aI 998 x B R®* DESIGNED FOR TODAY Pohg TELEVISIONSSONY XBR . . MERGING SONY’S MOST ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY WITH TOMORROW’S UNLIMITED POSSIBILITY : oeema Da aNa ts Tmt Prout R ae) eed ee ect PUT Mes tlar tad Pre Un elas ela creat elena 7 ROMA aa acted to interrupt that list of achievements as we . embarked on the ete eels Reta a etl) Ute) d =e Basar) tae tere] technology with tomorrow’s unlimited possibility. Sony Cereus ROU eM: ie 19 tare a Comal aT new Sony XBR TVs would oT -Mor Jot] +} (Mol mel dlarel reroaCelTe Mie a ello lic) BOs ee eM are lel ary SCT) eter Tale aT beautifully designed, the 1998 XBR TVs feature Bit-Mo let Col IM it well gd quality available. Add it all up and it’s clear that an Bt) ce) LTB algae Ce ld 0 Colm lee acl’ system for years to come.TRINITRON® XBR* econ INIT IRD el Such aco FINEST PICTURE TUBE WITH SONY’S NEWEST AND MOST ADVANCED PICTURE ENHANCEMENTSPICTURE It all starts with the picture tube universally recognized as the one to which all others aspire. Not content to rest on our laurels, however, we've incorporated a breathtaking array of advancements that bring this year's Trinitron XBR TVs ever closer to the ideal of picture perfection. THE INDUSTRY’S ONLY VERTICALLY FLAT SCREEN: THE CORNERSTONE OF THE RENOWNED TRINITRON TUBE The revolutionary Trinitron picture tube features the world’s only vertically flat, ruler- straight screen. As a result of this revolutionary design, vertical lines remain straight and distortion is minimized. The Trinitron tube also significantly reduces glare by reflecting light toward the floor, rather than directly into the viewer's eyes where it can make the picture appear washed out. SONY’S EXCLUSIVE APERTURE GRILLE: BRIGHTER, BOLDER IMAGES: Instead of the usual shadow mask (used by all other manufacturers), which breaks down the electron beam into a slotted grid, Sony's groundbreaking Aperture Grille allows the beam to hit the screen in continuous vertical stripes. As a result, more electrons are able to reach the screen, providing sharper and brighter images. UNIQUE LENS SYSTEM: IMPROVED CORNER-TO-CORNER FOCUSING Incorporated into all Sony Trinitron XBR televisions, this single electron gun fires red, blue, and green electron beams through a single oversized lens for a more realistic color picture and better corner-to-corner focusing. 3D DIGITAL COMB FILTER: SHARPNESS AND DETAIL Borrowing technology from the television considered the industry reference standard— the Trinitron XBR—Trinitron XBR TV's advanced 3D Digital Comb Filter takes advantage of all the picture resolution offered by today’s high-technology sources while being ready for tomorrow's digital future. A conventional comb filter compares. consecutive horizontal scanning lines within one video frame. The 8D Digital Comb Filter goes even further by analyzing the frames before and after it as well. It then makes adjustments that purify the image's signal, virally eliminating dot crawl and cross-color noise. The signal processor of the 3D 80 Digital Comb Filter minimizes picture distortion, —_igital Comb Filter also incorpo- even in highly detailed scenes. rates vertical aperture compensa- tion for vertical edge detail, further refining overall picture quality. Picture quality is further enhanced by Velocity Modulation” Scanning. This unique scanning approach has been improved to give every object in the picture a sharper, more defined edge. By automatically varying the beam scanning rate during dark-to-light and light-to-dark scene transitions, the Velocity Modulation Scanning circuitry delivers clean edges and graphics that are easier on the eyes.i ia x yA (e) oc 3 Zz ina = Screen image without Screen image with Velocity Modulation Velocity Modulation WIDEBAND VIDEO AMPLIFIER: BETTER RECEPTION Nothing spoils your TV viewing experience like poor reception. That's why all Trinitron XBR TVs utilize a wideband video amplifier to broaden the TV tuner's intermediate frequency bandwidth for a markedly improved video signal. While that may be technical jargon to some, what it means to all is better broadcast reception and enhanced color reproduction every