Sony model numbers

Is there a reference somewhere explaining the meaning of the letters in
Sony's model numbers, please? Can't find it explained simply on the Sony
website. The type of information I would like is what is the main difference
in specification between, say, a 32U3000 or a 32S3000 or whatever. There
seems to be a large difference in price and vendors stocking them and some
models aren't even listed by Sony online.

Thanks for any help.

bhk

bhk wrote:
Is there a reference somewhere explaining the meaning of the letters in
Sony's model numbers, please? Can't find it explained simply on the Sony
website. The type of information I would like is what is the main
difference in specification between, say, a 32U3000 or a 32S3000 or
whatever. There seems to be a large difference in price and vendors
stocking them and some models aren't even listed by Sony online.

Thanks for any help.

bhk


Yeh - they have a ludicrous number of different models. If however you
go to the Sony website and choose 'Select and Compare' you can get a
lengthy comparison of the specs for the models you mention.

http://www.sony.co.uk/view/ShowProdu...Sony+BRAVIA+TV

Cheers
Dennis

On Sun, 17 Feb 2008 17:01:28 -0000, "bhk" in
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Is there a reference somewhere explaining the meaning of the letters in
Sony's model numbers, please?

Roughly speaking:

U series - basic telly

P & T series - gets you the BRAVIA engine.

S series - introduces Live Colour Creation.

D series - introduces 24p True Cinema, S-FORCE front surround (oddball
range, 32" has Motionflow technology in 720p, the new 40" doesn't but has
1080p).

V series - introduces 1080p.

W series - introduces BRAVIA Engine EX, and x.v.Colour.

X series - flagship range, has everything including the BRAVIA engine PRO,
the 70" model uses LED backlighting.

john

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On Sun, 17 Feb 2008 17:01:28 -0000, "bhk" in
message , wrote:

Is there a reference somewhere explaining the meaning of the letters in
Sony's model numbers, please?

Roughly speaking:

U series - basic telly

P & T series - gets you the BRAVIA engine.

S series - introduces Live Colour Creation.

D series - introduces 24p True Cinema, S-FORCE front surround (oddball
range, 32" has Motionflow technology in 720p, the new 40" doesn't but has
1080p).

V series - introduces 1080p.

W series - introduces BRAVIA Engine EX, and x.v.Colour.

X series - flagship range, has everything including the BRAVIA engine PRO,
the 70" model uses LED backlighting.


Thank you very much, John. I have printed your list out for SWMBO but I know
I will have a hard time explaining what a BRAVIA engine is and why we must
have one. Are the specifications cumulative down your list - e.g. the V
series has BRAVIA and 1080p (whatever that is)?

I think fundamentally she wants only to watch TV - really can't see her
getting hung up about HD or surround sound. She was concerned to see what
she thought were identical models in Sony Centre and Sainsbury's but with a
£300 price difference!

bhk

bhk wrote:
Are the specifications cumulative down your list -

Yes

e.g. the V series has BRAVIA and 1080p (whatever that is)?

1080p is the 'fastest' an LCD screen can 'go'. It's 1080 lines progressively
scanned. 1080i is 1080 lines with interlace, i.e. 540 + 540.

FWIW bog standard 625 line SD TV is 576i (The modern nomenclature is to use
active picture lines 1080/720/576 etc, rather than total scan lines,
1125/625/525 etc).

What is important if you are to use BluRay or HD-DVDs is to make sure the TV
can handle 1080p-24. That's because movies on HD disc formats are recorded at
the native frame rate for film, 24fps. If your TV cannot handle 24p, then you
will get a jerky image when viewing this sort of material.


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bhk wrote:
Are the specifications cumulative down your list -

Yes

e.g. the V series has BRAVIA and 1080p (whatever that is)?

1080p is the 'fastest' an LCD screen can 'go'. It's 1080 lines
progressively scanned. 1080i is 1080 lines with interlace, i.e. 540 + 540.

FWIW bog standard 625 line SD TV is 576i (The modern nomenclature is to
use active picture lines 1080/720/576 etc, rather than total scan lines,
1125/625/525 etc).

What is important if you are to use BluRay or HD-DVDs is to make sure the
TV can handle 1080p-24. That's because movies on HD disc formats are
recorded at the native frame rate for film, 24fps. If your TV cannot
handle 24p, then you will get a jerky image when viewing this sort of
material.


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Does anyone know whether the Bravia X2000 series has 24p?

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On Sun, 17 Feb 2008 17:01:28 -0000, "bhk" in
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Is there a reference somewhere explaining the meaning of the letters in
Sony's model numbers, please?

Roughly speaking:

SNIP

I think fundamentally she wants only to watch TV - really can't see her
getting hung up about HD or surround sound. She was concerned to see what
she thought were identical models in Sony Centre and Sainsbury's but with
a £300 price difference!

bhk

But whatever it is don't ever connect it to your PC - even a lowly CD - or
Sony Malware will be busy worming its way into your BIOS to try and prevent
you listening to anything but Sony content on a pay per usage basis.

Chas Gill wrote:

Does anyone know whether the Bravia X2000 series has 24p?

I don't think it does, no mention of 24p in the specs:-

http://www.sony.co.uk/view/ShowProduct.action?product=KDL-40X2000&productsku=KDL40X2000U&site=odw_en_GB&page Type=TechnicalSpecs&imageType=Main&category=TVP+32-40+Sony+BRAVIA+TV#tab

http://tinyurl.com/ypnqwg

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Chas Gill wrote:

Does anyone know whether the Bravia X2000 series has 24p?

I don't think it does, no mention of 24p in the specs:-

http://www.sony.co.uk/view/ShowProduct.action?product=KDL-40X2000&productsku=KDL40X2000U&site=odw_en_GB&page Type=TechnicalSpecs&imageType=Main&category=TVP+32-40+Sony+BRAVIA+TV#tab

http://tinyurl.com/ypnqwg

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Oh, ********! They never told met THAT in the SONY shop when I shelled out
two and a half grand for the bloody thing 15 months ago. And what's more,
they were selling blu-ray players in the same friggin' shop at the same
friggin' time (albeit at a ridiculous price
then).......................arseholes.

"Mark Carver" wrote in message
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bhk wrote:
Are the specifications cumulative down your list -

Yes

e.g. the V series has BRAVIA and 1080p (whatever that is)?

1080p is the 'fastest' an LCD screen can 'go'. It's 1080 lines
progressively scanned. 1080i is 1080 lines with interlace, i.e. 540 + 540.

FWIW bog standard 625 line SD TV is 576i (The modern nomenclature is to
use active picture lines 1080/720/576 etc, rather than total scan lines,
1125/625/525 etc).

What is important if you are to use BluRay or HD-DVDs is to make sure the
TV can handle 1080p-24. That's because movies on HD disc formats are
recorded at the native frame rate for film, 24fps. If your TV cannot
handle 24p, then you will get a jerky image when viewing this sort of
material.


Thank you for those responses which help enormously. I very much doubt,
however, whether we will ever go down the bluRay route but thanks for the
information.

bhk