Sony plans to launch an 80-inch LED TV with 4K resolution for the holidays

[HighestOfHigh]

BGR exclusively reported early information pertaining to one of Sony’s biggest TV lineups in history — the XBR6, XBR7, and XBR8 — and now, a source close to Sony’s (SNY) manufacturing partners has given us details surrounding what could potentially be a category-changing television set from the Japanese vendor. According to our source, Sony is currently planning to introduce a flagship XBR LED TV that will be as large as 80-inches. While the size alone would be a big deal — it will be the largest XBR TV Sony has ever offered — we have been told that the real standout feature will be the display’s 4K resolution. The estimated retail price of Sony’s 80-inch XBR? Our source says it will be in the ballpark of $30,000, and we could see an introduction as soon as this coming holiday season. We’ll have more on Sony’s 4K plans soon.

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- http://news.yahoo.com/sony-plans-launch-80-inch-led-tv-4k-153045301.html​

 

[EMpower]

Why spend 30k for a 80" 4k LED TV when you can get a 4k projector for less than half the price?

 

[Cashmere]

It's about time too. The world has been stuck on 1080p for too long.

 

[Sunny]

Well, considering there is hardly any available 4k sources what is the hurry? I wish the industry had gone with 4k instead of wasting time and bandwidth on stupid 3d crap.

 

[Mr Robert]

And LG is doing the same...

http://www.engadget.com/2012/08/22/lg-4k-84-inch-uhdtv/

"The company put its first UHDTV up for pre-ordering last month, at a price of 25 million won, which currently converts to about $22,105 US."

 

[EMpower]

Well, considering there is hardly any available 4k sources what is the hurry? I wish the industry had gone with 4k instead of wasting time and bandwidth on stupid 3d crap.

 

[Cashmere]

Well, considering there is hardly any available 4k sources what is the hurry?

The irony is, that this is one of the rare occasions where hardware vendors are ahead of content creators where subsidiary industries (Google Fiber, Apple's retina displays & now 4K tv's from LG/Samsung) are pushing forwards and putting pressure on film studios and production companies to hurry up and get with the program.

 

[HighestOfHigh]

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Sony’s 84-inch LED TV with 4K resolution costs $24,999, ships in November​

As if there was any doubt Sony’s (SNE) giant 84-inch 4K resolution LED TV would be expensive, Sony has finally priced its upcoming XBR-84X900 TV. The flat screen with a whopping 3840 x 2160-pixel resolution and integrated speakers will sell for $24,999. While Sony will start taking preorders for the TV beginning Thursday, September 6th, it won’t actually be available until November. Early adopters can find demo units at select Sony stores before deciding if 4K is worth the investment. Beyond the TV’s ability to scale 1080p content to 4K resolution, the XBR-84X900 also has SimulView (two-player gaming without split screens), full 3D with passive 3D glasses and large library of apps, videos and music services expected from a high-end HDTV. Sony’s full press release follows below.

SONY ANNOUNCES PRICE AND AVAILABILITY OF THE XBR-84X900 – 4K TV
Sony Electronics’ first TV capable of displaying 4K images debuted at IFA on August 29 and made quite a splash. The questions on everyone’s minds have been, when we can get it, and what will it cost? Today, at CEDIA, Sony announced that the most innovative TV that the company has ever produced will retail for $24,999.99 and be available at select Sony Stores as well as specialty electronics retailers nationwide.
What: The new TV, 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 coupled with its integrated speaker system, provides the most immersive picture and sound experience ever available for the home theater.
Key Features:
· 84-inch, 4K LCD Panel
· Dynamic edge lit, LED backlighting
· Three-chip, 4K X-Reality Pro picture engine
o 4K upscaling
· 10 Unit Live Speaker System
· Passive Full HD 3D Capable
· Network connectivity, including the full Sony Entertainment Network suite of services
When: Pre-order – September 6, 2012
In stores – November 2012
Where: Online at www.store.sony.com, at Sony Stores and at electronics retailers nationwide
For more information: www.sony.com/4ktv​

- http://news.yahoo.com/sony-84-inch-led-tv-4k-resolution-costs-033511434.html​

 

[Centurion]

Well, considering there is hardly any available 4k sources what is the hurry? I wish the industry had gone with 4k instead of wasting time and bandwidth on stupid 3d crap.

Good point, but one has to be out before the other. It is rumored that the next generation PS4 will support 4K resolution which will off course give many people a reason to buy a 4K TV. Content shouldn't be far off and 4K is the reason why physical media will still exist in the next 3-5 years.

 

[HighestOfHigh]

It is rumored that the next generation PS4 will support 4K resolution which will off course give many people a reason to buy a 4K TV.

Once 4K TVs are affordable....

 

[Centurion]

Once 4K TVs are affordable....

Don't worry. 4K TVs will dive in price quicker than 1080p TVs did. The iPad debuted one hell of a retina screen this year and barely 6 months later and there are sub $200 tablets with high DPI. Windows 8 laptops with crazy resolutions like the Macbook Retina are around the corner too. By the end of next year 4K TVs will be the price of what a premium 3D TV cost today.

