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Sony HX909’s 3D Tv
The last Sony TV we reviewed with superb picture quality was the ultra-expensive KDL-55XBR8 from 2008, which not coincidentally featured the company’s last example of a full-array local-dimming LED backlight. That TV’s spiritual successor, equipped with a similar backlight, is the ultra-expensive XBR-X909 series, but all told, its picture quality fares less favorably against the competition. It does deliver deliciously deep black levels, but they come with too many compromises, including issues with blooming and color accuracy, for a TV at this price level. If you extend your investment to include a pair or more of 3D glasses, an IR emitter, 3D content, and a device to play it, the Sony XBR-HX909 will deliver that third dimension to your brain. Many other 2010 TVs at this level are also 3D-compatible, and compared to the two we’ve tested, the HX909’s 3D image quality falls squarely in the middle. Its other notable attributes, including best-in-class design and oodles of streaming video, will appeal to many of the buyers able to afford it, but those seeking the best-available home theater picture quality will probably want to look else where. Read the rest of this entry »
Sharp Quattron 3D TV

Sharp first demonstrated its 3D TV prototypes back in January’s CES tradeshow in Las Vegas, but did not announce actual availability until now. Shipping to Japan are four of its latest Aquos HDTVs combining its proprietary Quatron LCD panel and 3D display technologies. The former introduces a discreet yellow element to the standard RGB (red, green and blue) primary hues, which Sharp claims will enhance color reproduction. The latter requires active shutter 3D goggles and sports auxiliary crosstalk reduction and 2D-to-3D conversion functions.
There’s also brief mention of a world’s first 3D-to-2D support via the goggles, though the Japanese press release translated by Google is hardly comprehensible. Other notable niceties include an elaborate 2.1-channel audio subsystem utilizing eight loudspeakers, USB storage-based video recorder, Wi-Fi upgradeability and a slew of Web services. Four models will be available in 40, 46, 52 and 60 inches, with no further information on availability and pricing outside of Japan.
Panasonic VIERA TX-P42S10B
Posted by admin in home theatre systems, lcd tv's on March 9, 2010

The coeval consumer electronics market brings various widgets with different intricate and more sophisticated technologies to the fore. The period when televisions are black squatty rectangular boxes and broadcast only a scanty number of programmes have gone by. A great deal of evolution has taken place that has made the devices the smart ones induced with web-integration. They have turned out to be intelligent gizmos that can communicate virtually to a transmitter. They are the sleekest and slim devices with rose black or wine red or indigo blue body color.
One such novel television model is the Panasonic VIERA TX-P42S10B 42” Plasma Television set. This is not an exception to the previous releases of Panasonic whose looks were not much appealing. This television features an ordinary and not much captivating lustrous black edge but this Full High Definition model renders impressive high clarity pictures. Several of its other cogent features include the solid effectual contrast of 2,000,000:1, a sub field Driving processing of 400Hz, Brilliant Frame Development and many more. All these contribute to the ability of this television to cater a miraculous video performance. This Panasonic Plasma television has a shortcoming that it lacks the free view tuner and comes without Neo PDP panels, which very well makes it decipherable that the brightness and energy efficiency are pretty less than those high-end plasma panels. This light-weight television has a perplexing display measuring 1029 mm x 704mm x334mm.The most captivating aspect of this television is its wicked black levels that is as consistent as those of the high-end LCD monitors.
The stupefying audio effect of this television is one of its greatest assets. The Panasonic Full HD Plasma Television has the most distinguishing feature compared to the mid-ranged flat screen televisions. It does not annoy the viewers with noise and is free from distortion even at the loudest volume. There are several appurtenances namely the 3 HDMI inputs, complex video connection, camera slot, video connection, PC Input, Secure Digital image slot and the VIERA image viewer. All these add-ons overweigh its comparatively weaker performance. This decent plasma television gives excellent vision when mounted in a viewing space that is dim-lit.
