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Not content to leave its recently-announced V4500 LCDs to fend for itself in the European market, Sony has brought backup in the order of the X4500 and W4500 Bravia models. The X4500 sequence is accessible in 40-, 46- and 55-inch sizes and characteristics a “floating” design which might compliment the optional colored speaker covers fairly nicely, thank you. Meh — we are myself more and more enthusiastic on the locally-dimming LED backlight, DLNA substantiation and the sheer large amount of of speakers packed to the cabinet (eight on the 55-inch model, six on the tinier ones). We’re too odd to see Sony’s “IB Reduction” in effect, combined amidst interlaced backlight dimming who promises to decrease motion blur without introducing flicker. The W4500 chain appears similar to a modest phase decreased the Bravia ladder and is out there in 40-, 46- and 52-inch sizes. The W4500 string as well has DLNA and LED backlighting in IB Reduction, but no talk about of local-dimming.

EDIT: The W4500 examples do not undergo an LED backlight.
Ultimate picture quality. Ultimate looks.
Introducing the economy of the art BRAVIA™ X4500 and W4500 series

Aug 12, 2008

BRAVIA™ X4500 series
* Full HD 1080p
* Graceful floating design amid translucent frame
* Best-ever clarity, colour, contrast and definition among BRAVIA™ ENGINE 2 PRO
* Rich, deep colours, astronomical contrast and come down electricity consumption based on what i read in new RGB Dynamic LED backlight (46, 55-inch)
* Smoother, brighter fast-moving action surrounded by Motionflow PRO100Hz technology (46, 55-inch)
* Enjoy digital music and photos according to networked DLNA devices

BRAVIA™ W4500 series
* Full HD 1080p
* Innovative styling inspired by new ‘draw the LINE’ design concept
* Superb clarity, colour and contrast investing in BRAVIA™ ENGINE 2
* Smoother, better fast-moving action thanks to Motionflow 100Hz amidst Image Blur Reduction technology
* Enjoy digital music and photos based on what i read in networked DLNA devices

12th August 2008 - Whether you are to the newest movies on Blu-ray™ Disc, nail-biting PLAYSTATION®3 games or sparkling HD broadcasts, there is a mouthwatering opportunity of BRAVIA™ televisions for major viewers who clamor the closing entertainment experience.

“The quality blend of advanced technology and most major design of both the BRAVIA™ X4500 and slim speaker systems, instigate this lendees can now view crystal-clear images in on atmospheric sound without compromising on the seem and feel of this home”, explained George Damigos, General Manager, Marketing, TV Marketing Europe.

“Together surrounded by the feature-packed W4500 series, these kinds of two new BRAVIA™ price points serve the ensured peak of Sony innovation in bringing you the best-looking pictures and an unmatched housing theatre experience.”

BRAVIA™ X4500 series: the exceptionally persist word for critical real estate theatre fans

The stunning flagship of the BRAVIA™ range, the top-of-the-range X4500 string represents the really endure word in unmatched picture worth and breathtaking design.

Available in 3 rating sizes (40-inch, 46-inch, 55-inch), it is packed in on state-of-the-art Sony technologies to deliver Full HD 1080p pictures and dynamic sound who effortlessly surpass everything you have observed before. With no lessened as opposed to 4x HDMI ports for connection investing in a wide array of HD sources, the X4500 string is the closing option for discerning structure cinema enthusiasts who clamor an uncompromised theatrical experience.

Thanks to a valuable new ‘floating’ design, the exquisite seems of the X4500 chain are guarded to take over your service before the TV is significantly turned on. In addition to the handed out sterling silver speaker covers, there is a opportunity of optional speaker covers (Ruby Red or Obsidian Black), permitting for you customise the X4500 string to complement and develop your customized leading space.

To get the ensured highest quality out of your favourite movies, TV broadcasts and games, Sony’s new BRAVIA™ ENGINE 2 PRO filters, cleans and optimises image information before it is displayed on the Full HD 1080p LCD panel. As perfectly as falling picture noise, currently powerful processor widens colour span and smooths motion additonally increasing contrast for deep, cinematic blacks.

For incredible consequences through any picture source desire DVD, the latest-generation DRC (Digital Reality Creation) 3.0 shoots up the resolution employing advanced up-conversion-technology to stream a Full HD 1080p picture. This ensures detail-packed images overly take comprehensive advantage of the highly detailed 1920×1080 panel.

A real cinematic suffer in your own residence demands rich colours and true, deep blacks. For the above all second ever, 46-inch and 55-inch X4500 sequence cases feature an energy-efficient RGB Dynamic LED backlight the current momentarily dims in dark the public of the picture, falling indistinct leakage for boosted contrast and deeper blacks. Clusters of red, purple and green LEDs submit a wider palette of colours as opposed to average grey LED backlights. The result is stunning reproduction of Blu-ray Disc™, DVD and TV broadcast sources, only as the director intended.

