New Sony Bravias on the way
The
best time of the year is almost here. Christmas and Superbowl has nothing on new TV season. Samsung already announced
their new LED DLPs and Sony is next
with not only new models, but also, new
series in their Bravia line.The new models and line draws upon the success of Sony's current Bravia offerings. They trimmed up the bezel, added features, and lowered the price. The S series has a ATSC tuner, light sensing backlighting, 1-bit video processor, and a space saving design with speakers on the bottom. The 46-inch MSRPs at $4,499, 40-inch $2,999, 32-inch $1,999, and the 26-inch at $1,499.
The U series has the same picture quality but lacks consumer level features, like an ATSC and the light sensing backlighting. These guys are a bit cheaper because of the missing features. The 40-inch MSRPs at $2,799, and the 32-inch at $1,699.
Sony has all these models up on their website with a auto notify option of when they will be available to pre-order.
If this is a sign of the times, we are going to see a lot of LCDs this year.
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Mr Money @ Jan 17th 2006 11:56AM
Is this the same range that is avaliable in the U.K.? Apart from the U.S. tuners?
AMB @ Jan 17th 2006 5:54PM
doesn't look like any of these are 1080p, so what's the point?
Obscene Truth @ Jan 17th 2006 5:56PM
Heck yea! These are some great TV's, I will probably be picking up the 26 incher during the fall
dave @ Jan 18th 2006 12:37AM
They're not 1080p, so what's the point you ask? Tell me, how much 1080p content is available right now? Hardly any. How much 720p and 1080i content is there? Certainly quite a bit more.
These sets will do just fine. When 1080p happens with HD-DVD and Blu-Ray, I'm sure players will be perfectly capable of scaling down content for existing sets.
Caeser @ Jan 18th 2006 12:10PM
These aren't the Bravias (XBR) you're looking for...
Weevil @ Feb 3rd 2006 12:19PM
What is the difference between the Bravia XBR and the new Bravia "S" series? Is the newer line better? I would hope newer designs are more advanced. Does anyone know?