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KD-30XS955

30-inch widescreen HD CRT released by Sony in 2004. This model contains Sony's SFP (Super Fine Pitch) Trinitron tube, which delivers greatly improved picture detail. It also has a digital ATSC tuner for receiving modern television broadcas…

3 min readUpdated Oct 9, 2026
KD-30XS955
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Information
Manufacturer Sony
Type Consumer
Tube Series FD Trinitron
Size 30"
Regions NTSC
240p/480i Yes
480p Yes
720p Yes
1080i Yes
Vsync 60Hz
Widescreen Yes
RF 2x
Composite 1x Front / 3x Rear
S-Video 1x Front / 2x Rear
Component 2x YPbPr
SDI No
HD-SDI No
HDMI 1x HDMI 1.0
Dimensions Width: 898mm (35-3/8")

Depth: 604mm (23-3/4")

Height: 564.5mm (22-1/4")
Weight 67kg (148lbs)
Links
Chassis DA-4
Remote RM-Y199
Operation Manual KD-30XS955 Operating Instructions
Service Manual KD-30XS955 Service Manual (Original Version)
KD-30XS955 Service Manual (Revised Version)

30-inch widescreen HD CRT released by Sony in 2004. This model contains Sony's SFP (Super Fine Pitch) Trinitron tube, which delivers greatly improved picture detail. It also has a digital ATSC tuner for receiving modern television broadcasts.

By default, this TV introduces input lag at all input resolutions. However, for early model units only, by setting "HDPT" to 0 in the service menu, 1080i and 540p signals are internally switched to bypass the digital scaling circuitry. This results in zero input lag for 1080i and 540p signals only.

Chassis Revision

Halfway through 2005, Sony made a major revision to the DA-4 chassis used by this TV. This revision removed numerous ICs, and changed to an entirely new digital video processing board, with a newly designed "one-chip" DRC/MID IC. This new digital board also eliminated the circuitry responsible for enabling HDPT. Therefore, only the early model XS955 and HS420 units are able to display lag-free 1080i and 540p signals.

Sony issued a new service manual for these revised models, and included the serial number range for the units which use the revised DA-4 chassis. The serial number ranges for the original and revised versions of this model are as follows:

Revision Serial Number Range
Original version (HDPT capable) 4,000,001 - 4,500,000 and 8,000,001 - 8,500,000
Revised version (NOT HDPT capable) 4,500,001 to 4,999,999

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File Name Purpose
DCRreferenceguide.doc (unknown)
DCRreference faq.doc.pdf (unknown)
HDR-FX1.pdf (unknown)
HDR-FX1 hdrfx1 es.pdf (unknown)
HDR-HC1.pdf HDR-HC1 operation manual
Hvra1u.pdf HVR-A1U, HVR-A1N operation manual
Sony KD-30XS955 KD-34XS955 KD-36XS955 Operating Instructions.pdf Sony KD-30XS955 KD-34XS955 KD-36XS955 Operating Instructions
KD32XS945.pdf Operating Manual KD-30XS955 I KD-32XS945 I KD-34XS955 I KD-36XS955
KD30XS955.pdf Sony KD-30XS955 KD-34XS955 KD-36XS955 Operating Instructions
KD30XS955.pdf Sony KD-30XS955 KD-34XS955 KD-36XS955 Operating Instructions
Q002-HDR1.pdf (unknown)
Q002-HDR1.pdf (unknown)
SU-30HX1.indd.pdf Sony SU-30HX1 TV Stand User Manual
2004DTVmodel faq.doc (unknown)
DCRreference faq.doc.pdf (unknown)
HDR-FX1.pdf (unknown)
HDR-FX1 hdrfx1 es.pdf (unknown)
HDR-HC1.pdf HDR-HC1 operation manual
Hvra1u.pdf HVR-A1U, HVR-A1N operation manual
KD30XS955 mksp.pdf (unknown)
Q002-HDR1.pdf (unknown)
Sony SU-30HX1 TV Stand User Manual.pdf Sony SU-30HX1 TV Stand User Manual
KD30XS955.pdf Sony KD-30XS955 KD-34XS955 KD-36XS955 Operating Instructions
KD32XS945.pdf Operating Manual KD-30XS955 I KD-32XS945 I KD-34XS955 I KD-36XS955