46- and 55-inch examples excel amid smooth, lifelike reproduction of sports and a good deal more fast-moving action. Motionflow PRO 100Hz technology intelligently creates surplus frames, putting in them to the hint at and doubling the displayed frame rate. In addition, ‘backlight blinking’ successively switches off horizontal backlight characteristics of the frame investing in every frame. This substantially comes down picture blur without the fatiguing ‘flicker’ affect of average brown frame insertion systems. The 40-inch display size ideal furthermore characteristics new IB Reduction. This ‘cleans’ previous frames before new frame insertion for a more clever image that much amidst decreased motion blur.

Along amidst the W4500 series, the X4500 line is the initial BRAVIA™ television such a connects seamlessly in on opposite networked devices via DLNA in your home. It’s easy to access, share and enjoy digital photos and music in on a good amount of certified devices almost the piece of real estate – fancy VAIO Blu-ray Disc™ PCs and !no! compatible media devices.

You can in addition view your pictures by putting in a USB Memory stick to the USB include on the half of the TV or by directly connecting your Cyber-shot™ or further digital cameras to your BRAVIA™. Enjoying your detail-packed photos in Picture Frame Mode on a 40 inch or a good deal perfect score is planning to bid your memories returning to life.

The final BRAVIA™ entertainment suffer is wound up by an innovative audio process providing 6 chief speakers and 2 woofer speakers on the 55X4500 and 4 primary and 2 woofer speakers on 40X4500 / 46X4500.

Surround effects can be optimised for sports, make a home music concerts or movies, or customised for maximum enjoyment of any sort of programme. The combination of the ultra-thin order investing in the largest technology of the finger speaker and make it easier for woofer produces a really crisp sound grade without fluctuating the style and design of the TV1.

BRAVIA™ W4500 series: exciting images surrounded by any HD source

Whether you are to sports, gaming or whole TV viewing, the BRAVIA™ W4500 sequence delivers extraordinary picture and sound superiority to get the essentially top out of your favourite HD sources.

Available in 3 rating sizes (40-inch, 46-inch, 52-inch), the set characteristics effortlessly new seems inspired by Sony’s audacious ‘Draw the Line’ design concept. Sharing the majority of of the same picture ideas as its X4500 sibling, the BRAVIA™ W4500 chain is packed investing in present Sony technology for the best-looking Full HD pictures you have regularly seen.

BRAVIA™ ENGINE 2 processing guarantees sharp clarity, colour, contrast and definition, additonally Motionflow 100Hz technology carries on fast-moving action crisp and clear. In addition, new IB Reduction ‘cleans’ first frames before new frame insertion for a more intelligent image amidst ebbed blur.

The W4500 chain moreover lets you enjoy multimedia content of a good amount of devices on your residential structure network too validation the DLNA standard.

We’re going through a hard instant buying stoked around the entire 16:9 trend: the industry adoption sum and shopper embrace is uncannily similar to 16:10, that leads us fear particular would&wshyp;be heretofore unknown aspect ratio this can hit the scene in a few ages and attractiveness cash directly out of our wallets for unneeded upgrades. Phew, it was favorably to get the present off our chest. All of this naturally does not unkind we will not be severly jealous as Asia, Europe and Latin America get to eat up these types of new 18.5-inch 16:9 LCDs of BenQ, the high-end E900HD (pictured) and the straightforward G900HD, additonally us North Americans suffer to sit on hand staring at our way-too-tall LCDs. BenQ as well snubbed us on which 21.5-inch E2200HDA, so we are commencing to come to find a penchant here. These new says run a 1366 x 768 resolution, and feature an energy-saving backlight system, 10:000:1 dynamic ratios, 5ms response times, additonally the E900HD propositions aesthetic improvements, speakers and a headphone jack. No market values recently yet, but such when and if be out their month.

Rolling around jacking up innocents and tossing Molotov cocktails is pretty enthralling on your vanilla 46-inch HDTV, but can you even imagine the rush of swiping a hot dog, burning out in someone else’s whip and then snagging a new pair of kicks on this? Researchers (and gamers, obviously) down at UC San Diego have re-engineered their middleware to enable such masterpieces as this to be played on the big monolithic HIPerSpace screen, and needless to say, we can’t imagine much real work getting done with this new functionality coming to light. Head on down to the gallery to see what you’re missing — science, research and 4.0 GPAs are such beautiful things.

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Interestingly enough, the last time we heard the phrase “High Bright,” Runco was showcasing a prototype set meant to work and play in the great outdoors. Now, however, Samsung’s looking to one-up that endeavor by actually shipping a High Bright DID panel later this month. The 46-inch unit is said to posses 1,500 nits of brightness, a contrast ratio of 3,000:1, 16.7 million colors, 178-degree viewing angles and a screen resolution of 1,366 x 768 pixels. Sammy claims that it’s around three times brighter than a typical LCD TV, and aside from remaining visible outside (you know, for pool parties and digital signage applications), it was designed to be tiled together to create “video walls.” No word on what sets these panels will find their way into, but we wouldn’t count on ‘em coming cheap.

