Sony Bravia LCD TV KDL32W550 0U Model Cutting Edge Technology
Sony Bravia sets have a very good reputation as far as TV’s go and the Sony KDL32W550 0U is the latest model in this range. This is a top-of-the range TV with a standard 1920x1080p Full HD panel. The “W” series was the first of these to employ this technology.
It is a LCD TV, what else? And for this type of technology the price is excellent; the KDL32W550 0U has a USB port, and Ethernet jack for Applicast which allows the TV to be connected to the internet with full browsing features. The USB can handle all kinds of music, video and photo files and with 4 HDMI inputs you have pretty much got every base covered.
Technology used includes 100Hz Motionflow and of course the Bravia engine image processing. Retailers are stocking these KDL32W550 0U TV’s at reasonable pricing and this is one of the more attractive aspects of buying this technologically advanced TV.
The KDL32W550 0U consists of a 32″ screen although it does not look as large as this because of the attractive glossy black bezel which frames it. They come packed with a protective film over all the parts which may get scratched. So one has to assume that these parts should be kept well protected! But this is the way of the world, even out cell phones come with these protective coverings and they get scratched eventually with use.
The KDL32W550 0U is definitely a compact unit so it is ideal if you don’t want a television to dominate the room. Let’s face it, most of us girls don’t want the kind of TV that does this. We want something that looks good and serves its specific purpose. I have read reviews that say the Sony 32E5500 looks better but I really don’t believe this is true.
Most of the menus on Sony Tv sets are of the “Wega Gate” variety, the KDL32W550 0U differs in that the menu is represented by icons. These closely resemble the icons used by the Playstation 3. It is a far more inventive user interface, I like it but others may disagree and might prefer the more traditional type of menu with a faster response time.
It may take you time to get use to the menu, but at least you will have fun messing around. If you are technologically inclined, you won’t have issues but the older generation may not know what the hang is going on when they try to tv set the contrast on the KDL32W550 0U. I would not hand this remote over to my 75 year old father to use. Hide it under the cushions in the couch and pretend you have lost it.
The KDL32W550 0U has a great video processor, and to be honest that is about all I really need to know. If you want more technical product information, you should be reading the specs elsewhere. I am a television user, not a designer, all I look for is a great picture and good looks. As long as I can watch videos and DVD’s I am happy.
The Sony Bravia KDL32W550 0U is a great top of the range Sony model, it works perfectly with my decor and was exactly the right price for me. It blends well with my modern/art deco style furniture, and fits beautifully into the corner that has been awaiting its arrival.
Sony Ericsson Satio Enhanced with TFT Touchscreen
Social networking connects an individual to other individuals around him. In this age of globalization, everybody wants to make friends belonging to various nations and communities. Today we find mobile phones enhanced with social networking websites. But the one with large TFT display screen will give you the best view.
The Sony Ericsson Satio is enhanced with TFT touchscreen, 16M colours and it size measures 360 x 640 pixels, 3.5 inches. This phone lets users watch entertainment videos on YouTube. If you are in a group of friends and suddenly remember of the recently watched video, then you can let your friends watch the same on the Satio. Everyday around the world people upload new videos and you can watch them from anywhere.
Want to transfer the video content to one of your friends, then you can make use of the Bluetooth technology. Just reach to the location of Bluetooth applications and transfer the video data to another Bluetooth compatible phone. If there’s a fair taking place in your locality then you can also do video recording of beautiful ambience with its 12 Mega pixel camera which offers an image resolution of 4000 x 3000 pixels. Effective tools like ‘Autofocus’ and ‘Xenon Flash’ help you in taking beautiful images. After recording the video you can upload it on ‘YouTube’ and let the world know how good you are in capturing the world around you.
