2) How to reduce the hidden overscan area.

I know there is a forum over at avsforum. However there are more pre-sales
questions than technical how-tos.

Go to avsforum.com and locate the XBR2 owners' threads in the Rear
Projection TV section. There's one solely for tweaking and settings
and another for general questions and comments.

Overscan is built into these sets and is about 2% and cannot be adjusted
out.

Yes, put the set in energy saver mode to reduce bulb output about 20%. It is
in a menu.

Turn the Iris to its fixed 1 (darkest position).

Turn off edge enhancement.

Turn gamma off or put it in the first setting.

Lower brightness until you see real black.

Turn down picture until you see information in bright white areas of a
picture (this adjustment will take time to get right.)

Set color temperature to the wormest setting.

Keep sharpness down to avoid ringing (false lines).