Sony Unveil Bravia V4500 HDTVs with Integrated MPEG-4 AVC HD Tuner [Sporting Bravia Engine 2 Technology]

Sony Europe has unveiled the new Bravia V4500 HDTV which serves to
showcase Sony's new 'draw the LINE design concept' and which, apart from
offering screen sizes between 26' and 37', is powered by Sony's Bravia
Engine 2 technology and comes complete with an integrated MPEG-4 AVC HD
Tuner.Offering up to 1360 x 768 WXGA resolution and, in the case of the
26' and 32' models, a somewhat astounding contrast ratio 33000:1, Sony's
new Bravia V4500 HDTVs also sport 24p True Cinema technology
guaranteeing that Blu-ray based movies are consistently presented at the
correct frame rate.As well as an in integrated MPEG-4 AVC HD Tuner,
Sony's new V4500 HDTVs also come with a 'Picture Frame Mode' allowing
digital photos to be displayed via connected USB flash drives (plugged
directly into the TV) with the TV adjusting image brightness to, in
Sony's words, 'mimic the appearance of a photographic print or
painting'. Interestingly, in somewhat of a nod to the increasingly
eco-aware consumer, Sony emphasises that, whilst operating in Picture
Frame Mode, as a result of the decreased brightness, power consumption
is also reduced by up to 35% in comparison to what Sony terms as being
'a regular TV'.

Naturally, Sony's new Bravia V4500 HDTV systems also come with Bravia
Sync facilitating one touch setup with other Bravia components whilst no
less than 3 HDMI sockets (along with 2 SCARTs0 ensure ease of
connectivity with other HD devices such as Blu-ray players, HD
camcorders and HD gaming consoles such as Sony's PS3 (as you would
expect, Microsoft's Xbox 360 is not mentioned).

As is established tradition with respect to Sony's press releases, unit
pricing is yet to be announced - but we will endeavour to update this
post the moment retail pricing for each of the three new Bravia V4500
HDTVs is announced.

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