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Sony announces 84" 4K Television

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https://news.sel.sony.com/en/press_.../release/63605.html?CSRT=14730312890714475501

Saw it in person on Monday. It's incredible.

ONY PREVIEWS THE FUTURE OF TELEVISION – UNVEILING 84-INCH 4K TV
Largest and Highest Resolution TV Sony has Ever Produced With Wall-Shaking Sound the TV Delivers a Unique and Immersive Home Entertainment Experience

New York, August 29, 2012– Sony Electronics announced its first TV capable of displaying 4K images, raising the curtain on the next wave in innovation from a company that knows a thing or two about television. The new 84-inch set, model XBR-84X900, is equipped with a 4K (3840 x 2160) LCD panel that delivers an image four times the resolution of Full HD and creates an immersive viewing experience previously unavailable from a TV. The new XBR 4KTV will arrive in Sony Stores and select retail locations in North America later this year.

“From Trinitron to HD, 3D and now 4K, Sony has led the way, innovating TV since 1968. This new model redefines what consumers should expect from their television’s performance,” said Brian Siegel, vice president of Sony Electronics’ TV Group. “Our professional division continues to see the migration toward 4K content creation with major film and broadcast productions. Armed with this knowledge and expertise, only Sony continues to push the television experience with innovation and immersive products.”

Incorporating proprietary upscaling technology including the 4K X-Reality PRO picture engine, the new TV is designed to ensure that every frame looks clear and crisp, with a 4K resolution regardless of the content source. Viewers can now watch video on the large screen of this XBR TV and not see any the degradation of image quality traditionally associated with larger screen sizes. High-resolution processing powers a 3D viewing experience that exceeds Full HD resolution. The accompanying 3D glasses use a light and comfortable passive design, allowing viewers to enjoy 3D footage on an impressive large screen the same way they would in a movie theater.

In addition to unmatched picture quality, Sony’s XBR-84X900 4K TV ensures that a full cinema-like experience is delivered to the living room with an immersive, full-bodied and rich sound. The 4K TV incorporates a 10 Unit Live Speaker system which is optimized for this large-sized screen. Drawing on Sony’s storied sound signal-processing technology, these speakers envelop the viewer in virtual 5.1 surround sound. The side speakers are also detachable,allowing consumers to connect to an existing home theater system.

The XBR-84X900 4K TV not only delivers a great viewing experience; it also offers consumers a new way to enjoy digital photographs. By simply connecting a digital camera, digital photos can be displayed on the large screen at 4K resolution, allowing viewers to browse scenic pictures that are reminiscent of colorful, large posters, or enable viewing of life-sized pictures of their family and friends. PlayStation®3 software such as PlayMemories Studio can be used to easily manage and playback photographs at 4K resolution.

The XBR 4K TV also has full network connectivity, allowing consumers control of their viewing experience via a tablet or smartphone with the downloadable Media Remote App. With built-in WiFi they can access movies, TV shows, and online video and music through the Sony Entertainment Network suite of services including Music Unlimited, Video Unlimited, Netflix, Pandora, Yahoo! Broadcast Interactivity and more than 50 other popular internet entertainment providers.

4K – A New Way to Feel the Beauty
Sony leads the way in all aspects of the 4K workflow, from both the professional and consumer perspective. More than 12,500 of the company’s 4K digital cinema projectors are in use at movie theaters throughout the world, and Sony is also leading the way in true 4K content creation with its flagship F65 CineAlta 4K camera. With several 4K movies in production, the first broadcast TV shows beginning to shoot in 4K and Taylor Swift’s release tomorrow of the world’s first-ever 4K music video the content evolution has begun. Also part of Sony’s 4K line-up in the home is the VPL-VW1000ES, the first 4K home theater projector, which was announced last year and is available through custom installers.

For full specifications and availability, please visit www.sony.com/4KTV.

Visit blog.sony.com/4K for a video first look and follow #SonyTV on Twitter for the latest 4K TV news.
 
Canon just pooped out their 4K RAW camcorder system today too. There are a few 4K x 2K professional desktop monitors set to arrive at the end of the year. RED is coming with their 4K laser projector. Chinese display panel makers are churning out QFHD/4K panels.
 
Have seen it as well and Sony has set the bar for large 4K LCD displays, I actually think it outperforms their L-560 with far easier IO. As an avowed 4K zealot I have often bemoaned the lack of display options and Sony with their VPL VW-1000ES "home" 4K projector and now the XBR-84X900 84" LCD panel are bringing us ever closer to a viable 4K world. Good on them.

Cheers - #19
 
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Sony should have one of these on display in the DC area shortly. I'll let you know when I confirm it.
 
This is great news and I hope it marks a new energy at Sony. The original founders were so cool and by and large gave us products
that were affordable and entertaining.
Ideally, I'd like to see 4K as the new standard and bypass all this 3D stuff for now.
Cheers.
 
Well, I bet this will do better than their 3D sets...
 
Toshiba just put their take on what Sony and LG are selling on display. Looks like everyone is getting in on it except Panasonic but they seem to be focusing on today's tech with some 8K stuff in the future.
 
Believe me, there are more announcements coming... lots of them.
 
Okay, it looks like Panasonic does have a 4K glasses free 3D plasma on display at IFA right now but they have nothing 4K that they are advertising as coming soon.
 
Are there any true 4096 4K TVs or they are all only 3840 wide?
 
Are there any true 4096 4K TVs or they are all only 3840 wide?

There are large format monitors with that resolution but all "Beyond HD" products announced thus far are QFHD though there have been reports that companies were going to release TVs of the sort you are asking about.
 
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