The Sony Ericsson Satio also makes gamers happy as it lets them play 3D games. It is known to most of the gamers that 3D games are characterized by enriched graphic colour. Download all the 3D games from the Internet and play them to activate the nerves of your brains. Apply for a mobile phone deal which lets you take the Sony Ericsson Satio at an incredible price. Keep yourself updated with the latest 3D games and videos on YouTube. No need to carry the laptop for accessing YouTube only if you have the Satio. Always bond with the best product and the Satio is internationally acclaimed.
Sony Plans on Selling 3D Televisions Globally
Sony is announcing that it plans to sell 3D televisions globally. 3D industry has so far focused mainly on cinemas. British Sky Broadcasting has said it would introduce a 3D satellite channel in the UK next year, but it had been unclear whether there would be equipment available to view it on. Since Sony has decided to throw its weight behind the technology, 3D will definitely get a more faster growth and wider application.
Speaking at the IFA technology trade show in Berlin, Sir Howard Stringer, Sony chief executive, will announce plans not only to sell 3D Bravia television sets, but to make Sony’s Vaio laptop computers, PlayStation3 games consoles and Blu-Ray disc players compatible with the technology.
3D TV Arriving Get a Cinema in Your Home!
There are several types of 3D technology. Sony has opted for “active shutter” technology, using electronic glasses containing tiny shutters that open and close rapidly in synch with the television image to create a 3D impression.
Mr Stringer is expected to tell the audience: “Today, 3D is clearly on its way to the mass market through technology, distribution and content.As with high definition a few years back, there are a variety of issues yet to be addressed. But the 3D train is on the track, and we at Sony are ready to drive it home.”
Yes, the 3D technology is not mature yet. There hasn’t been an offcial 3D standard in the consumer electronics industry. This would pose the risk of a format war akin to that between VHS and Betamax or the Blu-Ray and HD-DVD standards.
Whatever, the 3D technology would hit the home consumer market next year. By that time, we can get a cinema in our house!
Sony Launches 3D TV in India
Sony India has introduced 3D TV in India. This is based on new LED technology, the new range of TVs is also compatible with Internet and the company has exclusive tie-ups with some of the content providers like Youtube to provide videos and clips.
The 3D TVs are supposed to hit the market by June 10 where Japan will be the first to lay hands on it. The first 3-D TV model that comes from Sony’s brainhouse will sport a huge 46-inch screen and will be tagged at $3,875.
The pricing for India is not announced yet.
Sony Will Push 3D TV This Summer
Sony showcased its latest television range in London today and said that it is not going to start major publicity on 3D until the UK market is ready.
Senior Category Marketing Manager Home Entertainment for Sony explained the company’s stance on 3D noting: “Our big push for 3D will be in June.
“We are doing it then because that is when the 3D content will be in the market, so we are not going to do a major push on something that isn’t currently here.”
3D content creation
Sony has two ranges of TVs which will be 3D Ready – the LX and HX series, both of which will be out in the UK in June. It is only the LX which is 3D enabled, however, with the HX able to process 3D content but only with the addition of a £50 transmitter add-on.
Sony isn’t fazed that some of its biggest rivals – including Samsung and Panasonic – are flooding the shops with 3D Ready TVs before the company, with Brown explaining that Sony is well prepared to offer the best 3D experience.
“Sony really wants to be the leader on 3D. The fact that we create the content and also bring it to the home is massive for us.
“Things like the Fifa World Cup will be filmed in 3D, with our technology, and we have the rights to this. In fact 3D crosses all of Sony’s product ranges, except for Sony Ericsson.”
As for who will be leading the 3D when it comes to content, Brown believes that it will be videogames. But this will only lead to wider appeal.
“We are very much pitching 3D at the mass market,” says Brown.
“Because of this, the focus [for Sony] is on the benefits 3D brings, instead of the technology.
Sony Announces New 3D Glasses
Sony 3D Glasses: Sony unveiled today when their 3DTVs will be released to the consumer market in June. The problem though is that they will only come with two glasses per TV. However, Sony has also announced that they will also be releasing individual 3D glasses, the TDG-BR100 and TDG-BR50.
