Sony’s Top Rated Televisions
Sony is widely recognized as the gold standard when it comes to quality, in television features guides. Their technology does what it says it will, the sets don’t break and generally don’t have bugs, the construction is solid and stands the test of time, etc. However, there are also a lot of people that say that you can just as enjoyable a television viewing experience at a much lower price! Here we check out what needs a Sony television meets, look at Sony television reviews and have an in-depth look at some of their best selling LCD television models.
Sony – A household name
Sony as a company is seen as an innovator and a standard-setter. They created Sony’s first hardware device in 1950, and marketing ingenuity of the founders helped make them a household name as much as the quality of their products. Have a look around on the forums and you’ll often find that people go with Sony when they want quality assurance and longevity, but are not necessarily looking for the cheapest priced model with certain features.
Common Sony features
Every LCD television brand has its own marketing lingo for the technology that has been developed in the industry as a whole. For Sony, here is some of the marketing speak you might see, and it’s real-world meaning:
- Picture in Picture, Picture and Picture: Watch two programs side by side, or with one in a smaller box inside the other
- Motionflow: a technology to reduce edge blur, similar to Motion Advanced in Samsung models. Especially useful for sports-lovers and those who play games on their LCD television.
- Live Colour Creation: A method of increasing the saturation of colours on screen to produce a more vivid picture
- Mpeg noise reduction: Better picture quality when watching mpeg movies, good for those who like to connect their computer to their LCD television
Sony has spent a lot of time working on their sound technology, and have trademarked quite a few terms for the way they do things. For people that don’t own a separate sound system, this is good news – the sound quality will match your awesome picture quality. You have several sound modes and surround modes, can enable voice zoom, and there is a twin 10W audio output engine, where many LCD televisions have a single 10W output power.
Popular Sony LCD television models
SONY LCD TV 22INCH/56CM(KDL22S5700S) – $ 763.00
One of the most budget-friendly ways to enjoy Sony quality is in the smaller sizes. This 22 inch model has the same attention to detail in the manufacturing process, but a shorter list of features – no ultra-high resolution, no additional colour, contrast and motion technicalities. However, you can still Bravia sync, still get the great audio, and have things like PIP/PAP. This model has great power consumption.
SONY LCD TV 40INCH/100CM (KDL40Z5500)FREE PS2 PROMO* – $ 1,975.00
You don’t have to look far to find cheaper models for the same size as this LCD television – yet Sony television reviews rate it consistently as excellent. The list of features with this TV is to big to go through here – all of the technologies covered in the introduction are included, plus many more. These models are extremely future-ready – with the LCD television market looking increasingly to interact with computers, these Sony LCD televisions have HDMI, USB, Ethernet and HD15 PC input connections, among others. The Motionflow processor is a 200Hz, compared to other brands’ 100Hz standard processor.
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