SonyStyle Canada has finally posted the long awaited 3D Bravias for Pre-Orders and in a way beat SonyStyle USA in that sense. However it is not the pre-orders we have been wondering about, but the pricing of Bravia HX and LX series. Just a reminder Bravia HX is the high end, sorta what the XBR line used to be. The HX900 is built to deliver a cinema quality viewing experience in your home. Sit back, relax and let the high performance Full LED picture technology amaze you as films, games or favorite TV shows become epic entertainment. Before we dive into pricing, here are a few things you want to know about it:
- HX900 series is the higher high end model and will be available in two screen flavors of 46 and 52 inches, also the LCD technology used in those two models will feature Intelligent Dynamic LED backlight. It’s interesting to note a small but unannounced discrepancy in its Motionflow offering (the tech behind ultra-smooth frame rate). Get this: Sony USA and Japan list this model with Motionflow Pro 240 Hz, however Sony Latvia boasts it with Motionflow Pro 400 Hz, and if you think there was a typo there, you can see an actual pic used to promote Motionflow. If you are interested to learn more about this link on AVS has some discussion about it, and a document specs list Motionflow 480 Hz for the US market.
2. HX800 series will feature Dynamic Edge LED Backlight, so you if you want the bomb, go for the above HX900 series. Pricing announced on SonyStyle Canada is as follows:
55HX800 will be going for CAN$3800, 46HX800 CAN$3000 and 40 incher for $2600. I would assume that in the US configuration you will see a difference of $100 or so, so the 55HX800 will end up costing around $3699.
So one can imagine how much HX900 series will cost, no pricing has been announced, however I’d say it’ll be around to what XBR8 series used to be when it came out, which was around 5 grand for a 46 inch model.
3. LX series Bravia sort of got its naming scheme starting with a prefix of XBR instead of usual KDL- which Europe and Japan still use. US and Canada are offering XBR-60LX900 and XBR-52LX900 and Canada lists both at $5500 and $4500 respectively. I don’t think this so called XBR line comes near the XBR we are used to, however it is what it is. It does offer full 3D integration of course and Wi-Fi built in with Edge LED Backlight.