[Via SlashGear]

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Maybe our math is off, but we’re fairly certain 44.7-millimeters equates to around 1.76-inches. Strangely enough, LG is claiming that its Scarlet 42LG61 is actually the world’s thinnest LCD HDTV, and we all know Hitachi’s definitively thinner 1.5-inch family just started shipping to US consumers last week. Of course, maybe it just meant the slimmest it has ever produced, but we digress. The set is apparently loose in South Korea, featuring a 1080p panel, 120Hz technology, a 600,000:1 contrast ratio and four HDMI ports. Granted, the previously veiled set won’t run you cheap, as you’ll walk away ₩2.5 million ($2,427) poorer should you choose to take one home.

[Via AVing]

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Never one to skimp on a product launch, Acer has once again gone all out with its latest batch of monitors, with this one consisting of no less than eleven new LCDs that fall into two different product lines. On the lower-end of the lot, you can look forward to 17- and 19-inch 4:3 displays (model numbers V173 and V193), and 19-, 22-, and 24-inch 16:10 displays (V193W, V223W, and V243W) in the company’s Value series line, each of which apparently boast 5 ms response times, 2,000:1 or 3,000:1 contrast ratios, VGA and DVI (with HDCP) ports, and presumably all the usual resolutions for their respective sizes. Moving on up a bit, the Business series models add a “stylish and elegant black bezel and base,” and again come in 17- and 19-inch 4:3 models (B173 and B193), as well as 19-, 20-, 22-, and 24-inch models (B193W, B203W, B223W, and B243W), with each apparently otherwise boasting the same specs as the Value series models. From the looks of it, you can get your hands on any one of ‘em right now, with prices ranging from a mere $185 (list price) to $399 for the top-end Business series model.

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Look out world, er, Europe, as Sony is debuting a new trio of LCD HDTVs in your neck of the woods. The BRAVIA V4500 line consists of a 26-, 32- and 37-inch model, each of which posses a WXGA (1,360 x 768) panel and the company’s own BRAVIA ENGINE 2 technology. You’ll also find a 33,000:1 contrast ratio on the smaller two, and the whole lot packs 178-degree viewing angles, BRAVIA Sync and a built-in HD tuner for snagging DVB-T / DVB-C signals where available. There’s also the Picture Frame Mode for turning your set into a digital art canvas (USB port included for image viewing), and the three HDMI inputs ensure that your PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and hacked up Atari Jaguar won’t be fighting for sockets. Unfortunately, mum’s the word on a price / release date.

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The rumors were true: Samsung and Sony have agreed to extend their S-LCD partnership in a $1.8B 8th-gen facility. The second 8th-gen facility — dubbed 8-2 — will begin pumping out glass from the South Korean city of Tangjeong in Q2 2009 in sheets up to 220cm x 250cm. 51% of the panels manufactured belong to Sammy while the rest go to Sony. Of course, Sony is also shacking up with Sharp on a $3.5B LCD plant in Japan ready to swing into production sometime in 2010. Oh Sony, you naughty, naughty minx.

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Pioneer and Matsushita (Panasonic) have finally hammered out the basics of a deal that will allow the latter to supply panels for future Kuro plasma displays, and plasma HDTV fans to breathe easy again. Pending a final agreement in May, dollars and cents remain undisclosed, but we can expect a fusion of Panasonic’s current “Neo PDP” technology from its Viera line when they begin production May 2009 in Amagasaki before hitting shelves in the fall. Kuro will still be maintained as a premium brand (with a premium price) with different image processing, while both companies plan to keep working together on reducing power consumption and the infinite black level plasma. Pioneer still plans future Kuro LCD HDTVs based on panels from Sharp,but it’ll also apparently have access to IPS technology from Panasonic’s tie-up with Canon and Hitachi. See? We told you it’d be okay.
[Via AV Watch]

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Following up on the DAPs and BD-Live announcements, Samsung’s seen fit to attach prices to its 750 series of LCD HDTVs and their “Touch of Color” frames. At the top end, the 750 ranges from 39.9- to 52-inch sizes, all with 1080p, 50,000:1 dynamic contrast ratio, DLNA network access and 120Hz motion processing for $2,599 - $3,499 when they hit shelves in May. The 650s are already on shelves with 720p or 1080p variations from 19- 52-inch variations, sans-DLNA, but all models include Samsung’s Infolink RSS service for news direct to your flat screen. Don’t have Ethernet in your TV room? The Wireless LinkStick enables either series to pull down news without those pesky physical connections for $34.99. Probably not worth rioting over, but check the read link for complete specs and prices.

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