Sony's Bravia F-series is no wallflower
Sony Japan just announced their Bravia F-series of thin LCDs. We're talking 46-inches with just 7.4-cm of non-protruding, wall-mountable goodness when these go live in Japan on March 25th. Available in 1080p resolution ¥400,000 (about $3,700) 46-inch and ¥290,000 ($2,685) 40-inch configurations or a ¥200,000 ($1,852) 32-inch model offering 1,366 x 768 pixel resolution. Each set features Sony's 120Hz Motion Flow tech, a 3,000:1 contrast ratio, 24p True Cinema mode, Bravia Sync HDMI control, Bravia Engine 2 processing, and a bevy of jacks including 3x HDMI, 2x S-Video, 3x composite and yes, Ethernet. Sony's 2.4GHz Bravia Link remote allows the controller to be used without pointing it directly at the set. More Sony sets on the way in a few.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Jove @ Feb 21st 2008 4:38AM
i would take the base n redesign it but everything else looks perfect. i hope no fanatic will come yell the usual 'drm!' and all this anti sony crap cuz damn, its getting old.
Loban @ Feb 21st 2008 10:21AM
I'd rather have one of the 1-inch thick Plasmas Panasonic showed off at this year's CES. A 3000:1 contrast ratio is pretty poor.
And has anyone used a modern IR remote these days? You don't really have to point them directly at the set anymore. I can point my remote at any part of the room, even behind me, and it works just fine.
joe @ Feb 21st 2008 2:20PM
Sony usually give a realistic contrast measurement on the Bravia displays.
3000:1 is better than the theatrical DLP projectors used in movies theatres. That is for non-dynamic simultaneous contrast on a checkerboard pattern.
Number that are better than that are always suspect by me. Displays all have there own amount of internal reelections. That means a bright white spot will spread into dark areas reducing contrast ratios.
The Bravias *usually* use the harder to do good in realistic measurements.