Sony has introduced a new line of liquid crystal display (LCD) high-definition televisions (HDTVs) aimed at the Japanese market, with the TVs not likely coming to North America or Europe.
Most of the new W5 and F5 TVs have 240Hz panels, but have an additional benefit that will make it easier to rent movies — but the technology may also give security experts possible panic attacks.
The new 32-inch, 40-inch, and 46-inch TVs of the W5 TVs have 1920×1080 resolution, though the 32-inch KDL-32F5 has a 1366×768 pixels.
The Sony TVs will have a new electronic money card reader that can be used by TV owners to order pay-per-view content if the TV is connected to the Internet. Although using RFID technology is popular in Japan — especially the use off electronic money — it hasn’t caught on quickly in the United States.
“With the new function of electronic money, pay-per-view programs can be more user-friendly than before when credit card numbers were entered by pushing the keys of the remote control,” a Sony spokesperson said in a statement. “People would prefer electronic money to credit cards, as the amount of one payment is usually very small.”
Sony has added the similar feature to its PlayStation 3 game console in Japan, but users in other parts of the world do not have the ability to use it.
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One of the things that I cannot get straight is the 240-480hz wars and production that is going on currently in the sphere of TV manufacturers... is it largely marketing technique, or is it a legitimate need and necessitated advancement for viewing enrichment? If the current cables and processors that handle the signal and transfers of these new 4 and less millisecond refresh rates are not up to par to handle such a workload, and furthermore the broadcasts and current Hollywood recordings and productions are not shooting above 30fps, where is the true underlying justification for this emerging spec-tastic development? Is there a void that needs filled... will the hype proliferate into proof? We shall see... but I for one, am a spec junky! About this category
LCD TV
- Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) screens are often used for computer screens, but also make up the flat-screen television market together with Plasma TVs. The fact that a television uses Plasma or LCD technique doesn’t say much about the image quality of the television, neither does it say something about resolution or viewing angle. LCD TVs often come in a smaller size than their Plasma counterparts, but tend to have slightly lower power consumption.More about this
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