Sony Bravia WE5

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Here’s another goody goody from Sony who just launched another cutting-edge LCD HD TV called the Sony Bravia WE5. It is touted to be the world’s first TV using the micro-tubular Hot Cathode Fluorescent Lamp (HCFL) backlight that enables it to save more than 50% in terms of power consumption.

Other energy saving features include the intelligent Presence Sensor which detects whether the viewer has left the room. If he has, the Sony Bravia WE5 powers down further by switching off the picture but maintaining the sounds. This is a pretty clever feature which we could all have used all this time.

Further, since using flat screen TVs as computer monitors is becoming more and more popular, this Bravia model also has a power down feature when it stopps receiving a signal from the computer for a certain amount of time! Neat.

And finally, here’s the kicker— the StandBy mode consumes no power!!! It actually turns itself off but saves the state it is in so that when you turn it back on, you can proceed right where you left off. Pretty handy while watching those online movies or those DVDs. They finally found a way to use flash based technology in our televisions!
This feature is much like the hibernate mode of the Windows OS where you can turn your PC or laptop off while in the middle of doing something but you can continue right where you left off upon turning it back on! I think this feature is pretty cool!

This Bravia model is actually part of a line of Bravias that have been Eco-labeled by the EU. I guess this is the industry’s answer to the EU’s challenge of creating more energy efficient LCD and Plasma TVs or else they will push for the phasing out of the plasma TV.

Other eco-labeled Bravia models: » BRAVIA W5500, BRAVIA E5500, BRAVIA V5500, BRAVIA™ S5500