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Sony Hosts XBR8 LED LCD vs. Plasma Shootout (You'll Never Guess Who Wins)

Sony celebrated the launch of its XBR8 tricolor-LED-backlit LCD TV lineup with a Pioneer-style darkened-room shoot-out. The 55" XBR8 was pitted against an unnamed popular plasma set. What you see above is the LCD on the left, and the plasma on the right. But wait, we thought plasmas always had the upper hand when it comes to non-crushed black levels! More »

7:53 PM on Thu Jun 5 2008
By Wilson Rothman
39,498 views, 57 comments

Latest by michaelleung: Hell, Kuro any day. I'm not a fan of plasmas, but I still maintain that the black is still the best. more »

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Sony's Big Bravia XBR6, XBR7, XBR8 LCDs (And the XBR8 Has LEDs!)

Sony is having a block party with its top-end Bravia LCD line today—two entirely new series, XBR7 and XBR8, and updates to XBR6. At CES, we asked, "Where are the big Sony TVs?" Here they are. XBR8 brings features from its obscenely ridiculous $33,000 70-inch XBR3 down to more accessible 46 and 55 inch sets—namely tri-color Triluminos LED backlighting, which is supposed to deliver decently deep blacks. Also on tap is 120Hz Motionflow and Bravia Engine Pro 2 processing jujitsu. More »

4:30 PM on Thu Jun 5 2008
By matt buchanan
24,689 views, 15 comments

Latest by n/a: @deadatbirth: Whatever. You are to lazy to look at a Sony product sheet. I won't spoon feed you information. more »

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 »

9:44 PM on Wed Jun 6 2007
By Brian Lam
102,593 views, 26 comments

sony tvs ahoy!

Choose Your Own Color Frames For Sony LCD and Rear-Projection TVs


To satisfy the interior decorator in all of us, Sony has continued its drive for "personalization" of TVs. That means interchangeable color faceplates available for two of the new lines, the 50" to 60" A3000 SXRD rear-projection sets ($3000 to $3500) and the 40" to 46" XBR4 ($3,000 to $4,800). More »

9:34 PM on Wed Jun 6 2007
By Wilson Rothman
3,744 views, 4 comments

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Sony's New 70" SXRD Rear Projection: It's Thin, It's Floaty, It's Smooth


Even though Sony's big push is LCD, the flagship of the show was actually not a flat panel at all, but the 70" rear-projection SXRD model KDS-Z70XBR5. It's a freakin' amazing 40% slimmer than last year's, and though it weighs 200 lbs, you can imaging hanging it on, or very close to, your wall. Best of all, it costs $6,000, far less than flat panels that come close to its size. More »

9:05 PM on Wed Jun 6 2007
By Wilson Rothman
19,266 views, 12 comments

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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 »

9:00 PM on Wed Jun 6 2007
By Louis Ramirez
9,338 views, 1 comment

Latest by Demial: Anyone else not feeling the shot of the tomatoes? I think apples would have worked better... 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? – Louis Ramirez More »

8:30 PM on Sun Jan 7 2007
By Louis Ramirez
4,306 views, 6 comments

Latest by flog: pleeeease remove that cheesy glass frame. pleeeese. 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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11:20 AM on Tue Dec 26 2006
By Brian Lam
7,197 views, 24 comments

Latest by vuch: I have had the 46xbr3 for 3 months now. Fortunately I have not had the backlight problems that seem to happen on some of these sets. I am completely happy with my Sony. The colors are fantastic w/ HD more »

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Microsoft and the Case of the 1080p Sony Hijinks

If you recall, yesterday Microsoft released the latest update for the 360, this was the long awaited update that added 1080p capabilities to the console. More »

10:09 AM on Wed Nov 1 2006
By Travis Hudson
2,098 views, 17 comments

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Best LCD Ever: Why Sony's 40-Inch Bravia TV Makes Rivals Pee Pants

What HiFi Sound and Vision put eight LCD TVs in the very sweet 40-ish-inch range to come out with one winner: The Sony KDL40W2000. The TV ranked highest because it has a true HD 1920 by 1080 resolution, the sharpest picture, best color, great contrast, and a nice case. It also had the best sound, twin HDMI inputs, and an analog and a freeview tuner. All for 2000 sterling pounds. Pounds? Freeview? Yes, the TV is UK bound, and not available here. Awww.

But we tracked down the US equivalent out of Sony's retardedly confusing product line. Actually, its cheaper. You want this TV. We give you the...
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9:20 PM on Tue Oct 17 2006
By Brian Lam
37,488 views, 20 comments

Latest by counterbond: http://www.pricemad.com/productdetail.asp?level=81&catid=2... Has it for like 2300 bux... 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 »

9:27 AM on Thu Sep 14 2006
By Charlie White
1,595 views, 7 comments

Latest by mrblair: You losers. Sony actually pays for it's on R&D of technology instead of mass producing cheap crap. The screens are dearer because they cost more to make and are better than the competition. Competitors LCD's look awful more »

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IOData LCD-TV241XBR 24-Inch LCD TV

We've never known IOData for making TVs—mostly peripherals such as the USB USB and the EasyDisk. But the their new LCD-TV241XBR has full HD resolution at 1920x1200, so who are we to say what they can't do? More »

3:52 PM on Wed May 31 2006
By Jason Chen
756 views, Comment

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Sony Resuscitates CRTs with 34-Inch XBR970 HD Model

Reports of the death of the lowly CRT have been greatly exaggerated, and Sony asserted that point with the introduction of a line of FD Trinitron WEGA direct-view televisions—one of them HD, the rest not. Sony must believe there are still people who want to buy standard-definition TVs, so it answers that perceived need with the 36-inch KD-36FS170, 32-inch KV-32FS170 and 27-inch KV27FS170. They all use that old-skool 4:3 aspect ratio and are sticking with that 480i resolution no matter what you say. More »

5:39 AM on Wed Feb 15 2006
By Charlie White
3,767 views, 6 comments

Latest by Compact: They're better, cheaper and lets face it, the slightly triangular shape fits that useless corner of the room (mine isn't large enough to have a flat screen on one wall and watch it from a comfortable distance, maybe when I'm more »