Sony will be launching and expanding its flagship A1E series with the larger 77″ OLED TV model this summer, and it will be the second most expensive television from Sony at the moment (the company’s most expensive TV right now is the monstrous 100-inch Z9D, at US$ 60,000). Sony.com recently added its brand new Sony […]
Category: Sony TVs
Sony may soon upgrade their TVs to Nougat
Sony has been incorporating Android TV into their TV sets since 2015, although they haven’t been too quick with their software updates. It does seem like owners of Sony TVs will be receiving Nougat pretty soon, according to a new help article posted on their website. Your Android TV software version is scheduled to receive […]
Sony was first to bring OLED to the market in 2007 with the XEL-1, an 11-inch TV display that was an outstanding achievement for its time. Sony has continued manufacturing award-winning OLED displays for professional broadcast and video production. Sony’s professional OLED displays are used for editing, dallies review, graphics generation, special effects, as well […]
Originally started as an app long ago back in 2013 Sony’s TV SideView was a very interesting application. Sadly come May 24th it’s going to be departing. The following statement is from Sony’s product site. Thank you very much for your loyal support in using Video & TV SideView. TV Programs and Video on Demand […]
Sony Announces New OLED UHD TVs
Sony has been one of Android TV’s original partners, and they continue with a new line of UHD, HDR TVs that now use OLED technology. The XBR-A1E have greater contrast and colors than previous Sony TVs, making HDR content look even better. These new TVs will run Android TV, giving them access to the Google […]
Rumor: Sony TVs in 2017 will have OLED Displays
OLED, organic light emitting diodes, is an upcoming display technology which first became popular on phone screens. It gives the graphics driver the ability to light up only parts of the screen using a matrix of LEDs. A big advantage of this control is the ability to get true blacks. With light crystal display (LCD) […]
2015 Sony Bravia Android TVs Receive Marshmallow
Shockingly better late than never Sony has decided to give updates to Sony Bravia owners for the Holidays. Reported originally 11 months ago the update is now hitting owners TVs. So lets go over what changed and what’s new. In some screens such as HOME, the screen design or usability is updated and you can […]
Sony Firmware Update v3.509 Available for UK, Ireland TVs
Very recently Sony issued a firmware update for Sony Android TVs in the UK and Ireland. This is separate from an operating system update, but it should still provide more stability and bug fixes, but at a lower levels. This firmware (v3.509) is only applicable for the UK and Ireland. Customers unaffected by a juddering […]
Sony TVs Get Firmware Update, Nothing New
Sony recently posted a bulletin on their UK support page stating that their 2015 and 2016 Android TV models are getting a firmware update. It has been happening for the past week. Their bulletin is very brief, giving very broad details about what’s changed: This new firmware will further enhance the TV’s performance, while offering […]
Sony Announces Expensive, Premium 4K HDR TVs
Sony has been a good partner for Android TV. They’ve been embedding the platform into every new TV they announce, at both the low and high end. With Sony’s latest device announcement, it’s clear that these TVs are going to be pretty high end. They have just launched the Z series 4K TVs, the “ultimate […]
Android.com Updates With New Looks
Android.com/tv is brand new and showcases all the devices it has to offer. OEM Partners shown are Sharp with their Aquos series, Sony with their Bravia series, the 1st gen Nexus Player, NVIDIA SHIELD TV, and the red headed step child that is the Razer Forge TV. In addition all other parts of Android (Phone,Wear,Tablets,and Auto) […]
New Sony 4K Ultra HD TVs Now Available
Sony Electronics released the pricing and availability today of three new 4K Ultra HD television series: the XBR-X800D, the XBR-X750D, and the XBR-X700D. All have Android TV built into them and so far Sony has been good about updating them. Now according to Sony only the XBR-X800D series features High Dynamic Range (HDR) compatibility to […]
Sony’s Brand New “Ultra” 4K Streaming Service Went Live This Week, But With A Catch
Intro 4k with its beautiful picture has been slow to adoption because content creators minus a few special eggs are playing the game of catchup. If you remember when HD and 1080p specifically began to catch on it was an endless game of catch up to remaster it all for HD! Well, it’s back […]
Tellybean Gets Featured on Sony TVs
Tellybean is slowly gaining popularity as a great TV video chatting app. Following winning the best Smart TV app from Philips, they entered into a partnership to come pre-installed on all Philips Android TVs. Now they’ve been working to take their video chatting service to Sony’s 4K television sets. CEO of Tellybean Cami Hongell has […]
Logitech Harmony Arrives to Play Store
Logitech has a smart home system called Harmony which allows users to connect to many different types of IoT (Internet of Thing) devices with a Harmony remote and a central Harmony hub. It’s easy for you to control the lights, lock the door, close the blinds, and turn down the thermostat with just a couple […]
Ultra, Sony’s 4K Streaming Service, To Launch April 4
At CES this year, Sony announced that they would be entering the streaming service market. Specifically they wanted to focus on bringing high quality 4K content to owners of Sony’s Bravia TV sets, which run Android TV. This service, called Ultra, will allow users to purchase movies for $30 each to keep forever in both […]
Sony Android TVs Added to “Netflix Recommended” List
In just a few years, the media company Netflix has brought its subscription streaming service all around the world. They have been a great model for a new era of software: get your service everywhere, so users can use it anywhere. You can start House of Cards on your phone while on the bus and […]