The glasses come in three different colors and you have your choice between Blue, Pink, or Grey. The glasses use the active shutter technique and require an infrared emitter to use them. The bad news about them though is their price. Sony plans to sell both models for about $133 a pair. The IR emitter will only cost $55, but Sony’s 3DTV comes with one as part of the package. However, this means that if you buy one of the 3DTVs that don’t have glasses, and you are a family of four, then you can look to spend an extra $587 in order to see 3D at home.
Sony Will Launch 3D TV in Japan in June 2010
Japan will be one of the first countries to have Sony’s 3D product lineup. Although several new 3D TV models will be launched there this summer, we are unsure how well sales will be. Considering the additional cost of 3D technology, are Japanese 3D fans going to rush out to buy one?
A 46-inch 3D screen will cost around 350,000 yen ($3,898; £2,608), 52% more expensive than a regular Sony flatscreen television.
Sony hopes to “liberate 3D from the confines of movie theatres,” says senior vice-president Yoshihisa Ishida.
The success of 3D films like Avatar, which won three Oscars on Sunday, has boosted hopes that 3D television could take off.
Widespread Launches Announced
Panasonic will begin selling 3D televisions in the US from Wednesday, in co-operation with electronics store Best Buy.
Samsung and LG are already selling 3D televisions and expect to launch their products in the UK and Europe over the next couple of months.
Included with the Sony television will be two pairs of special glasses and a camera sensor that will adjust sound and picture quality depending on where you sit.
The glasses cost around 12,000 yen each time you need an extra set.
They operate on an “active shutter principle” and present slightly different images to each eye, which Sony claims will provide realistic depth and crisp pictures.
ESPN, the sports network owned by Walt Disney, plans to launch a 3D sports channel this summer.
Early adopters might also be motivated by playing computer games – many of which are inherently three dimensional.
‘Barriers to growth’
But in a downturn will consumers pay for fancy features like 3D?
“I’m not very optimistic about 3D TV as it is today, I see more negatives than positives,” says Fernando Elizalde, from research firm Gartner.
“The biggest barriers to growth in 3D TV are the lack of content, the inconvenience of wearing glasses and that millions of consumers have only just upgraded to high-definition sets.”
“Sony has one advantage: it has arms that make TV sets, produce content and make filming equipment.”
Sony Betting Big on 3D TV
Sony has ambitious growth forecasts for 3D set sales.
It wants to sell 25 million liquid crystal display (LCD) televisions in the financial year April 2010 to March 2011, and hopes 10% of these will be 3D.
They will be hoping for a rush of orders before Japan’s analogue TV signal is turned off in July 2011.
Sony is betting big on 3D. Its president, Sir Howard Stringer, calls it “the next great consumer experience”.
The firm has implemented a programme of restructuring, cutting costs, reducing the number of manufacturing sites from 57 in December 2008 to 45 by May 2010.
Nevertheless in February, Sony said it expected to make a net loss of 70bn yen in the financial year ending March 2010. In the previous financial year it made a loss of of 98.9bn yen.
3D TV Available for Purchase in the US by Panasonic Through Best Buy
Panasonic 3D TVs are coming to United States this week. The new Panasonic 3D televisions will be available at Best Buy as well as other top electronic retailers. Further announcements are expected very soon.
The maker of Viera flat-panel TVs said it expects a 50-inch model to retail for $2,500, and aims to sell 500,000 3D TVs in the United States in the first year of their launch, half its annual global sales target.
Under the joint promotion, Best Buy will set up special sections at its retail outlets, where prospective customers can try out Panasonic’s 3D TVs. This will be the first opportunity most consumers will get to see the new 3D televisions by Panasonic live, for the very first time.
Panasonic, the world’s No.4 flat TV maker behind Samsung Electronics Co Ltd, LG Electronics Inc and Sony Corp, holds high hopes for 3D TVs as it aims to turn its TV business profitable in the year starting April.
