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deal of the week: get a free sony bravia 19″ lcd with your 46″ lcd hdtv purchase

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I just came across this amazing deal today. Dell is offering a 46-inch Sony Bravia TV for just $1299 with a special bonus – the set comes with a free 19-inch HDTV just for good measure.

For just $1299, you’ll get a good deal on the 46-inch Sony Bravia KDL-46S4100, plus you’ll get the 19-inch…

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April 15th, 2009 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: home entertainment technology

i like girls jumping on trampolines: future sony bravia tvs could suggest shows

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Sounds like a mere glimpse of the future, but if today’s iPods can make playlists on the fly, then there’s no reason why TVs can’t suggest shows for viewers. Pocket-lint reports that Sony will incorporate a “service” – currently called Neon – on forthcoming Bravia TVs that will be able to recommend shows based on a…

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March 14th, 2009 comments stumble it! digg it! author: lambert v.

filed under: future tech home entertainment interactive media players strange + wonderful technology

sony releases three dvd home theater systems: can you spot the differences?

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Sony unveiled three new “DVD-integrated home theater solutions” this week, the DAV-HDX587WC, the DAV-HDX589W and the DAV-HDX285. No, I did not make those names up. Now I’m sitting here, going back and forth between the 587WC’s and the 589W’s product spec sheets, truly, deeply, sincerely wishing that I made this mess up, because for the…

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March 5th, 2009 comments stumble it! digg it! author: lambert v.

filed under: audio home entertainment media players technology

sony bravia vpl-vw200 sxrd projector coming this fall

Sony Bravia VPL-VW200 Projector

Fans of Sony’s SXRD line of projectors, start getting your checkbooks ready. The latest entry in Sony’s line of high-quality front projectors has emerged and it’s looking pretty badass.

The Bravia VPL-VW200 is the top-of-the-line successor to Sony’s flagship VPL-VW100 projector. The new model improves upon the old by new 1080p SXRD panels that can…

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September 5th, 2007 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: home entertainment video

sony bravia gets new 40, 46 and 52-inch displays

Sony BRAVIA W5000 Series Displays

Sony Japan has just announced a number of new flat-panel LCD televisions in the BRAVIA line. The W5000, V5000 and V3000 series come in sizes ranging from 40 to 52 inches.

All of the models feature a full HD 1080p 10-bit LCD panel. However, the W5000 series gets a wide gamut backlight, x.v.YCC color, and…

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August 29th, 2007 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: home entertainment video

sony sxrd displays slim down, get major upgrades

Sony KDS-Z70XBR5 SXRD Television

I’m a big fan of Sony’s SXRD display technology, with its excellent contrast and fine (virtually invisible) pixel structure, and I’m really excited to hear about these new models.

Sony’s new A3000 series features three new displays, a 50-inch (KDS-50A3000), a 55-inch (KDS-55A3000) and a 60-inch (KDS-60A3000). These models are about 20 percent slimmer than…

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June 6th, 2007 comments (1) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: home entertainment

sony tdm-nc1 music cube for bravia systems

Sony TDM-NC1 Media Streamer

Sony has introduced the latest in their Digital Media Port line of accessories for their Bravia audio systems, the TDM-NC1.
The $199 device lets you wirelessly stream music (ATRAC, AAC and WMA formats) from your PC to your Bravia home entertainment system (assuming you have one of the models with Sony’s proprietary Digital Media Port.)…

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April 4th, 2007 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: home entertainment media players

sony vpl-aw10 and vpl-aw15 projectors from $1000

Sony VPL-AW15 Bravia Projector

Sony today announced a new series of agressively-priced LCD front projectors, the Bravia VPL-AW10 ($1000 MSRP) and VPL-AW15 ($1300 MSRP).

Both projectors feature a widescreen 3-LCD panel with 720p native resolution, and a bright 165-watt UHP lamp. They both include versions of Sony’s well-reviewed advanced iris system, providing the AW10 with a 6000:1 contrast ratio…

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March 28th, 2007 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: home entertainment video

sony 70-inch kdl-70xbr3: the $33,000 lcd tv

Sony KDL-70XBR3 70-inch Bravia LCD Television

I’ve been a big fan of Sony’s BRAVIA LCD flat panel sets for quite some time. Now, so long as your bank account can take it, you can have the cream of the crop with their new 70-inch Bravia television, the KDL-70XBR3.

So what makes this television so special, and why would you want to…

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January 7th, 2007 comments (2) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: video

sony bravia 1080p 46-inch lcd hdtv now shipping

Sony KDL-46XBR3 LCD TV

Sony has begun shipping their new 46-inch BRAVIA XBR LCD Flat Panel HDTV.

The Sony KDL-46XBR3 features all the bells and whistles you’d expect from a top-notch display. The panel features full 1080p (1920×1080) native resolution and three 1080p HDMI inputs (two on the back, one on the front). The set is also equipped with…

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October 18th, 2006 comments (2) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: video

250,000 superballs dropped for sony commercial

Sony Bravia Superballs

This may be old news, but since I never saw this commercial, I figured that some of you might not have either. The commercial is for Sony’s BRAVIA line of TVs and features a drop of over 250,000 multi-colored superballs down the streets of San Francisco.

And no, this wasn’t done with computer animation. Danish…

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October 14th, 2006 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: strange + wonderful