So today, I received in the mail my very own Sony Bravia HDTV.
It’s 32 inches wide, 20 inches high, has 7 HD inputs, and supports 1080p video. It is phenomenal. Being one of Sony’s new 2010 model Bravia HDTV’s, I’d expect no less. This is my first Sony HDTV (coming from Samsung and ASUS), and though it’s only been a few hours, I’m pleased so far.
Quick specs:
- Full 1080p HD LCD
- 1920 x 1080 resolution
- 24p True Cinema™ technology
- 5.1 surround sound output
- Ambient light sensor
- 4x HDMI inputs
- 1x Coaxial input
- 1x USB 2.0 input
- 2x 20-watt integrated speakers
- 140,000:1 dynamic contrast ratio
It took a bit of tweaking to make the display look perfect with my mid-2009 unibody Macbook Pro, but once I made it look nice, it was incredible. I turned off the Ambient light sensor and power save when I first turned this on. I don’t want my TV to be any less bright than I want it to be, ever. You see, I watch movies and TV shows (in HD) quite often, and I want to enjoy every pixel as it was meant to be enjoyed.
Update: After a weekend of viewing, computing, and tweaking the color settings to make this look perfect, I think I’ve gotten pretty close. White colors are still a bit intense, and the color seems a tiny bit washed out in places, but I expect that’s the gamma settings on my Mac OS display settings for the Sony Bravia, not the TV itself. Otherwise, HD movies looks phenomenal, but with HD quality comes a better realization that not everything is in HD. Images, videos, etc. in SD look pixelated at times. Not a huge deal, though. I might re-tweak the colors this weekend.
Overall, I’m very satisfied with my purchase. I can’t imagine a better TV for the money I spent. Time will tell if this TV/monitor deserves the praise and attention I’ve given it so far.
I need a wall mount for this before I go blind, though, damn.
Nice TV bro! I am amazed at the HD technology these days. It is almost crisper than normal vision. I especially love HD when whatching basketball or some other detailed fast moving sprot. Enjoy that thing.
By: mike walsh on 04/20/2010
at 12:37
What format is that Iron Man? Blu-Ray? 1080p digital?
I got an HDTV a couple years ago. It features 120hz refresh rate, which I’m personally not that keen on, especially as a gamer (it pretty much does nothing for most games since they’re not running at steady framerates anyways, which screws up v-syncing and such).
I’m not terribly awesome at determining which settings to use for games, but I do wonder sometimes if my TV’s settings are really giving me the max amount of viewing pleasure from videogames.
By: Joe B. on 04/29/2010
at 10:28