Sony KDL-55XBR8
Editor's Choice for Quality
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Take the next step forward in HDTV technology with the Sony Bravia KDL-55XBR8 LCD flat panel HDTV. In addition to Full HD 1080p, this XBR-8 Series TV features TRILUMINOS® RGB Dynamic LED backlight which produces breathtaking images with enhanced color purity that result in deep blacks and bright whites with startling depth and exceptional shadow detail. You'll also see the difference with Motionflow™ 120Hz PRO technology which enhances motion and delivers a smoother and clearer picture. Your 1080p HD images will look more breathtaking than ever thanks to the BRAVIA Engine™ 2 PRO fully digital video processor. This XBR-8 Series TV has DMex™ functionality which lets you expand the capabilities of your HDTV by adding optional BRAVIA® Link modules (sold separately), plus it comes with plenty of connectivity options to connect your video sources.
16:9 Full HD 1080p Resolution Panel16:9 Full HD 1080p resolution panel (1920 x 1080) accepts any HDTV signal and renders it with optimum resolution.
TRILUMINOS® RGB Dynamic LED BacklightTRILUMINOS® RGB LED backlight technology aligns individual clusters of red, green, and blue LEDs to produce a significantly higher purity of primary colors than single white LED backlights, resulting in more accurate color reproduction. This clustered arrangement also allows the XBR®8 to adjust the brightness of the backlight in units of small blocks, so it can display deep blacks in one portion of the screen and bright whites in another, producing images with enhanced depth, three-dimensionality and exceptionally accurate shadow detail. And, because it uses LEDs rather than the fluorescent tubes found in many HDTVs, the TRILUMINOS® RGB Dynamic LED backlight also promises exceptionally long life.
BRAVIA Engine™ 2 PROBRAVIA Engine™ 2 PRO is Sony’s most advanced video processing system, utilizing the latest generation of Digital Reality Creation technology to render a supremely sharp, crystal clear image from any video resolution on this LED TV.
Motionflow™ 120Hz PRO technologyMotionflow™ 120Hz PRO technology couples a high 120Hz frame rate with sequential scanning technology, which controls the backlight to horizontally divide frames and reduce visual flickering. The combination of high frame rate and sequential scanning significantly reduces source image blur and judder in film sources, HD content, broadcast movies, and primetime programming, and helps create smoother, more fluid motion for a natural and realistic viewing experience.
Specifications
- Television Type : Flat Panel LCD HDTV
- Auto CC on Mute : Yes
- Closed Captions (CC) : Yes
- Closed Caption Button : Yes
- DMex™ Seamless Upgradeable : Yes RS-232C Control : Yes
- On-Screen Display : Enhanced GUI + XMB
- Illuminated Sony Logo : Yes
- DMex™ support : Yes
- Touch Sensor : Yes
- Video Signal : 480/60i, 480/60p, 720p, 1080/60i, 1080/24p (HDMI™ only), 1080/60p (HDMI™ / Component) Video Features
- 24p True Cinema™ Technology : Yes
- 3D Comb Filter : Yes
- 4:3 Default : Yes
- Advanced Contrast Enhancer (ACE) : Yes
- Auto Wide : Yes
- CineMotion® Reverse 3:2 Pulldown Technology : Yes
- Deep Color : Yes
- Game Mode : Text
- Live Color Creation™ Technology : Yes
- MPEG Noise Reduction : Yes
- PhotoTV HD : Yes
- Picture Mode : Vivid, Standard, Cinema, Custom; Photo-Vivid, Photo-Standard, Photo-Original, Photo-Custom
- Video Processing : Bravia Engine 2PRO™ Technology
- Wide Mode : Wide Zoom, Normal, Full, Stretch, Zoom
- x.v.Color™ Technology : Yes
- Image Blur Reduction : Yes
- Black Insertion : Yes (Motionflow PRO)
- Motionflow™ Technology : Motionflow™ PRO 120Hz
- BRAVIA® Sync™ : Yes
- Channel Block (with password) : Yes
- Channel Jump : Yes
- Channel Labels : Yes
- Channel Surf : Yes
- Clock : Yes
- Edit Channel Labels : Yes
- Favorite Channel : Yes
- ID-1 Detection : Yes
- Info Banner : Yes
- Input Skip : Yes (Auto)
- Label Inputs : Yes
- LightSensor™ Technology : Yes
- Multiple Language Display : English, Spanish, French
- On/Off Timer : Yes
- PAP (Fixed or Variable) : Fixed
- PAP (Picture & Picture) : Yes
- Parental Control : Yes
- Freeze : Yes
- Power Saving Mode - Picture Off : Yes
- Program Guide Access : Yes
- Show/Hide Channels : Yes
- Sleep Timer : Yes
- Theatre Mode (Theatre Button) : Yes
- TV Guide On Screen : Yes
- USB Application(s) : Music Player (mp3), Photo Viewer (jpeg)
- BRAVIA® Sync™ Menu Button : Yes
- PIP (Picture in Picture) : Yes
- On-Screen Display for External Input : Yes
- Aspect Ratio : 16:9
- Dynamic Contrast Ratio : over 1,000,000:1
- Viewing Angle (Right/Left) : 178°
- Viewing Angle (Up/Down) : 178°
- Screen Size (measured diagonally) : 46"
- Native Resolution : 1920x1080
- Display Resolution : 1920x1080p Full HD
- Panel Bit : 10-bit
- Color Range (u'v') : 122%
- Color Range (xy) : 105%
- Backlight Type : LED with Local dimming
- Panel Type : LCD
- Audio Power Output : 10 W + 10 W, 12 W + 12 W (Woofer)
- Speakers (Total) : 8 Audio Features
- Alternate Audio (Digital) : Yes
- Audio Mode : Dynamic, Standard, Clear Voice
- Audio Out : Yes
- Auto Mute (on no signal) : Yes
- Auto SAP : Yes
- Digital Amplifier : Yes
- Dolby® : Dolby® Digital
- Simulated Surround : Yes
- Sony Original Surround : S-Force®
- Sound Booster : Yes
- SteadySound® Automatic Volume Control : Yes
- Stereo System : MTS
- Voice Zoom : Yes
- 5.1 Channel Audio Out : Yes
- AC Power Input : 1 (Rear)
- Analog Audio Input(s) (Total) : 6 (1 Side/5 Rear)
- Audio Out : 1 (Rear)
- Component Video (Y/Pb/Pr ) Input(s) : 2 (Rear)
- Composite Video Input(s) : 3 (1 Side/2 Rear)
- Digital Audio Output(s) : Optical Digital Output - 1 (Rear)
- DIGITAL MEDIA PORT : 1 (Rear)
- HDMI™ Connection(s) (Total) : 4 (1 Side/3 Rear)
- HDMI™ Connection(s) (w/ Analog Audio In) : Yes
- HDMI™ PC Input : Yes
- HDMI™ PC Input Format Support : Yes
- PC Input Format Support : Yes (see manual for exact formats)
- RF Connection Input(s) : 1 (Rear)
- RS-232C Input(s) : Yes
- S-Video Detection : Yes
- S-Video Input(s) : 1 (Rear)
- PC In (D-Sub) + Audio In (Stereo Mini) : 1 (Rear)
- Dimensions (Approx.) : 58.625 x 33.75 x 14.125 in (1486 x 855 x 356mm) with pedestal; 58.625 x 31.625 x 5.875 in (1486 x 803 x 147mm) without pedestal
- Weight (Approx.) : 122 lbs. (55kg) with pedestal; 107 lbs. (48.5kg) without pedestal
