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Sony BRAVIA XBR8 HDTV is I4U Top 100 Holiday Gift Guide Tip #12
Sony is offering with the 2008 XBR 8-Series a new top of the line LCD HDTV featuring the new TRILUMINOS three-color LED backlight.
The XBR 8-series include the 46 inch KDL-46XBR8 and 55 inch KDL-55XBR8. If you want to treat your eyes to a visual feast this Holidays than the XBR 8 is a great choice.
Features of the Sony Bravia XBR8 include MotionFlow 120Hz, Bravia Engine 2 PRO, ACE Pro, x.v.Color, 10-bit processor, 24p True Cinema, DMe, XMB UI, four HDMI ports and Ethernet.
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Posted on Sat, 30 Aug 2008 12:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr
New Sony BRAVIA XBR6, XBR7 and XBR8 Series LCD HDTVs
Sony unveiled seven new BRAVIA XBR flat-panel LCD HDTVs including models with Triluminos LED backlight and local dimming for outstanding black-level reproduction and unmatched contrast.
The new models expand the BRAVIA LCD line up to 30 models ranging in screen size from 19- to 70- inches measured diagonally. The BRAVIA XBR models represent Sony’s premium line, delivering the latest features and the pinnacle of picture quality.
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Posted on Fri, 6 Jun 2008 06:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr
Youtube now on Sony BRAVIA Internet Video Link Service
Sony announced today that YouTube is the latest online video provider to join the company’s BRAVIA Internet Video Link service. The service went live today providing BRAVIA Internet Video Link users access to millions of videos on YouTube at no additional charge.
The BRAVIA Internet Video Link is a small module that attaches to the back of a selection of the company’s 2007 and 2008 BRAVIA LCD flat-panel television models.
The service seamlessly streams on-demand entertainment including movies, TV programs, your favorite YouTube videos and a variety of other free content as well as news, weather and traffic information via an existing Ethernet connection without the use of a personal computer.
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Posted on Fri, 6 Jun 2008 04:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr
Sony HT-IS100 BRAVIA Theater Micro System
Sony introduced the HT-IS100 BRAVIA Theater Micro System in the States.
The HT-IS100 features 5 small speakers roughly the size of a golf ball or strawberry as you can see in the photo.
The system includes three 1080p HDMI inputs with repeater functionality and support for eight channels of uncompressed audio. The HT-IS100 is an ideal complement for Blu-ray Disc players, PS3 consoles and other high-definition sources.
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Posted on Fri, 6 Jun 2008 03:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr
11 new Sony BRAVIA LCD TVs in F1, J1, V1 and M1 Series
Sony announces today 11 new BRAVIA LCD TV sets in Japan.
The new Sony BRAVIA LCD TVs feature improved feature set and performance. Sony adopted recycled plastic materials and lowered the power consumption to make the new LCD TVs shine in "Green".
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Posted on Thu, 21 Feb 2008 00:30:50 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr
Sony BRAVIA XDV-D500 and XDV-D200 portable TVs
Sony introduces two BRAVIA branded portable TVs in Japan.
The Sony XDV-D500 features a 3 inch wide LCD screen, DMB TV, FM Tuner, 10 hours TV watching and 27 hours radio listening.
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Posted on Wed, 6 Feb 2008 01:25:02 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr
Sony Bravia Play-Doh Commerical is ready
In August we reported about the making of the new Sony Bravia commerical featuring Play-Doh bunnies. Now the new commercial is ready and you can see it on the Bravia Color Like No Other site.
The new Bravia commercial used an amazing 2.5 tons of plasticine. I guess most of it went into the giant red rabbit.
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Posted on Thu, 4 Oct 2007 10:43:02 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr
Sony Bravia X3500, X3000, W3000, V3000 and S3000 coming this Fall
Just in time for the IFA 2007 in Berlin, Sony announces the Bravia TV line-up for this fall in Europe.
The highlight of the new Sony Bravia X3500-Series is the 70 inch KDL-70X3500. The full HD TV features Sony's new Triluminos LED backlight for better colors.
The Bravia X3500 comes in the cool Floating Design with brushed metal bezel.
Other features include BRAVIA ENGINE PRO, Motionflow +100Hz and Sony S-Force Front Surround.
