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SXRD (Silicon X-tal Reflective Display) isSony's proprietary variant ofliquid crystal on silicon, a technology used mainly in projectiontelevisions andvideo projectors.
In the front and rear-projection television market, it competes directly withJVC'sD-ILA andTexas Instruments'DLP.
Sony has discontinued the production of all of its rear-projection televisions, including those that used SXRD display chips, in favor of flat-panel sets utilizingLCD andOLED displays. Sony has now concentrated SXRD on HD home front-projectors and next generation4K digital theater projection.
The following SXRD-branded products have been released or announced:
| Year | Size | Series and model numbers | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A2000 | A3000 | XBR | Qualia | BRAVIA SXRD | ||
| 2004 | Projection | -- | -- | -- | 004 | -- |
| 70" | -- | -- | -- | 006 | -- | |
| 2005 | 50" | -- | -- | KDS-R50XBR1 | -- | -- |
| 60" | -- | -- | KDS-R60XBR1 | -- | -- | |
| Projection | -- | -- | -- | -- | VPL-VW100 | |
| 2006 | 50" | KDS-50A2000 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 55" | KDS-55A2000 | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
| 60" | KDS-60A2000 | -- | KDS-R60XBR2 | -- | -- | |
| 70" | -- | -- | KDS-R70XBR2 | -- | -- | |
| Projection | -- | -- | -- | -- | VPL-VW50 | |
| 2007 | 50" | KDS-50A2020 | KDS-50A3000 | -- | -- | -- |
| 55" | KDS-55A2020 | KDS-55A3000 | -- | -- | -- | |
| 60" | KDS-60A2020 KDS-60A2010 | KDS-60A3000 | -- | -- | ||
| 70" | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| Projection | -- | -- | -- | -- | VPL-VW60 VPL-VW200 | |
| 2008 | Projection | -- | -- | -- | -- | VPL-VW40 VPL-HW10 VPL-VW70 VPL-VW80 |
| 2009 | Projection | -- | -- | -- | -- | VPL-HW15 VPL-VW85 |
| 2010 | Projection | -- | -- | -- | -- | VPL-VWPRO1 VPL-VW90 |
| 2018 | Projection | VPL-VW295ES VPL-VW695ES VPL-VW995ES | ||||
While capable of producing good high definition picture quality, Sony have had problems mastering the technology of mass-producing the rear projector version of these displays. A high failure rate of the optical block has required repeated replacements of the optical blocks on some televisions.[citation needed] Sony previously settled a class-action lawsuit filed by owners of the first generation of the SXRDs, and apparently failed to fix this defect. Sony ceased production of all SXRD rear projector sets, as owners of most second-generation sets filed new class-action lawsuits.[citation needed] The second generation class-action suits were recently[when?] filed and are pending in Federal Court.[citation needed]
