At 94-pounds, the SXRD 50 was easy to carry and maneuver with two people.

ENGADGET: HD Beat Reader Review: Sony's 50-inch SXRD HD

The SXRD has a cable card slot, but I have it connected via a HD-DVR box from Comcast.

ENGADGET: HD Beat Reader Review: Sony's 50-inch SXRD HD

May we suggest Sony (nyse: SNE - news - people )'s new hi-def sxrd 4k?

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They'll be introducing an 55-inch SXRD display at 1920 x 1080 resolution -- the "holy grail" of high definition.

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Even TVs that don't accept the highest resolution as their input can still provide an excellent picture like the SXRD Matt reviewed.

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In my research I looked at 1080p systems from Sharp (LCD Flat panel), Sony SXRD (non-DLP rear projection) and DLP sets from Mitsubishi, Toshiba and Samsung.

ENGADGET: HD Beat Reader Review: Sony's 50-inch SXRD HD

The player was connected to a Sony SXRD front projector (WPL-VW100) via DVI and playing at 1080i, I could go on and on on how great the picture and sound were.

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In the end, I chose the Sony SXRD 50.

ENGADGET: HD Beat Reader Review: Sony's 50-inch SXRD HD

May we suggest Sony's new hi-def sxrd 4k?

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We understand that the beautiful 60-inch Sony SXRD might drive someone to the insanity of posting about HD even hundreds of times a month, but trust us, this is a road you don't want to go down.

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If not for the simple fact that it fit on my existing TV stand, then this review might have been about the Samsung HL-R5078W. All in all, the Sony SXRD 50 (it also comes in a 60 inch screen) is an awesome HDTV with a large range of features and high quality screen.

ENGADGET: HD Beat Reader Review: Sony's 50-inch SXRD HD