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Posted on Thu, 30 Aug 2007 07:36:29 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr
Sony BRX-A250 and BRX-NT1 Bravia TV Add-Ons
Sony announced the BRX-A250 Hi-vision Tuner and HDD digital recorder box and the BRX-NT1 IPTV box.
These new devices work seamlessly with the new Sony Bravia X7000, V3000, V5000, W5000, X5050 and X5000.
Sony Bravia users get video on demand with the BRX-NT1. With the BRX-A250 they get an additional TV tuner and the ability to record shows onto a 250GB HDD.
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Posted on Wed, 29 Aug 2007 08:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr
New Sony Bravia X7000, V3000, V5000, W5000, X5050 and X5000
The new Sony BRAVIA LCD TVs are all full HD and feature a new 2.4Ghz radio frequency based remote control technology.
The sizes available in the new Bravia lines include sets with 40 inch to 70 inch. The top of the line 70 inch KDL-70X7000 features a brightness of 550cd/m2 and a contrast ratio of 1,500:1.
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Posted on Wed, 29 Aug 2007 04:22:26 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr
New Sony BRAVIA Commercial featuring Play-Doh in the works in NYC
We just got word from Sony PR that the company is filming a new Sony BRAVIA 'color like no other' commercial. You sure remember the amazing Balls and the Paint ones.
The new Sony BRAVIA is apparently featuring a Play-Doh theme. Frank Budgen will be directing the filming.
Sony marketing will let you know what is going on during the production via Twitter.
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Posted on Tue, 7 Aug 2007 11:31:57 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr
Nine New Sony BRAVIA 1080p LCD HDTVs
Sony introduced nine new BRAVIA flat-panel LCD high-definition televisions.
All new Sony BRAVIA LCD HDTVs feature full HD resolution (1920x1080p).
The new Sony TVs also have Sony’s Digital Media Extender (DMeX) interface in common. The interface allows you to connect the optional BRAVIA Internet Video Link module.
The new BRAVIA W-series includes the 52-inch KDL-52W3000, 46-inch KDL-46W3000 and 40-inch KDL-40W3000. The full HD 1080p models feature Live Color Creation™ technology with WCG-CCFL backlight and 10-bit processing with a 10-bit panel, which has the capability to deliver 64 times the level of color expression than 8-bit panels.
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Posted on Thu, 7 Jun 2007 06:30:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr
New Sony BRAVIA SXRD KDS-50A3000, KDS-55A3000, KDS-60A3000, KDS-Z60XBR5
Sony unveiled five new BRAVIA SXRD (Silicon X-tal (Crystal) Reflective Display) micro-display HDTVs featuring Motionflow 120Hz high frame rate technology and 20-40% thinner cabinets.
The Sony A3000 line gets 3 new models with the 50-inch KDS-50A3000, the 55-inch KDS-55A3000, the 60-inch KDS-60A3000.
The Sony XBR micro-display line gets the 60-inch KDS-Z60XBR5 and 70-inch KDS-Z70XBR5.
Sony’s Motionflow 120Hz technology is adjustable with four modes (including “off”).
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Posted on Thu, 7 Jun 2007 06:30:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr
Sony BRAVIA D3000 MotionFlow +100Hz HDTV Ships
The new Sony BRAVIA D3000 series LCD HDTV with Motionflow +100Hz technology start to ship in Europe.
We reported about the Sony D3000 HDTVs in March, when Sony introduces the new series at the Sony Media Experience in Rhodes. The selling point on the D3000 is the 100Hz technology and the visible improvement on long camera moves in movies. The D3000 also supports 24p True Cinema for Blu-ray movies.
The only issue with the D3000 series is the resolution. These new Sony HDTVs do not support full HDTV resolution. The sets only features a WXGA panel with 1,366 x 768px.
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Posted on Wed, 23 May 2007 10:45:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr
Sony BRAVIA Theatre RHT-G800 Versus Pioneer B-07
Sony introduced the BRAVIA Theatre RHT-G800 TV stand (photo below) with integrated 5.1 surround speakers last week at the Sony Media Experience. Researching the new Plasma TVs Pioneer announced today in Japan, I stumbled over the Pioneer B-07 AV rack (photo )that also features integrated speakers as well as a rather similar design.
A closer look reveals that the Pioneer B-07 only incorporates the front speakers into the TV-stand. You need the HTP-07 surround sound system in addition to achieve 5.1 surround sound.
