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

marjaz — Sun, 18 May 2008 04:31:48 EDT

Snobbery over panel size is as childish as the rambling fool I read. Size greed only leads to loss of resolution. My Apple Cinema HD Display is 30", after wanting smaller at first, I enjoyed the working room so much I could use more. Why be a hog though. When I get my XBR5, I hope I don't go much over 40". I have over 5000 DVDs which will look a lot better if I don't try to compete with the Cinerama Dome. Besides, my living room already looks like the Bridge of the Enterprise.

marjaz

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

IBOneWild1 — Mon, 24 Dec 2007 19:06:02 EST

I just bought a Sony 46" XBR5, They can out on Aug. 2007. Most stores don't have then yet. My was bought on the internet for $2600.00 delivered fee. It is GREAT and 81 lbs. I got it in a week. DO NOT buy from "MADPRICE" Mine was from "DTDiscount.com"
Have a GREAT Merry Christmas

IBOneWild1

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

austek — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 22:08:32 EST

As far as I'm aware the Sony XBR4 and XBR5 models come with HDMI v1.3. This is confirmed by Sony's inclusion of features such as x.v.Color and Deep Color which are tied to the HDMI v1.3 standard. You can find out about the x.v.Color (IEC 61966-2-4 color standard called xvYCC ) and Deep Color features at:
[www.presentationtek.com]

austek

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

DeadMan5000 — Sun, 29 Jul 2007 19:08:57 EDT

Should I wait for the Sony 40" XBR5 or should I go ahead and buy the XBR3 40". Is it worth the wait and will I be saving me trouble in the long run Thank you in advance

DeadMan5000

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

DeadMan5000 — Sun, 29 Jul 2007 19:07:36 EDT

I am 14 years old and was wanting to know, should I wait for the Sony 40" XBR5 to come out, or should I go ahead and buy the XBR3. Also do the XBR3 and XBR5 look the same. I really like the look of the XBR3 and was wanting to know if it would be the same on the XBR5 Thank you in advance

DeadMan5000

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

bluesxtreme — Fri, 08 Jun 2007 12:18:52 EDT

A little late in the game. Sharp 92u models already have 120hz 24p technology already and look great. Banding problems (Sharp's caveat) seem to have been resolved in later models already.

Not to mention there'll be a $1800 difference between the two comparable 52" models. It'll be interesting if Sony will resolve their clouding issues (Sony's caveat).

bluesxtreme

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

Trance-Addict — Thu, 07 Jun 2007 18:04:57 EDT

Wheres the HDMI 1.3? Guess I have to wait for XBR6.

Trance-Addict

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

Sikbug — Thu, 07 Jun 2007 13:51:40 EDT

So someone tell me, how much better is this than the Sony Bravia XBR I got in Jan?

Sikbug

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

ninjamurf — Thu, 07 Jun 2007 13:02:37 EDT

QFT:

W3000 Series
KDL-52W3000 - $5100
KDL-46W3000 - $3500
KDL-40W3000 - $2700

Is the price for the 52" a typo? Why is it all of a sudden more expensive than the 52" XBR4 and the same price as the 52" XBR5?

ninjamurf

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

jimb213 — Thu, 07 Jun 2007 10:43:31 EDT

@ Vtecno_Geek:
The film industry probably won't ever move from 24 fps for mainstream productions. 24 FPs "looks like film," and many filmmakers say it looks "more artistic." That's what we've been at since the 20's or 30's, and it's part of what makes movies look like movies as opposed to TV. Plus, with intensive special effects, rendering an extra 6 frames per second could add days to render times. Even with big render farms and today's fastest processors, single frames of cutting-edge effects shots can take 8 to 10 hours to render.

24p support without some kind of pulldown or framerate conversion is pretty nice, though... tax deduction, here I come!!

jimb213

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

braddo_99 — Thu, 07 Jun 2007 07:42:33 EDT

I saw a couple of these at the Sony store in Taipei last week and they are truly beautiful. However, I still haven't seen a flat panel at any price that matches a high quality tube TV. I'm no luddite - I'm eager to get rid of my 250lb Loewe Aconda because I've had to lug it up and down the stairs through two house moves.

