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Sony 3D HD OLED TV – CES 2010

Oled TV Fan — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 00:34:44 +0000

Here’s a video of the 24.5″ Sony 3D full HD OLED TV. The 3D effect is created using an active shutter system. The Sony rep at CES 2010 gives no promises however as to whether the technology will ever be available to consumers. This is a pure concept model. Too bad as many of us were hoping for a larger sized Sony OLED this year. Check it out.

Click here to view the embedded video.

Sony XEL-1 OLED TV review from TheStreetTV

Oled TV Fan — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 16:11:09 +0000

Another Sony OLED TV review from Gary Krakow at TheStreetTV. He reviews the much anticipated (at least a year ago anyway) OLED TV from Sony and says it may be the best ever.

Sony downplays XEL-1 OLED TV longevity claims from DisplaySearch

Oled TV Fan — Sun, 18 May 2008 15:30:16 +0000

Sony has responded to the claims of decreased longevity of its XEL-1 OLED TV. The XEL-1 recently received a number of negative OLED TV reviews after it was claimed it would only last around half the 30,000 hours stated by Sony before fading.

Practically speaking, this won’t have any effect on the average viewer as 30,000 hours will last you a good number of years.

My first look at the Sony XEL-1 OLED TV

Oled TV Fan — Sun, 02 Mar 2008 21:09:36 +0000

Well, after a few months of running this blog I’ve finally got a look at the Sony XEL-1 OLED TV. There are currently dozens of OLED TV reviews out there on the XEL-1 ranging from praise to criticism. (More on these later). This is my first opinion.

It all depends on how you look at it. I visited the Sony Store at the Rideau Centre in Ottawa, Canada. The XEL-1 display model is set up on top of a Blu-ray DVD player which is playing a demo disk. The XEL-1 is secured to the wall with a very heavy looking cable and is surrounded by signs and a spec sheet.

You may wonder why I just don’t post some photos and be done with it. Unfortunately I hiked down to the store and my camera crapped out. “Card Error” was all it said. I’ll have to head back later and try again.

Anyway, the picture IS stunning. The colors are fantastic and the contrast is amazing. Stunning, fantastic and amazing. The unit itself is pretty tiny and fairly flimsy looking. The salesperson said that the organic panel itself is fragile and could be cracked if grabbed the wrong way. It is very thin, but you already know that.

The inputs are fairly standard and are all arrayed on the back of the base. The remote is also extremely thin and matches the overall design of the XEL-1.

However, if you are more than 4-5 feet away from the XEL-1, you start to lose picture detail as the screen is just way to small. In my opinion, this Sony OLED TV is just for desktops and similar situations. You’d be hard pressed to have more than a couple of people over to watch “Casino Royale”. It’s definitely for early-adopters only as no one is going to cough up $2500 to use this as their main TV.

As it appears to be certain that we won’t see larger OLED TV’s until about 2010 we’ll have to be satisfied with the XEL-1. Don’t get me wrong though. After being pounded in the Beta vs. VHS battle years ago, Sony is pulling ahead of the pack again. As the first manufacturer with a commercially available OLED TV, and with the Blu-ray victory behind them, Sony is a company to watch in the coming years.