Sony's TV-Stand has all speakers and the amplifier inside the rack.
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Posted on Thu, 5 Apr 2007 10:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr
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Posted on Sun, 1 Apr 2007 10:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr
Sony BRAVIA S3000 LCD HDTVs
Besides the new BRAVIA D3000 series, Sony also announced the BRAVIA S3000 series LCD HDTVs at the Sony Media Experience 2007.
Sony highlights that the S3000 series is the first Sony HDTV with 3 HDMI ports available.
The BRAVIA S3000 features a screen with 178 degrees viewing angle and a wide color gamut (WCG) backlight enabling the TV to display more colors. Sony calls this Live color creation.
The Design of the S3000 HDTVs feature a clean black thin frame, with speakers at the bottom.
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Posted on Sat, 31 Mar 2007 10:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr
Sony BRAVIA D3000 with Motionflow +100Hz is Very Nice
Sony announced the new BRAVIA LCD HDTV series D3000 at the Sony Media Experience in Rhodes this week. At the BRAVIA workshop the positive effect Motionflow adds was very obvious.
Sony calls the 100Hz/120Hz technology for LCD TVs Motionflow +100Hz.
The Sony solution creates and adds extra frames based on the originals, causing the eye to perceive motion as far smoother and more realistic than in the unenhanced source. Motionflow +100Hz works with both sources using film-based contents and standard TV and DVD.
With the D3000 BRAVIA TVs 24p True Cinema experience is possible from Blu-ray movies. This feature is nice to have, but not a must. The 4% time difference over a whole movie when watching it on 25fps versus 24fps is not that noticeable. But hey, why watch a movie differently than it was originally produced? So 24p True Cinema should become a standard feature anyways.
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Posted on Sat, 31 Mar 2007 09:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr
Sony BRAVIA VPL-AW15, VPL-AW10 Projectors and DynaClear Screen
Sony introduced several new products at the Sony Media Experience down in Rhodes. One of them is the first home cinema projector under the BRAVIA brand.
The Sony BRAVIA VPL-AW15 HD Ready projector has great specifications like 1,300 lumens brightness, 12,000:1 contrast ratio, 24p True Cinema and 20db low noise level.
The lens can be shifted horizontally and vertically. The horizontal shift is a bit limited with 0.25. The already outdated Sanyo PLV-Z4 supported already 0.5.
The price will be about 1,400 Euro. Which will be translating into $1,400 USD I assume. Release is supposed to be in June 2007.
The coolest thing on the demonstration of the BRAVIA AW-Series projector at the workshop presentation for me was the DynaClear screen. The Sony Dynaclear is a 80 inch portable screen featuring a special screen material that brings provides a very high contrast even in bright ambient light, so you get a great picture at any time of day or night. See a photo of the screen in action below.
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Posted on Sat, 31 Mar 2007 06:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr
Sony BRAVIA Internet Video Link
Sony announces BIVL (BRAVIA Internet Video Link).
If you buy on of the new Sony BRAVIA TVs that support BIVL you can skip the Apple TV and get the Internet Video Link device from Sony and slap it on the back of your BRAVIA TV/.
Sony's BIVL will enable access to Internet video programming, including high-definition content, from providers like AOL, Yahoo! and Grouper, as well as Sony Pictures Entertainment and Sony BMG Music. The Sony internet video streamer module also supports RSS feed reading.
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Posted on Tue, 27 Feb 2007 14:10:00 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr
New Sony BRAVIA KDL-46V3000 and KDL-40V3000 1080p HDTVs
Sony announces today all-in-all 7 new BRAVIA HDTVs. The most interesting ones are the new KDL-46V3000 and KDL-40V3000.
The 46 inch KDL-46V3000 and the 40 inch KDL-40V3000 are new entries in the BRAVIA V-Series with full HD resolution (1080p).
The new BRAVIA sets are compatible with the Internet Video Link module that allows you to download video content directly to your BRAVIA. Sony supports currently content including HD content from AOL, Yahoo! and Grouper, as well as Sony Pictures Entertainment and Sony BMG Music.
Also the new BRAVIA TVs feature the XBR media bar navigation known from the PS3 and PSP.
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Posted on Tue, 27 Feb 2007 12:00:00 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr
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