Sony KDL46HX823 and KDL55HX823 3D-capable HDTV sets

Sony KDL46HX823 & KDL55HX823 3D Edge-Lit LED LCD TV To Hit UK In May

The Sony KDL46HX823 and KDL55HX823 3D-capable HDTV sets, featuring edge LED backlight that is paradoxically controlled via local-dimming algorithm, is scheduled to hit UK stores sometime in May later this year. Both the 46- and 55-inchers are members of the HX823 series which is one rung down from the Japanese TV manufacturer’s top-of-the-line HX923 range.

Sony Bravia LCD televisions containing the HX marker fall under the Cinematic Range which puts emphasis on picture quality. To this end, the HX823 LCD TV models are fitted with edge-mounted LEDs, but employs local-dimming video processing which – in theory – allows for more localised and precise backlight control to achieve higher contrast ratio with deeper blacks and brighter whites.

Like every model in the Bravia Cinematic Range, the Sony KDL-46HX823 and KDL-55HX823 sports the X-Reality PRO dual-chip image processing engine. The company claims that this cutting-edge video processor is able to deliver near-HD quality even from web videos and low-resolution images, due in no small part to its 14-bit multi-frame video data analysis and scaling.

UK prices are unknown at this time of writing, but should be announced closer to launch.

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