Tuesday, January 30, 2007
100hz Sony BRAVIA LCDs in the distant future: Sony's 2007 range
I think this is the first site to break this news (yay), so feast your eyes. An anonymous source tells me that Sony Europe's 2007 range of LCDs should be hitting stores in July. The S and V-Series are confirmed to be getting an update (these will probably be the S3000 and V3000 series respectively), and news has already surfaced regarding an update to the premium X-Series (which will feature 3 HDMI inputs, support for xvYCC colour, Sony's DRC-MFv2.5 detail enhancing chip, and perhaps also 1080p/24 support).
Also interesting is the fact that a T-Series is planned, which will be exclusive to Sony Centre stores in the UK. This is certainly an interesting concept. I'd speculate that the T-Series will take an existing design, make it more aesthetically appealing, and perhaps add a special feature or two. But hey, that's just my guess, we'll see later this year.
Apparently, either the entire LCD range - or perhaps only selected models, it wasn't made clear - will feature 100hz technology, which is an interesting way of tricking the human eye into perceiving better defined motion that you can read more about on BEHardware.com.
It's interesting to note that the later-on-in-Summer release date is in line with previous years. I can only assume that the April/May 2006 releases of the S2000 and V2000 models were to get HDTVs out in time for the European World Cup.
Anyway, for those who can't wait until later on in the year for their LCD fun, you should take a read of my review of the Sony KDL-40W2000, arguably the finest 1080p LCD TV available today.
Posted at 9:47 PM