time the TV is turned on. MAGNETIC QUADRA POLE: BETTER FOCUSING IN BIG SCREEN SETS, WHERE CORNER IMAGES CAN BECOME DISTORTED Think about shining a flashlight straight ahead of you onto a wall. The beam spot on the wall is small and almost perfectly round, right? Now picture yourself moving the beam up and into a corner of the room. The beam now becomes elongated and distorted. The same thing happens on a normal television sereen. Ona Trinitron XBR, however, Sony engineers were able to significantly reduce beam spot distortion within the picture while improving corner-to-corner focusing by adding an extra coil outside the picture tube neck assembly. The result is a finer and more distortion-free picture. Before After TRINITONE® COLOR TEMPERATURE ADJUSTMENT This unique feature adjusts the color temperature of the picture to optimize different video sources. It also allows you to select the NTSC standard color setting of 6500° Kelvin, enabling you to watch TV programs and movies the way they were intended to be seen when they were created in the studio. AUDIO While great pictures are certainly an obsession of all Sony TV engineers, they know that a first-class viewing experience wouldn’t be complete without world-class sound. That's why they designed incredibly sophisticated stereo sound and advanced audio processing circuits into every Trinitron XBR for powerful, lifelike audio. DYNAMIC ACOUSTIC CHAMBER™ SPEAKER SYSTEM: MORE REALISTIC SOUND: Dynamic Acoustic Chamber (DAC) speaker system: powerful sound from sleek cabinet dimensions. All current Trinitron XBR models are equipped with this innovative and powerful speaker system. Featuring large, resonant enclosures with slim-line fronts, DAG speaker systems boost bass response from tuned ports, redirect midrange sounds forward by reflecting them through front-facing speakers, and the front-firing tweeter ensures accurate placement of voices. The unique design of the system allows for slimmer cabinetry while enhancing the TV's audio performance. It all adds up to sound so realistic, you'll swear it couldn't come from a television.AUTO SRS* (SOUND RETRIEVAL SYSTEM): AUTOMATIC AUDIO EFFECT IMPROVEMENT SRS (@) SRS is a leading- edge audio tech- nology based on the human hearing system. It creates a three-dimensional sound image from any audio source with only two conventional stereo speakers. It retrieves the spatial information from recordings and restores the original three-dimensional sound field. With Auto SRS, the system detects the incoming audio signal type and switches XBR television's audio effect automatically. If the program's incoming audio signal is in stereo, Auto SRS produces a dynamic three-dimensional stereo sound. If the program’s signal is mono, the Auto SRS feature automatically adds a surround sound:-like audio effect that creates a much richer, fuller audio output. CONVENIENCE At Sony, we believe that no matter how many stunning audio and video advancements we develop, Tinitron XBR televisions should always be easy to control and enjoy. And by packing the 1998 models with an extensive array of innovative convenience features, we've put that belief into practice. Now you can command and control countless viewing choices, parameters, enhancements, and options—all with user-friendly remote control, fewer buttons, and intuitive on-screen menus. TWIN-VIEW™ TWO-TUNER PICTURE-AND-PICTURE You're enjoying your favorite weekly siteom on one channel, but you're interested in the outcome of the big game that's playing on another channel. Dilemma, right? Wrong. With Sony's ‘Twin-View system, you can watch two. shows at once on side-by-side, full-motion, full-color pictures. In addition, you can switch sounds back and forth in an instant, as well as view smaller inset images in 1/4, 1/9, or 1/16 screen size. NEW ADVANCED CHANNEL MAGIC™ SELECTION: LISTEN WHILE YOU CHOOSE Preset your favorite channels so you can automatically see what's playing on each station with the touch of a button. With Channel Magic on-screen menu, you can view and hear up to nine favorite channels within the preview mode as the cursor is moved along the on-screen menu. NEW CHANNEL