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First Review of the Sony's Next Gen XBR4 HDTV LCD (Verdict: Best) Sony's XBR4, the 10-bit, , 24-frame compatible, 120Hz follow up to the XBR3, was announced a few weeks ago, but Gary Merson has the first review. He says its the best HD LCD so far, with some caveats.

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Sony's New XBR5 XBR4, and W Series LCD HDTVs

Sony's finally upgrading my beloved Sony XBR3 LCD, so gorgeous, it was chosen as the display of choice by Playstation for the PS3 launch, and even Apple for their Apple TV demos. The new LCDs are 1080p, running a full 1920 by 1080 res, with 10-bit panels that can resolve color 64 times that of 8 bit panels. More »

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Sony Punches Up its Bravia Line with Slimmer Microdisplays and New LCDs

Sony lifted the curtain on its new line of Bravia TVs Wednesday night introducing 5 new slimmer SXRDs alongside 9 new LCDs. On the microdispay side, the new TVs shed some fat (they're 40% thinner than previous models) and range in size from 50 inches to 70 with features like MotionFlow 120Hz (which keeps moving images clean when set on moving backgrounds) and Photo Mode (which smoothens out your digital camera's pictures when viewing them on your TV). And lots of these sets have that PS3 like cross media bar styled menus. The LCDs (which include the XBR4 and XBR5 series) vary from 40 inches to 52. Full line up after the jump. More »

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Sony's $33k 70-inch LCD with x.v.Color

If you ever had plans to rob a bank, now would be a good time. Sony today rolled out its new 70-inch Bravia KDL-70XBR3. It's the company's first 70-inch LCD to carry Sony's new x.v.Color technology. Sony claims the new technology gives you better image quality by combining 1080p resolution with Motionflow 120Hz technology with motion compensation. In other words, goodbye blurry images. The big catch: it'll cost you $33k when it comes out next month. Now where was that bank? More »

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The PS3's Fav HDTV: The KDL-40XBR3 LCD Gallery and Review

When Sony had its big PS3 press day a few months ago, the world's elite gaming journalists stopped bashing the console long enough to write about how stunning the PS3's visuals were in person. But, I'd just seen it and I wasn't blown away. The difference between my experience and that the others had? I saw my demos on a good, but not great LCD. So I reasoned that the PS3's high praise was in part due to the monitors Sony paired the PS3 with. More »

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Sony Adds Two Fancy 1080p 52-inchers to Top of Bravia LCD Line

Sony showed the biggest Bravia LCD TVs yet at CEDIA today, a couple of 52-inch 1920x1080 (1080p) panels with HDMI inputs. The KDL-52XBR2 has a piano black finish while the KDL-52XBR3 looks more like aircraft silver. We've seen a few of the earlier 1080p Bravia LCDs, and it's hard to imagine how they would improve them, but Sony keeps on trying, adding its Advanced Contrast Enhancer which it claims can deliver a contrast ratio of 7000:1. That might fix the biggest problem with LCDs: their black levels aren't quite black enough. More »