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Sony Confirms US TV Pricing

by Bob Raikes

Sony has released its pricing for its latest US TVs. Details are in the table. Model Size MSRP Sony XBR-65Z9D 65″ $5,499 Sony XBR-75Z9D 75″ $8,999 Sony XBR-100Z9D 100 $59,999 XBR-75X940E 75″ $7,499 XBR-65X930E …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| sony| TVs (TV Sets)| USA| Vol 24 - Issue 06

SMPTE/SID Meeting Discusses HDR, WCG and LED Signage

by Chris Chinnock

An evening meeting hosted by SMPTE and SID was held at Columbia University on February 2nd. Speaking were Gary Mandle of Sony Electronics, Norm Hurst of SRI International and Howard Witherspoon of DesignLED. Below …

Tags:Digital Signage| HDR - High Dynamic Range| Large Display Monitor| LED| Small Pixel Pitch LED SPP| sony| Vol 24 - Issue 05| Wide Colour Gamut (WCG)

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New PS4 Update Offers Playback of 3D Blu-ray Movies in VR

by Alan Spencer

Sony is to release an update for the PlayStation 4 that will will enable playback of 3D Blu-ray movies in PlayStation VR headsets, plus support for external HDDs. These updates will feature in software …

Tags:3D| 3D (Three Dimensions)| Consoles| Mobile Display Monitor| sony| Vol 24 - Issue 05

Sony Europe Shows 2017 TV Range

by Bob Raikes

Sony has held some meetings in Europe to give more details of their new TVs. We were unable to attend the UK event, but reports from elsewhere have clarified that the company will have …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| sony| TVs (TV Sets)| Vol 24 - Issue 05

Sony’s DVD and Blu-ray Business Sees Q3 Fall

by Alan Spencer

Sony has issued its third quarter results (for last quarter of 2016) for the Home Entertainment and Sound division The division, which includes LCD TVs, Blu-ray and DVD players and recorders as well as …

Tags:Blu-ray| DVD| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| sony| Vol 24 - Issue 05

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Sony Result 02/02/17

by Jasmine Kang Sodha

Sony Corp. announced its FY17 Q3 sales of ¥2397.5 bn ($20.7 bn) and net profit of ¥19.6 bn ($169 mn), resulting in a net profit margin of 0.8%. The quarterly sales were lower by …

Tags:Financial Data| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| sony| Vol 24 - Issue 05

Sony Mobile Projector Suffers from Speckle

by Chris Chinnock

Sony asked if I wanted to review their MP-CL1A mobile projector so I said yes. It is based on the Microvision pico engine which consists of an RGB laser source and a 2 axis …

Tags:Laser Projectors| Pico Projectors| sony| Vol 24 - Issue 04

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Sony Looking at OLED for 2018 Phones

by Bob Raikes

Sony is reported by Nikkan Kogyo Shinbun to be looking at switching to OLED displays for its high end smartphones in 2018 or 2019. Analyst Comment Frankly, given that the two brand leaders will …

Tags:AMOLED| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| sony| Vol 24 - Issue 03

DigiLens Secures $22M from Key Strategic Partners

by Chris Chinnock

DigiLens, a provider of diffractive waveguide technology for Augmented Reality (AR) and Head-up Displays (HUD), announced they have closed a Series B round of investment to the tune of $22M. “The round was oversubscribed …

Tags:Augmented Reality| Foxconn (Honhai)| Head Up Displays HUDs| Panasonic| Rockwell Collins| sony| Vol 24 - Issue 02