 

[klier]

Sorry, but that is nonsense Luw. Look below:

Once 4K TVs are affordable....

This Sony set cost $25k....affordable in 4 years, earliest. Still the tech is great and I can't wait to see it become mainstream....

 

[HighestOfHigh]

This Sony set cost $25k....affordable in 4 years, earliest. Still the tech is great and I can't wait to see it become mainstream....

Big Money Klier! I'm sure you already have it on order.

 

[Sunny]

Here is a first hand account of the Sony's 4k sets - http://www.avsforum.com/t/1428193/4k-i-have-seen-the-light

Good point, but one has to be out before the other. It is rumored that the next generation PS4 will support 4K resolution which will off course give many people a reason to buy a 4K TV. Content shouldn't be far off and 4K is the reason why physical media will still exist in the next 3-5 years.

I don't know about TVs, I use my TV to watch crappy cable, and they don't even do 1080p yet. I use a projector in a dedicated theatre room for all serious movie watching and I can definitely see me upgrading that to 4k once price comes down south of 5k, probably in couple of years.

 

[Centurion]

Sorry, but that is nonsense Luw. Look below:



This Sony set cost $25k....affordable in 4 years, earliest. Still the tech is great and I can't wait to see it become mainstream....

One of the big reasons why the price is inflated to 25k is because its an 80 inch television. Even a non-4K 80 inch TV cost a crazy 80,000 dollars. Apple will soon release retina cinema screen which will be 4K and they won't be much more than the existing ones just like how the Retina Mac barely cost more than a non-retina mac with the same specs.

But yeah, content will still be a problem. We are still light years away from having TV broadcasts in the same glorious quality as a Blu-Ray disc which has a bit rate of about 40Mbits which is beyond the bandwidth available.

 

[Sunny]

Even a non-4K 80 inch TV cost a crazy 80,000 dollars.

I guess you meant 8000? You can actually have Sharp 80" LCD for less than half that - link.

But yeah, content will still be a problem. We are still light years away from having TV broadcasts in the same glorious quality as a Blu-Ray disc which has a bit rate of about 40Mbits which is beyond the bandwidth available.

Better video codecs! Vudu, which I use a lot and heartily recommend (over crappy netflix or even crappier Hulu) using their proprietary HDX format already gives you 1080p 24fps and DD 7.1 at a fraction of that (4.5-9 mbps).

 

[K-A]

$30K for a TV?!

Put that down on a 911, move out of your Apartment, and use the old rent money for the cars monthly payments!

 

[HighestOfHigh]

Sony unveils world’s first OLED 4K Ultra HD TV prototype at CES 2013

Tokyo, Japan – January 7, 2013 – Sony Corporation (“Sony”) announced today that it has developed the first 4K (3840 x 2160) OLED (organic light-emitting diode) television. To demonstrate its latest achievement, Sony will display a 56-inch prototype at The International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Nevada.

The world’s first and largest* 56-inch OLED TV achieves 4K resolution by using the latest oxide semiconductor TFTs and Sony’s own ‘Super Top Emission’ technologies.

Up until now, in order to force light through the OLED layer, OLED TVs used low-temperature polysilicon (LTPS) thin-film transistors (TFTs). However, there were some challenges inherent in the manufacture of large OLED displays.

Using oxide semiconductor TFTs Sony has been able to produce this new larger display. The new OLED component’s structure also incorporates Sony’s own ‘Super Top Emission’ technology, which has been successfully incorporated in other products already introduced into the market. This ‘Super Top Emission’ technology has a high aperture ratio and enables light to be extracted efficiently from the structure’s OLED layer. By combining two Sony developed technologies, Sony has been able to overcome some of these challenges. This prototype delivers all of the features expected from OLED TVs, such as high contrast, brightness, rapid video image response time and rich images produced even at wide viewing angles, all packaged in a large 4K resolution panel.

The OLED panel used in this prototype 4K OLED TV on display at the exhibition was jointly developed with Taiwanese company AU Optronics Corp. (AUO) Sony has long been actively involved in the product development and mass production of OLED displays. Beginning with the release of the world’s first 11-inch OLED television in 2007, Sony went on to release 17” and 25” monitors for professional applications in 2011. On the research and development front, Sony has given presentations on the results of its research in process (manufacturing) technologies for mid and large-sized panels as well as presenting research findings on oxide semiconductor TFTs and flexible organic TFTs. Sony is also actively working on next-generation OLED technologies.

Sony will continue to research OLED technology with the goal of commercializing its new 4K OLED televisions, as well as launch 4K LCD TVs like the BRAVIAs exhibited at CES2013. From filming to editing, content creation, delivery, distribution and display devices, Sony is making its unique new 4K imaging experience available to users in a wide variety of ways.

Technological specifications of the exhibited 4K OLED TV prototype

Panel size : 56-inch
Number of pixels : 3,840 x 2,160
Display elements : OLED (organic light-emitting diode)
Drive circuit : Oxide semiconductor TFT
Special structural characteristics : Super Top Emission
Other Characteristics : undisclosed

- Sony unveils world's first OLED 4K Ultra HD TV prototype at CES 2013 | Ultra HDTV Magazine