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The Good, the Bad and the Sexy – Sony BRAVIA XBR10

Sony BRAVIAIf you think your next door neighbor is hot, then you haven’t seen the latest addition to Sony’s ultra thin BRAVIA LCD HDTV series yet. The new Sony BRAVIA XBR10 features a slim and thin design sizzling enough to melt ice in the dead of winter. The XBR10 sports an advanced edge-lit LED backlight and a whooping contrast ratio of more than 1,000,000:1 resulting in vibrant and jaw dropping display.

Not only that, this LCD HDTV uses the new Sony Motionflow 240Hz technology which has 4x the frame rate of regular LCD TV’s and adds interpolating three new frames. We are talking about stunning details and unprecedented natural fluid motion.
BRAVIA XBR10
This new addition to BRAVIA family has some cool trick into its sleeves; it works with full 1080p High Definition wireless transmission from another media box through its integrated receiver. The cool trick allows source multimedia components to be neatly hidden without clutter for a cleaner look. This entertainment gadget supports Ethernet connection for direct Sony BRAVIA Internet Video access thus giving customers more entertainment and multimedia content. The connectivity allows access to a range of movies, shows, events, music and other online content from affiliated partners like Amazon Video on Demand, YouTube, Slacker Internet Radio and soon- Netflix. There is also the cool BRAVIA Internet Widget on screen application which can be personalized to display additional information like the weather and stock market.

The Sony BRAVIA XBR10 has a whole lot more to offer including other Sony BRAVIA KDL series here.

The NEC CRV43 Gives a New Meaning to the Word “Flatscreen”

NEC 43-incg monitor

NEC has given a new meaning to the word “flatscreen” with the launching of the CRV43. See that? First spotted at CES in January 2008 and again on video in 2009, this 42.8-inch monitor delivers an immersive and unmatched viewing experience. It is the perfect display for those applications requiring lightning-fast response time, much wider field of view, greater dynamic range and wide color gamut.

Boasting a unique curved design that’s sure to immerse you more than a standard two display setup, this beauty features a 2880 x 900 double WXGA resolution and a 3.2:1 aspect ratio. It also has a 12-bit color depth, as opposed to the 6 or 8 bit color depth from most monitors. The contrast ratio is 10,000:1, and as for ports, it has HDMI 1.3 and single link DVI-D inputs, as well as one 2.0 USB connectivity, not to mention the front panel controls.

This monitor gives you the assurance that you have the most brilliant monitor in the neighborhood. And according to NEC, they have “seamlessly blended” four panels for a “unique adaptation of DLP technology”. The panel allow for a response time of <0.02 milliseconds. Now for the sad fact, it’ll cost you $7,999. Yes, it is wildly expensive, which just means that you’ll see it in trendy shops, web design firms, and hedge funds all over the place. You can also find LCD monitors here.

Industry Leading Toshiba REGZA ZV650 and SV670 HDTVs

regzaToshiba announced its first line of LED TVs way back in January during CES 2009. True enough, the REGZA SV670 LED TV is already available in the market along with the REGZA ZV650 LCD TV.

Both HDTVs possess  pioneering technologies that Toshiba has developed that made it the leading LCD TV manufacturer in America with its 11.4% market share in April 2009. The developments that these premium REGZA TV have are FocaLight LED Backlight with Local Dimming for best picture contrast, ClearScan 240 motion enhancement with Backlight Scanning for highest picture clarity even for fast moving objects, enhanced REGZA Engine with PixelPure 5G 14-bit video processing, Resolution+ super resolution technology, and AutoView histogram controlled automatic picture adjustment.

Connectivity is also an advantage with these HDTVs since they have a USB port, SD card Slot, 4 HDMI inputs with InstaPort and REGZA-LINK, IR Pass-Through Port, and high-resolution PC input. These variety of inputs allow the REGZA HDTVs to be versatile and suited for any use either for watching cinema-like quality movies or for computer use.

As what the PR manager of Toshiba said why they are the pioneering brand for LED TV, “We didn’t just make LED TV; we innovated by utilizing superior Local Dimming. We didn’t just utilize higher frame rates; we innovated by adding new Backlight Scanning Technology. We didn’t just wrap everything in high-gloss black; we innovated by creating the stunning new Deep Lagoon Design with Infinity Flush Front. The new REGZA is more than our dealers and consumers expected, and the response has been nothing short of amazing.”

Both the REGZA ZV650 and SV670 are already available at Amazon. Expect the REGZA VX648 Cinema Series LCD TV to be available in August of this year.

OLED Ultra-Thin Televison & Monitor by Sony

We have all seen how thin LED, LCD, and plasma monitors and televisions have gotten, but wait till you see what Sony has introduced. The new OLED (organic light-emitting diode) ultra thin monitor, it has better contrast, picture quality, and is only 0.01 inches thick. It now holds the title “world’s thinnest television”.

The OLED panel has a resolution of 960 x 540; it is energy efficient and shows fast-moving images with crisp colorful quality. It is the new wave of thin monitors, in a plasma and LCD market that is valued over $82 billion dollars it has to be good to compete.

The challenge with the OLED is the size; the larger panels have proven to be more difficult to create. In today’s society we have plasma TVs as large as 103 square inches, and LCD TVs 40-50 inches. Size matters in our community and all though the OLED is better it currently isn’t bigger. Sony is confident that they will be able to make them larger in the future that the OLED will take over as the leading monitor for just about everything.

Currently the cost is around $1600 to $2000 for an 11 inch panel. It has the life span of about 30,000 hours, which is only about half of an LCD TV, but is enough for about 8 hours a day for ten years. Sonny predicts 2,000 unit sales per month, which is nothing compared to their 10 million unit production of LCD TVs.

The possibilities that an ultra thin monitor like the OLED has are not being overlooked. The medical field, the military and even large businesses have found very practical and necessary uses for this innovation. It can create space like the other thin monitors but is easier to conceal. OLED may replace plasma and LCD in the future, with its eco-friendlyness if Sony can overcome the challenges.