The sci-fi blockbuster “Avatar” and other recent titles have sparked massive interest in 3D movies, raising TV makers’ hopes for a strong debut of 3D models.
Shares in Panasonic closed up 2.8 percent at 1,307 yen on Monday, outperforming the Tokyo stock market’s electrical machinery index, which gained 2.1 percent. Keep your eye on this stock to see how the launch of 3D TV effects stock price.
Sony Heralds Era of 3D Entertainment in 2010
Consumers will be able to enjoy 3D with “BRAVIA” LCD TVs, “Blu-ray Disc” Products, “VAIO”, Digital Still Cameras and PlayStation®3
Sony today announced plans to accelerate initiatives to deliver an array of 3D entertainment to the home in 2010, leveraging all its diverse business assets to create a 3D world encompassing electronics and games to movie content.
Sony also showcased the first of its ground-breaking line up of 3D entertainment products for the home at a press conference in Dubai.
Addressing the media, Hiroyasu Sugiyama, General Manager, 3D Strategy Office, Sony Corporation, Japan, said: “Today, we have brought the latest 3D experience for you to enjoy. For Sony, 3D is strategically very important, and we are committed to lead the 3D industry.
“In the 3D space, Sony is very uniquely positioned compared to other consumer electronics makers because we are not only going to sell 3D compatible consumer hardware but also ensure there is affluent variety of 3D content that consumers can enjoy.”
Sony is introducing the following 3D compatible consumer electronics products within this year, enabling users to enjoy an array of immersive 3D content in the home:
3D compatible “BRAVIA” LCD TVs, “Blu-ray 3D™” compatible Blu-ray Disc?players, and “Blu-ray 3D” compatible home theatre systems. 3D compatible VAIO PCs and 3D compatible digital still cameras.
For PlayStation®3, the global installed base of which is approximately 30 million units with more than half a million units in the Middle East, Sony will provide firmware updates making PlayStation®3 units compatible with 3D stereoscopic games. And with a separate firmware update, they will also become compatible with “Blu-ray 3D” discs.
In the Middle East, cable television service providers such as E-vision, ORBIT SHOWTIME and broadcasters such as Al Jazeera are upgrading their bouquet to provide the latest in entertainment technology and are in active discussion with companies to bring 3D to Middle Eastern homes in 2010.
Speaking at the press conference, Osamu Miura, Managing Director, Sony Gulf, said: “Clearly, 3D has already captured the imagination of filmmakers, content creators and broadcasters. Sony is moving to bring that magic directly into consumers’ homes with movies, games, and sporting events, all in 3D, in 2010.
“Today, 3D is the next generation of home entertainment and, with our technological leadership, we stand at the forefront of 3D technology.”
Sony’s range of professional 3D products is also driving the growth of 3D production and distribution across a range of entertainment industries, from theatre and music performances to sport and beyond.
Andy Hotten, Senior Product Manager, Sony Professional Solutions, Europe, said: “At Sony, we not only have the products to bring 3D to the home we also have a complete line up of professional products suitable for production of high quality 3D content for both movie makers and broadcasters. We are hence able to offer a complete Sony solution from the lens to the living room.”
Humaid Rashid Sahoo, CEO of E-Vision, said: “3D broadcasting and 3D television sets will form the next new standard in the world of home entertainment. As specialists in television broadcasting, our network has the ability to provide 3D broadcasting service, which we will launch in a timely manner, depending on the readiness of the market and the availability of appropriate content.
“E-Vision has always taken the initiative to launch the latest TV broadcasting technology in the UAE, and undoubtedly the greatest credit for our success is due to our clients who have come to expect the best from us.”
Sony is uniquely positioned to deliver compelling content that enhances the 3D experience. In addition to PlayStation®3 games in 3D, Sony will film major sporting events in 3D (e.g. FIFA World Cup 2010, Sony Open in Hawaii, a golf tournament organized by the PGA Tour) that will be made available to consumers through various channels.