INDEX: PREVIEW MORE CHANNELS If you're one of those individuals who always has an itchy trigger finger on the remote contro! while you keep track of what's going on around the dial, then this feature is tailor-made for you. That's because you can now preview up to 13 channels simultaneously (12 insets + one main), which means that channel surfing to your heart’s content doesn’t mean having to switch away from your main picture. NEW CUSTOMIZED MENU: SEVEN PRESETS FOR SIMPLIFIED MENU CONTROL. Instead of requiring you to toggle through audio and video menus that list all the TV's functions, we've created a personalized menu system. Now you can create and store up to seven preferred audio/video menu settings for quick and easy access to picture and sound that’s customized to your personal viewing tastes. VIDEO SKIP: EASIER CONTROL OF INPUTS In the Video Label menu screen, the on-screen display can be programmed to show which component is connected to each video input and skip video inputs that are not connected. ced Channel Magic gives access for up to ‘multi-channel display: d-Picture feature that ‘surf while your main ints contrast frame. ent is connected to eachli it) Ps 4 fe) x = a te AUTO ACCESS” DOOR (KV-35XBR88 ONLY) Auto Access Door in closed position ‘Auto Access Door opening automatically For added convenience, the KV-35XBR88 television's beautifully integrated design features motion-sensor-activated electronic. sliding doors. The Auto Access menu option enables you to switch the motion- sensor detection on or off, allowing you to access the components in the rack automatically or manually. E-Z FLIP JOYSTICK REMOTE CONTROL: EASY, INTUITIVE FEATURE CONTROL, Now i’s easier than ever to control the many features of the Trinitron XBR television. The sleekly designed E-Z Flip Remote Control features a joystick thumbpad for intuitive operation and a flip-up door that hides less frequently used buttons. It also comes programmed for Sony TV, VCR, DVD, DSS, and cable. COMPATIBILITY When we build your Trinitron XBR TV, we build it with the knowledge that you'll want it to be the centerpiece of your home entertainment system now and in the years to come. That's why we've gone to great lengths to ensure all new XBR televisions are fully compatible with today's and tomorrow's evolving technologies. COMPONENT VIDEO INPUT: SHARPER PICTURE QUALITY This advanced video input terminal is an improvement over conventional S-Video inputs. Component video input terminals (¥,B-Y,R-Y) maximize today’s DVD sources by providing sharper, higher-resolution pictures through reducing the amount of signal processing and providing a more direct link between source and display. S-LINK™: EASY SYSTEM INTEGRATION Built into many Sony components, the S-Link system is an exclusive feature that allows different Sony components to communicate with each other. The $-Link system is intuitive and flexible playing a video becomes as simple as putting the prerecorded movie in the VCR. S-Link integration will automatically turn on your TV, VCR and receiver, adjust the settings to the proper inputs, and begin to play. The S-Link system works with any Sony remote, or with an optional S-Link Remote Commander® remote control. So, as you add components to your Sony system, you can be confident they'll fit in seamlessly.ees eons FSC Me) scons = 2 % cate Cig om er ay Taso Fo Tae ee = Sir ai mat ae a Bae a a bs eer ss ibs Tinitron® Picture Tube x x x Das Sonn x x ri x ney Mes Seg x x % see iting EX x x pence ee car IE x x Tito i WTEC Sardad—x x x x tar Catia Pol x x x cont ae Suga og aga og Dynamic Focus” Circuitry x x x x Dynamic Picture Circuitry x x x x Cer een x x x Wer Ves gle x x x CNS Sao wi aH fi Foe aes Da ps A x e x io x x % Pucca ‘Component Video Input Rea) X a x ‘AV Input ean) 2 2 2 2 S-Video Inout ea 1 4 4 1 Shaplack” AN ut Fron x of x x ‘S-Video input ron) x x x KV-32XBR85 input 2 2 2 2 ‘Monitor Output x x x TV Output x a x Fagc/Variale Rado Out x x ie x Lik" Connector x x x ‘nia vOut x 'AC Converience Outlet een ae ee ole ss i wee : ot Seer Re ee a : =e fo oa : omen a ea cs ‘ucioMideo Cabinet 'SU-22KBR¢8 'SU-ISKBRAB Etat wh tor lss