We know, it's easy to be distracted by the sexy,
slim BRAVIA LCD HDTV in front of you, but refocus your eyes for a moment on that unassuming box to the lower right. Given a distinct lack of (read: none) media inputs on the screen itself, that little devices is where all your HDMI, coax and other video sources will be going. With it's $5,000 pricetag the ability to hide DVR's, game consoles and whatever else well away from the television itself is a major selling point so feel free to peruse these pictures (no iPhone comparisons, we promise) and get familiar before this set hits shelves in October.
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
modem21 @ Sep 9th 2009 8:25PM
This is a dream for tv service installers. No wall fishing!
Darren @ Sep 10th 2009 3:07AM
Wait a minute, something is not right here.
XBR10?
It appears to be exactly the same as the ZX5.
What's the difference?
dpacino @ Sep 10th 2009 10:58AM
this is a cool concept but this takes me back to the tv dvd combo days....when the dvd broke you have no dvd player....so I guess when the that wireless device for this tv breaks down you out of a tv until that device gets fixed....dont get me wrong the same can happen to a tv with the inputs on them,,but I think I will stick to a tv with the inputs on them
Darren @ Sep 10th 2009 11:00AM
Agreed.
Also, this obsession with thinness worries me. There's no room for decent speakers!
I'd prefer it if my TV didn't sound like a 1950's transistor radio.
Don Reese @ Sep 10th 2009 1:10PM
Wasn't this done before? Anybody remember Panasonic Plasma TV's?
GB in HK @ Sep 20th 2009 6:50PM
How sad for those of us who actually consider picture quality ahead of styling that, with its XBR10, Sony has decided to follow Samsung in deploying side-lit LED backlighting. Visit an electronics store with a robust selection of LCD TVs and look at this year's 7-, 8-, or 9-series LED backlit models from Samsung next to Sony's now two-year old XBR8 that uses locally-dimmed LED backlighting. There's no comparison. Sony's XBR8 line (called X4500 overseas) still retains the best-looking picture of any LCD television, hands down.
Here's the folly of Sony's decision to bring the XBR10 to market outside of Asia (where lemmings still dutifully buy electronics for status over end-user experience): people willing to spend US$4000+ want to know they are getting the best image available, while people who are dazzled by slick, thin styling can find what they want for half the price from Samsung. As long as Sony continues to make their XBR8 sets available, perhaps we should read it as an admission that their newer fare is still not as good.