Woe is SED. I was introduced to some of the technology/manufacturing gurus at SED through a connection with Toshiba a few years back and was super excited for a 1-gun per pixel future. But Toshiba is pulling out and Canon is wishing they never had that bright idea I guess.

braddo_99

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

Darkest Daze — Thu, 07 Jun 2007 05:08:23 EDT

Just as TV's were starting to move into the "affordable" and "mainstream" price range, leave it to SONY to double it.

I do appreciate the extra features, but I refuse to pay $3k+ for any TV, no matter how good the eggs it cooks for breakfast are.

Darkest Daze

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

Donoho — Thu, 07 Jun 2007 02:55:21 EDT

One Question.

What specs warrant an upgrade from my XBR3?

Donoho

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

digidandy — Thu, 07 Jun 2007 02:25:45 EDT

Eh, of course, Samsung aren't making Sony's TVs! Just the panels. My post might be confusing.

digidandy

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

digidandy — Thu, 07 Jun 2007 02:23:42 EDT

Yup, the S-PVA panels used by both Samsung and Sony were developed (and patented) by Samsung:

http://www.samsung.com/Products/TFTLCD/Technology/Technolo...

They treat them very differently through the software, though.

digidandy

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

THX5334 — Thu, 07 Jun 2007 01:49:09 EDT

I heard a rumour that Samsung is actually making Sony's LCD's. Can anyone verify this?

THX5334

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

boe — Thu, 07 Jun 2007 00:14:55 EDT

I saw the Sony LCDs at CES and thought they looked pretty weak and very small. Their LCOS systems looked much better at a fraction of the price however they aren't perfect by any means and they are not nearly as hangable as the LCDs.

I like a lot of things Sony but so far their LCDs haven't impressed me in the least.

The last impressive thing I saw from Sony was their Bravia projector and TV. Maybe these new LCDs are much better than the off color, grainy LCDs I saw at CES. I've seen them in stores as well and one of my clients has a few but they just don't look that good to me and 46"? What is that for a walk in closet? Who would want such a tiny TV - maybe it is for all those yuppy cross over vehicles so the kids in the back can watch sponge bob. Anything less that a size 70" or greater might as well be sold at Radio Shack as far as I'm concerned.

boe

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

uberstumpy — Wed, 06 Jun 2007 23:53:06 EDT

The only thing nice about being a kid just out of high school with regards to technology is that by the time I'm out of college, have a career, and can afford a $3000 TV, $3000 TVs will be even more amazing.

uberstumpy

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

drcullex — Wed, 06 Jun 2007 23:35:15 EDT

Why nary a mention of LED backlighting? Isn't this a must-have feature for any new LCD TV/monitor?

drcullex

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

Vtecno_Geek — Wed, 06 Jun 2007 22:58:29 EDT

In response to hypereric: Yes Blu-Ray and HD-DVD both have the capability to playback 24 FPS (As technically do Hi-Def broadcast signals). THis will be very cool for traditional movie support, until everything is shot/rendered at 30FPS or higher.

Vtecno_Geek

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

robby818 — Wed, 06 Jun 2007 22:41:17 EDT

The W3000 series and XBR5 do not look identical. The XBR4 (matte black) and XBR5 (gloss black) look nearly identical, while the W3000 has a brushed metal frame.

robby818

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

hypereric — Wed, 06 Jun 2007 22:32:29 EDT

OK, so I finally got my lil pea brain wrapped around the concept of why 120Hz support is better then 60Hz. However, does any source (blu-ray, hd-dvd, gaming consoles, etc) support output at 24 frames natively?

hypereric

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

12trever — Wed, 06 Jun 2007 22:18:38 EDT

Thank you Jesus(yea you) for the 120Hz support!

12trever

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

Windhawk — Wed, 06 Jun 2007 22:08:54 EDT

I've got a Samsung and a Sony Bravia. The Samsung is great for TV. The Bravia rocks for gaming.

Don't bother slapping yourself because there's ALWAYS going to be something better coming along in 10 minutes.

If there wasn't we wouldn't be frantically refreshing the Gizmodo page every 5 minutes to see what new techno-porn we can drool over!

Windhawk

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

diem — Wed, 06 Jun 2007 22:03:19 EDT

echo?

diem

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

vince77 — Wed, 06 Jun 2007 22:01:23 EDT

Raise your hand if you bought a 46"ish LCD/Plasma in the last year or so... now slap yourself. Come on now, if I can do it so can you...

Incidentaly, congrats Giz on the first appropriate use of tags with your http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/sony-tvs-ahoy%21/

vince77