has anyone seen this in person? - Blu-ray Forum

vick vega · 07-29-2006, 12:23 AM

http://www.avrev.com/equip/sonyqualia/ just wondering if anyone has seen how this actually looks in person

phloyd · 07-29-2006, 01:16 AM

Yes

I have seen them at CES and the Qualia stores in Las Vegas and Tokyo.

I am not sure if they still do the Qualia line though...

Jim L · 07-29-2006, 01:16 AM

I was in Las Vegas last month and went to the SonyStyle store. I went there for the purpose of seeing Blu-ray demonstrated. They had their Blu-ray prototype playing through this projector in their top-of-the-line demo room.

It was incredible. I went back several times to watch all of their Blu-ray demo material. I'm no expert, but it was truly like watching film. The contrast, colorspace, resolution, etc. The only other thing I could compare it to was an older CRT front projector system that our company owns for presentations in its corporate offices. I think that the Qualia way outshines that.

I've always heard that CRT performance is the holy grail in video. Has SXRD now surpassed it?

Anyway, $30,000 is way out of my budget so I also watched Blu-ray on Sony's rear-projection SXRDs and it was very satisfying too.

AV_Integrated · 07-29-2006, 01:19 AM

The Myer-Emco store in Bethesda, MD also has the Qualia 004 setup and running... Last I saw it was connected to a Toshiba HD-DVD player... Sacrilidge?

Anyway, the Samsung hadn't been released at that point. It is beyond a doubt the best looking image that I had ever seen. But, for the money - ridiculous.

vick vega · 07-29-2006, 05:31 PM

yeah I have an sxrd, but their new line is going to put out 1080p not 1080i. Since I just bought it like 2yr ago I'm gonna wait like 2-3 more years before upgrading again

Psiweaver · 08-01-2006, 05:38 PM

having seen the Runco Signature Series front projector IMO it looked much better than the qualia though it retails for $250,000 or something crazy like that. At the 30k price point i'd prefer something other than sony having had bad experiences with them though i must say the qualia stuff is very nice and really is what the XBR line used to be.

07-29-2006, 12:23 AM	#1
vick vega Banned Member since:Apr 2006 Blu-ray reviews:2 Trading Score:1	has anyone seen this in person? http://www.avrev.com/equip/sonyqualia/ just wondering if anyone has seen how this actually looks in person Last edited by vick vega; 07-29-2006 at 12:52 AM.

07-29-2006, 01:16 AM	#3
Jim L Special Member Top contributor Member since:Apr 2006 Location:Myrtle Beach, SC Blu-ray reviews: 12 Trading Score:20	Yes! Impressive... I was in Las Vegas last month and went to the SonyStyle store. I went there for the purpose of seeing Blu-ray demonstrated. They had their Blu-ray prototype playing through this projector in their top-of-the-line demo room. It was incredible. I went back several times to watch all of their Blu-ray demo material. I'm no expert, but it was truly like watching film. The contrast, colorspace, resolution, etc. The only other thing I could compare it to was an older CRT front projector system that our company owns for presentations in its corporate offices. I think that the Qualia way outshines that. I've always heard that CRT performance is the holy grail in video. Has SXRD now surpassed it? Anyway, $30,000 is way out of my budget so I also watched Blu-ray on Sony's rear-projection SXRDs and it was very satisfying too.

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07-29-2006, 01:16 AM	#2
phloyd Blu-ray Guru Member since:Dec 2003 Location:California Trading Score:5	Yes I have seen them at CES and the Qualia stores in Las Vegas and Tokyo. I am not sure if they still do the Qualia line though...

07-29-2006, 01:19 AM	#4
AV_Integrated Senior Member Member since:Jan 2005	The Myer-Emco store in Bethesda, MD also has the Qualia 004 setup and running... Last I saw it was connected to a Toshiba HD-DVD player... Sacrilidge? Anyway, the Samsung hadn't been released at that point. It is beyond a doubt the best looking image that I had ever seen. But, for the money - ridiculous.

07-29-2006, 05:31 PM	#5
vick vega Banned Member since:Apr 2006 Blu-ray reviews:2 Trading Score:1	yeah I have an sxrd, but their new line is going to put out 1080p not 1080i. Since I just bought it like 2yr ago I'm gonna wait like 2-3 more years before upgrading again

08-01-2006, 05:38 PM	#6
Psiweaver Special Member Member since:Jun 2006 Location:Los Angeles,CA	having seen the Runco Signature Series front projector IMO it looked much better than the qualia though it retails for $250,000 or something crazy like that. At the 30k price point i'd prefer something other than sony having had bad experiences with them though i must say the qualia stuff is very nice and really is what the XBR line used to be.

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