Sony unveils the Bravia X900C, the worlds thinnest TV, running Android TV

[connorpiper]

The Sony Bravia X900C was one of Sony's biggest announcements at this year CES. 

 

The TV has a 4K resolution and boasts a higher contrast, and color ratio than any of Samsungs offerings. (Their direct competitor) 

 

While being a nice and insane 4.9mm thick. The same as the worlds thinnest smartphone. Thinner than the iPad Air 2. 

 

 

 

Thinner than any of their phones. It will be running Android TV with an ARM processor. (No released specs)

And probably a hefty price tag. (It is Sony)

The TV features Sonys new X1 4K down and up-scaling processor, no specs given. Though it is much faster than anything else in recent tests. 

 

 

The TV is way to thin to feature the "Wedge" design, so they have adapted a new design language. (With new products following)

It is called "Floating", the panel "Floats" in front and slightly on top of the power supply. Which will bulge out of the back. 

This allows it to mount flush against the wall with the new mounting bracket system. 

 

The new TV will also feature a new Bravia processing engine that focuses on color accuracy rather than "Pretty" colors that AMOLED allows. (They have not released numbers, but sRGB ratings were hinted above 110%) 

 

The panel is full 4K (No UHD) 

 

 

Everything that Android and Chromecast offer is built in with Android TV. Qualcomm is suspected to provide the processor. 

 

Sources:

 

https://blog.sony.com/press/sony-electronics-showcases-new-4k-ultra-hd-tv-line/

 

http://www.pocket-lint.com/news/132281-hands-on-sony-s-4k-bravia-x900c-tv-is-not-only-super-thin-but-also-really-smart-thanks-to-android-tv

[AlwaysFSX]

Noooooo, stop with smart tvs..

Unnecessary price tag for something I'll never use and the market is heading in that direction anyways. Dx

[RichardsD]

What time is it Wendell?

 

Oh it's that time again

 

Alright.  Aside from bragging rights, looking cool etc, this is frankly silly in my opinion.  In about.. 2008 when Flat screens were.. about 6cm thick, I was fine with it.  I said "this is the point where the size no longer matters".  And yet, they get thinner and thinner.  Why?  It's like phones.  Iphone 4 was pretty slim.  I saw no reason to go further.  Really, I just cannot see the point to this, other than worse heat dissipation because it must be difficult to cool something that small, it just seems absolutely pointless.

[TheKDub]

Well damn thats thin.

[connorpiper]

Noooooo, stop with smart tvs..

Unnecessary price tag for something I'll never use and the market is heading in that direction anyways. Dx

 

Android TV is pretty cool actually. 

[DigitalHermit]

I'd like a non android TV version of this to go please...

 

Noooooo, stop with smart tvs..

Unnecessary price tag for something I'll never use and the market is heading in that direction anyways. Dx

 

I feel the same way as you... I'd rather have an HTPC hooked up to the TV instead...

[TheSLSAMG]

The processor is NVIDIA's X1, which is apparently a desktop-class GPU with a Snapdragon 810 CPU. (Unless they're literally calling their own processor X1, in which case good job guys.)

 

Apparently it is their own X1 processor, GG.

 

And I'm sorry, but it being thin is bullshit. They made a portion of the display housing thin, big whoop.

[Maheshvara]

I do like it (it is Sony ), but i don't need a smart TV... I can just connect it to my laptop/PC and it's immediately smarter than it could ever be!

[Darkman]

Wonder how easy it'll bend. Anyone have money they don't care about so I can see if it'll bend easily?

[connorpiper]

The processor is NVIDIA's X1, which is apparently a desktop-class GPU with a Snapdragon 810 CPU.

 

And I'm sorry, but it being thin is bullshit. They made a portion of the display housing thin, big whoop.

 

Google said that Nvidia was not going to supply processors a while ago. 

And Sony already has a contract with Qualcomm. But they have not said anything. 

Sony just wants to have this. So they can one up Samsung. (The thinness)

 

Because Samsung is like "Curve everything!" and more bright colors are better. 