Last but not least, the availability of “Blu-ray 3D” compatible players will herald the arrival of many new 3D films on high definition “Blu-ray 3D™” discs, coinciding with the launch of 3D compatible “BRAVIA” TVs later this year.
Porn to drive adoption of 3D consumer hardware
For the first time ever, a company is offering consumers a turnkey digital 3D viewing system and a 3D content subscription service for in-home digital HD 3D entertainment. Southern California’s Bad Girls in 3D will be unveiling its complete in-home digital 3D system at Booth 7032 at the AVN Adult Entertainment Expo January 7-10, 2010 at the Sands Expo Center in Las Vegas, NV.
As Hollywood celebrates its latest digital theatrical event, it is at home that most people will really experience the 3D revolution … and its happening now.
“For several decades, the adult entertainment industry has driven adoption of every significant new entertainment delivery system — the VHS home-video craze in the 1980s, the satellite television mania in the 1990s and the present day internet,” said Lance B. Johnson of Bad Girls in 3D. “2010 and beyond will be all about 3D. Society’s enthusiasm for 3D films is largely responsible for the record $10 billion in box office revenues in 2009.”
“We want to bring this technology into the home and we will do this via a hardware “bundle” that will work with streaming 3D porn. We are offering a complete turnkey in-home solution as well as a monthly subscription service. You can log onto to Badgirlsin3d.com to purchase the complete hardware package and subscribe. From there, simply turn on your PC, log on to badgirlsin3d.com and put on the active 3D glasses. It’s that simple!”
“We’ve partnered with the best active 3D shutter glass supplier for home theater because active technology has been embraced by the world’s leading display manufactures like Panasonic, Sony and Mitsubishi,” explained Johnson. “We believe, the in-home delivery system we’ve put together is the very best of today’s available digital 3D technology. The system provides a truly astonishing immersive 3D experience at a very affordable price.”
The potential of 3D pornography was established long ago with the 1969 release of The Stewardesses. The soft core film played in theaters for over two years and grossed an astonishing $27 million.
Just last week it was reported that James Cameron’s ground-breaking 3D film Avatar grossed over $1 billion in its first 17 days … and it continues to sellout theaters around the globe. The film’s anticipated and actual success is having an immediate impact on mainstream 3D film and television. On January 5, 2010, ESPN announced it will be begin 3D broadcasting in June.
The 3D market is expected to be worth tens of billions in the next couple of years. LG Electronics recently announced it plans to sell 400,000 3D TVs in 2010 and 3.4 million in 2011 and Sony is targeting revenue from 3D related products of more than US $11.3 billion in its fiscal year ending March 31, 2013. A recent report entitled 3DTV Market Analysis: Transition From Cinema to Living Room suggests that in just four years there will be 46 million 3D TVs in existence.
On December 17, 2009, the Blu-ray Disc Association announced the release of “Blu-ray 3D” standards. This paves the way for widespread production of 3D Bluray DVD equipment by the major electronics manufacturers in 2010. Johnson stated, “The Bad Girls in 3D equipment bundle is compatible with the Blu-ray specifications and we plan to release our content on 3D discs when the consumer equipment becomes available in the next few months.”
“We feel our content and delivery system creates a virtual voyeuristic and participatory reaction from viewers.” said Johnson. The available Bad Girls in 3D content currently includes solo girl and boy/girl scenes but the company plans to expand its available content to satisfy a variety of tastes particularly for the European and Asian markets. “With our content we are aiming to create an immersive reality for all of our customers,” stated Johnson.
For more information contact: Lance B. Johnson at lance@badgirlsin3d.com and visit www.badgirlsin3d.com. Bad Girls in 3D will be demonstrating its products at Booth 7032 at the AVN Adult Entertainment Expo January 7-10, 2010 at the Sands Expo Center in Las Vegas, NV.