 

Though I would rather have one of their regular XBR TVs. 

[AlwaysFSX]

Android TV is pretty cool actually.

Yeah but you see the thing is that I don't care, I'm not going to bother with it in the first place..

[connorpiper]

Yeah but you see the thing is that I don't care, I'm not going to bother with it in the first place..

 

I have a chromecast, so I find Android TV (Not exactly the same) very useful.

I use the streaming from phone service everyday to listen to music without wires.

 

It's not Sony, it's Google that I like. 

[pit5000]

hdmi 2.0 with HDCP 2.2 compliance?

 

if not then I don't care, no matter how pretty it is

[connorpiper]

hdmi 2.0 with HDCP 2.2 compliance?

 

if not then I don't care, no matter how pretty it is

 

They have been very vague. I do not know.  

[pit5000]

They have been very vague. I do not know.  

 

if anybody is vague, it's best to assume the worst

[handymanshandle]

Android TV is pretty cool actually. 

I'd like that a lot more than this weird stuff they be putting on atm. I mean it's not bad to some respect but, still like whyyyy?!?!?!?!?!?! 

Like LG and WebOS which I'm guessing was bought from HP then remade for TVs? I mean the UI isn't bad but like a more tv friendly version of their current Optimus UI (On the LG G3, etc.) would be preferable.

Anyways, Sony why you be making your stuff thinner than your phones? 

[ZacDaMan72]

I don't care about really thin TV's! I care about OLED now since plasma is dead for consumers!

[connorpiper]

I don't care about really thin TV's! I care about OLED now since plasma is dead for consumers!

 

Well, thin. And Google TV. And the fact that it out preforms Samsungs OLED and AMOLED TVs.

And at the thickest point, it is a thick as the Thinnest OLED TV. 

And a new engine, and a new 4K processor. 

[ZacDaMan72]

Well, thin. And Google TV. And the fact that it out preforms Samsungs OLED and AMOLED TVs.

And at the thickest point, it is a thick as the Thinnest OLED TV. 

And a new engine, and a new 4K processor. 

BUT I WANT OLED

[ForsakenLive]

Who cares about TV thickness at this level? If it's 0.9mm or 6 cm thick it doesn't really matter for a TV, Image quality and functionality are far more important!.

[connorpiper]

Who cares about TV thickness at this level? If it's 0.9mm or 6 cm thick it doesn't really matter for a TV, Image quality and functionality are far more important!.

 

That is why it has Android TV, and out preforms Samsung, and some OLED TVs. 

New engine, new 4K processor. More accurate panel. 

[KenJimmY]

i wonder what a small punch would do to it

[atrash]

Do not buy this tv if you have one of these in your living room

 

[sannukas0016]

Yeah but you see the thing is that I don't care, I'm not going to bother with it in the first place..

Then why bother posting in this thread?

 

Who cares about TV thickness at this level? If it's 0.9mm or 6 cm thick it doesn't really matter for a TV, Image quality and functionality are far more important!.

 

This TV is obviously meant for people who appreciate beautiful design. If you don't care about how your TV looks then you won't buy it, easy as that.

[connorpiper]

What time is it Wendell?

 

Oh it's that time again

 

Alright.  Aside from bragging rights, looking cool etc, this is frankly silly in my opinion.  In about.. 2008 when Flat screens were.. about 6cm thick, I was fine with it.  I said "this is the point where the size no longer matters".  And yet, they get thinner and thinner.  Why?  It's like phones.  Iphone 4 was pretty slim.  I saw no reason to go further.  Really, I just cannot see the point to this, other than worse heat dissipation because it must be difficult to cool something that small, it just seems absolutely pointless.

 

 

Who cares about TV thickness at this level? If it's 0.9mm or 6 cm thick it doesn't really matter for a TV, Image quality and functionality are far more important!.

 

The point is mounting on flat walls. This does not stick out very far, and when mounted, looks as if it is floating.